Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
Won Hertling Trie,
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Won Hertling Tries that since the
to Sow Discord. 1890.
pirations have been realized or are
about to be realized in the east that
the nations greatest present apostle
Of legerdemain should once more be
showed forward on the stage to recite
long diatribes on the goodness. the
nobleness and uprightness Of the aims
Of the German government. with the
hope that the enemy may be further
divided and that the German military
machine may carry out its purposes.
Two motives generally are assigned
for the speech of the German imperial
chancellor before the reichstag last
Monday. Primarily it is believed he
had no other intention than to SOW dis
cord between the European allies and
the United States. Secondly. he un-
doubtedly wished to bolster up the
opinion of the people at home and
camouflage the governments real pur-
poses with a veil of good intentions.
While striking in the east. it is very
essential for the German government
to reconcile divergent views in Ger
many. where a great mass Of the peo-
protestations of the government a year
ago have been lived up to, people who
believe that the nation has fallen into
the hands of the imperialistic junkers,
who have no other intention than to
continue the war until wild dreams of
conquest are realized.
Moreover, the German policy. insofar
as actions are concerned in the east.
has brought about sharp differences be-
tween Germany and Austria, and the
Austrian press has sharply assailed the
idea of Austria participating in further
campaigns of conquest. Won Hertling
attempts to appease growing Austrian
wrath and make 1t appear that the
principles which have been enunciated
by the Austrian government likewise
German regime in Berlin. In this Won
Hertling scored some success. for there
has been a change in the trend of ex-
preston of the Austrian press. 1t veer-
as two weeks ago the newspapers Of
Emperor Charles realm were extreme
ly hostile to Germanic purposes. 1t be-
ing believed that dictation by Berlin
would lead Austria further astray.
Even though Won Hertling may have
succeeded in measure in this direc-
ton. there are Indications that the Won
Hertling speech has done nothing in
the way of disorganizing the enemy.
Paris, London and Washington have in
dicated their purpose Of continued feal-
ty to the common cause and bitter ar
fragments of the hypocrisy Of the Ger
man chancellor have been uttered. The
allied governments and press are not
slow, however, to recognize the danger
of continued peace talk and declare the
Germans are merely prolonging it that
the allies national will to press the
way will be weakened.
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Won Hertling made the declaration
that he accepted four Of the prin-
ciples recently
Chancellor Slides set forth by
Over Larger Issues. SON There are
no guarantees, however, that the Ger
man nation would abide by anything
the chancellor said. The chancellor
again slid over the question of the
complete restoration of Belgium. the
restoration OF Alsace-Lorraine, but de-
clared that Germany would institute
autonomous forms Of government for
the provinces in western Russia.
Just how sincere are any statements
in this regard. is indicated by the con-
tinued advance of Teuton armies in
Russia and the utter disregard shown
by Germany for the broader principles
enuuCiebeo ny tue AmeIicaH 1EesiucHt'
Germany 10 carrying on a policy Of dis
integration and destruction rather than
an expressed unitarian policy of aid
ing oppressed regions.
The allied nations have picked flaws
in the chancellor's speech and indicate
tho glaring Inconsistencies between ex-
pressed doctrines and actual practices.
Phillip Scheidemann. leader Of the in
dependent socialists In the reichstag,
has hotly assailed the kaiser and the
government and has declared openly
that Russia and Belgium should be
given up and the Russian policy for
saken. He declares that Germany
drifts away from peace rather than
brings II closer and says that the war
cannot end on the basic principles ap-
perently dominating Germany's course
ID the est Other memIers of the