Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-21

flclalS declared.
and that, in proficiency and moral val
ne, it surpasses the other nations of
Europe.
Roasts Hertling
"And during this time, in which the
costs of war-the logical result of a
l~militahism carried tot exFremes-rest
exclusively on the shoulders of the
people, while every household mourns
ut least one of its members; while the
nation with its blood feeds a multitude
of war profiteers, who chatter away
the tears of the poor for strings of
pearls for their Fwives, during this
time of misery, who speaks in the name
of the people?
"A Jesuit, over 70 years of age, a
professor of philosophy, conservative
from top to toe, a friend of the junk
ers and of the priests. He dares to
doubt the love of peace of the Russian
proletariat, and SO doing, he reveals
his whole hypocrisy. The German chan
cellor knows well that the government
Eof the Russian laborer loves and wants
lpeace above all, he also knows that
this government can again lead the
Russian people into war if any danger
should threaten the Russian revolution.
"'When he pretends tc be skeptical
as to the love of peace of the Russian
government he does so only to divert
the attention of the German people
from the fact that the German govern.
ment offered unacceptable terms OF
peace to the Russian revolution. Hert'
ling did not mention a single one of
our protests against the German con-
ditions. By no single word did he
speak Of the Indignation which these
peace proposals called forth in Rus
STA.
"eThe imperial chancellor wanted to
maze the same speech which since
1915, eve1y German chancellor has
made. The fundamental idea of these
speeches is this: the German empire,
in the consciousness of its power, pro-
poses a Just peace to it's enemies, but
the wicked enemies refuse to- conclude
this peace and this proves that the
enemies are solely responsible for the
prolongation of the war.
"When formerly the German gov
ernment spoke Of the Just peace
those who followed the German policy
knew at once on how mendacious a
Foundation this policy was based, but
the German people in those days had
confidence in its government and cred
lifted its explanations.
The Real Peace Terms
"But nav this fairy tale has for
ever lost its meaning, for lately when
the German peace terms were made
known they read:
"The people Of Courland, Lithuania
and Poland are to be made slaves of
the German junkers; the Russian ma
ton must pay war indemnity, thus
causing this poor land to bear the
whole burden of German imperialism.
eff the German peace proposals
found no echo among the masses in
France, Italy and England, it was sim
ply and solely because these nations
had long ago seen through the shame
full construction the German govern
ment is capable of putting on the ex-
preston "a just peace'.p
The Tfotsky statement then goes on
to assail Count Czernin s attitude to-
ward Belgium in his wal aims address
and Hertling's speech later, he says.
will "sc@ suspicion among the mass
es."
The intentional ignoring of the pro-
test by the Austrian peoples against
Germany s peace terms "shows how
untenable are the arguments on which
they rest, - Trotsky says.
eff Count Hertling does not wish
to see the situation as it really is, or
pretends that he does not see it, this
will hardly 5anish the dissatisfaction
of the proletariat nor destroy the want
in Austria. This dissatisfaction and
this want Of the Austrian p%roletariat
will find an expression SO much the
stronger when it becomes known how
much the German government fears
the influence which the Austrian pro.
letariat exerts upon that Of Germay.
"This is sufficiently proved by the
muzzling policy of the German gov.
eminent against the Russian press II
regard TO occurrences in Austria which
were everywhere passed over in 81
lenee. The chancellor spoke as if il
were still December 25. 1917, insteac
Of which it is, January 25, 1918, and
behind US lie great events. And il
Austria we approach the ides Oh
March"
lOId King Spear was a merry old dear