Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

Palestine and Mesopotamia at present
occupied by the British troops.
Speaking Of the military situation.
the Secretary said that victories had
given the Germans the initiative in
France. and he continued. I'VE can
hope that the summer and autumn
will bring to our arms new ana
great success"
The Austro- Hungarian army also
has in a dashing onslaught" he con.
tinued, attacked the Italian positions
and achieved noteworthy successes
and pinned down large and important
enemy forces on that front.
Sees Long War Ahead
"When one makes a wide survey Of
events, one must ask whether the war.
according to human calculations, will
last beyond the autumn or the win
ter, or beyond next year. There Is a
common idea among the people that
the length Of the war is something
absolutely new, as II the authoritative
quarters had never reckoned on a very
long war. This idea is incorrect"
Despite athe brilliant successes of
our arms" continued the Secretary,
there has been nowhere clearly recog.
nizable among our enemies readiness
| for peace. The German Government
has repeatedly laid down its standpoint
In declarations intended for the widest
publicity. Our enemies have nothing
| to show that can in any degree COM
| pare with the German peace offer
with the resolution of this House or
with the reply to the Papal note.
The declarations of our enemies.
especially of English statesmen. allow
as yet no peaceful ray of light to fall
on the darkness of this war
With reference to Russia, Doctor Won
kuehlmann said:
Il believe that one can say without
fear of contradiction. as the result of
revelations, that the deeper we go into
the causes of this war the clearer it
becomes that the Power which planned
and desired the war was Russia; that
France played the next worst role as
instigator, and that England's policy
has very dark pages to show.
England's attitude in the DAYS be
fore the outbreak of the war was
bound to strengthen Russia's desire
for war. OF this there are proofs
enough in the documents already pub
lished. On the other hand. Germany
did not for an instant believe that this
war could lead to the domination of
Europe, much less to the domination
of the world On the contrary. the
, German policy before the war showed
good prospects Of being able satisfac
torily to realize it's essential aims
namely. the settlement of affairs in
the East and colonial problems by
peaceful negotiation"
1T is impossible to believe that tn,
great process of fermentation and wilc
irregular movement of conflicting forces
which the disappearance Of the czaristic
power relea sed has reached permanen
equilibrium. All conditions In the for
mer empire of the Gar must to a Ger
tain extent be described as uncertain
Our policy. in view of this situation, Il
close observation and utmost caution
and so far as purely internal affairs ar,
concerned. corresponding wise reserve.
The leaven of national fermentation
within the Russian body polite led to tn,
detachment and severance of Who'll,
series of entities which have partly at
tanned full national status and are partl.
developing toward that end
In Regard to Belgium
Regarding Belgium the Foreign Sec.
retary said
I'VE must decline to make. as 1t were
prior concession by giving a state