The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-26
GERMANY WILL
NOT DISCUSS
!. PEACE TE|R MS
Refuses to Consider Four Prin.
ciples Of Settlement as Pro-
posed by the President
BLAMES IT ON THE ALLIES

BLAMES III ON The ALLlEO
Indirect Indemnity Forced from
Rumania by Imposition of
Treaty Obligations
(sy ASSOCIATED PREss.)
Amsterdam, June 26.-There will he
no further discussion Of President vii.
sons four principles of basis fer
general peace by Count Won Hertling,
the imperial German chancellor, this
was made by the chan.
cellor in the Reichstag in the debate
after the speech of Foreign Secretary
Won Kuehlmann. Proposals Of Il
league Of nations after the was Is moi
looked upon with favor by Count Won
Hertling. who intimated that such a
league might make it uncOmfortab:c
for Germany.
j II originally had. no intention Ok
taking part In this debate said the
chancellor. 1.-The reasons for my co,i'
templated reserve are the experience:
have had together with my prede'
cssor, in previous speeches.
4 ,:s'"If we spoke of our willingness to-
peace that was regarded as a symp'
tom of weakness and our Immediately
impending collapse. BY others 1t was
interpreted as crafty traps. G.s0..,
did we speak on the other hand OF
our :unshakable will to defend our.
selves in a war of conquest SO Grim
inally thrust upon us, It was said tina;
It. was the voice of German militaE
ism. -. '' ~ )
II went step further on February
"a; and expressly stated my attitude
toward the message of President Will
son / In which he discussed his foul
points and gave, lin principle my as
sent to them: No sutterance of Prest-
dent Wilson. whatever followed this,
80 that there is no object inFsptnnine
any further, threads there started. :
There is still 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 q peace
5leagus OF peoples or q league OF peo'
pies for the maintenance Of freedom,
and justice. ~ .,.,r4t. .t.l2 .4 .%e.,et,,
.'Our opponents made it clear that
they !, would; be- the kernel Of thtt
league Of people and that 1t would IN
this way not be difficult to isolate the
uncomfortable upward strfvings OF
Germany and by economic strangula
tion to extinguish her. vital breath:
considered it as against this quite
proper that the foreign secretary
make q statement on the details of our
political position in the east from Fin
land to the Black sea and in my opin
ion he fulfilled the task. thoroughly,
ION the other hand" continued Won
Hertling, "some Of his statements
were given a more or less unfriendly
reception in wide circles"
The chancellor said he would go In
to the question of the responsibility
for the war. There are already tes'
timonies that Germany was not to
blame," he added. l....
g. =.
II feel obliged to clear away the
misunderstanding which, 1t seems, we
obtained in the Interpretation OF the
second part of the state secretarys
statement" he continued. THE tend.
ency of these utterances Of the state
secretary was purely to ascribe the
responsibility for the continuation and
immeasurable prolongation OF this ter
rible war to the enemy powers entire
ly in the sense l had indicated on
February "a, for 1t goes without say
Ing there can be no question OF less
ening our energetic defense or our
will, or Of shaking our confidence In
victory
Stormy Applause.
Stormy applause followed this utter
ance by the chancellor.
"NOw, as BEFORE" he added. "The
ruler Of the empire, the princess and
the people stand closely and confident.
ly together. They trust In our incomt
parable troops, our Incompatible army
leaders and our united people which
are unshakably standing together, and
we may hope that the Almighty, who
hitherto has helped US and led US from
victory to victory, will reward this
faithful German people"
Count Won Westarp, conservative
said that the words Of the foreign Sec
retary regarding responsibility for the
war alarmed him, and that Dr. Won
Kuehlmann's declaration did not
strengthen the will OF peace.
Abroad" he continued. they WILL
I fear, regard 1t as new peace OF.
feusive. An appeal to the good Will
of England is useless te..
Replies to Criticism.
Secretary Won Kuehlmann made
general reply to the criticisms raisea
IN the debate. He said the most oil.
ficult question in the conclusion OF
a peace would be territorial questions
and proceeded to deal In some, detail
with the rectifications that would oe
required by Austria. Hungary and Bull
paria, Discussions between the two
central powers would offer no dilt''
culties. ,:es;
The secretary referred to the diff
culties of settling the frontier ques.
tions between Turkey and bulgaria
owing to the sentimental grievances
left Nv the Balkan war aud said that
Germany and Austria had done their
hest to establish compromise. Tne
sooner a compromise can be reacned,
he added. the sooner final transfer
~ northern Dozrudja to Bulgaria can
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