The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-14

Washington. Feb fs.-Gerrna
reply to President Wilson's latest ad-
dress on peace terms may come next
Tuesday.
Count Won Hertling. the German
chancellor. according to unofficial ad-
vices reaching Washington this after
noon. will then speak In the reich
stag
officials and diplomats who have
studied yesterdays speech of Lloyd
George In the British house OF SOM
mons take It for granted In many In
stances that II the German chancei-
Tor speaks at all. he will seek to en-
phasize and exaggerate the apparent
discrepancy between the observations
OF President Wilson and the British
premier on the attitude of Count
CSernfn, the Austrian spokesman.
1t Is not thought likely that Won
Hertling viii bring the positions OF
Germany and her enemies any closer
together, Germany for the moment.
Judging from scmi-official advicex and
press dispatches that sweep through
neutral countries. il under the spell
Of the military leaders who promise
much from the welI-advertised Ger
iilfNti otttDSIEt III Inc west.
Hertling and Won Kuxhlmann, the
German foreign minister, have been
In conference with the kaiser since
thetr return from the deliberations at
Brest Litovsk
Germany as Victor
II the chancellor takes hts cue from
the imperial war lords utterance CON
corning the conclusion OF peace with
| Ukraine, the speech would be bel
ligerent and threatening. with de-
mand that the enemies OF Gernaa ny
| acclaim her as victor.
American officials are not app~e-
hensive over any efforts that NAV he
made to picture a rift between Presi-
dent Wilson and the British premier
| Both men. It rs known. have been In
closest communication ever since
| Americas entry into the war. The
! important fact. It Is pointed out. L.
| that the speeches of both agree on
the important fact that there can be
no peace until the militarists of Ger
many. who stand in the way. step
aside
| Earl Reading, the new British am
/ Ia ssador, was presented TO the presi-
/ dent this afternoon. The exchanges
between them gave evidence of closest
accord between the two countries and
promise OF future cooperation.
Prs~'a nre~ertS a factor OF utmost
interest to officials here. The Refused
OF TrotZky TO sign a peace pact with
the German government has left the
kaiser. II ia pointed out. with most
unsatisfactory achievement on his
| hands.
No Legal Title to TERRITORY.
There is no treaty to give him legal
title to the Russian territory he oc-
! curies he must hold It by a squat
/ ter's custom. with force. and with
men and guns, which American MILL
tary experts. say he could use to much
adva ntase on the western front.
| The latest Information the state
department Is able TO get shows that
since the Bolsheviki announced that
they were through and ordered de-
mobilization OF Russian forces, not
n German division has moved from
the eastern front.
Fritz" II rs indicated. is some
what bewfldered.
! AS for Ukraine. the latest inforrnn-
ton to the state department. confirms
official estimates that German dipio-
macy in that direction has also
achieved a victory OF doubtful innpor-
lance. The Jingle or Mother Huh
hard and hes deg tha atlssces ahow,
Is being enacted The cupboard whtch
German diplomats said was full -