Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-25


ua M ground for deep depression.
The iron wall of the western front is not
broken and the I-boat is slowly hut
surely fulfilling ia task Of diminishing
Tonnage. thus above all increasin1iy
menacing and restricting feinforcnments
of men and material from the tlnItod
Htatna
"rhe hour wil come, because u must
come. when our enemies viii ser reason
and bc ready 20 make an end of the war
before haF the world is converted into n
heap of RUNS and the flower of its manly
strength lies dead on the battle litld
M rHouGuL oF corQuEer.
we never have concealed the fact, -
SAID Chancellor won Iicrtling in the
course Of his address, that all thoughts
of conquest were far from our minds
But how do things stand on the oppOsite
side2 n one credited the utterances
uf the enemy, official and unofficial,
,hev only desire Ia repel Germany
which IN criminal arrogance Ig striving
for world hegemony. 10 fight for freedom
and Justice against German imperialism
and Prussian mIlItarwtn
We know better The world war
was prepared years ago by the we'll
known encircling policy of King Edward
In France there arises extensive war
literature which referred to impending
war with Germany Austria Hungary
influence IN tho Balkans waa 10 be elm
mated The Russian expansion move
nent and the Pan-y|lavic lica dcma sind
IL
n1AMra wan oT KNsER'a DUPE.
The match was not put to the powder
bv ,he Prussian military party. but
while the German Emperor was, up to
the last moment. rndcavoring - preserve
peace. tho Russian military party put
through the mobilization against the
win of the weak Gar and thereby
made war unavoidable
"The official account ~ he Sukhonlin-
of trial made clear 70 everyone who
desired TO spe We can look calmly
forward 10 the judgment of posterity
For the present, Il ,s true, those who
are in power IN the enemy countries
have auccceded hy an unparalleled
campaign ~ lies and ralurnny IN obs
curing the truth
"rTTa. TVS MI fTTR.
when result was not obtained by
the spoken or written word Il was achieved
~ pictorial representations productions
~ absolutely dcvillah fantasy, from
which one turns with horror and disUist
But the object has been attained a
hatred has bcrn raised amongst the
enemy populations against the central
powers. and particularly against Cor
many hatred which oachcwz an mod
Grafton and chokcs oft ~ Iuat judgment
You have read Premier Clamenceau' <
latest speech. which seemed. IN its fsnati-
cal hatred and the roarseness IF mind
displayed. II EtrpaEe anything hitherto
achieved But ~ America It found q
nsny-yoiced echo. rs j. proved by the
pronoIncements that are reaching our
cars from across the ocean
ON rRY. AMERICA aFRCESARy.
The wldest war fury Is ~ present
raging IN the United States The people
are intoxicated with The idea that America
must bring the blessings of modern
liberal kutur 2l 70 the enslaved peoples
~ central Europe while ~ he Same
time they arc rejoicing AZ tho many
millions 0f dollars which the war arma-
mcnts are causing to flow into the pockets
Of the business men.
rMr1oRIs HrNs To STICK TOGETHER.
Count Won IIertllng SAID IL was he
business nf The Germans 70 stand to-
EhlHPT. tffl. ffflitAtAll4 tfEAttAA anu itiN1-
lutte. with their one ann the protection
Of the Fatherlaud, Us independence and
its freedom of movements There was
no antagoulsm he declared. between the
government and the people The former
only desired 80 work with and FOR the
natIon
Abiding 10 the differences of opinion
On political matters the Chancellor saId
The period after The war also will
confront us with new domestic problems
I know that the prevailing discomfort
Z not influenced alone by the suffer ings
and worries af var time, hut by quite
definite cares and grievances OF q po-
litical nature ! am. ol course. ailudiug
to that great reform tIll winch i IS true.
docs not fall Within the jurisdiction q
the Reich.tag. but nevertheless engages
political rirclcs n Germany far beyond
the PrusslaD frontiers.
PLEDGES POLITICAL REFORM.
Count Won Hertllng asserted that the
Pr1lSsian government was firmly resolved
10 lavcthe bill accepted, and 20 that End
1t would not hesitate 10 use any means
constitutionallv available
There must be no question OF pro,raS-
til ration, he said Should We, however.
the Chancellor continued, not succcpd
m attaining our contemplated ann lbs
DarIiamentarv debate. then another way
Indicated by the constitution will ae
pursued
Referring 10 the question of peace,
the Chancellor then said tHat humanity
shudders at the thought that this war
may bring others and he question Is
engaging the attention Of more people
as to the possibility Of creating an organi-
zation amongst peace needing nations
which would set right IN the piace OF
might and peaceful solution instead
Of sanguinary battles
The Chancellor proceeded
As it IS known the President OF the
United States laid down in fourteen
points the guiding lines for a conclusion
of peace. On January "A Of this year
I discussed in your committee all these
points and regarding the last remarked
that the idea of q league OF nations as
suggested had my entire sympathy on
the condition that au honest will to peace
and the recognition Of the equal rights
Of all states of the league were guaranteed.
How necessary was this reservation
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