The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-01
CHANCES
FOR AGREEMENT
HertIing Says Germany Accepts
Wilson's Four Principles as
Basis for Peace Farley.
ONE CONDITION MADE.
Declares All Peoples Must Endorse
Offer and That Goal of World
Arbitration Court Has Not
Been Reached.

Amsterdam, Feb. 27.-The imperial
German chancellor, Count Won Hert-
ling, speaking before the Reichstag,
made this declaration.
81 can fundamentally agree with
the four principles, which in Presi-
dent Wilson's view must be applied
in a mutual exchange of views, and
thus declare with President Wilson
that a general peace can be discussed
on such a basis.
"Only one reserve need be made
in this connection: These principles
must not only be proposed by the
President of the United States, but
also must actually be recognized by
all states and peoples"
but this goal has not yet been
reached There is still no court of
arbitration established by all the ma.
lions for the preservation of peace in
the name of justice. When President
Wilson incidentally says that the
German chancellor is speaking to the
tribunal of the entire world l must
decline this tribunal as prejudiced,
joyfully as 1 would greet it, if an inn
partial court of arbitration existed
and gladly as I would cooperate to
realize such ideals.
Unfortunately, however, there is
no trace of similar statements on the
part of the leading powers of the
Entente. England's war aims are
still thoroughly imperialistic and she
wants to impose on the world a
peace according to Englanad's good
pleasure.
Challenges Britain's Claim.
"The world is longing for peace
the chancellor said, "but the govern
ments of the enemy countries again
are inf1aming the passion for war
There are, however, other voices tc
be heard in England; it is to be
hoped these voices will multiply.
"The world now stands before {
final decision. Either our enemies will
decide to conclude peace-they know
on what conditions we are ready tt
begin discussion--or they will con
tinue The insanity by their crimina
war of conquest"
He continued: Our people viii
hold out further, but the blood Of the
fallen, the agonies of the mutilatet
and the distress and sufferings of PEG
pies will fall on the heads of those
who insistently refuse to listen to the
voice of reason and humanity"
The Four Principles.
The four principles outlined b.
President Wilson in his address o.
February Il, referred to by Coun
Won IIertling, the German chancellor
in his speech before the Reichstag
are:
First, that each part of the fina
settlement must be based upon the es
sential justice of that particular case
and upon such adjustments as are
most likely to bring a peace that vii
be permanent.
Second, that peoples and provinces
are not to be bartered about from
sovereignty to sovereignty as if the.
were mere chattels and pawns in tn,
game, even the great game, now fol
ever discredited, of balance of power
| but that,
"Third, every territorial settlemen
| involved in this war must be made il
the interest and for the benefit of tn,
| population concerned, and not as
part of any mere adjustment or com
promise of claims amongst riva
| states, and,
Fourth, that all we'll defined ma
tional aspirations shall be accorded
the utmost satisfaction that can b.
| accorded them without introducing
new OF perpetrating old elements o
discord and antagonism, and tina
would be likely in time to break thu
peace of Europe and consequently thu
peace of the world.
"a genral peace erected upon sucl
| foundations can be discussed. Unit
such a peace can be secured we have
no choice but to go on. So far as W.
can judge, these principles that W,
regard as fundamental are alread
| everywhere accepted as imperative
except among the spokesman of thu
military annexationist party in Ger
many"