The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-28
Contrasts Words and Ac-
tions of the Bolshevik
Leaders
BRUTAL FORCE
THEIR WEAPON
Settle Differences of Opin-
ion by Getting Rid of
Opponents
fRv Associated Press.l


Amsterdam. Jan. 2S.-The German
foreign secretary, DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann, made a second speech before
the reichstag main committee on
Saturday replying to speakers in the
debate which followed his first eK-
PLANTATION on Friday of the negotia-
| tions at Brest-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
1 the "Bolsheviki policy of ruling by
force, as opposed to their pro-
/ |fessions".
| The secretary continued: II warm
| ly greet the statements of DR. David
J Socialist leader of the reichstag,)
| that a representative body of Lith-
uania has really been honorably set
up ana that the representatives OF
the Lithuanian peopls 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 making extension to
other existing representative bodies
We work under difficult circum-
stances in the country in question,
The war still continues. We will, If
peace is reached with Russia, do
what can be done in conjunction with
the military necessities, with a view
to bringing about this extension dur
ing the war.
RoIshevik Hypocrisy.
'Herr Trotzlxy twice declared in
open discussion that our government
had no basis other than force. The
Bolsheviki maintain themselves by
brutal force; their arguments are
cannon and machine guns. Differ
ences of opinion are settled by their
getting rid of their opponents in
radical and satisfactory manner. The
Bolsheviki preach beautifully, but
practice otherwise.
They have not solemnly reeog-
nized the Finnish republic. They
never disputed the right of that re
public to receive diplomatic repre-
sentatives, but when 1t came to the
act of sending representatives there,
they created the greatest difficulties.
When we have news from Finland,
we will know that the soldiery is ex-
ercising there a tyranny worse than
existed in the times Of the Czar.
I may point to the proceedings of
the Bolsheviki against the legal as
sembly announced with so much
pomp. The main fact in that case
was that two cruisers anchored in
front Of the Tauride palace and
turned their guns on its windows.
As this argument was not efficient
enough, the delegates were simply
chased out with bayonets'.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann said that con-
Yersations with Poland had been car
ried on by Germany and Austria for
hrrA
ripe for communication.
Poland a Fair Example.
What Count Czernin said Of Po-
land, he continued, I'VE can say of
the other border peoples who will
form the object of our discussion.
We have precisely the same con-
fidence in the attractive force Of the
great free German state for these
peoples, and German policy never
will resort to petty political pressure
or any similar method which in the
long run would have a contrary ef-
fectp
Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria he
said:
These people in an hour of weigh
ty import trusting Germany's star,
Joined our side and they shall never
get the impression from the peace
negotiations that the German word
is not binding on every German to
the end".
The statements of the BoIsheviki,
he remarked, show that these gem
tlemen are indulging in another poll
icy than that or concluding an open
and honorable peace with the
Bourgeois governments Of the Cen
ira powers, which are hated like
poison.
The secretary concluded by de-
claring that the German government
earnestly desired wise and honor
able peace.