The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
KAISER WARNED
HE HURTS PEACE
Philip Scheidemann Scores
Emperor for Demanding
NictOr'S LaurplS.
CITES AUSTRIAN FEELING
majority of People Openly
Hostile" lie Says in RcichS-
tag Speech.
CITES AUSTRIAN FEELING

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 2S.-In Tuesdays
debate on Chancellor Won Hertllng's
speech In the German Reichstag Philip
Scleider,ann took the Emperor to task
for his reply to the address of the Bur-
gomaster OF Hamburg. in which the
Empe-or said: 1--WE desire to live in
friendship with neiehboring people. but
victory for the German arms first must
he recognized
I'VE have heard recently" said Herr
Scheidemann. "cf the speech In which
Il, was said tina. the world nrst must
recognize VI as Victorious. Not Tor
long time have We read anything the
tone OF which was so displeasing and
the contents 50 unpoltic. In times when
there - talk ot peace words from an
authoritative source should be very care.
fully weighed. 4 great part OF the peo-
pie wfom We rcpreser. do not share the
views uttered in tia: speech. but on the
other hand, enersetically repudiate
them"
Austrian Friendship Waues.
Herr Scheidemann asserted that at
. tempts to conclude Il peace on the west
such as that with Russia would prove
IA trial OF strength dangerous for Ger
many. The world would go 10 sleep
with rifles in hand. Bolshevik dreams
would be realized and world revolution
arrive. Our military advance against
Russia evoked vsxatlon in Austria
Hungary. tae majority OF whose people
are quite openly hostile to us"
: Matthias I;rzberger. leader of the
: Clerical Centre. averred that the peace
In the east completely corresponds to
tn. peace resolution" in the Re.chstag
: in 1911. lie added: Wherever it de-
! viates 1t only represents a temporarily
political measure II depends on its
execution whether IL holds good at the
! general conclusion Of peace"
DR.. W. s. Solf. Secretary for the
Colonies. said that Gen. SHUTS had de-
manded East Africa as a connecting link
on the road to Egypt and India and had
thus set up sort OF Monroe Doctrine
for the south hemisphere with the
exclusion of the Germans. just AS the
French had in West Africa.
Wants Colonies Ncutrniised.
THAT is y much stronger acceutuation
of the standpoint OF force said the
Colonial Secretary. than when the
security OF ones own frontier IL desired
Smuis attempted TO advance justification
for this by saving that Germany would
miltarize the black races. The native
been trained nr even equipped for fight
ing against the whites. whereas France
has created in her colonies a standing
army OF a hundred thousand and has
thus made most of her colonies military
''L;rea; Britain also has troops in he
African colonies and permanent Whit
garrisors a; all important places on th'
coast"
by. Solf said that Germany desired. il
the interests of the prestige OF the whit
race to ncutralze all her colonies. de
claring: our East Africans are holdin;
out not. as Gen. SHUTS thinks. because
they have been prepared for years 70
war against Europeans but because W
have succeeded twice in sending then
arms and ammunition.
: "Germany's programme does not en-
tail militarzaton in Africa. Neverthc
less Germany canno. make herself de
I fenceiess on this account while other
; are miltarizlng."