The Washington times., 1917-03-30

illegal and indefensible policy Of
blockade, but uninterruptedly intensi-
fed 1t. England, together with her
allies, arrogantly rejected the peace
offers made by us and our allies and
proclaimed her war aims, which aim
at our annihilation and that Of our
allies.
Then we took unrestricted submarine
warfare into our hands then we had to
for our defense.
IF the American nation considers this
a cause for which to declare war against
the German nation with which II has
lived in peace for more than one hun
dred years, II this action warrants an
increase Of bloodshed. we shall not have
to bear responsibility for II. The Ger
man nation. which feels neither hatred
nor hostility againet the United States
of America, shall also bear and over
come this
BIames Nicholas for Losing Throne.
The imperial chancellor also referred
to Germany's attitude toward recent
events in Russia and recalled the hon.
ored friendship between the two coun,
tries in former times. He said. how
ever. that this friendship ended with
the death Of Alexander II.
Emperor Nicholas had more and more
drifted into tho entente's wake and into
pan-Slayic currents. he said, and had
finally become a partisan OF the war
party. omnipotent under the Russian
autocratic regime.
"Thus," said the chancellor, "in
the Hateful days OF July, 1914, the
Russian Emperor declined to listen
to the appeal made by the German
Emperor. One OF the legendary re-
ports, disseminated with especial
emphasis by our enemies, Is That II
was the German government which
assisted the autocratic reactionary
policy in Russia against all the
movements Of liberty. One year ago
I declared here in the Reichstag that
this asservation was directly con-
trary to the facts.
"When Russia in 1905 by the
japanese war and the resulting
revolution had been involved in dis
tress, IL was the German Emperor
who, on account OF personal rela-
tions Of friendship, urgently advised
the Russian Emperor to oppose no
iOnBcI lHc yuslluco WlsneS OF MS ma
tion for reforms. Emperor Nicholas
preferred other roads. In Russia,
had attention been concentrated on
internal reconstruction, there would
not have been room for the restless
policy OF expansion which finally led
to this war. and which has changed
the old regime so much that now 1t
is hard even to do justice to ma
tural, human pity for the downfallen
house of the rulers.
Nobody can tell how things shall
develop, but our attitude toward Rus
sian events is clearly outlined We
shall follow the principle that we
never meddle with the internal prob
lens of other countries.
at is now mslieiously reported that
Germany wants to annihilate the
hardly conquered freedom of the Rus
sian nation. and that the German I'm
peror wants to re-establish the rule
of the Czar over his enslaved sub
jects. All these are merely lies and
slander. as here expressly state
"How the Russian nation wants to
construct'its home Is only the busi
ness of the Russian nation. and we
shall not meddle with IL The only
thing that we hope is that In Russia
may ucNclOp "AA
make her the strong and hrm bull
wark OF peace"
To Rebuild mt Foes Expense.
With reference to Chinese relations
the chancellor said:
"Our relations with China had al
ways been Of the most friendly ma
ture. and IL these relations have &C
tualIy been terminated by the Chinese
government, need not tell you that
this Is not by the free resolve of the
Chinese government, but that II has
acted under pressure of our enemies.
Financial difficulties which could
not be mastered during the war by
China also played a fair part In It.
Our enemies object also is to destroy
our trade in China and to appropri-
ate without labor what has been es-
tabIished there during many years
by German efficiency and German IN
dustry.
"The result of the war (as i con-
fidentIy hope) will give US the op-
portunity to rebuild what has been
destroyed, and to rebuild 1t at the
expense OF our enemies.
"Then our friendly relations with
China will revive, provided that
China will preserve until then the
necessary force of resistance against