Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-30
Secret Council at Paris
Declares for Extension
of Territories on Left
Bank of Rhine.
ITALY ALSO IS GREEDY
Great Britain Accused of
Sanctioning Scheme for
Aggrandizement; Russia
Opposed to Plan.

BERLIN. July 29.-(vla Copen-
hagen. DR.. Georg Michaelis. Ger
man imperial chancellor on Saturday
summoned a large number OF news
paper men, to whom he declared:
"The speech OF David Lloyd George.
the British premier at Queens hall.
London. and the recent debate In the
British house OF commons, again have
proved with indisputable clearness
that Great Britain does not desire
peace by agreement and understand
ing. but conclusion of the war which
means the enslavement OF Germany
to the arbitrary violence Of our enc
niles.
Proof of this may be seen in the
fact that Sir Edward Carson. memh"r
OF the British war cabinet, recently
declared I'm Dublin that negotiations
with Germany would begin only after
the retirement of German troops be-
yond the Rhine. In response to
question put by Commoner Joseph
King A. Bonar Law, spokesman OF
the British government in the house
OF commons, modified this declaration
by fixing the standpoint Of the Brit
ish government as being that II Ger
many wanted peace she first must de-
clare herself willing to evacuate oc-
cupied territories. .
Allies In War for Conquest.
I'VE possess clear proofs that the
enemy gives assent to declaration
going even further than that i'm
pudently made by Sir Edward Carson.
You all know that detailed informa-
ton regarding French plans of con-
quest, approved by Great Britain, and
which are being circulated in the past
weeks In the neutral press. has not
been denied up to the present.
'It would be OF the greatest i'm
portance for the enlightenment OF the
whole world regarding the true rea-
sons for the continuation OF the SAN
culinary massacre of nations for 1t to
be known that written proofs OF our
enemies greed for conquest have
since fallen into our hands. / refer
to reports OF the secret debate on
June 20 in the French chamber of
deputies.
81 ask the French government this
question:
Does II deny that ex-Premier Bri-
and and Premier Ribot In the course
of that secret sitting, at which were
present Deputies Moutet and Cochin,
who had Just returned from Petro-
grad, were forced to admit that
France. shortly before the Russian
revolution. had come to an agreement
having In view main plans OF con-
quest with n government which
Premier Lloyd George described In
his-ia speech as corrupt and mar
row autocracy'? / ask II II Is true
that the French ambassador at Petro-
grad, in response to n request sent
by him to Paris received instructions
to sign n treaty prepared In advance
by NJ. Doumergue (ex-premier and
foreign minister) after negotiations
with the Russian emperor?
''1s II true or not that the French
president, at the instlgation OF Cen
eral Berthelot. head OF the French
military mission to Rumania, formally
entrusted him with mandate and
that NJ BRAND afterward sanctioned
this step?
Would Extend Frontier.
This treaty assured to France her
frontiers on lines of previous wars
the conquest of 1870 to include, be-
sides Alsace- Lorraine, Saarbruecken
end vast territorial notifications on
the left bank of the Rhine.
'As desired by France when NJ.
Tereschenko (the Russian foreign
minister) took office. the Russian
government protested against the
French aims of conquest. which also
included that of Syria. and declared
that new Russia would no longer be
willing to take part in the struggle II
II is learned OF these French war
aims.
Wasn't II the principal object Of
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