Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-07

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in good and dependable hands in
their keeping.
Can Retard Foes.
FOR months a continuous, terrible
ana murderous battle has been rag
sing IN the west. Thanks to the in
comparable heroism OF our army.
which win live as an immortal, glor-
lous page in the history of the Ger
man people for all time the front is
unbroken.
rhis proud consciousness permits
us TO look to the future with conf
dence. But just because we are in
spired by this feeling and the con-
Victlon that 1t is also our duty TO
make certain that the bloody stl1 gg.e
De not protracted for a single Cay he
yond the moment when close Of tie
war seems possible to us when dies
not affect our honor. I ~ 81 not,
therefore. waited until today to AXE
Il step to further the idea Of reace.
Sends Note 10 President.
supported by the consent IF all
duly authorized persons in The crl-
pire, and by consent Of an olr elites
acting IN concert with US, I sent On
the night of October As. hfaugn the
mediation of Switzerland a note to
me president of the United States in
winch requested him TO take up the
bringing about OF peace and to com
municate TO this end with all the bel
ligerent states,
The note will reach Washington
today or tomorrow. 1t is directed to
the president of the United States be-
cause he, ir his message to congress-
January 8, 1918. and in his later proc
lamauons, particularly in his New
York speech of September 81. pro-
posed program for . general peace
winch we can accept as basis for ne
gotatons.
II have taken this step not only for
Inc salvation Of Germany. and its al
lies, but of all humanity which has
rHen suffering for years through the
the war.
r7rScnP' Opinion Unchanged.
u have taken il also because ! be-
lieve tho thoughts regarding the future
wcll-beine Of the nation which were
proclaimed by Mr.. Wilson are in ac-
cord with the general ideas cherished
by the new German government and
with the overwhelmirg majority of
our people.
so far as ] am concerned, in ear
lier speeches to other assemEages my
hearers will testify that the conception
which | hold of a future peace has
undergone no change since ! was en-
trusted with the leadership of the en-
pire's affairs
(Section missing.O
u see, hence no distinction what
ever between the natioral and inter
national mandates of duty in respect
Of peace. For me the deciding factor
Is solely that all participants shall with
equal honesty acknowledge these man
dates as binding and respect them as
Is the case with me and other mem
bers of our new government. And SO,
with an inner peace, which my clear
conscience as man and as a servant
OF the people gives me, and which
rests ut the same time upon firm faith
IN this great and true people, this peo-
pie capable of every devotion, and
upon their glorious armed power |
await the outcome of the first action
which l have taken as the leading
statesman of the empire.
May Have to Fight.
Whatever this outcome NAV be, I
know that it will find Germany firmly
resolved ard united either for an up
right peace which rejects every sell
fish violation of the rights OF others
or for closing of the struggle for life
and death to which our people will be
forced without our own fault, if the
answer to our note to the powers op-
posed to us should be dictated by a
will to destroy us.
Il do not despair over the thought
that this second alternative may come.
! know the greatness of the mighty
powers yet possessed by our people
and l know that the ineontrovertible
conviction that they were fighting for
our life as nation would double these
powers (Applause.)
Il hope, however, for the sake of
all mankind that the president of the
United States will receive our offer
as we meant it. Then the door would
be opened to speedy, honorable
peace of justice and reconciliation for
us as well as for our opponents"