The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-27
vm Bethmann- Hollweg Addresses
Reichstag and Declares the En-
pire viii Continue to Fight Un-
til Victory Is Won.
PREPARATION FOR WRONGS
TO BE ONE OF DEMANDS
Answer Of Allies Branded az Rude
and Presumptious; England 8
Tyranny Of Seas Responsible
for Sub Campaign.

By associated Press
Berlin. Feb. q Cwirolcss TO Say.
Holwegs address TO the reichstas.
postponed from last week. was dells-
Grad today. The chancellor said:
Whhe our soldiers on the front
stand in the drum fre OF tho trenches
ana our submarines. defying death,
hasten through the seas: while we al
home have no other--a1aolutcly no
other--task but to produce cannon.
ammunition and food and to distrib-
ute Nictuals with Justice: In the midst
OF this struggle for life and for the
future ~ our empire. intensified to
the extreme there ls only one neces-
sity OF the day which dominates all
questions of policy both foreign anil
| domcstic--to night and gain victory
Willing to Continue struggle.
The chancellor pointed out tina, the
German nation In the reichsiag's last
vote granting new war credits, dem
Onstrated To the whole werd It's read
mess To continue tho struggle until its
cnensies were ready for peace
As To this peace itself. the chancei-
lor recalled discussions In the news
papers. In public meetings and also In
parliament. He declared that II woult
| be premature " he participated In
these debates. lie continued:
Ito make promises OF formulated
land detniies conusftons In my posi-
uoh Noulu ot unprouuctfVe ana pre-
carlous, Hostile leaders did this re-
peatedly They gave extrnvasant as
surances 10 each other but they mere
w brought u about by This that they
themselves and their nations were al
ways more deeply involved IN the war
| Their example does not tempt me.
| Nhat could say ABOUT the tendency
ana ann OF our conditl"ns nave saic
repsatvdly.
| 10 t.rlhinate IN" war ON a lasting
peace whlch VIII grant us reparatton
1 Tor ali WRONGS suHercd ana guarantee
the existence ana future OF strong
uernany -that " our ainl-nothins
less ana nothing more.
| Answer or the Mics
After dealing with the problem OF
domestic policy. the chancellor briefly
recalled his last speech IN the reich
stag In which he announced that a
| proposal had been transmitted by
Germany anc her allies 10 their en-
cmies TO enter into peace negotiations.
He continued.
| Their answer was more rude AMI
more presumptious than any sensible
person In our country or In neutral
countries could have imagined The
barbarian hatred and of insolcnce N
manifest TO the whole world. our al
liances aud our .Sont stand the tlrmer
and the German nation ~ more unit
ed and no less resolutc than ever
The chancellor tnrn turned TO the
establishment of the barred xoncs
laround England france aud italy
ana 10 the answers received from neu-
trails 10 the communication made b.
the central powers. ~. snld;
we by no nteans undcrosL mate thu
difficulties caused to neutral shipping,
and we therefore try TO alleviate them
as much as possible For this pur-
pose we made an attemp, TO supply
raw materials such a- coal and iron.
needed bN them. 10 neutral states
Within the boundaries of our sea
forces Hut wc also know that all
these differences. after ail, are caused
oniy by England's tyranny Of IN"
seas
To Iircak Ingland's Hold.
| I'VE viii and shall break this en-
slavemcnt of all non English trade,
We meet ha'f way all wishes of nett
tras that can he complied with, bnt
In the cndenvor Go do 80 We never can
30 beyond the limits imposed u"on %
by the irrcyocn0le decision Ia reach
1.-The aim of the establishments of IN"
barred zone.
- am sure that later the moment
will nomc when nenlsals themselNe4
viii thank ~ Cor our trmn,ss' Tor tile
freedom ~ the seas which we sain NN
ilghting, g. ~ udtantago 90 them n's".
"Oue step further than tak'h uN
European ueutrals h9s ne,n mao