Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-29
TrOtsky to Resist
In,pewdlist Peace
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on war aims having been made be.
fore the main committee. which con-
tinues to meet when tie iiouse Is not
in session. The project for vote
OF confidence probably came up in
.he course of negotiations for the
convocation of the Rcichstag, which
has been demanded by the liberal
parties since the peace negotiations
with Russia were begun.
The statement attributed TO Count
Czernin. that his speech on peace pre-.
viously had been communicated to
President Wilson has enraged the
Pan.Germans. The statement IL Is
said, was greeted with loud cheers by
its hearers. but was received with an
outburst of rage and contumely by the
Pan-Germans, whose fury it brought
to climax. The idea OF any exchange
of opinions between Austria and Amer
lea is criticized bitterly, and, accord
ing to Count Reventlow. can only he
regarded as endangcring Germany's
life interests.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
graph from Amsterdam says the
Deutsche Tages Zeitung Count Re.
ventlow's organ) openly calls on the
German people to revolt against the
present regime.
1--WE, too" says this Pan.German
organ. "have Judas among us toby.
He appears In the red coat and mantle
,of Germanys hangman. Who will
save Germany from these traitors but
the German people? 1t is now Ger
mans help yourself, and God will help
I you"
| Although Emperor William is not
named In the article. the expression
i N(.a,.,,,a,,x's 1,n.,utuntn" IL tnpunt fpr
the Kaiser, says the correspondent.
Suggestion in Pan.German news
papers that Count Won Rocdern, Secre-
| tary of the Treasury, Is one of the
| four men responsible for Gelmany'S S
| position Is said to concern imam
/ cial memorandum he is said to have
| submitted the Emperor. one report
| f'the incident declares that he warned
the Emperor that the financial situa
tiOn Of Germany was such that f,ir
ther development OF Ohensive opera
tions was inadvisablc.
II Is reported from Holland that the
Pan.German Kreu: Heituns, of Berlin
has been suspended for publishing a
violent article under the heading Aus
tria Must Be Abandoned"
The Eoelnische Nolks Zeitung (or.
gan of the more conservative wing
| of the Catholic Center) considers
that Count CZernin's latest state
ment strengthens the impression
that "threads are being spun be
tween Vienna and Washington. il
we recall that Chancellor Won Hert
ling, as well as Count Czernin, deal
specially with Mr.. Wilson's message
IL Vienna reckons on the possibility o.
conference between the Contra
Powers and the Entente nations by
way OF Washington, this implies tina
President Wilson'S fourteen points ar,
not to he regarded as his minimum de
mands."
The newspaper adds that cOmplet,
agreement exists between Vienna AN,
Berlin regarding minimum demand
which the Central Powers must attain
Germania tanother Centrist organ
also refers to an "Austro.Americai
feeler regarding peace possibilities
and says the result will depend aboy
all on the weight of President Wi
sons influence on the Entente Allies
"ln view of the happy accord be
tween Germany and hey allies in al
questions of war aims and tactics.
Germania adds. 1--WE can take il tina
Count Czernin never would have mad
his offer IL he had not been certain O
our Governments concurrence"
! Count Czernin's policy in admins
tering Austro.Hungary's foreign affair!
has been indorsed by the Foreign