The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-27
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President Wilson says, is the only
possible basis upon which a peace
conference can be assembled
Granite Biting.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 27.-"He who
attempts to drive wedge between
the kaiser and his people. bites on
granite" declared President kaempft,
of the German reichstag in openiag
OF that body's sessions today.
Dispatches from Berlin quoted hin
also as sarcastically demanding to
know how President Wilson could
continue to talk the protection OF
small nations In the face OF the TACT
that he left Greece in the lurch-"
The reichstags presiding officer
quoted Won Buelows phrase as TO
"biting granite in lauding the com
mon sense OF the German people who
would refuse any such separation
from the kaiser as that desired by
the American president.
Berlin dispatches said Chancellor
Michaelis' speech, originally scheo-
uled for today, had been postponed. IL
was declared the chancellor would
not make any additional public state
ments as to Germany's peace aims,
but might address q secret meeting OF
the main committee OF the reichstag-
BULGARIA Not interested.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Bulgarta
is not interested in Kaiser Wilhelm's
dream OF a Mittel Europa empire. in
an interview with the United Press
today. Stephan Panaretoff, Bulgarian
minister to the United States, sald
his country had attained the sole
ends for which it entered the war
and is ready to quit, providing she
can keep the territory which py
language, nationality and historic
rights belongs to her"
Bulgaria, he said, would have pre-
ferred to have fought on the side OF
the allies, but Germany made more
acceptable business proposition.
Bulgaria entered the world war
with one object in view-regaining
Dobrudja, Macedonia and parts of
Serbia which were uniustly taken
from her during the Balkan war and
IN the treaty Of 1878" said PaoaretoI
frankly.
.e.She had no particular love for the
central powers-in fact, few years
before had been at war with Turkey.
As the price Of entering the war she
asked restoration Of former territory,
which, by President Wilson's own
statement OF national boundaries
rightfully belongs to her.
Bulgaria would have preferred to
Join the allies. But they offered
restoration of her territory providing
Serbia would consent to take in ex-
+<yr tyrrOc. o
wested from Austria~Hungary or
Turkey. Our prime minister even
stated to the allies that within TWEEN
iy-four hours OF the acceptance Of
Bulgaria's terms, our army would be
marched on Constantinople.
"Germany's offer was unqualified.
Dobrudja and Macedonia were to be
restored. We Joined the central pow
ers-not because we had to, but be-
cause we deliberately chose to.
Now Bulgaria has attained those
ends for which she entered the war.
She IS rNH for peace-according to
no less authority than Prime Minister
Radoslavoff and wants nothing but
which by language. nationality and
historic right belongs to her. She
has no interest IN Germany's reported
dream Of Mittel Europa nor in elm
ination OF the Hohenzollerns,
'tOur armies have not participated
on any battle front except against
Serbia and Rumania. They are hold.
ing what they have won AS far as 7
know, they will not fight with the
Teutons against France or England
and will engage in no offensive sx.
cept to maintain territory which /.
now occupied.
Bulgaria has not regretted ioinins
the central powers. She has attain
ed what she sought-territory which
is now and always has been Bulsar
ian"
Pope'e Idea Of Peace.
IBy John H. Hearley, United Pres
Staff Coz spondent
ROME, Sept. 2T.-Restorauou {
Riga and "an other Russian terri; DRY
now held by the Germans was *.
plicitly and implicitly suggested
the pope's appeal. according to n va,
can announcement to the United Pre-
today
The announcement was taken
mean that Germany must relinqui
her plans for a kingdom Of PoIan
with a German regency, to meet {
pope's conditions Of peace.
1t was also reported today that {
holy see had advised Germany tn
the pope will view with active d
pleasure any attempt in Germany
restrict the liberties of Matthias E
Berger. the clerical lCataoltGA ibel