The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-26

be no further discussion OF Presl-
dent Wilson's four principles for
basis for general peace by Count
Won Hertling, the imperial German
chancellor.
This announcement was made by
the chancellor in the reichstag in
the debate after the speech of For
eign Secretary Won Kuehlmann.
Proposal of a league of nations
after the war is not looked upon
with favor by Count Won Hertling,
who intimated that such a league
might make it uncomfortable for
Germany.
81 originally had no intention of
taking part in the debate" said the
chancellor. The reasons for my
contemplated reserve are obvious,
namely the experiences | have had
together with my predecessors.
"lf we spoke our willingness for
peace, that was regarded as a symp-
tom of weakness and our immedi
ately impending collapse. By others
it was interpreted as crafty traps.
did we speak, on the other hand,
of our unshakeable will to defend
ourselves in a war of conquest so
criminally thrust upon us, it was said
that it was the voice of German
militarism to which even the leading
statesmen must submit willy-nilly."
He and Wilson.
Il went step further on Feb.
"a and expressly stated my attitude
toward the message of President
Wilson, in which he discussed his
four points and has, in principle, my
assent to them. | said that these
four points of President Wilson
might possibly form the basis of
general world peace. No utterance
of President Wilson watever fol-
lowed this, so that there is no OBJ
ject in spinning any further threads
there started.
There still is less object after
statements which have since reached
us, especially from America. These
statements, indeed, made it really
clear what is to be understood from
a peace league of peoples or league
of peoples for the maintenance of
freedom and justice.
"Our opponents made it clear that
they would be the kernel of this
league of people, and that it would
in this way not be difficult to isolate
the uncomfortable upward strivings
of Germany, and by economic stran-
gulation to extinguish her vital
breath. | considered it as against
this, quite proper that the foreign
secretary make a statement on the
details of our political position in
the east from Finland to the Black
Sea; and, in my opinion, he fulfilled
the task thoroughly"
Regret by Catholic.
Regret was expressed by Deputy
Groeber, centrist (Catholic) that the
utterances of Foreign Secretary Won
Kuehlmann still are as bloodthirsty
as ever. He added:
Nevertheless, | believe we have
passed the climax of International
hatred. German war aims offer no
obstacle to a truce of God" :
Count Won Westarp, conserva-
tive, said that the words of the for
eign secretary regarding response
bility for the war alarmed him. and
that Doctor Won Kuehlmann's dec
laration did not strengthen the will
to peace.
Abroad he continued, they
will, l fear, regard it as a new peace
offensive. An appeal to the good
will of England is useless"
Secretary Won Kuehlmann made
a general reply to the criticisms
raised in the debate. lie said the
most difficult question in the conclu-
sion of a peace would be territorial
questions, and proceeded to deal in
some detail with the rectiications
that would be requird by Austria
Hungary and Bulgaria. Discussions
between the two central powers
would offer no difficulties.
Turk and Bulgar Row.
The secretary referred to the diff
hculties of settling the frontier
questions between Turky and Bull
garia owing to sentimental griev-
ances left by the Balkan war, and
said that Germany and Austria had
done their best to establish a COM
promise. The sooner a compromise
can be reached, he added, the sooner
a final transfer of northern Dobrud-
ga to Bulgaria can occur and the
better it will be for the interests Of
the entire alliance. He added:
The establishment of a compre-
mise between Turkey and BulgariI
will require thorough deliberations
between our allies. 1t would be
very pleasing if an agreement be-
tween Bulgaria and Turkey relieved
US of this task"
Rumania's War Debt Burden.
Regarding Rumania. the foreign
secretary observed that criticism
had been evoked because Germany
had demanded no war idemnity in