Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-16

I The kaiser's word of August lives un- altered. Roesicks, who sets himself forward as a particular protector of this word, has received in the kaiser's 1 unaltered existence of the kaiser's word.
 Asks Support of People. 'T trust that the reserve that must exercise-you would be interruptions on my part did I not exercise it-w Il find support from the majority of the reich5ta9 and also amongst the peo- pie. For a month past unparalleled battles have been waging on the west front The entire people, with all it's thoughts and sorrows and feelings, is
 with it's sons up there, who with un- exampled tenacity and defiance of death, resist the daily renewed attacks Of the English and French.
 Entente Allies Not Ready for Peace.
 Even today I see no readiness for peace on the part of England or France, nothing of the abandonment of their excessive aims of conquest and economic destruction. Where then were the governments who last winter openly stood up before the world in order to terminate this insane sIaugh- ter of peoples? Were they in Lond on or in Paris? The most recent utter ances which I have heard from London declare that the war aims which were announced two years ago remain un- altered
 Even Herr Scheidemann will not believe that l could meet this -decla- ration with beau geste- Does any enc believe, in view of the state of mind of our western enemies, that they could be Induced to conclude peace by a programme of renunc a. ton?
 "It comes to this. Shall immedi- ately give our western enemies an as- surance which will enable them to prolong tho war indefinitely without danger of losses to themselves? Shall tell these enemies-coHne what may we shall under all circumstances be people who renounce; we shall not touch the hair of your head. But you who want our lives, you can, without any risks, continue to try your luck.
 Will Not Renounce Successes.
 Shall I nail down the German em- pire in all directions by 8 one-sided formula which only comprises one part of the total peace conditions and which renounces successes wC@ by the blood of our sons and brothers and leaves all other matters in suspense?
 NO, 1 will not pursue such a policy. That would be the basest ingra titude towards the heroic deeds of our peo- pie at the front and at home It would permanently press down our people down to the smallest worker in all their conditions of life. It would be equivalent to surrenderipg the future of the FatherIand.
 Declines to Set For+f, Programme.
 "Or ought I, conversely. to set forth a programme of conquest. ! decline to do that. CCries from the Right rye not been demanded ther we ara If one opinion I also decline to get forth a programme of conquest. We did not go forth to war and stand Tn bat He now against almost the whole world, Ifot fin order D make conquests but exclusively to secure our existence and to establish firmly the future of the nation A programme of conquests helps as little as program of re- concidaEion to win victory and the war.
 "Cn the contrary should thereby merely play the game of the hostile rulers and make 1t easier for them further to delude their war-weary peo- pies into prolonging the war immeas- urably. That, too, would be base in gratitude towards our warriors near Arras and the Aisne.
 About Russia.
 "As regards our eastern neighbor, Russia, I have already recently spok- en. It appears as if new Russia had declined for herself those violent plans of conquest. Whether Russia will, or can, act in the same sense on her al- lies, am unable to estimate. Doubt her allies, is employing all her eff forts to keep Russia harnessed to En- glands war chariot and to traverse Russian wishes for the speedy restora- tion of the worlds peace"
 Would Make Peace With Russia.
 'If, however. Russia wants to pre- vent further blOodshed and renounc- es all violent plans of conquest for herself; if she wishes to restore dur able relations of peace side by side with us. then surely it is a matter of course that We. as we share this wish shall not disturb the permanent rela- in the future and will not render its development impossible by demands, which. indeed. do not accord with the freedom of nations and would deposit in the Russian nation the germ of enmity. (Thunderous applause.) l
 T doubt not that an agreement, | aiming exclusively at a mutual un- derstaEding. could be attained. which