The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-08
vONTIRpiTzBACKS
GERMAN POLICY
COnnands Chancellor For Re-
tusing to Quit Russia.
SOCIALISTS RAP ANNEXATION
The Leaders Condemn Policy of the
Kaiser as Shown by Peace Negotia-
tons at Brest-Litovsk.

Ans; erdam Jan. S.-AGm raj Won
TirpitZ voicing the demands CT the
Fatherland party and the Pan-Ger-
mans regarding the negotiations wi Ii
Russia. has telegraphed 10 Chancellor
Won He.tiing formally cc mmendi G
the firm stand taken by the chancellor
toward the Russian demands.
In he position taken by Russia.
says the admiral, is seen the fruit of
ten days work of the entente" He
says the transfer of the negotiations
to Stockholm would constitute a de-
cisive Sep on the path to a genera
peace which would have no regard f-r
Germanv's vital needs.
The Norwaerts publishes speeches
by Philip Scheidemann, leader Of the
majority Socialist party in the Reich
stag. and Hugo Iaase, the minority
Socialist leader. condemning wh1I
they termed the annexation projects
Of the German government. as dis
closed at Rrest-Litovsk. The speeches
were delivered before the Reichstag
main committee.
Her Scheidmann said tee was no
doub. that the reichstag majority ad-
hered to the declara ion OF last sum-
mer AGAINST forced anneXati0ns and
contributions. and tha t." a'Sts
and other large circles in German
say contradiction between the state.
ments of the German nego iators a
Rrcst- ftovsk on December 26. dec ar
ing for peace without annexatiCns ami
in'empities and on December %.
when the German proposals REGARD y
occupied Russian territory were m ..
He asserted the position of the CHI n
cellor would be untenable if he de-
parted from the standpoint CT the
right of self-determination of peoples.
Herr Scheidermann decler"d the So
cialists stand for unrestg:c'Hd self
determination of peoples" adding:
Just as resolutely "s we oppose
the anneXationist politicians of the en-
tente, we combat the annexationist
politicians Of our own county"
Herr Hasse said the German pro
posals of December % constituted
yelled claim to anneXations.
Chancellor Won Hertling received a
number of party leaders, the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger says, and gave them
reassuring account Of the military
and political situation. He also dis
cussed personal questions. possibly
with regard to General Won Ludenorf,
whose resignation has been reported
and denied AS a result of what the
III oh m fhp
newspaper says, all grounds of dis
quietude may be regarded as having
been removed.
There was more calm feeling In
German parliamentary circles Sunday
AFTERNOON, according TO the lager
blatt. and the reichstag majority par
ties firmly intend to support the gov
eminent.
The Socialists held meetings on
Sunday. which Vorwaerts calls per
haps the most momentous" since Aug
ust. 1914. The Socialist organ says
that the Socialist party will make its
attitude dependent on whether the
government returns to the declara-
tions made on December %
In the meantime, the Tagerblatt
says, the annexationists are making
every effort to overthrow Foreign
Secretary Kuehlmann, certain ser!oNs
consequences being threatened openly
if he stays in office.
The Rheinische Westfallische lei
.ung violently attacks Doctor Won
Kuehlmann's conduct at the BreSt-
Litovsk negotiations, which 1t consid-
ers responsible, 1t says, for the inten,
ton of General Won Ludendorff. right
hand man of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg. to resign. The newspape"
regards any further cooperation be
tween the army command and Doctor
Ton Kuehlmann as impossible.