The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

or peace between the American and
German nations.
No Intention to Attack.
Germany never had the slightest
intention Of attacking The United
States Of America, and does not have
such intention now. 1t never desired
var against the United States OF
America and does not desire j, today.
How did these things develop:
More than once we told the United
States that We made unrestricted Use
Of the submarine weapon. expecting
that England could be made 10 %.
serve, in her policy OF blockade, ilI2
laws OF humanily and lntcrnatlonA!
agreements. This blockade policy
this expressly recall has been called
illegal and indrfrnsibIr' (the imperial
chancellor here used The English
words Of President Wilson and Secr':.
tary Of State I.ansingD Our eXpecta-
lions which We maintained during
eight months have been disappointed
completely: England not only did no;
slvc up her illegal and indcicnSl!lr
policy Of blockade, but unintcrruptediy
intensified il. England, together wIi2
ter allies, arrOgantly rejected IN"
peace offer made by lis and our allies
dI!u pIuCidIIltu !tl M"i h''ii7 "ii'"ii
aim at our humiliation and that Of
our allies.
No Hostility.
Then we took unrcsIrlCtrd subma-
rinc warfare into our hands: We haf
10 force our defense.
IF the American nation considers
this a cause for which 10 declare war
against the German nation with Whi'h
il has Lived in peace for more than
CHE hundred years, il this action wa
rants an increase of blOOdShed, We
shall not have 10 bear the RESPONSE
hlity for il. The German nailnn.
which feels neither hatred nor hosllll-
" against the United States OF Amcf,
lea. snail also bear and overcome thlS.
AS to Russia.
The Imperial .rhtnrcllUr also referred
To- ,..rmuny's attitude toward the recent
events in Russia and recalled in former
times the honored friendship between
M, Two countries. lie said, however.
that this friendship hld rndeH Win th'
death al Alexander II.
Emperor Nicholas had more ana more
drif;cd imto the Ent"nt:S wax" ana iiitn
Pan Slavic currents. ana haH !iIL!!!
become Il partisan or IN" war lart@'
ornnipotcn; under the Russian AUtocrat!c
regime. ; a.,
"Thus." said the chancellor I'm The
Iir.;ul DAYS OF July, i"li, the Russian
emperor declined 70 listen 10 the appeal
made by the German emperor. 'hv %,
lin, lrrrnt;ry REPORTS disseminated Win
rsr"cial emphasis by orr enemies Is
that il WAS the German government
which assisted the aut"crat!c r"aGt'nn-
airy policy III Russia against AL 'hT
movements OF liberty. one year ago
declared here III the ltclchstag that TINS
observation was directly contrary 10 the
facts
"yEuau Russia in 1905, by the Japan
,.a.. war and the resulting revolution.
had been involved in Distress II was the
German emperor. VINO, on account %
rrrsoutl relations of friendship, urgent
IL advised the Russian emperor no lone-
-. 10 ouros,. the Justified wishes or his
ra,;uu Tor reforms. Emperor Nicholas
urrfrrred other reads. In Russia mao
attention been concentrated on INTERNAL
been room for the restless policy or eH-
uanslnu which finally led TO inns "at
and which has changed the ola regime
SO much that now il is hard even TO 90
lrstlr" To natural. human ply lot the
inwr.t FndLrn house OF III" rulers.
y body ,,an tel! how things shall DC
y-.D! bat cur attitude toward liuSSiai
events IS clearly out lined. We ShaII
ais, follow the princ:pl" that We never
ur,jIla with the internal problems OF
rihrr countries II now Is ma!iclouSlyr
REPORTED that Germany wants: 10 aii1
uiiIi;,l.. the hardly conquered lreeu"I'
III H.. Russian nation and that the Ger
man emperor wants to rc-cStnbllSh Inc
mi. Of The cZnr over his cnSlavch SUD
ir,.r4 Nli those al" merely les anu
-inn,!.-r a | her. expressly state.
"Iaw tnr Russian nation wants l"
construct us HON" - only the pus,
,..,s rr lii. Russ an nation and we snail
net r,.r!dlr with il. The only thing
,lat y. hop. * thai in Russia iounGa-
lnns uray develop thai VIII max" her
fIc strong and ilrm nuIw'ut nl peace
Chinese Relations.
with reference To- Chimes" relations
tin. chancellor said:
our relations with China had al
,ra,4 been ni ~" most friendly nature.
mi If these relations ha"" actually
h".r t.r,nina;ed ~ the Chinese govern
meat need not tell YOU that THIS Is
not Inc free rrsriv" uf M: Chinese gov
..rn:n.nt, hu, thut II has ncted under
pressure ri our enemies.
..L'irauctal differences, which could
r,, h,. mastered during the war D!
china also played = fair part IN IL.
,n,, ,r,r,jrs' 0uiuC; also ls 10 destroy
rrif trad. in china and. /" appropriate
,,,,h,lit Labor what mas been establish
go! thcr.. during many years pE "eFho''
..rrrIruly and German industry.
"T7? result al the war--;iS conn
f..rfl. nnp"--wi.l give us IN" "pp0F
;,;u.fr "a rebuild wka; has oech uc
,i,.y..d and 10 rcbn.ld It NJ the t%pchE''
rI Gltr enemies. Then our frlchuI! re-
loti"lS with China will revive: proFlueu
,.h!ra will preserve until then the
n.c"s~ar" force -! resistance asa.ns
H.. ..r...i and "@p,!sm II her present
ig"'-.;nrs.
FATAL EXPLOSION.