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Berlin DROPS
PEACE TALK
Won HertIing Will Not Discuss
Wilson's Terms.
WORLD LEAGUE A MENACE
Enemy Statements, ESPECIALLY From
America" Cited as Reason by Ger
man Chancellor.

Amsterdam. June 2I.-There will b
no further discussion of PrcSideH
Wilson's four principles of bass TO
general peace by Count Won Herting.
the imperial chancellor.
This announcement was made by
the chancellor in the reichSfag in The
debate after the speech Of The for
eign secretary. DR.. Won kueh ma:in.
Il originally had no i'll. nt.on 0f
taking part in This debate. ~ Il The
chancellor. The reasons fer My CON
tem'/ ed reserve are ohvio = amely,
the experiences | have had. together
with my predecessor. remarks in pre-
viouS speeches.
IF we spoke our WILLINGNESS for
peace. that was regarded rs IL Symp-
tom of weakness and our imn!ed atciy
impending collapse by others t was
interpreted as crafty traps.
did we speak, on The O,ler hand
of our unsh;j - ,!r viii to defend on,
selves in Wa Of conIues, - ca
nally thrust upon CS. it was : 4. thar
it was the voice of German NIL; ariSm
to which even the leading statesmen
must submit willy-nilly.
II went a step further on February
81 and expressly stated my attitude
toward the message of President VIII
son in which he discussed his four
points and gave. in principle. my as
sent to them. | said these four points
of President Wilson might possibly
form the basis of general world
world peace. No utterance of Presi-
dent Wilson whatever followed this.
so that there is no object in spinning
any further the threads they started.
"There is still less object after
statements which have. since reached
us, especially from America. These
statements. indeed. made II really
clear what is to be understood from q
peace league of peoples or a league
of peoples for the maintenance of
freedom and Justice
Our opponents made 1t clear they
would be the kernel of the league of
people and it would in this way not
be difficult to isolate the uncomfort
able upward strivings of Germany and
by economic StrangulatiOn to extin-
guish her vital breath. I considered
it as against this quite proper that
the foreign secretary make state
ment on the details Of our political
position in the east from Finland to
the Black Sea. In my opinion he full
filled the task thoroughly,
"Some of his statements werS given
a more or less unfriendly reception
in wide circles
Il feel obliged to clear away the
misunderstanding which, it 'seeas, we
obtained in the Interpretation of the
second part of the foreign secretary's
statement. The tendency of these ut
terances was purely to ascribe the re.
Sponsibility for the continuation and
Iimmeasurable prolongation of this ter,
rible war to the enemy powers, en-,
tirely in the sense I had indicated
on February "a. for it goes without
saying there can be no question of
lessening our energetic defence of our
Will, OF VI SlldhiIS ouI tolutltilSc III
victory
Stormy applause followed this ut,
terance by the chancellor.
"Now, as before" he added, ''thC
ruler of the empire, the princes and
the people stand closely and cQnfident
ly together. They trust in our incom,
parable troops, our Incompatible army
leaders and our united people. which
are unshakably standing together.
"We may hope the Almighty. who
hitherto has helped us and led Us from
victory to victory, will reward thy.
faithful Gearman people
Count Won Westarp, conservative
said that the words of the foreign
secretary regarding responsibility fol-
the war alarmed him. DR. Won Kuehl-
mann's declaration did not strengthen
the will to peace.
abroad" he continued, they will
I fear, regard it as a new peace of
fensive. An appeal to the good will
of England is useless