Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-30
SCRTIDEMAfh IS
FOR HONEST Peace
Full Text of Socialists Re-
ply to Won Hertling
Made Public
PROTESTS AGAINST
GERMAN SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. 30
The text Of the reply OF Philip
scheidemsnn. president Of the Social
Democrat party in Germany. to Chan
cellor Won Hertllns's speech before the
main committee Of the Reichslag. as re-
ceiyed by the State Department was
made public last night.
The text is more complete than the
extracts published Sunday in dispatches
from Amsterdam. II follows
We live in a time OF violent conflicts
and important decisions. A perusal Of
the press shows us with what intensity
the struggle Is carried on. Herr Ebert
and ] already have been called traitors
who ought 10 be shot. The number Of
letters Of abuse and threats which we
daily receive is ever increasing. lt Is
characteristic that these consist Of
anonymous writings, brochures and
agitation, material Of the Fatherland
party.
Il wish to say only a few words on
this matter. The nervous fighters al
home who are prepared 20 sacrifice the
last d op Of blood of others cannot
awaken the feeling Of hate IN me. We
put these letters aside some times with
contempt. but they mostly remind US
II the principal figures Of the immor-
tai Spaniards, Cervantes, Don Quixoie
and Sancho-but TO the point
There are two parties opposing each
other: one is OF the opinion that the
struggle will be ended within a few
months with a smashing victory, the
other party does not believe this. The
one desires peace by agreement, the
other forcible peace. The statesmen
who enc &c from this war without
Longyyy and FREY, without Belgium
smaining In our possession, without
The Flemish coast being wrested from
The English sphere Of power. and the
Meuse line being modified 10 our advan-
tage, will be designated, It is said, by
history a. the grave diggers Of German
power
This is no threat from the Maison de
Sante Of the Schoneberger haupt's
strasse, but a sentence from the speech
If the national liberal representative.
Fuhrmann, in the Prussian House of
Repre- sentatives. The calculation of the
sword conquerors rests, in The first
place, on the submarine war and in the
1eld. In a pamphlet published 10 1916.
10 was said that the submarine war
would. within six months, bring de
risiye success. This period has IN the
meantime been greatly exceeded loo
not think that I cherish the cOnvic-
ton that the submarine war has been
entirely without result. No. 70 has done
considerable damage TO England. Every
Englishman is aware of this. But the
most noticeable result. nevertheless Is
the participation OF America In the
struggle.
"The Russian revolution would long
ago have brought MS peace had America
rot entered the var. aud now wo again
stand exactly as a year ago, before dc
cision Of enormous significance. 10 is
to be hoped that the people viii not
again permit themselves to be infu-
enced by false prophecies.
Il now come to the second factor.
the sword conqueTors. suppose We
conquer Calais and Paris. Would this
mean peace?
u say no. The most astounding fact
IS that the fight Is ever continuing, al
though both parties already have real
led that the struggle cannot be ended
hy a great military decision. We have
overrun entire states; VIC have driven
enemy governments out Of their coun-
FRY. and. Notwithstanding all this, we
nave UUN etNuAtA INaNN 40 sNNf "AAN
when finally the youth Of Germany
and France has bled 10 death, and we
shall have completely vanquished Eng
land and France, VIII we then have
peace with America.
NO count has been taken In this
war Of the change Of the psychology
Of the nations. The advance OF democ-
racy has been tremendously strength
med. cannot see in the remotest
future that day when we shall say VIC
I've vanduished. we accept your terms
or can see the day come when the
i-.onch. English and Americans will
say we are helpless against Germany
we shall accept her peace terms. When
matters stand like this we must not
.tave everything on the card OF great
final victory in the west.
"What brutality shines through in
the Pan-German press? Formerly
every one breathed again with the ap-
proaeh of spring, now one speaks Of
spring which, Of course, must brine
new offensive with countless vic
Ems. Nothing more disgusting than
those fighters at home, who do not
move a muscle when the enormous
number Of victims are mentioned.
"Listen 70 what the Deutsche lei-
tung. the paper Of the Fathorlands
marty. writes in the circles that arc
familiar woth the train Of thought OF
WIlhelmstrasse. The fact Is pointed
out that a decision in the west cannot
be attained without loss OF human ilie
Human beings are as cheap as brarnni'
berries for those gentlemen.
u believe that all the governments
have up to now had a correct view q
Inc actual situation. but that none
have declared the correct conclusion p
ain one has so far looked for II Il
the line Of the Chancellor's speech.
wish 10 remind you how Bethmann
Hollweg and Helfferich expressed
tboroselves concerning the submarine