Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-02
BERLIN ACCUSES.
CZERN|N Of TRYING
FOR SEPARATEPEA
STATESMEN OF CENTRAL POW
ERS RECOGNIZE THAT AUSTRIA
SEEKS UNDERSTANDING WITH
AMERICA - RElCHSTA6 LEAD.
ERs cLAMoR FOR PEACE.

Washington, Feb German states
men openly recognize that Austria i,
endeayoring 10 establish peac,
understanding with the United States
This is shown by excerpts from
speeches in the Reichstag debate on
Jan 20, which became available here
today thru the committee on public
information
The leaders quoted are Naumau
author of Mittel Europa Ledebour
Joint leader with Haase of the indie
pendent Socialists; DR.. Da,id. ma.
jority Socialist. and Foreign Minister
Won kuehlmann
The speakers dlsclaimed the idea
of a conquest peace and attacked
The government for its unfair game
at the Brest.Litoysk peace parley
Herr Haase asserted it was Ger.
manys duty 10 support Austrias ell
forts for peace He said President
Wilson was plainly guided by a sert
Gus wish for peace understanding
aud urgedShe removal of the military
dictatorship
Points upon which the Socialist
speakers all agreed were that Ger
many must give up its false methods
and peace would soon follow in the
east.
The spirit OF the debate set forth
in the following sentence was de
Clared 10 be most encouraging tC
White House and State Department
officials
The true opinions of nations can
! only be expressed by referendum
! after evacuation"
II Extracts from the speeches follow
. i, Foreign Minister Won kuehlmann
sA The discussions of the past few
. days yielded a treasure of thought
J and points Of view 1t is simply i'm
possible to discuss such extensive
and important debate in all details.
] will discuss one by one those points
which | have thought in the course
OF discussion urgently call for my
. doing so
Our ministers are incomparal
! more chiefs OF departments than Is
] the case in England They are over
= burdened with department work in
/ wholly other manner than in England
Y where the minister is before every
Z thing else politician
. In England there is also somethins
y else; minister has. one might say
i two personalities the official person
aity. when he speaks ex cathdra anc
!, defends the views OF the cabinet after
having previously consulted his col
YeAgues, and, second, personality
when he makes these public speeche,
aud often INDUCES in latitude de
waiting from orthodox government
'policy.
This conception has not yet pene
strated to us. Every utterance of
secretary OF state or ministe,
would be serupuously weighed and
taken to pieces by the application
s1he critical spirit, which is one O.
the great characteristics of the Ger
! mar nation, and many circles Woull
: point ont the deviations in tone Il
would not be very easy to make
sspeeches with regard to matters o
}any weight without first having the
stext laid down in consultation Will
Athc imperial chancellor
! Count Westarp is very critical to
award the course and the methods 0
! The negotiations at Brest-Litoysk !
aThe point about which he differ.
smost is that the delegation has no,
ftaken the standpoint of annexation.
: This word If my memory serve. !!
aAs flSht, was not used but in con !
nectlon with this there are many !
ideas, and ! believe that his speed |
'ra,ne to this that he supported The .
fakng possession of territory AS !
explained yesterday very full, the /
..shooslng of such a standpoint is alb !
solutey impossible for the present i'm
,perIa government in accordance with
~ its principles and its past.
n The way We are taking proves
otter ripe consideration to be the
Only way upon which all the prin.
tiples OF the government can 4,
Drought into accord with each other
"A Baron Camp asked whether til,
peace conditions IN the east had been
discussed with the military supreme
command before the commencement
NJ peace negotiations The forma.
ZION OF our purposes toward the east
naturally took place after repeated
exchange of ideas between the polfi
Gal movement and the military com
mand Before the commencement O,
peace negotiations there was compre.
hensive discussion
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" When the Lion Divides
The capitalist would have Won no
Ueyc that civilization rests on the oc.
Gumulatlon Of pounds, shi,aags ana
pence-pounds for the capitalist shill
lrgs for the middlemen, and pence for