The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-26
KUEHLMANN
BIDS FOR PEACE
German Foreign Secretary Says
F.uSSid Shared War.
ADMITS SWORD CAN'T WIN


Negotiations Necessary, He De.
cIares-Free Seas, Historic Limits
and Colonies, Germany's War Aim.
Amsi ei'tialn. June 26-GerInany' s
war aiE.S were set forth, and he idea
that she desired to secure world dom
nation through The war d.Sclaimed BY
DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the for
eign secretary, in d speech To the
reichSlag.
Dr. Won kuehlmann quoted from the
speech OF former Premier Asquith,
May 16. III which he said the British
government would not turn deaf ear
to Il peace proposal if it was not
couched in ambiguous terms.
We likewise can make the same
DECLARATIONS. lie ;itiued, knowing il to
be also our policy.
"t,nCe Inc IuoIutnt arriVeS-When, |
care hot 10 propheSy-that nations
locked III battle Viii exchange peace
views, Il parliamentary condition mus,
be certain degrees of mutual conf
dence Ill eacn others honesty and
chiNalry.
'r,or so long as every overture is
regarded BY others us Il peace often
SINe-aS trip or as something false
to diSunlon aihOng allles, SO long as
every aItelnp, 1T Il rdpprochlnenU IS al
once violently denounced by the enc
mics OF impeachment in the vari-
Gus countries, so long will il be I'M
possible TO see how any exchange OF
ideas leading 10 peace can be begun.
In view of The magnitude of this
war and the number of poWc. :, iuclid-
ing lnoSe overseas. mat are engaged
its END can hardly be expected
through purely military decisions alon,
ana without recourse TO diploma
negotiations.
Referring to the responsibility for
the war, Or. Won kuehlmann said:
Il do not believe any responsible
man III Germany, not even the emperor
OF the member of the imperial govern
ment, ever for Il moment believed they
could win the domination of Europe
by starting the war. The idea CT world
domination i'll Europe is UtOpian, as
was proved by Napoleon
In introducing his statement of the
German war aims, he said:
Il consider it necessary to say sim
derStand, what our positive deStinies
are,
We wish for the German people
and our allies free, strong, indie
pendent existence within the bounda-
ries drawn for us by history. We de-
sire overseas possessions correspond
ing to our greatness and wealth; the
freedom of the sea, carrying our trade
10 all parts of the world
These in brief are our roughly
sketched aims the realization of which
is absolutely vital and necessary for
Germany
Regarding Belgium, the foreign sec
rotary asserted:
we must decline to make, as it
We're, prior concession by giving a
statement on the Belgian question
which would bind us without in the
least binding the enemy.
Il believe one can say without fear
of contradiction, as the result of reve-
latiOnS, that the deeper we 60 into
the causes of this war the clearer 1t
becomes the power which planned and
desired the war was Russia; France
played the next worse role as insti-
gator, and England's policy has very
dark pages to show.
"England'S attitude in the days be-
fore the outbreak of the war was
bound to strengthen Russia'S desire
for war. Of this there are proofs
enough in the documents already pub
lished.
"On the other hand, Germany did
not for an instant believe this war
could lead to the domination of Eu
rope, much less to the domination Of
the world. On the contrary, the Ger
man policy before the war showed
good prospects of being able SatiSfac-
torily TO realize its essential aims,
namely the settlement Of affairs in the
east and colonial problems by peace
full negotiations"
Touching on GermanyS rela lions
with her allies, he said:
I'm Austria Hungary, that brilliant
representative of her foreign policy,
Count Czernin, retired because of in
terual political reasons. His succes-
SUl, Baron Burlan, IS We'll tried DIP
loniat, whose loyalty, friendship and
devotion To the alliance were assured
from the outset.
1t is also To be reckoneA among
Baron Buriun $ services that an inter
view between the two emperors occuF-,
red At main headq larters, which his
tory will record as momentous in shap-
ing the relations between Germany
and AuStria-Hungary. Both lie EN-
perors, in the presence of leading
statesmen, assured each other sOlemlS
they would not only Loyalty abide by
the existing alliance, but also intend
Ell ~ SllSuktiicd, "iuCi anu uCcpcu
it in political, military and economic
directions.
Pursuant to the expression of the
will of these two august persOnageS.
respon >.ble statesmen forthwith en-,
tered in0 corresponding negotiations.
During his visit to Berlin Baron Burr
an discussed the fundamental ques-
tons thoroughly In conferences with
the chancellor, the exchange of views
being carried on further In writing.
They probably will be continued on
the accession of the chancellor's return
visit to Vienna
with Bulgaria, too, recent events
especially the peace negotiations, have
fa cilitated the drawing closer of many
personal and political ties. 1t is
matter of regret, which the German
public shares, that NJ Radoslavoff,
who has been a pillar of our alliance,
recently resigned for internal political
NHaSons. The explicit ASSURANCES Of
s successor and the exalted person.
ality Of the great statesman who wears
the Bulgarian crown are a guarantee
to us there will he no change in the
policy hitherto followed"