Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-16

people TIE possibility of a revolution.
1.-THE herman people will be with
me in lcondemning such u~tterances
and al4o R~oesfcke's attempt to repre-
sent Ihe as being under the influence
Of the social democrats.
PARRY, either the right or the left. II
/ SIN in the hands of n one ! an In
the hands Of my people. all Of whose
sons, fighting for the existence OF the
nation, are firmly ranged around the
kaiser, whom they trust and who
trusts them. The kaiser's word OF
August lives unaltered. Roesicke has
received in the kaiser's Easter mes
sage the assurance of the unaltered
existence Of the kaiser's word.
~ trust that the reserve which I
/ must exercise-it would be unscrupu-
lous on my part did I not exercise it
will find support from the majority
of h reichstag and also amongst the
people.
Franco and England Defiant.
"For a month past unparalleled
battles have been waging on the west
front. The entire people. with all its
thoughts and sorrows and feelings. is
with Its sons up there, who with un-
exampled tenacity and defiance Of
death, resist h daily attacks of the
English and French.
Even today I see no readiness for
peace on the part Of England or
France: nothing of the abandonment
of their excessive aims of conquest
and economic destruction. Where
then were the governments who last
winter openly stood up before the
world in order to terminate this In
sane slaughter of peoples? Were they
in London or in Paris? The most re-
cent utterances which I nave heard
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aims which were announced two years
ago remained unaltered.
Gwen Herr Scheidemann will not
believe h l could meet this declara-
ton with a beau geste. Does anyone
believe, in view of the state of mind
of our western enemies that they
could be induced to conclude peace by
a program Of renunciation?
mail Down the Empire"
"It to this: Shall I imme-
diately give our western enemies an
assurance which will enable them to
prolong the war indefinitely without
danger of losses to themselves? Shall
1 tell these enemies: Come what may
we shall not touch the hair Of your
read. But you who want our lives,
you can. without any risks. continue
to try your luck?
shall I nail down the German en-
pre- III All u1reCtAOuO py d OHo-SlOeO
formula which only comprises one
part Of the total peace conditions and
which renounces won by the
blood Of u SON and brothers and
leaves all other matters in suspense !!
mo. l will not pursue such a pol
icy. That would be equivalent to
surrendering the future of the father
land.
"or ought !. conversely. to set forth
a program of conquest. I decline tt
do that. (Cries from the right, I'VE
are not demanding that.") II it ha.
not been demanded then. we are Of
one opinion.
Silent on Program Of Conquest.
II also decline to set forth a pro.
gram Of conquest. We did 60 fortf
to war, and We stand in battle now
against almost tho whole world, no IL
order to make conquests. but exclu'
establish firmly the future of the ma
ton. A program Of conquest helps q.
little as a program Of reconciliation t.
win victory and the war.
!, ION the contrary, I should thereb,
, merely play the game of the hostil,
rulers and make 1t easier for thon
: to further prolong the war immeas
urably.
. Would Give Peace to Russia.
! AS Russia, I have alread,
recently spoken. Whether Russia will
. or can act in the same sense as he
allies 1 am unable to estimate. Doubt
less England, with the assistance O
( her allies. is employing all Of her eff
forts to keep Russia harnessed t
D England's var chariot and to travers
\ Russian wishes for the speedy restor
e alton of the world peace.
III however. Russia wants to pre-
e vent further bloodshed and renouno
h all violent plans Of conquest for her
self; il h wishes to restore durabl
! relations of peaceful life side by sid
q with us, then surely 1t is a matter q
!. course that we, as we share this wish
= will not disturb the permanent rela
n tionship Of the future and will nc
a render its development impossible b
" demands, which. indeed. dc not nc
4 cord with the freedom of nations an
would deposit in the Russian natio
the germ of enmity. (Thunderous ar
plause.)
II doubt not that an aKreemsn
aiming exclusively at q mutual unde,
standing, could be attained, which q,
cludes every though of oppressio
and which would leave behind n
sting and no discord."
At the home stations the priya,
% soldiers washing is usually done
l. married soldiers wives, who are e,
. pected to sew on missing buttons an
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