Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-08

have known better, or whose sylmpa-
thies were in the wrong place, said.
in the cabinet of certatn high officials
here, that Germany was III 81 worse
way than anyone knew, and that when
she ca me- forward with offers of peace,
humanity should prompt the allies to
listen. st
There was a moment OF rather
awkward silence, in which bfoWs
knotted and lips Strengthened and fac
es grew tense; then n French gem
tlenian who has a very Important po-
sition III the government. who has %
male relatives dead in this w~ar,&whose
infirmity alone prevents him from
completing the number with 26, and
VITO ,spet. years enough i'll America
to talk that language luehtly, turned
slowly in his chair and said:
"If a German came to 1ne\with an
offer of peace, I would k,iur.> ~,
senscless Immediately and turn him
over to see whether he had a gas
bomb or a plain bludgeon contealeil
behind him when he held out@thc olive
brAhrh. There will never be any bonn
nde German offer of peace until it is
coupled with an appeal for mercy,
and even then the appeal is more than
likely to he ain attempt at deception.
I "Gerl1anN talked peace. with Rus
STA across the trenches until the re-
sistarice of Russia was weakened. and
her first acts, when she considered
Russia supine, were acts Of greed and
contempt. -a
Her forces talked peace with the
soldiers of Italy across the trenches
while they were preparing for the Of
fensive which undid all that Italy had
poured out: her hest blood to attain.
And each Of Germany. peace talks
across the diplomatic trenches had in
view the ain object; to weaken the
determination of. one or, another of
the allies, or to cause u split among
them. ~ f. ~.
The replies OF. Count Hertling and
Count Czernir to the speeches of
President Wilson and Mr.. Lloyd
George We're the most insolent of all
IN their of stupidity on the
part or the allies.
Promptly on receipt of these re-
pies IT was a~nnounced. in this room.
tnat, IN opinion OF France. neither
IN the speech Of h German chancel-
lor nor in the Czern;n speech was
there any hope OF peace, Or even one
aeniiate' answer TO n very definite
pIoposajs OF. l'resldent Wilson; that
Count Hertling's speech was notable
any recent speech of alderman chan
/, - - fEax. 1922 ~AnAS<AA
tion ana pity q: !
~ Is now Know. thAfE. at the time
y, tne nakins OF nose sneeches,.the
r;nn' go se 49, .partlIlen otsBel-
t.iI NY g ,een ahli,de-
or, - ..,aHy. .H - s#J.S :.
1;,o ,oaa.s1 I,,nt.o i&. eouhI faert-
a. nnon that e!s,un., = was INSIST
tion IN &c. .,e wnoie helslan cues
~ laft fos ~ - ueIali, must
tions our1ns 'he peace
e. .tn n.ba,
clearly set forth tbnt T fhas fsaa ~ ano
oi;,n, ~. .lal inc la1e OF Bel
sisr.ht 80" 80 muttne maze matter OF
ha,n.; nina JUSTICE put d matter OF
" .Ga',n4e
,,,ban ~ naeI.ih5 was equally ciear
i,,a ~ " ine north OF
+othe toa. 49, a."'Iy calieo emit
NJ Er,n az tna. tne occupied PORTIONS
,ort,nt on.a itoiS are now an I'M
49, !h.H @se W e'erhlanvs hands. and
800 = es'e VI germany into &C
VA" a..
no ! ai;.t;n .ae assunptlon or an I'M
e., &c u the insinuation
~, ~; 81 ~ t.ctots nelohgs the shoilS.
A., a,s'.eu n'htory was used to support
r'm.. u'' ana take away the bald
"esn ~ IT. . g.
,,,e mere was notning II Count Hert-
ing speech in recognition of the
Italian national claims. nothing recog-
MIXING the rights of the Balkan states
to exist as states, nothing recognizing
the right to free national existence in
the states held under the ruthless
domination of Turkey, nothing to de-
nv the intention Of maintaining a
high handed imperialistic sway from
Antwerp to Bagdad, and-4over all be-
tween. T.
.The fate of Poland. Mr.. Wilson
and the allies were coolly. told. must
be left to Germany, Austria and Po-