The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-30
Both German and Austrian
Ministers Issue Long
Statements to the Press
on Peace
KAISER'S SPOKESMAN
SAYS THAT FRANCE
AIMED AT CONQUEST
Charges that Allies Want
War to End Only on Con-
diti0n of the Enslavemenf
of Teutonic People

Berlin. July 2s.-(via Copenhagen
DR.. George Michaeiis, the German inn
perial chancellor. On Saturday sum
moned large number Of newspaper
men to whom he declared:
THE speech of David Lloyd George,
the British premier. at Queens Hall.
London, and the recent debate in the
British House of Commons again have
proved with indisputable clearness that
Great Britain does not desire peace
by agreement and understanding, but
only a conclusion of the war which
means the enslavement Of Germany 20
the arbitrary violence of our enemies.
CLAIMS PROOF
proof OF this may be seen in the
fact that sir Edward Carson (member
of the British war cabineD recently
declared in Dublin that negotiations
with Germany could begin only after
the retirement of German troops be-
yond the Rhine. In response TO a
question put by Commoner Joseph
King. A. Bonar Law. the spokesman
House of Commons, modified this
declaration by fixing the standpoint OF
the British government as being that
IL Germany wanted peace she first Of
all must declare herself willing to
evacuate the occupied territories.
1--WE possess clear proofs that the
enemy gives assent to declaration
going even further than that impudent-
iy made by Sir Edward Carson. You
all know that detailed information
regarding the French plans Of con-
quest, approved by Great Britain and
Russia, has been circulated for weeks
past in the neutral press and that =
has not been denied UP to the present
TELLS OF SECRET DEBATE
.It would be OF the greatest i'm
portance for the enlightenment of the
world regarding the true reasons for
the continuation of the sanguinary
massacre OF nations for it to be known
that written proofs of our enemies
greed for conquest have since fallen
into our hands. I refer to reports OF
the secret debate on June 2 In the
French Chamber of Deputies.
IT ask the French government this
question: Does 1t deny that ex-pre-
mier BRAND and Premier Ribot, in the
course of that secret meeting. al which
were present Deputies Moutet and Coo
chin, who had just returned from Pc
trograd were forced to admit that
France shortly before the Russian rev.
olution had come to an agreement
having in view vain plans of conquest
with a government which Premier
LLOYD George described in his last
speech as a corrupt and narrow auto
cracy?'
II ask il 1t Is true that the French
ambassador at Petrograd in response TO
a request sent by him to Paris received
instructions 70 sign treaty prepared in
advance by NJ. Doumergue texpremier
and foreign minister) after negotiations
with the Russian Emperor?
rs it true or not that the French
President at the instance of General
Berthelot, head of the French military
mission to Rumana, formally entrusted
him with mandate and that NJ. BRAND
afterward sanctioned this step?
This treaty assured to France her
frontiers. but amended on lines Of pre-
vious wars the conquest Of 1870 to In
clude besides Alsace-Lorraine, Saar-
bruecken and vast territorial modifica-
lions on the left bank of the Rhine"
Gas desired by France when NJ
Tereschenlxo (the Russian foreign min
ister) took office. the Russian govern
ment protested against the French
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