The sun., 1918-06-26
PEACEBY FORCE
OF ARMS FUTILE.
REICHSTAG TOLD
Won Kuehlmann Asserts
War Can BE Ended Only
by Diplomacy.
SEES TOO MANY ENEMIES
Says Ententc's Hope Of Vic
tory Is Drcam-No Assur-
ance for Belgium.
SEES TOO MANY ENEMIES

AMSTERDAM. Jane 3S.-SpeakInG In
the Reichstas to-day Imperial Chaneel.
Tor Count Won Hertilne saidi
81 said that these four points Of Presi.
dent wilson might possibly form the
basis Of q general world peace. No Mt.
t.rance Of President Wilson Whatever
followed THIS. so that there is no object
in spinning uny further the threads
there started.
"There Is still less object now. after
statements since then have reached NJ.
especially from America. These state.
ments. indeed. made It really clear what
IS to he understood-a peace League Of
peoples. or a leaeue Of peoples for the
maintenance Of freedom and Justice"
AMSTERDAM, June 25.-Germany's war
and peace aims were briefly set forth
.he idea that she desired to secure world
domination through the war disclaimed.
and the responsibility for tho conflict
primarily placed upon Russia. by Dr..
Richard Won Kuehlmann. the German
Foreign Secretary. in a speech to the
Rechstag In Berlin yesterday.
While declaring that what was de-
sired for the German people and their
allies was "a free. strong. independent
existence" within the boundaries drawn
FOR them ''by history" the Foreign Sec
retary said Germany would have to de-
cline to make any prior concessions by
stating her position as to Belgium in
way which would bind her without
similarly binding Germanys enemies.
With reference to the peace question
M oh tod
Premier Asqu.th's speech OF May Is in
which he said that the British Govern
ment would not turn a deaf ear to
peace proposal IL 1t was not couched In
ambiguous terms
We likewise can make the same
declaration" added the Foreign Secre-
tary. knowing it to be also our policy.
once the moment arrives-when. I
care not to prophesy-that the nations
which are at present locked in battle
will exchange peace views. one OF the
preliminary conditions must be certain
degrees OF mutual confidence in each
others honesty and chivalry
For so long" continued DR.. Won
kuehlmann. ''as every overture Is re-
garded by others as a peace offensive
as trap or as something false for the
purpose OF sowing disunion between
allies; so long as every attempt at
rapprochement Is at once violently de-
nounced by the enemies OF a rapproche-
men, in the various countries. SO long
Will il be impossible to see how any
exchange OF ideas leading to peace can
be begun.
Military Decision Hopeless.
In view OF the magnitude Of this
war and the number OF Powers. includ-
ing those from overseas. that are en-
gagged, its end can hardly be expected
through purely military decisions alone
and without recourse to diplomatic nego-
t!stions.
Our position on. the battlefelds. our
enormous military resources. the situa-
ton and the determination at home per-
mi: Us to use such language. We hope
our enemies perceive that In view OF our
resources the idea of victory for the
Entente is dream"
Referring to the responsibility for the
war. as he viewed 1t. DR.. Won kuehl-
mann said:
IL do not believe any responsible man
in Germany. not even the Emperor or
the members Of the Imperial Govern
ment. ever for q moment believed they
could win the domination OF Europe by
s'art,rg this war. The idea Of world
domination in Europe Is Utopian. as was
proved by Napoleon"
After declaring that the revelations
hat had been made showed Russia as
the Power which planned and desired
the war. with France abetting her and
Englsnds attitude strengthening the
Russian desire for conflict. DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann again declared that Germany had
10: entertained any belief that this war
could lead even to the domination OF
Europe and much less that OF the world.
In introducing his statement Of the
German war aims the Foreign Minister
said:
simply. and In a way easy for all to un-
derstand. what our positive desires are"
The Aims Of Germany.
referring to Germany's war aims DR..
Won Kuehlmann said:
We wish for the German people and
our allies q free. strong. independent
existence within the boundaries drawn
for US by history. We desire overseas
possessions corresponding to our great
ness and wealth the freedom Of the sea.
carrying our trade to all parts Of the
wbrid."
These in BRIEF" added the Foreign
Secretary. "are our roughly sketched
aims. the realization of which In abso-
lutely vital and necessary for Germany"
REGARDING Belgium. the Foreign Sec-
retary said:
"Ws must decline TO make. AZ 1t were.
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