The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
BERLIN TOGIVE
PEACE TER MS
Hollweg in Reichstag Speech
to Lay Basis for New
Farley.

-CoPESHAGEN, July abandoning all
hope of a separate peace with Russia.
DR.. Won Bethmann- Holiweg. the Imperial
Chancellor, will outline In his forthcom-
ing speech TO the Reichstag declarations
OF such a nature that they may be made
the basis for peace negotiations with all
OF the Entente Allies.
pearance of the sentiment OF loyalty on
the part OF the Saxon Diet toward the
King and the intimalon that the Social
lists in the German Reichstag would de-
cline to support the new credits unless
they get assurance OF the enactment OF
desired reforms.
VoT1Cderts, the Berlin Socialist paper,
SAYS that there Is little doubt that the
Constitutional Committee of the Reichs-
tag will reject the Socialist proposal 10
introduce universal and equal suffrage
In the federated states.
open Break by SaxOns.
Dresden advlces say the Saxon Diet
now has broken openly with the Govern
ment as the result Of the refusal OF
Count Won Vitzchum d'Eckstadt, Pre-
mier of Saxony, to authorize the Diet
! Committee on Constitutional Reform to
| continue its labor during the recess.
The Diet declined to make the author
| ization essential to the settlement of the
| fuel problems. and 1t will be necessary tC
| call 1t together again not later than Au-
| gust. The action will enable the Consti-
! tutIonal Committee to resume its work
! notwithstanding the hostility OF the Pre-
| mier to It's labors.
| With reference to the socialistic pro.
posals TO the German Reichstag, Vor-
tcderts expresses the hope that a resolu.
! ton may be adopted setting forth II
vague phraseology the desire for equa
| citizenship and leaving the demand Il
I come from all tho Federated States. By
| this means It is hoped to put the Reich
stag on record in majority expression
! of opinion.
The Reichstag was opened yesterday
with a speech by the President. who
said that the war continued to rage and
asked what q shocking amount oi
misery and distress would be spared
the world II Germany's enemies hac
agreed to the masnanimous peace offei
OF Emperor William and his allies e
find a peace which would preserve tho
honor and the interests OF all nations.
Crop Report Denounced.
The German Governments overopti
mistic report on the crop prospects
which were declared on June 25 to b,
really brilliant" was sharply criticised
Yesterday by speakers In the ReichstRS
Ways and Means Committee. They ac
cuse the Government OF giving the peo
pie a false view OF the situation, arous
ing unrealizable hopes. Prince Vol
Schoenaich -CaFolath, a National Liberal
himself n farmer, declared roundly tina
the official article had misrepresentet
the facts and tended to give rise t.
foolish expectations at time when
was impossible TO know what the croI
| results would be.
Tentative suggestions as to the ad
visibility of electing a new Reichstal
without waiting for the end OF the wa
are being put forward in German radi
cal circles Dr. Bernhard Dernbure
former Secretary OF State for tn
Colonies, said In addressing a radica
convention in Schleswig- Holstein that
would be improper for a Reichstag o
such out OF date origin. elected unde
such different conditions, to venture I
pass upon the question OF peace,
The steering committee Of the Reich
stag, according to despatch receive
here, has decided to terminate the mid
summer session by the middle of mex
week II possible and adjourn until tn
end of october.