The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-27
Threat Is Hurled at Military
Commanders of Inpe-
rial Government.
KUEHLMANN EXPLAINS
RUSSIAN CONFERENCE
Words of Foreign Secretary
Indicate Strong Crit
cism in Empire.

The voices of peace advocates have
again been raised insistently In the
central empires. following quickly
upon what is largely regarded as a
new declaration OF Germany's war
like purposes In her chanccllors
speech,
simultaneously report ls current
that The Eoshevi'i government In
Russia has decided to continue the
Rrest -I.itoysk peace negotiations and
another, quite nnverified, that Aus
trln IL prepared 10 make a peace with
Russia independently from Germany.
Wants Peace by Spring.
The peace note in Germany was
sounded by Philip Schiedetnann. the
socialist leader, who In his remarks.
following Chancellor Won Hertling's
speech. pleaded for peace before spring
came with It's renewed bloodshed.
Regarding Russia, however. Schetde-
mann's speech WAS more than plea
IL was II warning that the military
leaders Of the imperial government
would bo hurled from power. II they
did not bring about peace with her.
Schedcmann insisted that there was
ground for IA general peace on the
basis OF the program laid down by
President Wilson on II points. OF
which an agreement was easily pos
sible. He was as uneompromising as
Chancellor Won Hertling, however. as
regards Alsaee Lorraine, declaring
this territory must remain German.
Military in Control.
scbcidemnnu'a words comprise per-
haps tho most radical utteranee that
has yet come from HIS wing of tho
party in the reichAtag, the majority Of
moderate socialists. In the foreign
press comment on the speech of Chan
celor Won Iiertling. however, 1t has
been pointed out that there is as yet
no sign Of acknowledgement on the
part Of the German government Of any
responsibility 10 parliament and that
to all appearances the military party
Ia still in full control and determined
to maintain It's grip upon the situation.
The foishcyik are taking even
more energetic action against General
Raledines and now report an organ
la tion of cossheks from the front into
a congress which has declared war on
the tpsaack chieftain driven him AMI
his staff from their HEADQUARTERS apd
announces its purpose of hunting him
down.
In the military situation there have
been no developments OF note.
Forced to Explain.
Amsterdam, Jan, 26.--Dr. Richard
Won Kuchlnann. the German secretary
for foreign affairs, speaking yesterday
before the main committee Of the
reichstAg, made u long explanation In
defense Of the central powers nego-
tiationR with the Russians at Brest-
Litovsk. The general tone of the for
eign snCTctary's speech indicated that
there had been strong criticisms from
German sources. chiefly because the
government had not dealt with the Boil
Rheviki as crnuuerors debating to the
conquered.
Incidentally, Won kuehlmann gave an
Interpretation Of the German idea of
self determination for the peoples Of
Poland courland and Lithuania. The
plan is not to provide Il referendum.
but a decision by the preventative
bodies or the leaders of puhlic opinion.
The significant point in this scheme -
contained in the fact that the so-callcd
representative bodies of these coun-
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