Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10
German Leaders Hold Meeting
to Discuss Latest DipIo.
matte Turn and Plan
New Offers.
SOCIALISTS FLAY POLICY
Duplicity of Diplomats in Deal.
ing With Russia Openly
Criticised by Radical
Element.

Emperor William and the rulers OF
Germany apparently are aroused over
the sudden change i'm the situation nnd
the German and Austrian foreign
secretaries are reported hurrying back
to Brest-Litovsk With new Instructions
German military and political leaders
conferred yesterday with the emperor
and there is IA widespread demand
throughout Germany that the relchstas
be convened Immediately.
Reichstag leaders at Il conference
with Foreign Secretary Won kuehimann
discussed the situation n the leaders
of the regular and Independent social
lists are reported to have expressed Is
satisfaction With the German attitude
concerning occupied territory.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable re-
ception OF their proposals by the boil
shevists and the Russian suggestion
that the negotiations be continued in a
neutral country, preferably at Stock
holm, the delegates of the central pow
ers are returning to Bresl- itovsk on
the assumption that the conference will
resume it's sessions at the appointed
time.
London, Jan. 4.-The situation created
by the hitch in tie I:resl -l.itoNsk peace
negotiations, dispatches from Amster-
| dam reflecting news from Berlin show,
has aroused the activities "f the rulers
and politicians of Germany and Aus
tria Hungary. j.
Emperor William yesterday received
in joint audience Chancellor Won liert-
ling, Field Marshal von H~lndenDurg.
General Won Iudcndorff, Financial Min
lister Won Roedern and Foreign Secretary
von Kuehimann. The foreign affairs
committee of the German bunderSrath,
under the presidency of Count Won
Dandl. discussed the Russian situation
q; ,he chancellor's palace. Chancellor
,.,> IIort1ico 1,n1 "a 1nNU nnNnIS1llO
with Admiral Won Tirpitz. the former
minister of marine, and Emperor
charles received in audience Professor
Kucharzevslli. the Polish premier. FOR
eien Secretary Won kuhllmann return to
Erest- Litoovsk after u hurried visit tn
Berlin. is said to have created surprise
as did his conference with reiclstaE
leaders who were summoned suddenly.
Demand Reichstag Be Called.
Leaders of all parties We're present
at the conference, according to inior-
nation i'm Amsterdam. and they I'M
formed DR.. Won kaehlmann that they
adhered strongly to the demand that
the rrichstag be as speedily
AS possible. =.
The feature of the conference is SAID
to have been the outsl;oken speeches
uf Phillip Sclleideniann and Friederich
Ebert, for the official socialists, and
Hugo Haasc for the independent social
| ISlS. lIlEN ~ tNiN'A W. re- i''s
told Won k%nehlmann that his attitude
in the Russian negotiations WAS pr"Ju-
dicial to peace. They told him that to
say one day that Germany wanted no
prusSian territory and To say tn" next
dav tina it wanted virtually all terri
tory occupied by German troops, JUST
fled entente statesmen in declining t.
place confidence mi the word of Ger
many's leaders. The foreign secretary
is said. however. to have made com
plete explanations" 1t is hoped thai
Won kuehlmann and Count cZcrnin. the
Austro-HungarY foreign secretary, re
turned to Brest I.itovsk. where th"N
were expected To arrive yesterday viii
new distractions
Socialists Score Double Dealing.
The Leipsic Nulks Zeitung. The lead
\ i'm. independent socialist newspaper
commenting on the Blest-l-itovsk sit
uation and the activities of Won kuehi
mann and the government. saEs:
Germany now reveals her easter
peace aims. Everybody in Germany
Russia and entente countries nov
knows that she is not aiming M a jus
peace without ~annexationS and indcm
mites such as Won kuehlmann depict
ed. but a peace providing for an enor
NOUS increase in Germany's militar.
: political and economic strength.
These intentions must strengthen tn
war will of the entente. Germany in
; tends really to annex all territories sn
now holds. Her eXcus that the pcpn
lations OF these territories have de
2 clared their willingness to be severe
from Russia is untrue. Individual
. NAV have done so. but they alway
!. have Beer irresponsible, acting ON som