The sun., 1917-07-30
INSISTS
GAINS ARE PLEDGED

GAINS ARE PLEDGED
BERLIN, via Copenhagen. July 2s.--
DR., Georg Michaelis, the German I'm
perial Chancellor. summoned a large
number Of newspaper men on Saturday,
to whom he said
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 indsputable clearness that
Great Britain does not desire peace by
agreement and understanding, but only
conclusion of the war, which means
the enslavement Of Germany to the ar
bitrary violence Of our enemies.
Proof of this may be seen In the fact
that Sir Edward Carson (member Of the
British War CabineO recently declared
in Dublin that negotiations with Ger
many could begin only after the retire
ment Of German troops beyond the
Rhine. In response to a question put by
Commoner Joseph King a, Bonar Law,
the spokesman OF the British Govern
ment in the House Of Commons, modified
this declaration by fixing the standpoint
OF the British Government as being that
II Germany wanted peace she first OF all
must declare herself willing to evacuate
the occupied territories.
Cites Case of France.
We possess clear proofs that the
enemy gives assent to declaration going
even further than that impudently made
by Sir Edward Carson. You all know
that detailed information regarding the
French hu
Great Britain and Russia. has been cir
culated for weeks past in the neutral
press and that II has not been denied
up to the present
'1t would be OF the greatest i'm
portance for the enlightenment OF the
whole world regarding the true reasons
Tor the continuation of the sangulnary
massacre OF nations for It to be known
that written proofs OF our enemies greed
Tor conquest have since fallen into our
hands. l refer to reports OF the secret
debate on June in the French Chamber
Of Deputies.
II ask the French Government this
question: Does II deny that x-Premier
BRAND and Premier Ribot in the course
of that secret sitting. at which were
present Deputies Moutet and Cochin, who
had Just returned from PetroGrad, were
forced to admit that France shortly be-
fore the Russian revolution had come 60
an agreement having in view vain plans
OF conquest with n government which
Premier Lloyd George describes In his
last speech as corrupt and narrow
autocracy'?
German Territory Included.
"I ask II 1t Is true that the French
Ambassador at Petrograd in response
to request sent by him TO Paris re-
ceived instructions TO sign n treaty pre-
pared in advance by VI. Doumergue Eek
Premier and Foreign Minister) after
negotiations with the Russian Emperor
rs 1t true or not that the French
President. at the instance OF Gen. Ber-
thelot. head of the French military mis-
sion to Rumana. formally entrusted him
with mandate and that NJ BRAND
afterward sanctioned this step?
This treaty assured to France her
frontiers, hut amended on lines OF previ-
Gus wars the conquest of 1870 to In
clude besides Alsace-Lorraine, Saar-
brueckcn and vast territorial modlhca-
tions on the left bank OF the Rhine.
AS desired by France when NJ Te-
reschtenko tthe Russian Foreign Min
ister) took office the Russian Govern
ment protested against the French aims
Of conquest, whi,h also included that of
Syria, and declared that new Russia no
longer would he willing to take part in
the struggle II it learned of these French
war aims
Says Treaty Was Produced.
Wasn't it the principal object Of AL
bert Thomas tmember of the French
War CounciD ON his Journey To RUSSIA
to overcome this remorse OF NJ Tere-
Rchtenko? The French Government Will
not he able to deny AL this and It vii,
\ a1.1k
so only tacitly that NJ BRAND was the
object OF stormy attacks during the Sc
cret session that Premier Ribot was
Obliged to produce the secret treaty IN
response to the demand of NJ. Renaudei
leader Of the majority Socialists I'm the
French Chamher) and also that NJ
BRAND in the course OF the excited de-
bate which ensued declared that revo.
lutionary Russia was obliged to carr,-
/ out what imperial Russia had promised
and that IL did not matter to France
what was said by the lowest classes in
Russia,
TT ia characteristic that Deputy
Moutet, according TO his own statement
replied in Russia TO the question
whether Alsace- Lorraine was the only
obstacle to peace 10y saying he could not
answer the question in that form and
that Russia ought to take into consider.
/ aNlon tN' TACT tuhl the RUSSIAN reVolu-
tion had been purchased by French
| blood
Guarantees to Italy,
The admission OF Deputies Cochin
and MOutct that the Russian representa-
| tives had declared In the course OF the
negotiations that they attached no i'm
Dortance to Constantinople throws clear
| light on Russian sentiment The dele
gates from the Russian armies also are
! in agreement with this.
Regardless OF this manifest proof OF
! the revulsion of the Russian peoplsi
! against policy Of aggrandzement Pre-