Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-07
TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED
by THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR
OUTLINING PEACE POLICIES

dation of equal rights for all. both
strong and weak.
TT considers this solution of the
Belgion question to lie in the COM
plete rehabilitation (wiederherstel-
ling) of Belgium, particularly of it's
independence and territorial integ-
rity An effort shall also be made to
reach an understanding on the ques-
ton of indemnity.
The program will not permit the
be a hindrance to the conclusion of a
general peace.
"Its particular aim is that popular
representative bodies shall be formed
Immediately on a broad basis in the
Baltic provinces, in Lithuania and
ton of necessary preliminary condi-
lions therefor without delay by the
introduction of civilian rule. All
these lands shall regulate their con-
stitutions and their relations with
neighboring peoples without external
interference.
International Policies.
"In the matter of international policies,
! I have taken a clear stand through the
manner in which the formation Of the
my motion, leaders of the majority
parties were summoned for direct ad-
vice. It was my conviction, gentlemen,
that unity of imperial leadership should
be assured not only through mere ochis-
matte party allegiance by the different
members of the government. I consider
ed almost still more important the unity
of ideas. I proceeded from this view
point and have, in making my Selec-
lions, laid greatest weight on the fact
that the members of the new imperial
government stand on basis of a just
~y1l 80 -. A.
situation, and that they have openly de-
clared this to be their standpoint at the
time when we stood at the height of our
military successes.
II am convinced that the manner in
which imperial leadership is now con-
tag is not something ephemeral, and
that when peace comes a government
cannot again be formed which does not
find support in the reichstag and does
not draw it's leaders therefrom.
Says War Joins Parties.
1.-THE war has conducted us beyond the
old multifarious and disrupted party
life which made it so difficult to put
into execution a uniform and decisive
plitical wish. The formation of ma jor-
ity means the formation of a political
will, and an indisputable result of the
war has Deen lRdL III Germany 1Or the
first time great parties have Joined to-
gether in a firm. harmonious program
and have thus come into position to de-
termine for themselves the fate Of the
people.
"This thought will never die. This
development will never be retracted
(applause). and I trust that so long
Is Germany's fate is hinged about by
dangers those sections Of the people
outside the majority parties and whose
representatives do not belong to the
government will put aside all that
separate s us and will give the father
land what is the fatherland's.
This development necessitates an
alteration of our constitutions pro-
visions along the lines of the i'm
perial decree of September 80, which
shall make it possible that those
members Of the reichstag who en-
tered the government will retain their
seats in the reichstag. A bill to this
end has been submitted to the fed
eral states and will Immediately be
made the object of their considera-
ton and decision.
Gentlemen, let us remember words
spoken by the emperor on August 4,
1914, which I permitted myself to