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to sow discord were unavailing. and
that the Germans were strong enough
TO reach decision "in our differences
OF opinion regarding economic power
and political rights. even down to the
food question:
The Hour Of Danger
Herr Won Payer urged tho necessity
OF the Germans holding together in the
hour of danger and said that disap-
pointed hopes must be prevented
justified hopes fulfilled and actually
existing wrongs rcdrcssed. Regarding
the Prussian suffrage bill, which he
considered of prime Importance, he
said that at is no longer Prussian,
but eminently German question" >"
and on it's decision depends the con-
hdence which the population places in
the Prussian and the imperial govern
ment. Further postponement, he said,
Is not permissible. adding "morcover.
1t is my belief that the decision of the
Prusslan government may be regarded
as already taken. and if equal suffrage
does not issue from the committee Of
the upper house the government will
proceed to dissolution"
Won Payer considered that the pres
ent terrible struggle would not end with
a peace of the customary character A
mere glance at the state of complete
exhaustion of the world excludes such
possibility. he said.
I'm former peace negotiations.' he
said, "thc middle and lower classes
when 1t came to the council table fell
quietly into the background. This is
now over, and the governments will
conclude the coming peace treaties in
close harmony with the entire people,
Russia. he thought, might have re-
manned in capable existence if she had
granted tolerabe conditions to the en-
shaved races by federal constitution.
Won't Give Up Poland
I'VE cannot hand over Poland to
Russia he added, "nor can we assist
in having Finland again placed under
the Russian yoke. We cannot leave
to their fate the border states which
lie on the German frontier and the Bal
tic to be subjected against their will
to Russian imperialism or thrown into
the perils of civil war and anarchy.
I'm fact, these states, having come to
an understanding with US, as those
most nearly interested, can only be an
advantage to the world, and we can
never permit any one to meddle with us
in this matter from the standpoint Of
the present European balance of
power, or rather British predomi-
nance"
He asserted that Germany had peace
in the East and would not submit to
the Entente for its approval or altera-
tlon the peace treaties with the
Ukraine, Russia and Rumania.
For the rest, the territorial pos
sessions which existed before the war
can everywhere be restorcd." the
speaker added. "a preliminary con-
dltion for US and our allies IS that all
the territory should again be restored
which we possessed on August l, 1914
Germany must. therefore, in the first
place receive back her colonies, in
which connection the idea of an ex-
change on the grounds of expedency
need not be excluded.
"We Germans, as soon as peace is
concluded, can evacuate the occupied
regions. We can, when once things
have been got to that stage, restore
Belgium. If we and our Allies are
longed to us and if we first are sure
that in Belgium no other state will be
more favorably placed than we, then
Belgium, l think | may say. can be
given back without encumbrance and
without reserve"
Denies Belgium Sympathy
The Vice Chancellor said requisite
understanding between Germany and
Belgium was easier because their eco
nomic interests frequently were paral-
lei, and that Belgium was directly de
pendent upon Germany as a hinterand
tie sald he had no reason to doubt that
the Flemish question could be solved