Evening journal., 1918-06-22
Tho ChaneeIIor's Military Aims.

The Chaneellor's Military Aims
The Imperial Chancellor yesterday
raised at least corner Of The curtain
That coneesls his military airs. New
sr before his ne expressed himself so
elearly. Germany he says, Will not
voluntarily deliver the Poles, the Balts
The Letts, the Llthuauans TO reaction
arY Russia. II. however, 10 Is a
Question OF making the people OF Pol
and independent. they must themselves
decide what political form they Will
adopt A further question arises What
Is TO be done with The Balls, the Lilhu-
anlans the Letts7 Are they 10 be IN
eorporaled IN any Slate, and IN which ?
Up 10 the outbreak OF This war the
people OF thls region had no desire 10
Dc connected with tho German Empire.
Against the remarks made by the I'm
perial Chancellor regarding Belgium We
mus. lnterposo the sharpost protest
hssurodly Belgium Is not to become an
Anglo-French vessal State, but neither
she 90 become a German vassal State
q, From the utterances Of the I'm
perial Chancellor Deputy SPAIN has
Drawn the conclusion that Belgium
must como under our control IN polltl-
cal, economical and military matters
tCrlcs OF Quite rlghtr on The right and
IN the contcr) For a FREQ nation that
has been constituted M an Independent
State, this form OF annexation would
bo much worBe than the ccssiOn OF
narrow strip o. territory lie sover-
ilgnty would be destroyed,
The Imperial Chancellor denies that
aeslre for territory plays any role
among US, 10 he not aware that IN
The literature of tho wac the demand
Is constantly made that we should gain
new territories Tor Our surplus popula-
hon C"Quito rightr on the right. IN
The center and among the National Lib
erals . ] comprehend your view
but how, holding such views, you can
work yourself into Indignation about
the intention OF other nations TO anni-
hilate us, that I certainly DO not un-
derstand.
Hugo Haase. Leader Of the Social
Democratic Labor faction Numbering
nineteen members IN the nclchstag).
speech In the Relchstag April 6, 1916.
a gang Of robbers"
We adhere 20 the point of
view contained in the demand OF Au-
gust 4, i9l@-lhe territorial integrity Of
Germany and her economic indcpene
enoe and devolopment-but today we
still refuse to oppress foreign peo-
pies.
The supporters Of conquest shout
for increase Of power, Increase OF ter
rwrwrrs ,rH rantsF ~ afnrfnf Th al
ran be wanted only by a nationally or
ganized gang OF robbers.
Phillip Sche!demann, Leader OF the
Social Democratic majority, Speech In
the Reiohstsg, May i5 1917. As late as
1916, Soheldemann's attitude toward an
nexatlons was somewhat equivocal; see
above, p. $40.
Why Socialist Journals rarely protest.
Attacks upon those wide circles In
The nation that deem the connection Of
with the German Empire 20 be
in the interest Of the Father
land. have already been strictly pro
hibited in a notice 90 you referring 90 |
your article on "The Future OF Bel !
vium," in your issue OF March 26, 1915. 1
Since your attitude gives me no assur-
ance for the future against offenscs OF /
The kind censured, ! impose upon your /
Journal the requirement Of preliminary /
Gen. Baron Won Gayl, notification
sent April 2i, 1915, 20 the editors and
Of the "Dortmunder .Arbei-
Ierzeitung" Social Democratic.
In your issue Of April %. 1915, under
he heading Of More About The Aims
Df the War" you again discuss this I
subject IN defiance Of my definite pro
libition. In the article cited, you de
scribe certain remarks by Deputy
concerning the possible ac-
Iuisition OF European and colonial ter
'itories. as 'phantasies" and on the
,ther hand you reproduce with ap-
lrOval an essay OF Professor Brentano.
which In a discussion Of the aims o.
peace contains serious breaches Of the
)arty truce tBurgfriede). Since
1our attitude gives me no assurance
or the future against offenses Of the