The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-07
KAISER Bees
PEACE OF WILSON
The Offer is Baited With Fake
Political Reforms.
PREPARED TO FIGHT ON
Prince Macmillan, the New Chances-
ior. MateS Promise of Real Peo-
pies Government.

! Prince Macmillan, the New Chances-
ior. Ma<es Promise of Real Peo-
pies Government.
Copenhagen. Oct. 7.-Princr MAXI
milan, Of Baden. the new German inn
| ppr.a! ckanreior. announced in The
| r,i,' stag that he had sent note
through the Swiss government TO
President Wilson in which he had re-
gu"Sted NJ" Wilson to take up the
question cf bringing about peace and
to communicate with the other bellig-
ereni> regarding the subject.
The chancellor told the reichstag he
had addr"> sed his note IL the prcSI-
dem because Mr.. Wilson in his mes
sage ~ congress on January $. 1918,
and II his later proclamationS. par
ticu!a:,y his New York speech. on
September -, and proposed Il program
for general peace which Germany
and her allies could accept aS Il ha-
sis for negotiations.
The address Of the chancellor fol-
lows:
decree If September 80. the German
empire has undergone basic altera-
ton of lis political leadership.
In accordance with the govern
| mental method now introduced, l sub
mil to the reich>rag, publicly and
withoui delay, the principles upon
| which I propose to conduct the grave
responsibilities of the office.
The program OF the majority par
ties upon which I take my stand con-
tans. first. an acceptance of the ans
ver of the former imperial govern
ment to Pope Benedict's note Of Aug
uSt l. 1916. and an unconditional ac-
ceptance of the reiChStag resolution
of July 10. the same year. 1t further
declares willingness to join a general
| league of nations based on the founda
ton of equal rights for all, both
| strong and weak.
III considers this solution of the
Belgian question to lie III the com
| plete rehabilitation (WiederherStelf-
| ing) of Belgium. particularly of its in
| dependence and territorial integrity
| An effort shall also be made to reach
| an understanding on the question of
| indemnity.
The program will not permit the
peace treaties hitherto concluded to
| be a hinderance to the conclusion of
| general peace.
| Its particular aim is that popular
| representative bodies shall be formed
| Immediately on broad basis in the
| Baltic provinces in Lithunia and Pc
| land We will promote the realiZa-
ton of necessary preliminary condi-
! tons therefore without delay by the
| Introduction of civilian rule. All these
lands shall regulate their constitu-
| tons and their relations with neigh
| boring peoples without external inter
| ference
Z am convinced that the manner in
| which imperial leadership is now con-
stituted with cooperation of the
reichStag is not something ephemeral.
and that when peace comes Il govern
/ ment cannot again he formed which
| does not find support in the reichSta"
and does not draw its leaders there
from.
The war has conducted us beyond
the old multifariOus and disrupted
party life which made il so difficuIj
to put into execution uniformed and
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