Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-26
Hertling's Speech
Continued from PAGE Onel

son not by Germany but by the Russian
military party. the chancellor went on
We can look calmly forward to thu
1uosment OF posterity For the presen.
1t IS true, those who are in power in the
enemy countries have succeeded bv ar
unparalleled campaign of lies and cal
umny in obscurns the truth. When 3
result was not obtained by the Spoken
or written word it was achieved hv mic.
torial representations-pro q,
absolutely devilish fantasy, from which
one turns with horror and disgust. But
the object has been attained. A hatred
has been raised among the enemy non.
ulations against the Central Powers an6
particularly against Germany-hatre-
winch eschews all moderation ant
chokes OFF all Just judgment.
You have all read Premier Clamer.
ceau's last speech A speech whicn
seemed. in its fanatical hatred and the
coarseness of mind displayed, to sur
pass anything hitherto achieved. But in
America it found n many-voiced echo.
as is proved by the pronouncement
which are reaching our ears from across
the ocean.
The widest war fury is at present
raging in the United States. The people
are intoxicated with the idea that Amer
ica must bring the blessings of modern
liberal kultur (o) TO the enslaved peo-
! pies of Central Europe, while at the
same time they are rejoicing at the
many millions of dollars which the war
, armaments are causing to flow into the
pockets of the business men.
Theory and practice are two differ
ent thlngs The old proverb of the mote
IN ahothcrs eye and the beam in one $
own hnds constant illustration in the
| Vaccinations of the Entente. They are
never tired of condemning our march
INTO Belgium, but they pass over the on
, pression Of Greece. the interference with
| that countrys internal affairs and the
, enforced abdication of it's King as il
'hey were matters of course. They as
sert that they are fighting to protect
oppressed nations, but the cent1,rv-o,d
sorrows and the iustifable grievances
OF Ireland nowhere find a hearing not
even in America, where the people are
acquainted with them through the nu-
merous Irish immigrants. The British
government, which is especially fond Of
| talking of right and Justice. rece,t1y
found it compatible with these prinr;.
pies to recognize the conglomerate rab-
bles Of Czecho- slovaks as a belligere, NJ
| power
How will the German people have to
meet that? Will it, forsooth, beg for
| mercy in fear and trembling. No, gen
/ lemen. remembering its great past and
its still greater mission in the future II
| will stand erect and not cringe or
grovcl
! The situation is serious. but it gives
US no ground for deep depression The
! iron wall Of the western front is no,
| broken and the U-boat is SLOWLY bu,
| surely fulfilling its task of dimnishins
| tonnage, thus, above all, increa singh
menacing and restricting reinforcements
/ of men and material from the United
| States.
THE hour will come, because it must
come, when our enemies will see reason
and be ready to make an end of the war
/ before half the world is converted into
a heap of ruins and the flower of its
manly strength lies dead on the battle
| field
Count Won Hertling declared that there
was no antagonism between the govern
ment and the people. The former only
desired to work with ana for the ma
! ton.
! Abiding to the differences Of opin-
ion on political matters and the
"discontent" which he said, was not
/ Influenced alone by the sufferings
! and worries of war time but also bv
quite definite cares and grievances
of political nature, he asserted
| that the Pr1,ssian government was
firmly resolved to have the reform
bill accepted and to that end it
would not hesitate to use any means
| constitutionally available.
| Referring to the question of peace,
| the chancellor then said that hu-
manity shuddered at the thought
| that this war might bring others and
! the question was engaging The at
| tention of more people is to the pos
| sibility Of creating an organization
! amongst peace-needing nations
| which would "set right in the place
of might and a peaceful solution in
stead of sanguinary battles. He
! proceeded:
! "As is known, the President rf the
| United States laid down in IA points
| the guiding lines for conclusion OF
peace. On Jan. "a of this year. dis
cussed in your committee all these
points and regarding the last re-
| marked that the idea OF a league OF
nations as suggested had my entire
sympathy on the condltioh mat an
honest will TO peace and the recogni-
ton Of the equal rights OF an states
of the league were guaranteed
How necessary was this Feserva :
ZION was shown by the statements oi
our enemies, who. in a league u ma