Republican farmer., 1918-09-27
YON HERTLING NOW WILLING
 TO PLACE RIGHT OVER MIGHT
Serbians Freezing North ward Along River Toward
 Veles. ENEMY MAKING
 STUBBORN FIGHT Believed Allies Will Go Up Vardar in Outfianking
 Move.


 Hertling the German Imperial Chancellor in addressing the main committee of the Reich stag yesterday declared the submarine warfare is slowly but surely diminishing allied tonnage.
 "Above all," he said, it is re- stricting the transportation of endorsements of men and ma terial from the United States. :"
 Referring to the question of peace, the Chancellor then said that hu- manity shudders at the thought that this war may bring others and the question is engaging the attention of more people as to the possibility of creating an organization amongst peace-needing nations which would ''set right in the place of might and a peaceful solution instead of sarguin- ary battles"
 We never have concealed the fact" said Chancellor von Hertling in the course of his address, that all thoughts of conquest were far from our minds. But how do things stand on the opposite side? If one credited the utterances of the enemy, official and unofficial, they only desire to rc- pei a Germany which in criminal ar rogance is striving for world hege- 1 mony; to fight for freedom and jus tice against German imperialism and Prussian militarism.
 The Chancellor proceeded: "As is known the President of the United States laid down in fourteen points the guiding lines for a con clusion of peace. On January 24 of | this year I discussed in your commit tee all these points and regarding the last remarked that the idea of a l league of nations as suggested had my entire sympathy on the condition that an honest will to peace and the l recognition of the equal rights of all states of the league were guaran- teed.
 How necessary was this reserva- | ton was shown by the statements of | our enemies, who, in league of na- tions, thought of an alliance directed against Germany and her allies. President Wilson in a message on | February 2, (February ID took fur | ther step in the same direction and laid down four points or principles which in his opinion should be ap- l piled in an exchange of views, In my Dz{1 o4 Noh declared myself in principle in agree ment with the possibility of discuss | ing a general peace on such a ba- | sis
 President Wilson, however, has neither then nor since taken any no tice of it.
 Meanwhile the former zealous friend of peace seems to have devel- | oped into the head of American i'm 1 perialists. But the plan of a leaguc of nations yet to be established is not to be discredited by such an ac- l ton.
 'I also do not hesitate to express my opinion again today on this ques- ton and to indicate publicly the ain and basis of such an association. Ii is question of promoting universa and successful disarmament, freedom of the seas and the protection ot small nations.
 Count von Hertling said it was the business of the Germans to stand to- gether, cool, confident, united and resolute, with their one aim the pro- lection of the Fatherland, it's inde- l pendence and it's freedom of move ment. There was no antagonism, he declared, between the Government and the people. The former only de- sired to work with and for the na- ton.
 Alluding to the differences of opin- ion on political matters, the Chancel- Tor said:
 'The period after the war also will l confront us with new domestic prob lens. I know that the prevailing dis content is not influenced alone by the sufferings and worries of war time but by quite definite cares and griev- ances of a political nature. 1 am, of course, alluding to that great reform bill which, 1t is true, does not fal within the jurisdiction of the Reich stag, but nevertheless engages politi- cal circles in Germany far beyond the Prussian frontiers.
 Count von Hertling asserted that the Prussian government was firmly resolved to have the bill accepted, and to that end it would not hesitate tC use any means constitutionally avail able.
 There must be TO question of pro- ct; tfChnr116 however, the chancellor continued mot succeed in attaining our con- templated aim by parliamentary de. bate, then another way indicated by the constitution will be pursued"