New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-09-28
COUNT HERTLING AGAIN.

In his address before the Reich
stag main committee last Tues
day, Count Hertling apparently
sought to accomplish two things
First, to restore the morale ant
unity Of the German people, ad
mittedly shaken by Hindenburg'
fiat failure in the west. Second
to revive their waning faith il.
the imperial German govern
ment s assurances that it desires
a just and permanent peace sub
stantially along the lines suggest.
ed by President Wilson in7Febru-
ary-and that the way thereto is
blocked solely by the Allied ma
tions. His task was rendered diff
ficult by the stubborn and re.
corded facts Of the war, which
| contradict most of his assurances
and all Of his professions. Hav-
ing a very bad case, he made so
poor a fist of it that Amsterdam
reports even the Reishstage mem
bers "unfavorably impressed. .
But if his effort failed of is
planned purpose, it succeeded at
least in demonstrating the i'm
possibility of any peace palavcr
or negotiations with the present
German government-and with
German statesmen of the Hertling
type.
For it is evident that the Ger
man chancellor still labors under
the delusion that fair words can
lure the Allied peoples to forget
fulness and condonation Of foul
deeds. He repeats assurances al
ready repudiated by German
deeds, and misstatements so com
pletely exposed by events that
even in Germany they are brand
ed as falsehoods. His lip-service
adhesion to the principle If aroi-
tration inevitably recalls the
Kaiser's prompt Endorsement of
Austria s refusal to submit her
quarrel with Serbia either to
mediation or arbitration. His ad-
hesion to the principle of protec-
tion of small nations. and his as
sertion~ that i'm this-respeet Ger
many has "an entirely clear con-
SCIENCE" is rendered mockery by
Germany's brutal oppression OF
small nations in the east since
Brest-Litovsk.
In short, Count Hertling's ad-
dress reveals anew his incapacitv |
either to learn or to forget. Since
he utters the words that are put |
in his mouth by his masters, it
reveals anew the further fact
that the Imperial German gov
ernment" is in the same position.
Reviewing his favorable discussion
If the American Presidents s four
points of principles last Febru-
Try, he complains that President
Wilson has neither then nor
'ince taken any notice Of it, but
seems totally unable to realize
hat his words were ignored be-
,ause German deeds had proved
hem utterly valueless.
There is no doubt that Count
Iertling is representing and serv-
ng his imperial master as faith
ully as he can. and as well as he
,nows how. His devotion to the
oval Potsdammer led him to de-
lare earlier in the month that
the dynasty and the crown" are
the most precious treasures" Of
herman political life. It is prob
bic that his master will soon re-
yard his zeal Of kicking him out
+ the chancellorship because Of
is failure to convince the world
hat black is white. But change
f chancellors, while it may
hange the Prussian style of pc
teal camoufage, will not alter
ne nature nor moderate the greed
the Prussian autocracy. While
he imperial German govern
lent' as presently constituted
lrvives and misrules at Berlin,
ne only road to a just and perrin
nent peace must be that which
le Allied armies in the west are
DIV building in the direction of
lie Rhine.-Ti -Times-P -Picayune.