The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-27
German War Aims Are Given by
kaiSer's Foreign Min
lister.
RUSS BLAMED FOR CONFLICT
Quotes Asquith About Britain Being
Open TO Receive Genuine Peace
Offer and Says "That, Too, Is
Our Policy"

AoACAeoh fC-A~NNAJ
KuehlmAnn, the German government
made the admission that the end OF
the war can hardly be expected
through purely military decisions alone
and without recourse to diplomatic ne
gotiat1onS.
In addressing the reichstag Doctor
Won Kuelhmann expressed the hope
that the allies in due course of time
win find a way to approach Germany
with peace offers that will satisfy that
eOuntry's vital needs.
Waiting Tor Wilson.
In his address Won Hertling said:
Some time ago ! said that the four
points of President Wilson's peace
proposals might possibly form the
basis of a general world peace. No
utterance Of President Wilson what
ever followed this. So that there is no
object in spinning any further the
threads there started.
There is still less object after
statements that since then have
reached us, especially from America"
president Wilson'S four peace
terms, announced on February IL,
were to the effect that any peace nego-
tiations must be based OH self-govern-
mept and self-determination for all
peoples.l
''We can hope that the summer and
autumn will bring to our arms q new
and great success" he continued.
1.-The Austro-Hungarian army also
has in dashing onslaught attacked
the Italian positions and achieved
noteworthy successes and pinned
down large and important enemy
forces on that front.
"When one makes wide survey of
events one must ask whether the war,
according to human calculations, will
last beyond the autumn or the winter
or beyond the next year. There is a
common idea among the people that
the length Of the war is something alb
solutely new as If the authoritative
quarters had in our time never reck-
oned on a very long war. This idea
Is incorrect"
End of War Far Away.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann quoted Won
Moltke, who in 1880 in the reichstag
said that if war broke out it's duration
and end could not be- calculated.
Despite the brilliaDt successes of
our arms" continued the secretary,
there has been nowhere clearly rec
ognizabIe among our enemies readi-
ness for peace. The German govern
ment repeatedly has laid down it's
standpoint In declarations intended for
the widest publicity. Our enemies
have nothing to show that can in any
degree compare with the German
peace offer, with the resolution OF this
house, or with the reply to the papal
nota.
1.-THE declarations of our enemies,
especially OF English statesmen, allow
as yet no peaceful ray of light to fall
on the darkness of this war"
No Belgian Pledge.
Germany cannot bind herself to any
pledges In regard to Belgium, Doctor
Kuehknann said, and that in view of
Germany's resources "our enemies
must perceive that the idea of victory
for the entente is dream"
DE-. Won Kuehlmann also declared
that. considering the magnitude of the
war, its end can hardly be expected
through purely military decisions alone
and Sxzf%3,snS4k vonn,,rSo ~
gotiathons.
1--WE wish for the German people
and our allies free, strong, independ-
ent existence within the boundaries
drawn for us by history" DR.. Won
Kuehlmann said. 'We desire overseas
possessions corresponding to our
greatness and wealth, the freedom of
the seas, carrying orr trade to all
parts OF the world.'
Quoting from former Premier AS
uuith's speech of May Is, in which the
British statesman said that the allies
would not turn a deaf ear to a peace
proposal If 1t was not couched In am
biguous terms, DR.. Won Kuehlmann de-
cIared:
''We likewise can make the same
declaration, knowing It to be also our
policy"
"Once the moment arrives-vhen
care not to prophesy-that the ma
lions which are at present locked IN
battle will exchange peace views, one
Of the preliminary conditions must he
certain degrees of mutual confidence
In each others honesty and chivalry."
he continued.
In the course of his address DR.. won
Kuehlmann paid tribute to the neutral
states, which had done everything to
mitigate the suffering of wounded
prisoners, and which had Offered. If
need be, the hospitality of their coun-
tries for discussion between the bel
IigerentS."
Chief blame for instigatfng the war
was laid at Rnssta's door b7 DR.. Won
Kuehimann. France and England
were named as the next powers in OH
der of culpabflity.