Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-11
SEEK TO RETURN
BUELOW TOPOWER
Movement in Reichstag TO
Replace Michaelis With
Former Chancellor
OPPONENTS OPEN ATTACK
Would Also Gust Helfferich.
Little Applause for Declaration
on Keeping Alsace-Lorraine
AMsrERnAM ont.


a Formidable and open movement in the
Eeichstag 20 Dust Chancellor Mlchaelis and
Vice Chancellor Helfferich and reinstate
Prince Won Buelow az Chancellor was re-
ported in Berlin dispatches today. quoting
the vossischs zeitung. Tho German news
paper asserted that number Of Reich
stag members are openly working to this
ond"
Afichselis and Helnerich are particularly
under fire for their institution OF propa
Sandh In the army for the Won Tirptz pam
German political party. the ''Fatherland
party"
The Berlin dispatch showing opposition TO
these leaders, whose posts require them to
act as the buffer between tho German
Parliament and the Government itself.
came on the heels OF speeches by Michaelis
and Foreign Secretary KuehlmRnn de-
clnring that peace could never DO forced
from Germany while her enemies sought TO
separate her people from the Kaiser or
while they demanded that Germany sur
rendered any of her territory.
Kuehlmann firmly declared that Germany
would never consider abandonment Of
Alsace-Lorraine.
Berlin dispatches declared that Michaelis's
speech was received with, little applause.
The Reichstag was nearly empty.
I'VE would get along much better said
the Chancellor, eff those who combat the
peace resolution of July 10, and assert that
ita supporters want separate peace, would
be moro Just toward this resolution. We
must work out In their positive sense, and
forcefully. the aims comprised in this reso-
luton. We must be Gear in our minds
as to what we desire and must emphasiZe
what was said I'm the resolution.
'sThe German nation will stand together
- one man, unshakable, and persevere In
the fight until It's right and the rights of
our allies to existence and development are
assured. In its unity the German empire
is invinclble.
I'VE must continue to persevere until the
German empire on the continent and over
seas, establishes its position. Further, we
must strive to see that the armed alliance
OF our enemies does not grow into an eco
noniic offensive alliance.
CAN HAVE FAVORABLE PEACE
"we can In this sense achieve a peace
which guarantees the peasant the reward
Of his land which gives the worker mer-
tied recompense; which creates market
for Industries and supplies the foundation
for social progress which gives US our
ships the possibility on free voyage of
entering ports and taking coal all over the
world-a peace of the widest economic and
cultural development, a real peace. This
peace we can attain within these limits
"As long as Our enemies confront us
with demands which appear unacceptable
10 every single German, as long az our
oppOnents wish to interfere with our
frontier posts, as long as they demand
that we shall yield piece Of German
soil, as long as they pursue the idea Of
driving wedge between the German peO-
pie and its Emperor, so long shall we
with folded arms refuse the hand Of
peace.
We can wait. Time is working for us.
Until our enemies perceive that they
must reduce their claims, so long must
the cannon speak and the U-bOats do
their work. Our peace will yet come.
In addressing the Reichstag. Foreign Sec
retary Won Kuehlmann said, according to a
Berlin dispatch, that as far he was able
TO view the world situation there was no i'm
pediment to peace, no question which could
not be solved by negotiations, except for the
French demand for Alsace-Lorraine.
There is but one answer to the ques-
ton, Can Germany in any form make con-
cessionS with regard to Alsace-Lorraine?
said the Foreign Secretary. THAT answer
IS no. SO long German hand can
hold gun, the integrity Of the territory
handed down to us as a glorious inheritance
~ our fOrefRthers can never be the object
Of negotiations concessions"
In the course Of his speech the Foreign
secretary said
Although the Foreign Minister OF the
Austro- Hungarian monarch in speech
at Budapest, pointed out that the Cen
trail Powers were prepared, In the sense
indicated by the Papal note, TO collab-
crate not only III the termination Of the
present conflict, but in the reconstruction
OF a Europe nearly ruined, there are no
signs of a new spirit" among our op-
ponents, who are clinging TO the time
worn formula of the annihllation OF Ger
man militarism. The great question pro-
longing the struggle is not the future of
Belgium, but of Alsace- Lorraine.
Great Britain according to our infor-
nation, has pledged herself to France that
she will continue the fight for the con-
quest of Alsace-Lorraine. both politically
and with her armies, so long as France
desires TO adhere to the program of re-
gaining these provinces. This being tho
actual situation, ] think IL proper to give
clear and firm statement of our attl-
tude. since, curiously enough, there still
seems to be a misconcepton in this re-
6pect among our enemies and even among
our neutral friends.
When II seemed eXpedient to France
TO accept the formula without annexa-
TONS" the French resorted 10 the trans
parent trick OF bashfully covering UP
with the word Instrumentation" what Is
in reality a barefaced and fOrceful con-
Quest The trick Is really too clumsy to
be worthy of repute. Now, except for
Frances demand for Lorraine.
there is absolutely no imDedlment to
peace, no question which could not bo
solved by negotiations or settlement
in sueh = way to render supernuOus
the further sacrifice OF blood.