The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-01
DR.. Won Kuehlmann Addresses the
Reichstag; Democracies Drift.
ing Toward Absolute Dictator.
ship, Is His Declaration.
oRITIcIsEs THOSE WHO
ovERTHREw RUSS czAR
Calls Them a Gang OF Bureau.
Gratis and sycophants, Rotten
to the Core; People Of Ger.
many Standing Behind Kaiser.

BY Asaeciat-d Press
Amsterdam Dec. During yester-
days sitting OF the reichstag main
committee Dr. Won Kuehlmann made
speech in which he said:
Our eyes az the preaent moment
are turned toward. the east. Russia
has set the world ablaze. The gang
Of bureaucra3s and sycophanta. rotten
to the core. overruling the weak and
misguided. though probably well
meaning autocrat surreptitiovsly.
brought about the mobilization OF that
country which was the actual and in
mediate cause of the gigantic caas-
trophe which befeli the world.
Now, however, Russia has swept
aside the culprits and sne Is laborinS
TO find through an armistice and
peace an opportunity for her Internal
/ reconstruction. ! need not supple
ment the clear words In which the
chancellor yesterday stated the atti-
tude OF the German government to-
ward these aims Here again our
policy will adhere to the principle OF
firm but moderate s,afesmanshlp
based upon facts The principles
hitherto announced to the world hy
the present rulers In petrcgrad ap-
pear 10 he entirely acceptable as a
hasis for reorganization of affairs IN
the east Ia reorgn nization which.
while fully taking into account. tho
! right OF nations to determine their
own deEtlnies Is calculated perTnan-
emily 20 safeguard the essential inter-
ests of the two great neighboring ma
tions. Germany and Russia
After referring to the Teuto. vic
| tory in Italy and TO the bitterness
| caused in Germany by Italy's entrance
into the war. DIR. Won Kuehlmann
said
| Nevertheless there he some who in
| this hour Of utter collapse viii not
withhold sympathy from the Italian
people"
The effect Of Germanys military
successes. the foreign secretary said.
was noticeable also In England and
! France.
In GERMANY" tho speaker said
| the great words spoken by the en-
peror at the outset of the war have
during the war. borne fruh ana have
! developed relations between the peo-
Pile and the crown which on the basis
| of the most sincere and niutual con-
| fidence, forevermore heeE rendered
freer and more active and thorefors
| stronger
In Germany the government is car.
, rying out the program laid down hN
the chancellor Yesterday not giving
way under party pressure but rather
proceeding with clear perception -
historical necessity The deyelopmcrI
has been actually opposite that of
England ANA France. where freedom
Of thought and freedom % speech
have been suppressed partly by vio-
lent and brutal measures In these
countries which had been derocracieS
things are tending more and more to-
ward absolute dictatorship.
In France actnated bv the dogged
desire to continue the war which finds
its mainsiay in President Poincare
Clemenceuu has been called 20 power
~ the last card In the game Al the
same time that in Germany the chan
cellor Is making the government pro.
pHam matter OF detailed discussion
with the various parties IN Fran -
the newspapers devoted 10 Premi"r
Clcmenceau are praislng him for hav-
ing constituted his cabinet entirely
without consulting parliament In an
absolutely dictatorial manner and 90
one 0f the first functions 81 the gov
eminent the ruthless suppression ~
pacfist efforts is announced.
In England the development which
has now occurred ip France took
place some time ago. The party Cor
war to the end brought Laoyd-George
Co the fore He was invested with
powers under which, disr'egardlng the
provisions 80 dear To the British con-
stitution he Vas made dc fac,o dc
| tatOr"
The foreign secretary said Nv
Lloyd George probably had not quite
come up To- the expectations Of hi
n friends. but that inasnuch as there
= seemed to Ne no one 70 surpass him
. In the determination Ia carry on th'
n war. unless Lord Northcliffe shoul'
10 h,. resorted TO- we may probably fol
= some time 10 come see the wester'
democracics under the leadership o
. their dictators. discussing lis tun har
q mony questions regarding the com
- mand " tho allied forces
e Cnntendlug that British statesmen
-- we're astoundlnsly ignorant 90 Ger
many. DR.. Won Kuehlmann said D