Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-16
'M|CHAEL|S TO
OUTLINE PLAN
TO RE|CA|STAC
Announcement of Policy of
New German Chancellor
Thursday.
PEACE RESOLUTION
BEFORE REICHSTAG
Proposes No Annexation and No In
demnity-WouId Fisht Seizure Of Any
Lands and Trade War~Czeehs Are
il RsvoIt-Pan-osrn,an League Pro.
tests Against Any Peace Action by
Rsiehstags III

Michaelis, the new chancellor, will de-
liver his maiden epeech in the reich
stag Thursday.
The address issexpected to contain
an announcement Of his forthcoming
program.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Ludendorf, who were summon
ed to Berlin by Emperor William, are
continuing the conferences with party
leaders,
The pan-German independent league
met and adopted a resolution Of pro-
test against the proposed peace action
Of the reichstag. declaring the adop-
tion Of the majority program would re-
suit In the Indefinite continuance OF the
war and the political and economic ruin
Of the Germans.
DE-. Michaelis is the father Of fam
ily Of q size encouraged by Emperor
William. He has six children, but one
son has been killed in the war. Two
daughters are engaged in public well
fare work, and the third daughter in
charge Of q soldiers' convalescent home.
Rsiehstas's Peaee Proposal.
The reichstag's proposed peace res
olntfon which. according to the Berlin
aTGssblatt the majority bloc Of the
center. radicals and socialists decided;
Friday evening to introduce unchanged
upon the reaSsemblfng Of the reichstag,
roads as follows:
AZ on Aus. 1, 1914. so on the thres-
hold Of the fourth year Of the war, the
German people stand upon the assur-
ance Of the speech from the throne
we are driven by no lust Of CONQUEST
Germany took up arms in defense
Of its liberty and independence and for
the integrity Of it's territories. The
reichstag labors for peace and mutual
understanding and lasting reconcilia-
tion among the nations. Forced acquis-
ic, and financial violations are incom-
patible with such peace.
Fights Economic Blockade.
THE reichstag rejects all plans aim.
ing at an economic blockade and the
stirring up Of enmity among the peo-
pies after the war. The freedom Of the
seas must be assured. Only an economic
peace can prepare the ground for the
friendly association Of the peoples
Tbs Feichstag will energettcally pro-
mote the creation Of international juri-
deal oFSanization. So long, however.
as the enemy governments do not ac-
cept such . peace; so long as they
threaten Germany and her allies with
conquest and violation, the German
people will stand together as one man,
hold out mistaken and fight until the
rights Of itself and its allies to life and
development are secured. The German
nation united Is unconQuerable.
The reichstag knows that in this
announcement, It IL at one with the
men who are defending the fatherland;
in the heroic struggles they are sure
Of the undying thanks Of the whole
people"
Succeeds Zimmerman.
The Berlin correspondents report
that Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, the
German minister at Copenhagen, has
been selected to SUCCEED DR.. Alfred
Zimmerman as imperial foreign secre-
tary. Should this report be confirmed,
It would mean the return Of the aris-
tocratic traditions OF the German serv-
ice. *
Count Brockdofff is "born,s
In the German sense Of the word, and
highly connected at court thru his twin
brother. who holds high court posi-
ation. and thru his mother, mistress Of
robes to the empress, and one OF
the most Elasterful and dominant per-
Ssonages IN court life
Relations With Germany.
Far more important for America is
Z the roleSwhich Count Brockdorff Rant
\ Eau played with respect to German
American relations during the war
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador at Washington, not being
satisfied with the conduct of relations
thru the prescribed channels, owing to
the vigorous attitude Of James w.
Gerard, the American ambassador ct
Berlin, the German government en-
deavored to open an alternative chan
mel Of communications thru Count
Bfockdorff-Rantzau and used the min
4 lister to transmit to Washington, thru
& the American minister at Copenhagen,
Dr. Maurice Egan, communications
designed to take the edge from tense
situations and build up working agree
ments win, the tr..!.e:. I.:. :ss,t.sa.tss.5
sl Count Broclkdorn -Rantzau finally be-
came convinced that the adoption Of
/. .Hnfestricted submarine warfare and a
! breach with the United States were
inevitable. After the failure Of the