Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
SOCIALIST TAKES.
KAISER TO TASK

SCIlelQemann Sees Uangcr III
Peace on Basis of That
With Russ.
COLONIAL ISSUES CITED
AMSTERDAM, March LIN Tuesdays
speech in the German reichstag
Philip Scheidemann, socialist. took the
emperor to task for his reply to the
address Of the burgomaster OF Ham
burg. in which the emperor said: We
desire to live in friendship with neigh
boring peoples, but victory for the
German arms must f1rst be recog-
nixed.""
I'VE have heard recently" said Herr
Scheidemann, "of the speech in which
It was said the world must hrst recog-
nize us as victorious. Not for long
time have we read anything the tone
Of which was 90 displeasing and the
contents 80 unpolitic. Perhaps IT 10 TO
the point to recall that all parties. IN
cluding the conservatives, in November.
serve in that quarter. In times when
there is talk Of peace words from an
authoritative source should be very
carefully weighed. 4 great part OF the
the views uttered in that speech, but.
on the other hand. energetically repuoi-
ate them"
Sees Danger in Plan.
Herr Sc..sidemann declared that at
tempts to conclude a peace on the bases
such as that with Russia would prove
a trial Of strength dangerous ior Ger.
with rifles in hand, bolshevik dreams
would be realized and world revolution
"our military advance against Rus
gary. the majority Of whose people ara
quite openly hostile to U.S." he declared
Flouts the Militarists.
Herr Scheidemann said, in conclusion:
"The imperial chancellor frankly stated
yesterday that he accepted President
Wilson's four principles. This deciara-
ton is all the more important when
one considers that President Wilson en-
phasixed that his principles were &C
cepted everywhere except by the Ger
man military and annexationfst party.
Well, this party, fortunately. is in this
country no longer of decisive import
ance."
Matthias Erzberger. leader Of the cler-
ica1 center, declared that the peace in
the east completely corresponds to the
1917. He added: Wherever it devIates
it only represents a temporary political
measure. It depends on its execution
whether it holds good at the general
conclusion of peace"
Discusses African Situation.
DR.. W. S. solf. secretary for the col
manded East Africa as q connecting
link on the road to Egypt and India,
and had thus set up sort OF Monroe
doctrine for the southern hemisphere,
with the exclusion Of the Germans. just
as the French had in West Africa
THAT is a much stronger accentua-
ton Of the standpoint Of force" said
the secretary. than when the security
Of ones own frontier is desired. SHUTS
attempted to advance justification for
this by saying that Germany would
miiftarize the colored races.
THE native soldiers in the German
colony have not been trained or even
equipped for fighting against the
whites, whereas France has created in
her colonies a standing army of a hum
bred Thousand and has thus made most
Of her colonies military.
Great Britain also has troops in her
African colonies and permanent white
garrisons at all important places on
the coast"
Would Destroy German Power.
DR.. solf said that the recent speech
of Gen. SHUTS showed that he wanted
to destroy Germany as colonial pow
er, just as Lloyd George would destroy
Germany as a continental power, and
Sir Edward Carson desired to destroy
declared that Germany had never al
lowed any doubt to AYfst as to the gov
eminent and people unanimously desir-
ing to get the colonieS back, or that a
colonial policy was a vital question for
Germany and not luxury. The enemy
had failed to enlighten Germany re-
garding the ultimate fate of the Ger
man colonies, and, he added, after re-
others. This is not the spirit which
leads to peace"
Cites Reason for Peace.
DR.. Gustaye Stresemann. national
liberal, said; THE last few weeks
have taught us what is the best method
the Czech social democratic party in
Austria in the first few days protested
against our advance. However, when
our capture Of foodstuffs was heard Of
the feeling apparently changed. 1t is
not. the negotiations with Trotzky.
nor the reichstag resolution. nor the
reply to the Pope's note, but the ad-
vance of the unbroken German mill
tary forces which has brought us
peace in the east.
"In view of this fact, fresh peace
offer would be wrong"
DR.. Stresemann opposed the chan
cellor's invitation to Belgium, declar-
ing: Even II its annexation is not
Belgium constitutes a pawn
against Great Britain"
Rumania, according to Stresemann,
does not deserve consideration, and he
"a war indemnity is a real
guarantee for a lasting peace. and the
occupying force must remain in Ru-
mania until an indemnity is paid"
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