New Britain herald., 1918-09-25
HERTLING NETTLED
 BY WILSON'S STAND
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(Continued from First Page) modern liberal kulture CD to the en- Slaved peoples of central Europe, while at the same time they are re- Jolclng at the many millions of dol lars which the war armaments are causing to flow into the pockets of the businessmen.
 Theory and practice are two diff ferent things. The old proverb of the mote in another's eye and the beam in ones own finds constant il- illustration in the machinations of the Entente. They never are tired of condemning our march into Belgium but they pass over the oppression of Greece, the interference with that country's internal affairs and the en- forced abdicatiOn of it's king as if they were matters of course. They say they are fighting to protect op- pressed nations, but the century, old sorrows and the justitiable grievances of Ireland nowhere find hearing, not even In America. where the peo- pie are acquainted with them through the numerous Irish immi- grants. The British government which is especially fond of talking of right and justice, recently found it compatible with those principles to recognize the conglomerate rabble of Czecho -Sloyaks as a, be1ligerent pow CT.
 Says Germany Will Not Grovel.
 How will the German people have
 
 for mercy in fear and trembling? No, gentlemen; remembering it's great past and it's still greater mission in the future it will stand erect and not Cringe or grovel.
 'The situation is serious, but it gives us no ground for deep depres- sion. The iron wall of the western front is not broken and the U-boat is slowly but surely fulfilling it's task of diminishing tonnage, thus above all increasingly menacing and re- stricting endorsements of men and material from the United States.
 "The hour will come, because it must come, when our enemies will see reason and be ready to make an end of the war before half of the world is converted into a heap of ruins and the flower of it's manly strength lies dead on the battlefield.' Count Von Hertlfng said it was the business of the Germans to stand to- gether, cool, confident, united and re- solute, with their one aim the pro- lection of the fatherland it's inde- pendence and it's freedom of move ment. There was no antagonisn, he declared, between the government and the people. The former only desired 10 A l luding to the differences of opinion on political matters the chancellor said: Admits Discomfort in Germany. | "The period after the war also will | confront us with new domestic pro- blems. ] know that the prevailing | discontent is not influenced alone by | the sufferings and worries Of war time | but by quite definite cares and griev- | ances of a political nature. I am. of course, alluding to that great reform bill which, it is true, does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Reich : stag, but nevertheless engages polit- ! cal circles in Germany far beyond the i Prussian frontiers"
 Count von Hertling asserted that 1 the Prussian government was firmly resolved to have the bill accepted and : to the end it would not hesitate to use any means constitutionally avail able
 There must be no question of pro- 1 crastination," he said. Should We, l however," the chancellor continued, ] mot succeed in attaining our con l templated aim by parliamentary de- ! bate, then another way indicated by ! the constitution will be pursued.'
 Referring to the question of peace, 1 the chancellor then said that human i ity shudders at the thought that this war may bring others and the question 1 is engaging the atte1 1tion of more peO- pie as to the possibility of creating an organization amongst peacc-necd- ' ing nations which would "Set right in the place of might and a peaceful so- i lution instead of sanguinary battles. i The chancellor proceeded:
 As is known the president of the United States laid down in IA points the guiding lines for a conclusion of 1 peace. On January A of this year discussed in your committee all these points and regarding the last re- 1 marked that the idea of A league o1 nations as suggested had my entire 1 sympathy on the condltloa that an honest will to peace and the recogn1- tlon of the equal rights or all states 1 of the league were guaranteed. How necessary was this reserVa- 1 tion was shown by the statements o1
 our enemies, who, in a league of na