The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-03
BATTLE RUss|A'S ONLY HOPE.
SEPARATE PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLT
SAYS MINISTER.
Secs Dark Scl,emes-Terestchen
Declares Germany Hopes to Break
Union With Allies for Economic
Reasons.

ter Tereschenko in addressing the pre-
liminary parliament today said q sepa-
rate peace was impossible and that
defense Of Russian territory was one
OF the fundamental needs.
The foreign minister said the abSO-
lutte independence OF Courland and
perhaps Of Poland and Lithuania was
impossible. as 1t would mean that
Russia would return to the days be-
fore Peter. He also asserted COM
plete rehabilitation and disarmament
and naturalization Of canals and
straits were impossible.
Russia's foreign policy had not
changed, the minister continued,
since the first statement enunciating
the principles Of no indemnities. no
annexations and the right of nations
to self definition.
THE people must understand that
the war is being carried on not b.
governments but by nations he add
cd. LAS the nations began the fight
Ing, 30 they must end It. Russia and
France first held back the foes and
SO they continue"
M. Terestchenko declared that the
offers Of a separate peace and the
sentiment in favor of them were
strongest last May when they were
followed by the Russian offensive.
There is a rumor that the allies
wished to leave Russia to her fate.'
the foreign minister continued, "bul
I state officially that 1t is untrue.
"Germany's aim Is to separate Rus
sia from the allies and II possible to
do this by peaceful means In order
to use Russia economically after
wards. While the other nations D.,
war are unable to continue civil indus.
try. Germany has been SO we'll organ
lied from the beginning that she ha.
been able to continue her efforts tc
carry on trade She looks upon Rus
sda as her market. Therefore the de
tense Of Russian territory is one oi
the fundamental needs now, for Il
Germany gets into Russia CONNER
cially, after the war. we shall have n.
self definition afterwards.",
In regard to the, forthcoming con
ference Of the allies at - Paris, M
Terestchenko said It must be remem
bered that Russia should forget poll
tics there and be represented as q
nation. He characterized some point.
OF the peace terms Of the soldiers ant
workmen's delegates as. i'm mpossible
saying they could not be defended a,
1.-THE nations terms. 1t was In this con.
nection that he made his references
to Courland, Poland and Lithuania
and to the impossihility Of neutraliz
ing canals and straits. and disarmine
completely.
There never has been more peac
talk in Germany and Austria than
now" said the minister. Il am con
fident Germany was insincere in the
reported recent offer for the freedom
Of Belgium without the freedom OF
Alsace lorraine and in the intima-
tion that this would be her last offer
She will make more.
Germany Is now concentrating her
efforts to affect her enemies economi
cally. For instance her attack on Riga
was not strategical but in pursuance
Of farsghted policy of striking a
our weakest point. hoping to ruin
the economic life Of the country. ITO
much importance must not be given
to today's Italian defeat as this also
is for mere economic purposes"
The speech was cheered Throughout;
by the conservatives but he was
heckled more than applauded by the
Bolsheviki.
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