The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-05
HOLLW VEG WILL
GIVE PEACE PLAN
IN NEAR FUTURE
Within Two Weeks Imperial
Chancellor to Outline Basis
of Scheme to End War
SOCIALISTS ARE FIGHTING
AN-GERMAN PROPAGANDA

t'f, Copenhagen, May S "A palmer dec
laration Of, Germany's peace plan will
be made by, Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollwegg within fortnight. DR..
Carl Helfferich, the vice chancellor,
announced yesterday that an answer
would be made within this time by
the chancellorsto the Interpolation
presented .,.,by, thef conservatives
among the socialists. The chancel-
lor's decision to define Germany's
aim was the result of pressure
brought from all sides.
The silence of the German imperial
chancellor, Won Bethmann-Hollwegg,
concerning Germanys peace terms If,
as declared, it is based on a desire tc
avoid disrupting the unity of feeling
in the country by discussion OF con
tended questions and not, as some
uncharitable German critics assert,
upon the absence of definite gov
ernment peace policy, has failed of it's
object. An acrimonious controversy
is now raging in Germany between
the big annexationists, the little an
nexationists and the advocates of no
annexation and indemnities whatever.
!, - The Pan.German league has sent
circulars to it's branches throughout
the country asking them to organize
meetings everywhere in the interests
of German peace, and the socialist
peace program. The conservatives
have introduced an Interpolation in
the reichstag in an endeavor to
smoke out Won BethmannlHOllWegg
forcing him to declare himself for or
against the Scheidemann program
The radicals. have introduced a SINH
lar Interpolation in the Prussian diet.
To Demand. Annexations.
The revival of the activity OF the
imperialistic organizations of agricul-
ture. and industry, who were respon.
sible for the famous suppressed circu'
lar of the six leagues with a sweep
ing annexationist program in 1915, is
marked by the issue of a stiffly word
ed pronunciamento from long list
of agricultural industrial and even re-
ligious organizations. The Pan-Ger-
man league and the army and navy
leagues are demanding peace, with in.
IDENTITIES. increased territories and
greater power for Germany.
Wants Unity.
The socialists meetings, on the
other hand, are making and strength
ening public opinion for a peace with
no indemnities and no anneXatlons.
The moderate elements, who favor
taking what can be gotten. are assail-
ing Won Rethmann-Hollwegg for
weakened shrinking from trouble.
The conservative Interpolation in
the reichstag declares that the social
list resolution for peace without an
nexations and indemnities. together
with the absence of definite an
nouncement on the imperial chancel-
lor's part, has evoked deep disduiet-
ude in wide circles of the German
people.
Germany Needs lndemnities.
The pronunciamento of the imperi-
alistic organizations declares that the
socialist proposals are depressing and
shameful to all patriots. Germany,
it says, needs and must have lndem'
mites for her enormous sacrifices and
to develop economic, cultural and So
cial life after peace is declared. Ger
many must secure better protection
for it's frontier, land for settlement
and food production. the strengthen
ing of its naval position and the i'm
proved condition of its industries by
greater supplies of its industries by
greater supplies of raw materials:
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