The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-05
Schiedemann Refuses To With.
draw His Opposition.
Had Been ReprOved by Vice
Chancellor Payer.
DEMAND JUST PEACE EFFORTS
Socialists Refuse To Vote for
Government Measures.
First Time They Have Fought
Government Budget.

Amsterdam, July 5. Phillip
Scheidemann. leader of the majority
socialists, replying in the German
reichstag Wednesday to Vice Chancel-
lor Payers reproof for socialist oppo-
sition to government measures, de-
clared he had nothing to withdraw.
No Peace by Victory.
Scheidemann. declared that the
greatest military victory. by itself,
never will bring peace-only an armis-
tice.
I'VE will cooperate with the gov
ernment only if the peace question is
clarified. The evaporation of the
masses has reached its highest pitch"
declared Scheidemann. There is
only one cry: End the war, but with
honor"
Scheidemann charged that the Ger
man press had been officially in
structed how to comment on the re-
cent astonishing utterances of Won
Kuehlmann.
Scheidemann's action is regarded as
important. as it was the first time dur
ing the war that the majority So
cialists had refused to vote for the
government budget. 1t is bound to
produce far reaching effect on the
people.
Insist on Reasonable Peace Move.
1t is learned that Scheidemann, in
his recent conference with Pietet
Troelstra. the dutch socialist leader at
The Hague, declared the German
socialists will not support the govern
ment until the latter makes a reason
able step toward peace. This is the
message that Troelstra wanted to
bring to the London labor conference.
German Paper Says People Want Peace
London, July 5.-"The German peo-
pies desire for peace Is SO strong that
sensible accommodation from the allies
is bound to lead to its realization" the
Berlin VorWa rts declares.
Germany is feeling the loss of raw
materials, due to her overseas isola-
tion.''
Vorw" erts Demands Peace with Honor
Amsterdam, July SIN a leading
article the Socialist newspaper, Vor-
waerts of Berlin, declared that the
desire of the German people for a
speedy peace with honor is so strong
the other side would be bound to lead
to its realization.
"Our enemies today" continues the
newspaper, "have the opportunity of
obtaining a peace not prescribed by
the war map but based on the equi-
poise of the military and economic
forces on both sides.
Resources Not InexhausubIe.
1.-THE policy of truth demanded by
Philip Scheidemann, (Socialist lead
err requires an admission that the
economic forces of the German people
are not inexhaustible and the fact that
I'VE are cut off from overseas raw
material is being increasingly felt.
THE more candidly we speak of this
matter the more readily will our enc
mics believe US when we say that this
oppressive situation can only induce
us for years to make greater military
efforts but not accede to conditions
dishonoring the German people and
damaging their interests perman emily
THE conclusion of a peace with
honor thus corresponds to the interests
of our adversary in the same degree
as our own"
Amsterdam. July 5.-The reichstae
has passed the peace treaty and sup
! Elementary treaties with Rumania
according to a Berlin dispatch. The
Independent Socialists voted agains
all the treaties.