Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
WARNS AGAINST
PEACE DELUS|ONS
Entente Shows No Signs OF
Terminating War, Says
Won Hertling.
FORESHAD0W SACRIFICES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Monday, March 18.-
Germany should not indulge in delusions
that world peace has been accomplished
yet, Count Won Hertling, the imperial
chancellor, declared in concluding his
speech in the reiehstag today on the
peace treaty with Russia. He added:
AThere is not the slightest inclina-
ton yet perceptible among the entente
states to terminate this terrible war.
We, however, shall not lose faith. We
are prepared and everything is ready.
Further heavy sacrifices may come, but
I am confident in our just cause, our
Incompatible army, its heroic leaders
and the steadfast nation. Responsibility
for further bloodshed will fall on the
heads of those desiring its continuance"
Explains Firmness in East.
Baron Won dem Bussche-H -Hadden-
hansen, undersecretary for foreign
affairs, explained that Germany had
adopted a sharper and firmer method
in the second phase of the Russian
negotiations because it realized that
rrotzky, the bolshevik foreign minister.
desired not peace but to instigate
Germany to rebellion and counted on
a revolution in Germany and Austria
Hungary to help him veil the fact Of
Russian defeat
Our negotiators,'' the undersecretary
said. gained the impression that the
Russians expected far more severe
terms after they had forced us to a
fresh appeal to arms, and their protest
that they were forced to accept our
terms without sufficient time for nego-
tiation was mere attempt 10 save
their own faces. Everything had been
discussed fully in December and the
only demand after the uitimatum was
Ratum (the peace treaty provides
that these districts in the Caucasus
shall be ceded to Turkey.
Chancellor Discusses Treaty.
Discussing the Russian treaty. the
chancellor said:
at contains no conditions whatever
which dishonor Russia, no mention of
Oppressive war indemnities. no forci-
BILE appropriations of Russian territory.
number of the border states have
severed their connection with the Rus
sian state in accordance with their own
will, which was recognized by Russia
In regard to these states we adopt the
standpoint formerly expressed by me,
that under the mighty protection OF
the German empire they can give them
selves political form corresponding
with their situation and the tendency
of their kultur, while at the same time,
of course, we are safeguarding our own
interests
Attitude of Courland.
The chancellor said a deputation from
| the Courland legislature, which the
German government recognized as a
competent body, came and announced
severance of existing political connec-
| tions and expressed the desire for eco
nomic, military and political connection
/ with Germany.
| In recognizing the Independence of
| Courland the chancellor declared he
thankfully and joyfully had taken cog
| nizance of Courland's desire to lean
| on the German empire. which indeed
| corresponds to the old cultural rela-
| tions" He added that he expected a
deputation from Lithuania within the
| would likewise be recognized as an in
| dependent state.
In Livonia and Esthoria, continued
the chancellor, things were different.
Under the peace treaty these countries
would be pouced by Germany on their
| own invitation, until security was
| guaranteed and order restored.
| The moment for a new political
orientation will then have come for
these countries" the chancellor went
on. I'VE hope and desire that they.
too, will place themselves in close and
friendly relationship to tho German
empire, but In such a way that this
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