Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-30
FRENCH LUST FOR
CONQUEST DELAYING
PEACE, GERMAN SAYS

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Albert Thomas Cpermier OF the
French war council) on his journey to
Russia. 10 overcome this remorse of
NJ. Tereschenko? The French govern
ment will not be able to deny all this,
and II will be obliged to confess, al
tho IL may do So only tacitly that VI.
BRAND was the object Of many stormy
attacks during the secret session, that
Premier Ribot was Obliged to produce
the secret treaty in response TO the
demand of NJ. Sennudel, Oeader Of
the majority Socialists in the French
cham ber) and also that NJ. Brian, in
the course OF the excited debate which
ensued, declared that revolutionary
Russia was obliged to carry out what
imperial Russia had promised and
that II did not matter To France what
was said by the lowest classes in Rus
STA.
Direct Question E,adcd.
1T is characteristic that Deputy
Moutet, according 10 his own state
ment, replied in Russia to the question
whether Alsace- Lorraine was the only
obstacle to peace by saying he could
not answer the question In that form
and that Russia ought to take into
consideration the fact that the Rus
sian revolution had been purchased by
French blood. The admission of
Deputies Cochin and Moutet that the
Russian representatives had declared
in the course Of the negotiations they
attached no Importance TO CONSTANT
nople. throws clear light on the Rus
Sian sentiment. The delegates from
the Russian armies also are in agree
uient with this.
Regardless OF this manifest proof
OF the revulsion Of the Russian peo-
pie against a policy OF aggrandiZe-
ment. Premier Ribot refused in the
secret session Of the French chamber
French war aims and announced that
Italy also had received guarantees OF
great territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In order TO divest their ambition
on the left bank Of the Rhine Of
character of greed and conquest, he
resorted TO a lawyers trick by arguing
the necessity Of creating a buffer
state. but the opposition speaker cried
out In direct contradiction: 1t is dis
graceful" | would like to mention
also that Premier Ribot. after a paci-
fist speech by Deputy Aumagneur, re-
piled that the Russian generals had
declared the Russian armies never
We're in better condition or better
equipped than then. Here appears, in
perfect clearness, the desire to- let
the Russain people go on shedding
their blood in behalf of the unjust
ambition of France.
This desire has been fulfilled, but
not as Premier Ribot anticipated. for
we hardly can presume he had such
an absolute lack of humanity as that.
Tho foreseeing failure OF the Russian
offensive. he vet insisted upon IL.
thinking II would give another hours
respite pending Americas entry into
the war.
The enemy press endeavors to
force upon my inaugural speech the
Interpretation that I only consented to
the majority resolution with an i'll
concealed reservation of Germanys
desires OF conquest. | am obliged to
deny the imputaton as to an object
of which there can he no doubt Be
sides. the resolution implies--which is
quite clear-that the enemy must also
renounce any ideas of conquest"
! Doctor Michaelis added that il was
manifest that Germany's enemies
were not in the least considering such
denunciation and that the French
meeting held IN secret was fresh proof
that her enemies were responsible for
the prolongatlon of the war and were
actuated by lust of conquest.
THE consciousness Of the justice Of
our defensive war" the chancellor
concluded, will steel our strength
and determination in the future"