South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-13
HERTLING IS
ANXIOUS :OR
EARLY PEACE
Russia Worries Him and Won
Hintz is Expected to Help
in PaCifiCatlon-Talk
Has Pleading Vein.

day bN Imperial Chancellor Won
I Hertling. who discussed the retire
ment of Or. Richard Won Kuehl-
I mann the German foreign secre-
tary: the foreign policy OF the gov
! eminent and the economic prob
lens which had arisen because OF
recent developments in the east
According TO German official wire
less message received here the i'm
periaI chancellor said.
II maintain the standpoint Of the
I imperial reply 20 the peace note OF
Pope Benedict The pacific spirit
which inspired this reply has also
inspired me. Al the time. however.
I / added that this spirit must no:
/ give our enemies free conduct for
I an interminable continuation OF the
war
He CaIunniates Wilson.
What have We lived 10 see. how
/ ever. While for years there can
have been no doubt whatever Of
our Willingness to hold out our
hands toward an honorable peace
We have heard until these last few
days melting speeches delivered by
2
wants war until We are destroyed,
ard what Mr.. Balfour, the british
secretary Of state for foreign affairs
has said must really drive the flush
OF anger TO the cheeks OF every
German
We feel for the honor of our
fatherland and we cannot allow
ourselves TO be constantly and open
Is insulted i'm this manner. and be-
hind these insults is the desire for
our destruction. As long as this de-
sire for our destruc tion exists we
must endure, together with our
faithful nation
Serious Feeling Exists.
II am also convinced know il.
that in the widest circles Of our
nation the same serious feeling. eN-
lists everywhere. As long as the de
sire for our destruction exists we
must hold out and We will hold out.
with confidence in our troops, in our
army administration and our magnif-
icent nation. which bears so wonder
fully these difficult times with their
great privations and continuous sac
sificeS.
I'm the direction Of our policy
nothing Will be changed II. in spite
OF these hostile statements by these
statesmen any serious efforts or a
paving Of the way to peace were 10
show themselves anywhere. then
quite certainly we would not adopt
a negative attitude from the very
beginning, but we would examine
these seriously meant. 7 say express
" seriously. efforts Immediately with
scrupulous care.
Naturally il is not sufficient when
some agent or other approaches us
and says to us: i cam bring about
peace negotiations then and there.
But il is necessary for the appoint
| ed representative OF the enemy
powers duly authorized by their gov
| ernments TO give us TO understand
that discussions are possible. dis
cussions which for the time being
naturally viii be within a limited
circle.
But the statesmen who have
spoken up 10 the present time have
not said a word about such posi-
bilities. When such possibilities
manifest themselves, and when Sc
rious inclinations toward peace
show themselves on the other side
then we will Immediately go into
them. That is to say. we will not
reject them-and We will speak "a
begin with i'm a small circle
Would Follow Peace OHer.
81 also can tell you that this
D standpoint is not merely my ovr
standpoint. but that it is shared
-. emphatically by the chief Of the
army administration. The chief OF
, the army administration also doe:
not conduct war for the sake Of war
. but has said TO me that as soon a.
, serious desire for peace maaifest'
itself on the other hand he mus
, follow il up.
"You will he interested to know
: how we are working on this stand
point and certain problems will ap.
pear which the present time force.
upon Us Exhaustive discussion:
took place regarding these question,
= July and at general headquarter.
under the presidency of the kaiser.
Naturally. 7 can only announc,
4tAt NAAAN =NutA dl4e AlAe A4llES W nv
: were laid down at that tine. Re
2 gardme the east We stand on the
{ basis OF the peace OF Brest-Litovsk
= and We wish To- see this peace car
}. ried ont i'm loyal manner. That IL
-he wish OF the German imperia
administration and it j. supported
= i'm this bv The chief Of the army ad
: ministration.
However. the difficulty or III.
execution OF the peace OF Brest
/, Luovsk does not lie on our side ou
II in the fact that cor ditions IN Rus
81 ~ia arc stiu exceedingly uncertain
o We are inclined 70 believe in the
e loyalty o. the present Russian gov
8 eminent md especially in the 10y
3. altv of The representative OF III.
( Russian government jim Berlin
e. But we may not and cannot as
sumo Internationally that the pres
ent Russian Government has tn.
power go carry through everywhere
- the loyal promises made TO us. W,
v do not al All wish 20 create diff
s