Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-26
SAYS WON HERTLING UNEQUAL TO THE GRAV- ITY OF THE SITUA TON NOW EXIST
 ING IN GERMANY.
IT IS SAID IF v0N HERTLING THROWS UP JOB
 VON PAYER AND FREDBERG OF CABINET GO Ton
Won Hertlng Admitted Germany Transgressed Law in Invading Belgium, But States For Individuals There Is Only One Law and That of
 Self Defense.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 London, Sept, 25.-The speech of Count von Hertling, the German inn
 perial chancellor, delivered yesterA day in the reichstag main committee, made an unfavorable impression upon the reichstag members, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Amster- dam reports. The address is consid- cred to have been unequal to the gravity of the situation in the reich stag. whose parties were to meet this morning to decide upon their atti- tude toward the chancellor.
 The Berlin Lokal Anzeifier says it
 hears authoritatively that if Count von Hertling resigns, Vice-Chancel- Tor con Payer and Herr Friedberg, ice-president of the Prussian minis try of state, also will resign.
 Chancellor von Hertling in the course of his speech before the reichstag main committee, vigorous ly defended Germans action toward Belgium, He admitted that in in- vading Belgium, Germany trans gressed the written lay, but he said: "As for individuals so is there for state, another law: That is the law of self defense"
 He repeated the German cOnten- tion that there were grounds for the fear that the enemy would invade Belgium and referred to alleged proofs from Belgium archives of Belgium's dubious neutrality. He also alluded to offers of peace to Belgium before the invasion and again after the capture of Liege, which Bel gium refused to entertain.
 In all future fighting between the east and west the imperial chancel-
 Tor said it would be solely a question of denfense.
 Copenhagen, Sept. 25.-Count von Hertling, the German imperial chan cellor, in addressing the reichstag main committee, complained of the lack of attention of his acquiescences in the four points laid down by Pres ident Wilson as peace essentials, had
 met for the American executive. The chancellor asserted that on T CUl udl SH Ol IAlo yCdl uO uCCldI GU in. the reichstag his agreement in principle with the possibility of dis cussing a general peace on the basis of the four points of President Will sons message of February 2, but that President Wilson, neither at that time nor since, had taken any notice of the chancellor's declaration. Amsterdam, Sept. 25.-"We have
 never concealed the fact said Chan cellor von Hertling in the course of
 his address. that all thoughts of con- quests were far from our minds. But
 how do things stand on the opposite
 side? If one credited the utterances of the enemy, official and unofficial they only desire to repel a Germany
 which in criminal arrogance is striv- ing for world hegemony; to. fight for freedom and justice against German Imperialism and Prussian militar- ism.
 "We know better The world war was prepared years ago by the we'll
 known encircling policy of King Ed ward. In France there arose exten- sive war literature which referred to war with Germany Aus ria-Hungary's movement and the
 PanSlavic idea demanded it. "The match was not put to the powder by the Prussian military party but but while the German emperor was, up to the last moment
 endeavoring to preserve peace, the
 Russian military party put through the mobilization against the will of the weak fczar and thereby made war |unavoida ble.
 "The official account of the Suk- every one who desire to see. We can look calmly forward to the judg- ment of posterity. For the present 1t is true those who are in power in the German countries have succeed ed by an unparalleled campaign of lies and calumny in obscuring the truth. When a result was not ob- tained by the spoken or. written word it was achieved by pictorial repre- sentations-productions of absolutely devilish fantasy, from which one turns with horror and disgust.
 But the object las been attained. A hatred has been raised among the eHewy populations against the cen tral powers aud lar:icularly against Gcrmany--a hatred which eschews all moderation and chokes off all just judgment.
 On political matters the chancellor said:
 "The period after the war will also confront Us with new domestic prob- lens. l will not speak of these now but, as l knoN that the prevailing discontent is not influenced alone by
 the sufferings and worries of war time but also by quiet definite cares and grievances of political nature,
 ! will make some brief remarks on the subject.
 since taking on my shoulders the heavy burden of the chauceQlorsh!p l have always endeavored energetioal- Nv to carry out what waa atiII To Nl3,,rx