Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, September 11.-As
the first step toward peace Germany
must renounce pan-German ideas, In
the opinion of Prof. Hans Delbrueck
of the University of Berlin. Prof.
De1brueck, in an article in the maga-
zine Prussian. Year Book. declares
that the pan-Germans not only bear
portion of the responsibility for the
war, But also the chief responsibility
for it's prolongation. Prof. Delbrueck
says:
'"The world demands and has right
to demand that the German people
give guaranty that the pan-German
spirit, the spirit of superiority. of
might, of heathendom. is Hot the Ger
man spirit.
1.-The best method Of showing the
world that the German government
has definitely and irrevocably shown
the pan-German endeavors the door
would be for the government to col
lect all of those ante-bellum pan
German inctations and demonstrate
by means of our enemies literature
how greatly their conduct damaged
catastrophe war;"
By the Associated Press.
Burian Suggests Conference.
AMSTERDAM, September 1o-An
exchange of views between the Gen.
trail powers and the entente was ten
tatively suggested by Baron Bur1an,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign MINIS
ter, in an address to visiting Ger
n.
Vienna dispatch today.
Such a discussion, said the foreign
minister, need not take the form OF
peace negotiations, but would have as
things which are keeping the bellig-
erent powers apart.
Fighting May Not Be Needed. ;
Baron Burispa dkanced his sugges-
ton III in the dsea adysTsa5les onlv pre
vi Vide e'' the op65xt9httysgn calm e1-
change>of viaws-soI1e sort Of di-
rect, informatfFe discussion is think
able which would besfar from being
peace negotiati9ns-ofd discussing and
wsGnlns pasa paTae1 .0aas ans
no further fgAtfRg Will perhaps be
needed to ringthSm closer together"
"This question arises." said the for
eign minister: isn't it a crime against
humanity even to think of completely
pulling down a structure which has
become historical, and which certain
ly. here and there needs improve
ment, but is only capable of improve-
ment in order to found a paradise in
future on its ruins? The defect in this,
however, is that in accordance with
the destructive methods of our enc
mics it can only be created with q
much too great Sacr1hce.
AThink Of What Is to Come"
Count the past Ihecatombs of this
war. Think of those to come, and
ask whether striving to attain war
aims at such price is justifiable-
war aims in which the principle Of
Justice is put foremost-without in
yestigating whether an understand
ing could not be reached by a fair
application of that principle
TT is unthinkable that even the
most confident hopes>of final victory
runii run to avoid considering whether the the
most terrific exertions and sacrifices
can longer be justified in order to car
~ through principles which are not
the affairs Of ofner peoples who can
manage them quite as well them
selves.
Fight for Imaginary Things.
"I believe that careful and sincere
Investigation would bring many on the
other side to realize that they often
are fighting for imaginary things. It
may be an ungrateful task to want to
communicate ones own perceptions Of
things to the enemy.
"The enemy group can, If 1t wishes,
convince itself that In all questions Of
humanity and justice and Of future in
ternational relations that 1t Will en-