The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-13
REPLIES IN MEASURE
TO PRESIDENT WILSON
War Until Germany is Destroyed
Won Hertling Would Have a Peace
Such as Has Been Given to Russia.

London, July 12.-Debate on the
general political situation twas opened
in the reichstag Thursday by I'm
perial Chancellor Won Hertling, who
discussed the retirement of DR.. Rich
ard Won Kuehlmann, the German for
eign secretary. the foreign policy of
the government and the economic
problems of the government which
have arisen because of the recent de-
velopments in the east. According to
a German official wireless message
| received here the imperial chancellor
said:
Il maintain the standpoint of the
imperial reply to the peace note of
Fope Benedict. The Pacific spirit
which inspired this reply has inspired
me. But | added that this spirit must
not give our enemies free conduct for
an interminable continuation of the
war.
What have we lived to see, how
ever? While for years there can have
been no doubt whatever of our will
ingness to hold out our hand to an
honorable peace, we have heard until
these last days melting speeches de-
livered by enemy statesmen. Presi-
dent Wilson wants WAR until we are
destroyed and what Mr.. Balfour, the
British secretary of state for foreign
affairs, has said, must really drive
the flush of anger to the cheeks OF
every German. We feel for the honor
of our fatherland ad we cannot allow
ourselves to be constantly and openly
insulted in this manner and behind
these insults is the desire for our de-
struction. AS long as this desire for
our destruction exist we must endure.
together with our faithful nation.
81 am also convinced know tt
that in the widest circles of our ma
ton the same serious feeling exists
everywhere. As long as the desire for
our destruction exists, we must hold
out and we will hold out with conf
dence in our troops, in our army ad-
ministration and our magnificent ma
ton which bears so wonderfully these
difficult times, with their great pri-
vations and continuous sacrifices.
I'm the direction of our policy moth
ing will be changed. If, in spite of
these hostile statements by these
statesmen any serious efforts or a
paving the way to peace were to show
themselves. anywhere, then quite cer-
tainly we would not adopt a negative
attitude from the very beginning, but
we would examine these seriously
meant say, expressly serious-ef
forts Immediately with scrupulous
care"
Naturally 1t is not sufficient when
some argument or other approaches
us and says to us: 7 can bring about
peace negotiations, then and there
| But 1t is necessary for the appointed
representatives of the enemy powers,
/ duly authorized by their government
to give us to understand that discus
sions are possible, discussions which
! for the time being naturally will be
within a limited circle.
"But the statesmen who have spoke
up to the present time have not said
word about such possibilities. When
such possibilities manifest themselves
and when serious inclinations toward
peace show themselves on the other
side, then I'VE will Immediately go
| into them. That is to say, we will
not reject them-and we will speak,
to begin, within a small circle.
| 81 also can tell you that this stand