Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-26
Chancellor Says He Is Still
Ready to Discuss Peace and
at No Time Thought Of
ConqueStS,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
FERVENTLY FAVORED
Question Of Limiting Arma.
mentS DtSCuSSabIe and
From Financial Standpoint
Probably Advisable,

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Amsterdam, Sept. 25J--Count Won
Hertling, the German imperial chan
cellor, in addressing the reichstag
main committee complained of the
lack of attention his acquoscence In
the ia points laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson as peace essentials had
met from the American executive.
The chancellor asserted that on
February % of this year he declared
in the reichstag his agreement In
principle with the possibility OF dts
cu9sng a general peace on the basis
of the II points of President VIII
sons message of February 2. but that
President Wilson neither at that time
or since had taken notice OF the chan
cellor's declaration,
Count Won Hertling continued by
declaring that he favored the forma-
tion of a league Of nations. the pro-
motion Of universal. successive dis
armament in equal proportions. the
establishment OF obligatory courts of
arbitration. the freedom of the seas
and the protection of small nations.
I'VE have never concealed the fact"
said Chancellor Won Hertling. in the
course of his address, that all
thoughts of conquest were far from
our minds. But how do things stand
on the opposite side? If one credited
the utterances Of the enemy. official
and unofficial, they only desire to
repel a Germany which In criminal
arrogance is striving for world hege-
mony; to fight for freedom and jus
tice against German imperialism and
Prussian militarism.
England Blamed for War.
VI. ~
was prepared years ago by the we'll
known encircling policy of King Ed
ward In France there arose exten-
sive war literature which referred to
impending war with Germany Aus.
tria- Hungary's influence in the Bal
kans was TO be eliminated The Rus
sian expansion movement and the
pan Slavic idea demanded 1t.
The match was not put to the
powder by the Prussian military party
while the German emperor was up TO
the last moment endeavorlng to pre-
serve peace. the Russian military
party put through the mobilization
against the will OF the weak czar and
thereby made war unavoidable.
The official account Of the SuR-
hominoff trial made this clear to
everyone who desired to see. We can
look calmly forward to the Judgment
of posterity. For the present it is true
those who are in power in the enemy
countries have succeeded by unpar-
alleled campaign of lieg and calumny
in obscurlng the truth.
when a result was not obtained
by the spoken or written word 1t was
achieved by pictorial representations
productions of absolutely devilish
fa aYfa tubt
horror and disgust
But the object has been attained.
hatred has been raised among the
enemy populations against the CEN
trail powers and particularly against
Germany--a hatred which eschews all
moderation and chokes off all just
Judgment. IN
Referring to the question Of peace
the chancellor proceeded:
Wilson'S Fourteen Points.
AS is known the president of tho
United states laid down in fourteen
points the guiding lines for a con-
clusion of peace. on January "a OF
this year l discussed in your commit
tee all these points and regarding the
last remarked that the idea OF ia
league of nations as suggested had
my entire sympathy on the condition
that an honest will to peace and the
recognition of the equal rights of all
states Of the league were guaranteed.
President Wilson in a message on
February CFebruary l1?) laid down
four points or principles which in his
opinion should be applied in an ex-
change of views, In my reichstag
speech of February 22 I declared my
self in principle in agreement with
the possibility of discussing general
peace on such basis.
President Wilson, however. has
neither then nor since taken any
notice of 1t.
Meanwhile the former idealist and
jealous friend of peace seems to havo
developed into the head of the AM
erican imperialisfs But the plan OF
league of nations yet to be es-
Tablished is not to be disctedited by
such an action. II has found eio-
quent advocates in the Swiss president
and the Norwegian Premier Knud-
sen. both OF whom dwell especiall,s on
the interest of neutral states in such
an institution
Il also do not hesitate to express
my ooinion again today on this quas~
i tion and indicate publicly the aim and
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