The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-27
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OF POW Frs,
ISPR0P0SAL
Speech of Chancellor Indicates
Desire to Talk Things
Over
HERTL1NG WANTS A REPLY
Temporarily Victorious in Russia,
Germany Asks Allies to
Show Their Hand
leY ASSOCIATED PREssl


again has told the reichstag that 8
general peace is possible of discussion
on the basis of the four essential prin
ciples; laid down some time ago by
President Wilson in an address to con
gress. Almost in the same breath
however, the usual qualifications were
entwined amid his utterances, leaving
the suspicion that the central powers
IL they are DESTROYS of peace, still
have their old ideals of a victorious
peace to the fore.
No Arbitration Court
Conditional upon the acceptance
even of the principles of President
Wilson was the declaration by Chan.
cellor Won Hertling that they must
not only be proposed by the president,
but actually be recognized by all
states and all peoples. In addition
there was no court of arbitration in
which Germany could place her trust,
he said. The old accusation that
Great Britain's war aims are imper-
ialistic was reiterated by the chan
cellOr. ~
'Other voices" IN England.
AS if endeavoring to divide the SEN
timent of the people Of Great Britain
the spokesman for the German govern
ment declared that the world is long
ing for peace, but that the govern
ment of countries enemy to Germany
were inflaming the passion for war.
There are" he added dramatically,
"other voices to be heard in England.
1t is hoped these voices will multiply"
Germany Generous"
AS a whole the chancellor's address
was devoid of rancor, the speaker
seemingly having as his purpose to
paint a picture to those at home who
are dissatisfied with the war in gen.
eral and the resumption of hostilities
against Russia, how generous Ger
many is inclined to be. To this end
he went to the point of declaring that
Germany had not desired to retain
conquered territory in Courland, Esth-
onia, Lithuania and Livonia within her
grasp. In fact the broad assertion was
made that Germany's present opera
tions in Russia were being carried out
solely to secure the fruits of the peace
she had signed with the Ukraine.
Invasion Goes On.
Meanwhile, although the Russians
have accepted Germany's proposals
for peace, the Germans are continuing
their inroads 10th into Great and
Little Russia. In the north some op
position is being placed in the path of
the invaders, but evidently the pres
sure has not yet been sufficient to stay
the progress of the enemy Consider
able fighting has taken place around
the town OF Pskov, which, according
to- latest advices, has changed, hands
several times. In Volhynia the town
of Kolenkowitz has been captured
after some fighting, and according to
the Berlin official communication
bands Of the Bolsheviki in Ukraine
have been put to fight by the Ger.
mans.
eoIshevini Want Defense.
An official proclamation issued in
Petrograd calls upon the people to
rally to the cause of Russia if the
Bolsheviki government is to be saved.
A call also has been issued to the
people of the capital to come out and
aid in the digging of defensive trench
es and the general arming of the cap.
ital.
Y. S. Embassy to Leave
Realizing the seriousness OF the sit
uation. the American ambassador and
his staff made preparations Monday to
quit Petrograd with the Chinese and
Japanese diplomats. who were arrang-
ing to depart The ambassador in.
formed the state department at Wash
ington that the German army then