Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-13
ALSO CHARGES BALFOUR HAS
OPENLY lNSULTEO GERMANY
Behind Insults, Declares Chan
cellor, Is Desire for Ma
tons Destruction.
NO CHANGE MADE IN POLICY
Claims Nh Serious IncIinations
Toward Peace Have Been Shown
by The Allied Leaders.
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:" VIC iI"1'as U" thursday pS I'm :
per!al Chancellor Won Hertling. who
discussed the retirement of Or. Richard
yon Kr.b,,a, H. r
P"'S Va '"e
so'et thmcht' anu 'hc economic prob
lens which had arisen because Of re-
cont deyeIopm.n,s In tho e,v, A.
,o-s, c
'''e'e" mere 'he 'hpcriai
Chancellor said
Il maintain the standpoint Of the
;rnner.., -.,,i, % a.. - 49,
"' i'"|''c aPi''' "hich
""" 'h's reply mas also inspired me.
At the .im. however. added that this
spirit mu.. no, give our enemies frea
..u,.
So, ,., 'e' W scc' nov"
ae.,, -, ao,,t., ,h.,,o"or ~, ,u ,,,
insn.s, tn hold ou, our hand toward
an fonorlhlc peace. We have heard.
until these last fcw days. melting
speeches. delivered By enemy states.
men. President Wilson wants war uu-
IL we arc destroyed. and what Mr.
Ball",r. Tn. british Secretary OF state
for Foreign Affairs has said must
really drive the nush OF anger TO the
cheeks Of every German
We feel for the honor OF our Father
land, and wc cannot allow ourselves
to be constantly and openly insulted
In this manner. and behind these in
suits is the desire for our. destruction
AS long IS this desire for our destruc-
ton exists. We must endure. together
with our faithful nation.
II am also convinced-I know it
that in the widest circles OF our nation
the same serious feeling exists every
where As long as the desire for our
destruction exists. we must hold out
and we VIII hold out, with confidence
in our troops. in our army admin!stra-
tion and our magnificent nation, which
bears 50 wonderfully these Difficult,
times with their great privations and
continued sacrifices
WOULD CONSIDER PEACE
If HoSou.pIy orrrprn
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these hos,uo ..s, SPY. OF
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49, . ' 'o'S "poheh
word abou, sucb no.s;,,;,,,, 80,
such possibilitics ro.n;,.., ,,,..
and when serious inclinations toward
peace show themselves on the other
side. then we will Immediately go into
them. That is 10 say. we will not
reject them--aad we viii speak 10 he
gin. within small circle
II also can tell YOU that this srand-
point is not merely my own stand
point. but that IL is shared emphat!.
cally by the CHEZ of the army admin
istration. The chief OF the army ad-
ministration also does not conduct war
for the sake of war. but has said to
me that rs soon AS serious desire for
peace manifesta itself on the other
side we must follow II up.
You will be interested 10 know how
we are WORKING on this standpoint and
certain problems will appear which
the present time forces upon Us.
Regarding the east. we stand on
the basis or the peace of Brest Litoysk,
and we wish to see this peac, car
ried out In loyal manner. That 10
the wish or the German imperial ad-
ministrat,on' and it Is supported in