Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-01-25
German Chancellor Says Might
Form Base of Negotia-
tons Later On.
REN0UNcES BRITISH TERMS
Hertling Says that President
Has Lost Some of His
Autocratic Stand.
81 United Press.

81 United Press
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 25.-German
Chancellor Hertling told the main
committee of the Reichstag that the
speeches of Premier Lloyd George and
President Wilson contained certain
acceptable principles" to Germany ac-
cording to Berlin dispatches received
today.
''Concretely the outlines are unsat-
isfactory," he insisted.
president Wilson's program con-
tained many points apt to form the
basis of peace negotiations" declared
Hertling.
"Notwithst- nding our strong mill
tary and political position Germany is
willing for peace.
Lloyd George Is declaring he does
not seek the annihiliation of Germany
and never entertained a desire to de-
stroy US. even used words of apprecia-
ton OF Germany's political cultural
| position.
But his other utterances forced the
conviction that he believed himself
entitled to adjudge the Germans gull
ty of all possible crimes.
II acknowledge that President Will
sons tune is now different from what
1T was before his attempt by means
OF the American reply to the Pope to
SOW -discen6on between the German
government and the German people.
| He no longer talks of autocratic
suppression of German people by the
government and his former attack on
the Hohenzolledn is not repeated.
Premier Lloyd Georges terms are
Unacceptable. They are badly massed.' =
] Hertling yoiesd u1noysa Of guc.
OaHs IN the bs unuin
| tiaffons. At
r.ods expired for Cooperation aahonl
Hertling said, AFTER that German,
was no longer bound by her offers to
the Entente. She had a free path to
pursue separate peace negotiations.
since then war aims speeches have
been delivered by Premier Lloyd
George and President Wilson Lloyd
George showed an alteration in tone.
/ lie no longer abused US, but he
| showed an inclination for negotia-
lions. But cannot 60 SO far as the
foreign journals which have read in
the speech an earnest desire for peace
or even OF friendly feelings towards
US. Doubt has often arisen whether
the Russians are in earnest in their
peace negotiations. All sorts of wire
less messages are going throughout
the world with strange contents, and
these might strengthen this doubt.
sAciOSS, uolU laSt 10 tne nope
shortly to arrive at a good conclusion
with the Russians at Brest-Litovsk.
We hope soon to conclude an agree
ment with Ukrainaina which will be
m mutuaily satisfactory, especially from
an economic view point.
Continuing he pointed out that AL
SAGE was originally German in 1853
and that it had been merely restored
to Germany in 1871. Commenting on
man chancellor asserted:
"On the first four points agreement
Is obtainabie without difficulty. On the
nth. there will be some difficulty. It
concerns chiefly England but it could
be taken into consideration The sixth.
concerns only Russia and the Central
Powers. The seventh can only be
settled In peace negotiations but Ger
many has never demanded the incor-
poration Of Belgium territory by vio-
lance On the eighth point Germany
does not wish annexation by violance
but this Is question to be discussed
only by France and Germany We
cannot talk of the secession of Alsace
Lorraine. On the ninth and tenth
point. Germany remains solidly with
Austria Hungary (here there was an
omfssion). AS to the fourteenth point
Germany will be ready when all other
questions are settled. to discuss
league of nations. Briefly summa rized
the fourteen points embracing Amer
ica's war aims as outlined by President
Wilson were as follows:
First open diplomacy; second, free
dom of the seas; third. no economic
barrier and equality of trade condi-
ton: fourth. guarantee of reduction
of armament: fifth. free open-minded
and absolutely impartial adjustment
of all colonial claims based on the
principles that the interest of the
population must have equal weight
with the claims of the government:
sixth. evacuation by the central pow
ers of all Russian territory and COM
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