The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-13
Her THING SAYS
GERMANY MUST
HOLD; NO CHANGE
TN POLICY NOW
Chancellor Discusses Re
tirement Of Kuehlmann
Before Reichstag
(Rv .Aasociated Press.l

TO a German Official Wireless ulSS-
sage received here the Imperial chan
cellor said:
81 maintain the standpoint of the
imperial reply to the peace note Of
Pope Benedict. The pacific spirit
which inspired this reply has also
inspired me. At the time, however,
/ added that this spirit must not
give our enemy free conduct for an
interminable continuation OF the
war.
"What have we lived to see, how
ever? While for years there can have
been no doubt whatever Of our will
ingness to hold out our hand to-
ward an honorable peace, we have
heard until these last few days in
citing speeches delivered by enemy
statesmen. President Wilson wants
war until we are destroyed, and what
Mr.. Balfour, the British secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, has said
must really drive the flush Of anger
to the cheeks Of every German.
Cannot Stand Insults.
''We feel for the honor of our
fatherIand, and we cannot allow our
selves to be constantly and openly
insulted in this manner, and behind
these insults is the desire Of our de-
struction. AS long as this desire for
our destruction exists, we must en-
dure, together with our faithful ma"
ton"
ct am also convinced know it
that in the widest circles Of our ma
ton the same serious feeling exists
everywhere. AS long as the desire
for our destruction exists we must
hold out, and we will hold out, with
confidence in our troops, in our ar
my administration and our magn,fl-
cent nation, which bears SO wonder
fully these difficult times with their
great privations and continuous sac
rificeR.
Nothing Will Be Changed.
I'm the direction Of our policy
nothing will be changed. If. in spite
of these hostile statements by these
statesmen, any serious efforts for O.
paving Of the way to peace were to
show themselves anywhere then,
quite certainly, we would not adopt
o negative attitude from the very
beginning, but we would examine
these seriously meant say ex-
pressly, observation-disclosures immedi-
ateiy with scrupulous care.
Naturally, it is not sufficient
when some agent or other ap-
proaches US and says to us 7 can
bring about peace negotiation then
and there but it is necessary for the
appointed representatives Of the en-
envy power, duly authorized by their
government to give us to under
stand that discussions are possible, !
discussions which for the time be-
ing naturally will be within a limit
ed circle.
'eBut the statesmen who have
spoken up to the present tine have
not said word about such possibili-
ties. When such possibilities mani
fest themselves and when serious
tnclinations toward peace show
themselves on the other SIDE then we
will Immediately go into them. That
is to say, We will not reject them
and we will speak. to begin, within
q small circle.
-.- Shared BY Army.
81 also can tell you that this
standpoint is not merely my own
standpoint, but THAT lit is shared
emphatically by the chief Of the
army administration. The chief of
the army administration, also, does
not conduct war for the sake Of war,
but has said to me that as soon as
serious desire for peace manifests
itself on the other side we must
follow It UP.
'"You will be interested to know
how we are working on this stand
point and certain problems will ap-
pear which the present time forces
upon us. Exhaustive discussions
took place regarding these questions
July l and at general headquarters
under the presidency Of the kaiser.
&= Stand BY Treaty.
Naturally, I can only announce
here quite generally the lines which
were laid down at that time. Re-
garding the east, we stand on the
basis OF peace of Brest-Litovsk and
|aufa6 n }hiu 20 al
in G. loyal manner. That is the wish
Of the German Imperial administra-
ton, and 1t Is supported in this by
the chief Of the army administra-
ton.
"However the difficulty of the ex-
ecution Of the peace Of Brest-Lit-
( ovsk does not lie on our side, but
i in the fact that conditions in Rus
sia are still exceedingly uncertain. We
are inclined to believe IN the loyalty
of the present Russian government
and especially in the loyalty Of the
1 representative of the Russian gov
eminent in Berlin.
"But we may, and cannot, assume
Internationally that the present
/ Russian government has the power
to carry through everywhere the
loyal promises made to US. We do
not at all wish to create difficulties
for the present government, but as
conditions now are, there are inces-
q SAINT developments and endless fric-
tons in the frontier regions. How
ever, our principle Is that we stand
on the basis Of peace made at Brest-
5Iitovsk, and we will carry out this
peace loyalty and will deal Loyalty
with the present government.
They are still under the depress-
4 ing influences of terrible crime in
MOSCOW. The murder of our ambas-
sador there was in act in violation
of international law than which a
worse could never cry to heaven.
InstiqaEed BY Allies.
All indications point to the fact
that the accursed deed was instigat-
ed by the entente allies in order to
involve us in fresh war with the
present Russian governmental state
Of things which we are most anxi-
Gus to avoid. We do not want fresh
war with Russia. The present Rus
sian government desires peace and
needs peace. and we are giving her
our support In this peaceful DISPOSE
tion and aim.
Son the other hand, it is true
that political currents Of very varied
tendencies are circulating in the
Russian empire-nOvements having
the most adverse aims, including the
monarchist movement of the consti-
ttltionaI democrats and the move
nlents Of the social revolutionaries.
We viii not commit ourselves to any
political counter current, but are
giving careful attention to the course
Russia Is steering"
III connection with this point, the
imperial chancellor passed to a re-
view OF the political situation in the
west He then spoke of the reasons
which LED to the resignation of DR..
Won Kuehgmann and concluded: