Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-01
CHA ANCELIOR MICHAELIs TALKS.
Hints at Secret War Aims In View Of
the Allies. ~ .,.,

Berlin, July 30.--Dr. George Mi
chaelis, the German imperial chan
cellor, on Saturday summoned a
large number OF newspaper men, to
whom he declared: r,l
''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 clear,
5 ness that Great Britain does not.de-s
ssire peace shSyi rec ne i eand q M9indsr
.stsnd Ing GoRS Slpsi on the;
siuents OF
Germany to the arbitrary violence Of
our enemies.
fact that Sir Edward Carson (mem-
Gently declared in Dublin that negoti-
ations with Germany would begin
only after the retirement Of German
troops beyond the Rhine. In re-
sponse to a question put by Com
moner Jos. King, A. Bonar Law, the
spokesman Of the British government
in the House Of Commons, modified
this declaration by fixing the stand
point Of the British government as
being that If Germany wanted peace
she first of all must declare herself
willing to evacuate the occupied ter
ritories.
1--WE possess clear proofs that the
enemy gives assent to a declaration,
going even further than that impu-
IDENTIFY made by Sir Edward Carson.
You all know that detailed informa-
tion regarding the French plans Of
conquest, approved by Great Britain
and Russia, have been circulated for
weeks past In the neutral press, and
that 1t 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 for the continuation Of the
sanguinary massacre of nations, for
1t is 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 in the French chamber Of
deputies.
81 ask the French government this
question: Does 1t deny that EXPIRE
mier 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 before the Rus
sian revolution had come to an agree
ment having in view vain plans Of
conquest with government which
Premier Lloyd-George described in
his last speech as a corrupt and mar
row autocracy?'
II ask If 1T Is true that the French
ambassador at Petrograd, in response
to request sent by him to Paris, re-
ceiyed instructions to sign a treaty
prepared In advance by NJ. Doumer-
que (ex-premier and foreign minis
teri after negotiations with the Rus
sian Emperor?
"ls it true or not that the French
President, at the instance Of Gen.
Berthelot, head Of the French mill
tary mission to Rumania, formally
entrusted him with a mandate, and
that NJ. BRAND afterward sanctioned
this step?
"This treaty assured to France her
frontiers, but amended on lines OF
previous wars, the conquest Of 1870
to include, besides Alsace-Lorraine,
Saarbruecken and vast territorial
notifications on the left bank Of the
Rhine"
"Attempt Bolster Public Opinion"
Washington, July 30.-German
Chancellor Michaelis' peace interview
Is regarded at the State Department
as another German attempt to boil
ster up public opinion at home, ap-
neal to the peace sentiment in enemy
and neutral countries, and create dis
sensions between the allies. At the