New-York tribune., 1918-01-28

"Frankfurter Zeitung" as saying tha
the pan-Germans are kicking up
tremendous row." and declaring tina
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg an,
General Won Ludendorff. dissatisde'
with Chancellor Hertlng's speech be
fore the Main Committee Of the Reichs
tag, arc again talking of retiring
Meanwhile. the debate before th'
Reichstag Main Committee continues
with Foreign Minister kuehlmann de
Tending the German annexationis
projects in the East and reproachin.
the Bolsheviki for accusing Germany o.
ruling by force. when they themselve!
depend on cannon and machine gun!
to maintain their government. On Fri
day he predicted a speedy separat,
peace with Rumania.
Emperor William himself has no.
been spared the "Deutschc Tages Zei
tung' styling him the present repre-
sentative" of the House of Hohenzol
lern, probably desiring to show by ;
parallel between the Emperor and thu
Crown Prince that the annexationists
cherish the latter rs the savior OF
Germany at the last moment "from sink
ing in the abyss dug by four men-Dr
Won Kuehlmann German Foreign Sec
i retsry), Count Won Hertling (imperia1
Chancellor), Count Czernin (Austro
Count Won Roedern German Secretary
OF the Treasury)." The newspaper adds
that King Ludwig of Bavaria already
has made representations to Emperor
William regarding the political sltua-
tion which has arisen.
The "Neueste Nachrichten.' of Ber-
lin. says Chancellor Won Hertling could
not sum up courage TO act, and is toll
lowing the example of his predecessor,
p,%l II O1l a n y
definite decisions.
The "Deutsche Zeitung" declares the
Chancellor's speech is equivalent to a
hattie won by the enemy.
Commenting on the election at
Rautzen-Kamenz. Saxony, in which the
Socialist candidate received 1861 votes
to S,763 polled by his Conservative op-
poDent, the "Norwaerts," of Berlin,
jubilsntly asserts: THE victory is a
victory for peace by arrangement"
The "Frankfurter Zeitung," according
TO the Zurich correspondent of the EN-
change Telegraph Company. reproaches
Chancellor Won Hertling for q lack Of
clearness, and emphasizes the fact that
the agitation of the pan n-Germans
against Count Won Czernin is equally
directed against the Austro Hungarian
people.
According to Amsterdam dispatches,
prediction of a separate peace with Ru
mania In the near future was made by
speech in the Reichstag Friday, in
which he recounted the progress Of the
negotiations at Brest-Litovsk. He en-
phasized also the cordiaiity of the re-
istiens between Germany and Austria.
"Austria has stood by us in complete
loyalty and will continue to do so,H
he said. II will never undertake any
proposal interfering with such close
and unshakable friendship.
According to reports printed in Ger
man newspapers concerning the pro-
ceedlngs of the meeting of the Main
Committee of the Rechstag, Secre-
tary of the Interior Wallraf. referring
10 leaf1et advocating a general strike,
expressed the strong hope that the
German workers would not listen TO
such ian inexcusablc call from ire
sponsible quarters
"1f our enemies should succeed in
smashing our home front" Herr Wall
raf is quoted as saying, "all their ra-
war would be prolonged indefinitely"
Herr Ledebour. Independent Social
ist, replying to the speech Of Dr.. Won
kuehlmann, complained that q back
ward step had been taken and that
The government adhered completely TO
the view of the miitarists. He said
he considered tfe speech of Count
Czernin. the Austro Hungarian For
eign Minister, as q direct refutation
because Count Czernin regarded Pres
dent Wilson proposal as the basis of
an understanding. while tie Chancel
or declined to accept this view.
DR.. Eduard David. Socialist leader,
also expressed dissatisfaction with the
governments policy, and declared that
# Germany wanted her colonies re-
turned she must offer TO return Bel
GUM. Herr Naumann. Progressive,
urged that President WILSON'S peace
proposals should be seriously consid-
required sense concerning Belgium.
''lf Il general peace is possible with
out fresh blows in the West" SAID
Herr Naumann. "it should be concluded
The peoples who pursue the policy OF
conquest, like the undisciplined Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz and the Fatherland
party, have undermined the authority
of the state as never before
All the speakers, together with tue
Independent Socialist. DR.. Hugo ii&ose
strongly criticised the governments
ference concerning Poland, and urged
that the border peoples be permitted
self determination, free from military
pressure.
Herr Won Graefc, Conservative, as
serted that he was against coercing the
Eastern peoples in their choice of thei,
future state.
DR.. Won kuehlmann made second
speech before the Reichstag Main Com
mittee on Saturday, replying to speak
ers in the debate which followed his
first explanation on Friday OF the nego-
nations at Rrest-Litovsk. incidentally,
he expressed confidence that the status
of the great free German state"
would appeal to the border peoples,
and he dealt strongly with the Dol
shevik policy OF ruling by force as
opposed to their profession
The Secretary continued: 81 warmly
greet the statements of Dr. David $50
cialist leader of the Reichstag) that
representative body Of Lithuania has
really been honorably set up and that
the representatives Of the Lithuanian
people of all classes can strive toward
the realization of possibilities. 1t has
been suggested that we should wait
until the end of the war before the
extension to other existing represen
tative bodies. We work under difficult
circumstances In the country in ques-
tlon. The war still continues. We
Will, II peace is reached with Russia,
DO what can be done in conjunction
with the military necessities, with a
view to bringing about this extension
during the war.
Herr Trotzky twice declared in