Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-21

Copenhagen July 20.-The reich
 stag yesterday adopted the majority peace resolution by a vote of 2I4 td l16, with IT not voting
 Chancellor Michaelis,I fin his address before the reichstag yesterday. said 1ermany would not continue the war day longer if 1t could obtain an
 honorable peace. America's interven- ton was not regarded with serious concern. The German fleet, partfcr- larly the submarines, would master
 the situation, he said.
 "Ailithough." All said Chancellor Nil chaelis to the reichstag yesterday Engl1sh statesmen knew, as shown oy their Blue Book, the Russian mo- o1llzation must lead to war with Ger
 many, they addressed not A word of warning to Russia against military measures, while my predecessor in instructions July 29, 1914, to the am passador at Vienna. directed him 10 say that we willingly fulfill our duty to an ally but must refuse to permit ourselves to be involved in a world war through Apstro- Hungary disre- gardtng our counsels. The man who wishes to kindle a world war does not write like this, but like a man who is laboring and has 1abored for peace to the utmost.
 Appointed chancellor by the ern- peror, I have the honor for the first | time to communicate with your high house. A great weight has been laid | on my shoulders in a most grave time Trusting God and German might, ventured to undertake it and shall | now serve the cause to the utmost of | my power. I beg from you your trust and cooperation in the spirit which has been splendidly maintained fin this | body during the war
 l Unless I had believed in the jus | tice of our cause I wouid not have | accepted office"
 "The concentration of the Russian
 army. compelled Germany to seize the
 us and what Is true of the war it. | self is true also of our weapons par | ticularly the submarine. We deny
 the accusation that the submarine
 law and violates the right of human | ity.
 | England forced this weapon in our hands through an Illegal blockade England prevented neutral trade with Germany and proclaimed a war of ] starvation. Our faint hope that Amer | ica. at the head of the neutrsla. would Yesterdays speech by pr. Michaeiis reichstag, Is interpreted as an indi-
 cation that he is for the present steer 1 ing a middle of-the-road course. The speech may be said hardly to | have aroused pronounced enthusiasm. | The new chancellor, upon the tribune
 does not present the heroic figure that | Dr. von Bethnann- -Hollweg did. Fur | thermore, he did not reveal himself az
 an equally impressive speaker, in this | speech, at least.
 check English iIlegaiity, was vain and | the final attempt was made by an honorably intended peace offer to | avoid the last extremity failed. | Then Germany had to choose this l last measure as a counter measure Of | self f-defence. Now also 1t must carry l it through for the purpose of shorten
 ing the war. The submarine war is
 accomplishing all and more than all | it is expected to.
 q declare, in fact. that the sub marine accomplishes in the destr1Ic-
 tion of enemy tonnage what it should. It impairs' England's economic life
 and the conduct of the war month 10
 month in a growing degree so that it will not be possible to oppose the ne | cessity for peace much longer. | "We look without serious concern i upon the optimistic sentiment in the
 entente countries caused by Ameri- | ca's intervention. It fig easy to reckon
 how much tonnage is necessary to l transport an army from America to l Europe how much tonnage Is required l to feed such an army. After our pre-
 vious success, we shall be able to
 master this situation, also. through | our fleet particularly the submarines.