Evening star., 1918-02-27
HertIing's Speech Viewed
With Suspicion by Men
Interested in Peace Plans

The speech of the German chancellor,
in which he suggested discussion of
peace by all the belligerents at this
time. was looked upon with extreme
suspicion by some senators today.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
a member of the foreign relations COM
mittee. said:
Won Hertling's speech means nothing
three or four points in Presideat
Wilson'S address offer basis Of dis
cussion is no indication that any
peace along the lines suggested by the
President could be obtained.
What Germany has been trying for
months to do is to get the allies to
stop war and discuss peace. 1t is Ger
many's hope that if it could get the
be able to get together again to make
war against her. 1t is clever plotting
on the part of the Germans. and we
should not be deceived by it"
Senator Saulsbury's Comment.
Another member of the foreign rela-
tions committee, Senator salisbury of
Delaware, President pro tempore Of the
Senate, said:t
at is worse than idle to discuss at this
time what kind of a peace can or should
be concluded with the present rulers Of
Germany. l have no idea that any lasting
peace can be made until the German peo-
pie are lastingly convinced that war does
not pay; that nations which violate the
international conscience Of the world must
pay a greater penalty than the victims
they have wronged, and that the Prus-
sian masters Of the Teutonic peoples have
led them wrongly to the worship OF false
gods
"The grim business of this country and
our allies now is to make war. to make
conditions which will convince Germany 1t
must have peace or become what Russia
now is. German deceit and trickery are
still operating. We cannot trust any offer
or representation made to us until the
necessities OF the central empires compel
them to keep their pledges and their
treaties.
many retires from Belgium and offers to
repair that devastated land no proposal
for peace can be trusted or safely acted
upon.
Let US stop talking peace until we
show we are able to gain a stable, last
ing peace and not a mere truce. and let
US propose to SO prosecute a successful
war that no crazed war lord will ever
again compel us to turn this peaceful ma
ton into war camps.
1.-The speech I want to hear and con-
slider is not Hertling's speech of yester-
day, but the speech of his successor when
German troops have been driven back
across the Rhine"
Cites Experience Of Russia
Senator Thomas Of Colorado. Of the
foreign relations committee. said:
Nothing is to be expected Of the
German chancelIors speech. I place no
reliance on anything said by the Ger
man minister. especially after the ex-
perience of Russia. Germany's original
peace proposition to that country pro-
vided for autonomy of various states.
But gradually she made her terms
harder and harder until Russia could
bear no more. Look at Russia today.
Won Hertling's address indicates
clearly to me that Germany will never
restore Belgium to her former position
and condition unless she is compelled
to do SO.
germany has expended much blood
and treasure in making this war. She
holds vast territory of the allies She
will make no peace at present on the
terms suggested by President Wilson
The only terms she would accept would
be very favorable to her"