Evening star., 1917-10-31
Cites Insincerity.

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| Friedrich Hausmann, radical member OF
the German reichstag author Of a book
on the middle European commercial
Union and a leading protagonist Of the
reichStag peace resolution. revealed in a
ipeach delivered Saturday what he termed
| the insncerty of the dogma of peace
| without annaI-tions or indemnitieS as in
| terpreted even by the German radicals.
| Herr Hansmann explained that the
phrase without annexations" did not
| exclude practical suggestions as to
the relocation of frontiers, and that.
while such readjustment of the from
| tier as far as northern France was
| concerned was impossible. there was
nothing to prevent the extension of
| a zone of security at Belgium's ex-
pense. The control OF Belgium's coal
| and iron resources, the speaker added.
also could be made the subject for dis
icIssion. though this was not worth a
| day OF war, because it could be obtained
through purchase of shares of the
stock.
Cannot Force U. S. to Pay.
| The speaker said Germany's op-
ponents must first drop the phrase
about the re-esta6lishment of Bel
GUM before further discussions were
denlnity could be paid only by the
United States. and he dehed any one
to show how the United States could
be compelled to pay.
! The speech was delivered at Dantzig.
/ the stronghold of the fatherland party,
and was intended to check the drift
! toward that party. Taken with similar
| statements from prominent centrists
/ like Herr Fehrenbach and with Chan
! ceior Mchaelis' qualification, las l in
| terpret it, the speech is considered to
! show what dependence may be placed
| in the reichstaG's peace resolution as a
basis for peace negotiations.
No Official Announcement.
LONDON, October S1.-No official an
nouncement of the appointment of
Count Won Hertling as German imperial
chancellor has been made, according to
special dispatches from Amsterdam, but
1t is believed to be certain. The Lokal
| Anzeiger Of Berlin and the Neueste
Nachrichten of Munich say the count
has accepted. while the Deutsche Tages
Zeitung says he will accept. and that
DR.. Michaelis will become premier Of
Prussia.
On the other hand. dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Amsterdam ascribes to
Catholic centrist circles in the Bavarian
| chamber of deputies the statement that
Won Hertling's acceptance is condi-
tional upon DR.. Michaelis not having
n high official position and upon Won
HertlinE being wholly independent Of
Berlin official circles.
The Rheinische WestfaIische Zeitung
of Essen is indignant over the possi-
bility Of Won Hertling's appointment
which. 1t says. would be an irreparable
blunder.
Difficulties Are Faced.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
te!egraphtng yesterday afternoon sent
the following:
Berlin advtces say that Count Won
Hertling conferred yesterday and TODAY
with the leaders of the reichstae par
ties. The parliamentary correspondent
Of the centrist party says that as far
as can be seen at present The parties are
sympathetic to Won Hertling's chan
cellorship. but that there is some diff
Guilty. not connected with his person
ality. in the way of his taking office.
This correspondent adds that II is
understood Won Hertling's definite ac-
ceptance of the chancellorship depends
on the removal of these difficulties"