Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-04

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the peace destroying militarism can be
sought. The Italian minister, Sonnino,
in his speech on October %, expressly
waived the thought of general disarm'
ament and Premier Clemenceau goes
so far in cynicism as to expressly shut
out Germany and Austro- Hungary from
the peaceful community of nations OF
the future when right shall take the
place of armed force. Premier Lloyd
George has declared. distinctly that the
aim Of the war is the destruction OF
German commerce and that the war
must be continued until this end is
reached. Indeed, the lust of conquest
falsely attributed to US Is now placed
before the world through the publica-
ton of secret treaties by the Russian
government.
SCORES ITALIAN STAND.
"Our war aim from the first day was
the defense Of the fatherland and the
inviolability of its territory. freedom
and independence of its economic life.
On that account we could greet joy
fully the pope's peace appeal. The
spirit in which the answer to the papaf
note was given still is alive today, but
so much the enemy must admit-this
answer signifies no license for the
criminal frightening of the war.
''For the continuation Of the terrible
slaughter and the destruction of ire
placable works of civilization and for
the mad self.mangling Of Europe the
enemy alone bears the responsibility
and will also have to bear the conse-
quences. This applies especially to
Sonnino Baron Sonnino, Italian minis
ter Of foreign affairs]. II the Italian
authorities who drove into the war the
unfortunate population of beautiful
land bound to us by thousand-fold
memories, had taken the hand of peace
held out by the pope, the frightful de-
feat of their armies with all its asso-
ciated consequences would not have
taken place.
APPLAUSE GREETs SPEECH.
".May Italy's friends accept this as a
warning and lend an ear at last to the
voice of reason and humanity"
In conclusion the chancellor said
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"Wait- endure hold out"
The speech was received with ap-
plause from almost the whole house,
only the extreme right and the extreme
left not participating.
WAR CREDIT APPROVED.
The war credit of 15,000,O00,0oo
marks asked for by Chancellor Won
Hertling, passed it's first and second
readings in the reichstag yesterday
after brief remarks by Deputies
Scheidemann and Haase. The third
reading has been set for Saturday.
In the debate following the chan
cellor's speech Herr Trimborn, on be
half Of the centrum, condemned both
a peace by aggression and a peace BY
remuneration. He demanded peace by
Cancellation, guaranteeing Germany's
integrity, the security of her frontiers
and her complete independence, espe-
cially economic.
WANT RUSSIAN PEACE.
what the chancellor has said con-
corning Russia" he added, meets
with our entire and joyful approval.
The German people sincerely desire
correct economic and political rela-
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cellor has the centrum's full conf
dence."
Herr Scheidemann, for the socialists,
said his party considered the new
government an advance. owing to the
manner of it's formation.
Peoples of the warning countries
must conclude peace with each other,
the socialist leader added. The Ger.
man people do not want the Polish
crown for new buchies, he said, and
declared, Poland, Lithuania and other
territories might determine their fu.
ture as they like.
PUNISHMENT FOR ITALY.
The collapse of the Italian army,
Herr Stresemann, national liberal, de-
clared, was merited punishment for
the Italian government and means the
collapse of Italian hopes for Austrian
territory
The Russian offer might be- given
full importance. Herr Haase, indie.
pendent socialist. declared, but sep
arate peace with Russia is not enough.
He added:
I'VE want general peace without
east or west