Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-13
VON HERTLING MAKES SPEECH
 IN RE|CHSTAG
Discusses Foreign Problems and Economic Conditions Arising in Germany During Last Few Months
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CRv Review Leased Wire) LONDON, July 12.-Debate on the general political situation was opened in the reichstag on Thursday by Im- perial Chancellor Won Hertling. who discussed the retirement of pr. Rich ard Von Kuehlmann, the German for eign secretary, the foreign policy of the government, and economic prob lens arising from developments in the east. According to German official wireless messages the imperial chan cellor said:
 T maintain the standpoint of the imperial reply to the peace note of Pope Benedict. The pacific spirit which inspired this reply has also in- spired me. At the time I added that this spirit must not give our enemies free conduct foriar interminable con
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 What have we lived to see, how ever? While for years there can have been no doubt whatever of our will ingness to hold out our hand toward an honorable peace, we have heard until these last few days melting speeches delivered by enemy states men. President Wilson wants war un- til we are destroyed, and what Mir. Bai- four, the British secretary of state for foreign affairs has said. must really drive the flush of anger to the cheeks of every German.
 we feel for the honor of our faith erland. and we cannot allow ourselves to be constantly and openly insulted in this manner. and behind these in- suits is the desire for our destruction. As long as this desire for our destruc- with our faithful nation.
 'T am also convinced-I know it. that in the widest circles of our nation the same serious feeling exists every. where. As long as the desire for our destruction exists we must hold out, and We will hold out, with confidence in our troops. in our army administra- tion and our magnificent nation which bears SO wonderfully these difficult times with their great privations and continuous sacrifices.
 Tn the direction of our policy nOth ing will be changed. If. in spite of these hostile statements by these statesmen, any serious efforts or a paving of the way to peace were to show themselves anywhere, then. quite certainly, we would not adopt a negative attitude from the very begin ming but we would examine these se- riously meant-I say expressly, se- riously - efforts immediately with scrupulous care.
 Naturally it is not sufficient when some agent or other approaches us and says to us: T can bring about peace negotiations. then and there but it is necessary for appointed repre- sentatives of the enemy powers. duly authorized by their government. to give us to understand that discussions are possible, discussion which for the time being naturally will be within a limited circle.
 But the statesmen who have spok en up to the present time have not said a word about such possibilities. When such possibilities manifest themselves and when serious inclina- tions toward peace show themselves on the other side, then we will imme- diately go into them. That is to say, we will not reject them-and we will speak, to begin, with in a small cir cle.
 q also can tell you that this stand point is not merely my own standpoint, but that it is shared emphatically by the chief of the army administration The chief of the army administration also, does not conduct war for the sake of war but has said to me that as soon as serious desire for peace manifest5 itself on the other side We must fol low it up.
 You will be interested to know how we are working on this stand point and certain problems will appear which the present time forces upon us. Exhaustive discussions took place re- garding these questions July 1 and 2 at general headquarters, under the presidency of the kaiser.
 Naturally, I can only announce here
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