Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-26
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
DON'T APPEAL TO HUN
German Chancellor Wont Discuss
President Wilson's Four Essen
tial Fundamentals for Peace.
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

ny AkststAttu tTsN> W fsNti GNfhihH
AMSTERDAM. June PC
There will he no further discussion of
Prcsiden, Wilson's four principles of a
basis for general peace by Count Won
Hertlinc, the Imperial German chancellor
This announcement was made by the
chancellor in the Reichstag in the debate
after the speech oi Foreign Secretary Won
kuchimann Proposal of league of
nations after the war Is not looked upon
with favor 10y Count Won Hcrthng. who
intimated that such league might make
ii uncomfortable for Germany
Il originally had no intention OF taking
part IN this debate. sand the chancellor
The reasons for my contemplated reserve
are obvious: namely the experiences |
have had tog,1 her with my predecessors
remarks IN previous speeches
If we spoke our Willingness for peace
that was regarded as a symptom OF weak
ness and our immediately impending
collapse Nv Others il Was interpreted
rs crafty traps
Did we speak. on the other hand Of
our unshakahlc Will Ia defend ourselves
in a war Of conquest So rrnnmaiIv thrust
upon us, 1t was said II was he voice oi
German mllItarlsm 10 WhIrh even the
leading statesmen must submit willy
uilS
Il went a step further on February
- and expressly stated my attitude
toward the message Of President Wilson
III which hc discussed hIs four points and
gave n principle my assent 10 thcm.
| Slid hose four poiu.~ oi President Wilson
might uosslol form hc h;,si~ Of - general
world peace No uttcrauco ~ Prc>t-
dent Wilson whatever followed thI~, So
th4t there j. no nhJcct IN spinning amy
further he breads herr started
There Is stall less object alfcr states
mcn,s which have -inc" rcahhcd rs, IS
roel&iy from America These state
mcnts indeed madc i really el"ar Wliat
Is 20 = understood from peace Icagu" IT
loupc or q lcag'Ir 81 pr,?icS for the
maintenance. oi fT,c,iou tnti Itl>lIsc
'Our opponents madr i clear they
would hc the kc-uci Fl rli~ league III
peoples ami that Il WON'T! n tins W., uat
he difficult 10 j. late the uncomfortable
upward strlNluE~ ii GcrmAn> and IN
CcaG.nInic >tran1u.at.,.n ta .>fugIush iicr
vital breath | considered u Is agatu-f
this gultr nrpf: lai tho foreign Sctfc
tar, maxi 1 statement on the details "t
utr pn!ttci p,.rfen IL thc cast from
uard - tic I'i,k Sea aud in nv
oprlou he fulfilled tie task thoroughly
"nu the othor hand continued ount
YIN l.cr,Iuc. some of tl- ~tatcn,ouis
were gwen a norc or i,,- untrcnjly
rC.rptI,u ~ WE eIr,-i,-
Iir chancellor ad III Woad not Eo
int the question - thg responsibility
for the va; lh.rc re- alFcad> jc~ti-
monies thaf tcriuanl was NOT 10 blame
ho added
feel Obliged 'l clear auaH fac mts
understanding Wui IL q seems SIC oh
tanned ID The Intcrpr, ~ thc second
part o( tie State Sccrttarl S statement
hc continued Tie tendency oi these
otteTaures If the .tatc ~ccrctar> vas
purely 10 ascribc It'd responsibility fur
the continuation and lnmca>ifrahic lro-
longatIon of tins terrible MAR "a tile enemy
powers entirely III the scnSc had sadlcatc!
ON February u. tor il goes without SAVING
that there can bc no question III lc~ScupG
our energetic defense or oar Wii. III ui
shaking our confidence i'll VICTORY
Now - before tie rsicr ii the cmryr.
the princes and tn peoples stand eta~,Il
aud cDh!rlcltI, takc- Der Ties fr~t
IN uur incompatible troops u;r ngoln-
parable #rut Leaders and aiir united
people. NhIch are f.,-nahc4iA ~tanti.ag
together. .:I W m~E hope tia, III
Almighty j. who il'bcrta t.~ i,,lca IL I'D
led Is from yictorN ii >.ctor> WIl reward
tins faithful German people