Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-26
CHANCELLOR SAYS
HIS PEACE TALK
MET NO RESPONSE
Complains That President
Wilson Paid No Atten-
tion to His Speech.
!, DECLARES ALL THOUGHT
OF CONQUEST Is GONE
Lays Blame for War on Shoul-
ders of Russian Mill
tary Party.
FAVORS LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Won Risberg Explains to Reichstai;
Reason for Failure OF Last
OhenGivc.
FAvoRs LEAGUE OF NATIONS
fBv Associated Press.

'BN associated prsSS.I
y AMSTERDAM. September 2o.-Count
Won Hertling, the German imperial
chancellor in addressing the Rcichstag
main committee, complained Of the lack
OF attention his acquiescencc in the
four points laid down by President Will
son as peace essentials had met from
the American executive. The chanccl-
ior asserted that on February % Of
this year he declared in the Reichstag
MS agreement in principle with the
neace on the basis of tho four points
OF President Wilson'S message of Feb
roary rs1,Sy 2 but that president Wilson;
iaken any notice Of the chancellors
caring that he favored the forma ZION
o. league OF nations, the promot ion
OF universal. successive disarmament in
equal proportions. the establishment Of
freedom OF The seas and the protection
OF small nations.
made an unfavorable impression upon
the Reiehstag members. In RcichstaE
circles the address is considered to
the situation in that parliamentary
body. whose parties were TO meet this
toward the chancellor.
The Berlin Lokal AnzciEcr says IT
hears authoritatirely that II Count Won
I'ayer and Herr FricdberE. vice -prcsi-
dent OF the Prussian ministry OF state.
also VIII resign.
DECLARES ALL THOUGHT
OF Conquest ABANDONED
I'VE have never concealed the fact"
4. said Won icrtlinE, that all thoughts
= Of conuuests were far from our minds.
But how do things stand on the oppo-
ances Of the enemy. official or unoti-
ciai. they only desire 10 repel a Ger
many which In criminal arrogance is
ior freedom and justice against Ger
man imperialism and rrussian mill
'aIism- .,yn ,,no,. ,.,,e- Tho wo-,d ,.,r
vas prepared years ago by the we'll
known cncirclins policy OF King Ed
ward. In Francc there arose extensive
war literature which referred TO i'm
PENDING war with Germany. Austria
lIungary's influence in the balkans was
to be eliminated. The Russian eNpan-
sion movement and the pan Slavic idea
The match was not put to the pow
der by the Prussian military party.
but while the German Emperor was,
up to the last moment. cndcavor!nE TO
preserve, peaee. the Kmssian h o,I,1a miiata6y
against the will OF the weak Car.
and thereby made war unavoidable.
REFERS TO REPORT OF
SuKHOMLISOFF TRIAL
The official account OF the Suk-
homlinof trial made this clear TO every
one who desired to SEQ. We can look
calmly forward to the Judgment OF pos.
terity. For the present II is true those
who are in power in the enemy coun.
tries have succeeded by an unparalleled
campaign OF lies ana bcn eaiumny rns,i, IN @as oos
not obtained by the spoken or written
Z word it was achieved by pictorial rep
: resentations-productio OF absolutely
devilish fantasy, from which one turns
with horror and disgust.
but the object has been attained.
hn nm
omy populations aGains, the central
mowers, and particularly against Ger
many-a hatred which cschews all mod
Grafton and chokcs off ALI just Judg-
You all have read Premier Glenn
cnceau's last speech, a speech when
seemed i'm its fanatical hatred and the
coarseness OF mind displayed To sur
pass anything hitherto achieved. But
in America i! found manyrvo1ceo
ments that are reaching our ears from
across the ocean
raging in the United states. The pco
America must bring the blessings of
modern Liberal y fatI 2 2urope ro hS Willie
at the same time they are rejoicing at
the many millions of dollars which the
;nIo the pockets of the business men.
Theory and prac, = are two differ.
cnt things. lac OF" proverb OF tne
IN >
ones own finds constant Illustration in
The Vaccinations of the entente. They
arc never tireu of condemninE our
march into Bels ium, but they pass over
the oppression of Greece, the interfer-
ence with that country's internal ar
fairs and the enforced abdication OF
its King as IL they were matters OF
drhting to protect oppressed nations.
hit the century old sorrows and the
justifiable grievances OF Ireland no
There find a hearing, not even in Amer
lea. where the people ,re acquainted
with them through the numerous Irish
immigrants. The British government.
right and Justice. recently found it COM
natible with those principles to recoG-
Ilze the conglomerate raj BILE OF cZecho-
Siovaks as n belligerent power.
"How will the German people have
TO meet that? Will it forsooth beg
for mercy in fear and trembling? No,
gentlemen, remembering it's great past
1nd it's still greater mission in the
future IL will stand erect and not
cringc or srovei.
DECLARES NO GROUND
FOR DEEP DEPRESSION
The situation is serious. but it gives
us no ground for deep depression. The
a., broken, and the U-boat is slowly hut
surely fulfilling its task Of diminish
Ing tonnage. thus above all increasing
ly menacine and restricting rc-cnforcc-
ments OF men and material from the
United States.
"The hour will come. because it must
come, when our enemies will sec reason
and be ready to make an end of tho
war before half the world is converted
into a heap OF ruins and tho flower of
,.,o is ma1Iy eaYd strength lies dead on the
Count Won Hertling said it was the
busi,ess Of the Germans to stand to-
gcther, cool. confident; united and reso-
, Of TIE elfather1an0, its Independence and