Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-25
Declares Principles Agreeable.

president Wilson in a message on
February 2 (February 11?) took a
further step in the same direction and
| laid down four points or principles
which in his opinion should be applied
/ in an exchange of views. In my
reichstag speech of February % I de-
clared myself in principle in agree
ment with the possibility of discuss
ing general peace on such basis.
president Wilson, however, has
neither then nor since taken any no
| tice of it.
Meanwhile the former idealist and
| Jealous friend of peace seems to have
developed into the head of the Ameri-
can imperialsts. But the plan of a
| league of nations yet to be established
| is not to be diScredited by such an
action. 1t has found eloquent advo-
Norwegian premier. KnudSen, both of
whom dwell especially on the inter-
| est of neutral states in such an insti-
| tuition.
II also do not hesitate to express
my opinion again today on this ques-
| ton, and to indicate publicly the aim
and basis of such an association. 1t is
a question of promoting universal.
equal and successive disarmament, the
establishment of obligatory courts of
arbitration, the freedom of the seas
and the protection of small nations.
Regarding the first point February
| "a I described the idea of restriction
of ornaments as thoroughly dis
cussable. adding that the financial po-
sition of all the European states after
| the war would give the most effective
| support to solution of this ques-
| ton.
Regarding this question of arbitra-
| ton my standpoint has long been his
| tory. I willsn go into details, but
interesting material which I have be-
! fore me shows that Germany in the
past repeatedly suggested arbitration
Of disputed questions. the carrying
out Of which in several cases, how
ever, was prevented by opposition
| raised in Great Britain or America.
| If an international understanding
could be reached that disputed ques-
lions of law between various states
must always be submitted to arbi-
| tration courts and if this were made
obligatory for members of league of
nations it would undoubtedly be an
| important step toward the attainment
of the general AIM"
U-Boats Effective, He Says.
LONDON, September 25-Count Won
Hertling, the German imperial chan
| cellor, in addressing the main COM
| mittee of the reichstag yesterday, de-
!
slowly but surely diminishing allied
| tonnage.
/ <"Above ALL" he said, cit is restrict
ing the transportation of reinforce
ments of men and material from the
United States"
Count Won Hertling declared that
the public discomfort in Germany was
not justified by the military situation
on the western front.
The chancellor opened with the
promise to meet the desire of the
reichstag for information as far as
possible. He proceeded to allude tc
the deep discomfort which has seized
wide circles of the population" an6
said that the principal reason was the
pressure Of the terrible four years OF
war, with all the deprivations an6
sufferings brought in its wake, and
the sacrifices imposed on all classes
all families, and, more or less, Nor
every individual
Exceeds Justiiable Limits.
II have no intention of trying to di.
minish this pressure by words" he
continued ''but, gentlemen, If this
discomfort is Influenced by our pres.
ent military situation, by the events
on the western front, I must without
I,desiring to anticipate a statement
| which we may expect from repre-.
sentative of the war ministry, declare
most emphatically that it far exceeds
justifable limits"
Count vpn Hert1ing admitted tina,
the last German offensive was unsuc.
cessful and that it has been neces.
sag to withdraw to the Sieghed line
| Admits Situation Is Grave.
Tho situation Is grave. he added
hut we have no cause to be faint
hearted. We have already had t.
pass through harder times.
The chancellor instanced the fail
ure of the Verdun offensive, tn.
Somme battles and Brussiloff's mas.
assaults. bringing in their train tn,
we'll remembered unfavorable reac
ton on the Austro-Italian front
Then came Rumania's entry into tn,
war. r.
I'VE never lost courage" he said
"but showed our enemies what reso'
lutte will to victory could do.
sHow do things stand now? W.
h&ye peace with Russia and Rumania
and oven though conditions in Russts
9Ho not yet clear and the future ap'
10NU uncertain, nevertheless the fOF'
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