Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-07

struggle against Il world OF numeri-
! {. ~ superior enemies are behind us,
| years fun OF the hardest battles and
/ most painful sacrifices. Neverthe-
| less. we are OF strong heart and full
| OF confidence, faith in our strength,
| resolved TO bear still heavier sacri-
/ fiCes for our honor and freedom and
/ for the happiness Of our posterity.
! IL II cannot. be done otherwise. CAP
| plause.J
we remember with deep and
warm gratitude our brave troops.
who. under splendid leadership, have
accomplished almost superhuman
deeds throughout the whole war. and
whose deeds are a sure guarantee
that the fate OF us all will also in
future be in good dependable hands
In their keeping. For months a con-
tinuous, terrible and murderous bat
tie has been raging in the west.
Thanks to the Incompatible heroism
OF our army. which will live as an
immortal, glorious page in the history
OF the German people for all time,
the front is unbroken.
Has Full Coatidcnce.
This proud consciousness permits
us to look to the future with con-
fidence. But, just because we are
inspired by this feeling and the con-
viction that It Is also our duty to
make certain that the bloody strug-
gle be not protracted for single
day beyond that moment when a
close OF the war seems possible to
us which does not affect our honor,
| have therefore. not waited until
today to take a step TO further the
idea of peace.
Supported by the consent OF all
duly authorized persons in the en-
pire. and by consent OF all our al
lies. acting in concert with us. | sent
on the nights OF October As. through
the mediation Of Switzerland. a note
to the president Of the United States,
In which requested him to take up
the bringing about OF peace and to
communicate 10 :nis end with all
the belligerent states.
THE note will reach Washington
today or tomorrow 1t is directed
to the president OF the United States.
because he. is his message to con-
gress January s. 1918. and in his
later proclamations, particularly in
his New York speech OF September
q. proposed a program for a gen.
eral peace, which we can accept as
a
II have taken this step, not only
for the salvation OF Germany and its
allies, but OF all humanity. which has
been suffering for years through the
war.
People Support Move.
"I have taken II also because !
believe the thoughts regarding the
future well-being OF the nation,
which were proclaimed by Mr.. Will
son, are in accord with the general
Ideas cherished by the new German
government and with II the over
whelming majority OF our people.
$50 far as ! am personally con-
| cerned, in earlier speeches to other
assemhlaEes, my hearers will testify
that the conception which hold OF
a future peace has undergone no
change since l was entrusted with
the leadership OF the empires af-
fairs.
Section missing)
~ see. hence, no distinction what
ever between the national or inter-
national mandates Of duty In respect
OF peace. For me the deciding fac
tor is solely that all participants
shall with equal honesty acknowl-
edge these mandates as binding and
respect lntHl as ls lIlt case Win lilc
and other members of our new gov
ernment. And so with an inner
peace which my clear conscience as
man and as servant OF the peo-
pie gives me. and which rests at the
same time upon firm faith in this
great and true people. this people
capable OF every devotion, and upon
their glorious armed power. await
the outcome of the first action
have taken as the leading statesman
OF the empire.
Whatever this outcome may he
I know II will find Germany firmly
resolved and united either for an
upright peace which rejects every
selfish violation OF the rights of
others or for a closing of the strug-
gle for life and death to which our
people would be forced without our
own fault II the answer to our. note
Of the powers opposed to us should
be dictated by a will to destroy us,
"I do not despair over the thought
that this second alternative may
come. know the greatness OF the
mighty powers yet possessed by our
people and know that the incontro-
vertible conviction that they were
only fighting for our life as nation
would double these powers CAP
plause)
Il hope, however,, for the sake OF
all mankind that the president OF
the United States will receive our
offer as we meant It. Then the door