Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-13
Won HERTLING
Continued from Faae ons)

as serious desire for peace manifests it,
self on the other side We must follow
it up.
! You will be interested to know how
we are working on this standpoint and
certain problems will appear which the
present time forces upon US Exhaus-
i've discussions took place regardins
these questions July and at general
| headquarters. under the presidency OF
the Kaiser
Naturally / can only announce hers
quite generally the lines which were
| iaid down at that time Regarding ,hs
east west and on the basis of the nes,s
OF brest-Litovsk and We wish tn sea
THIS peace carried out in loyal manner
mat is the wish Of the German
imperial administration. and il &
supported in this by the chief of t,a
army administration.
however, the difficulty Of the tx.
ecution OF the peace of Breast-Ii.
.oVsk does not lie on our side M,
IN inc TACT that conditions in Rus
sla are still exceedingly upcerts,,
we are inclined to believe in ,hs
loyalty of the present Russian cc,-
q hlhe!lt' ana especially III the low
any on the representatives OF the
RUSSIAN government in Berlin. But
we may not. and cannot. assume an
conditionally that the present Rms
san government has the mower 10
carry through everywhere the loyol
fomi>eS made 10 US We do NOT NJ
an wish to create difficulties for the
present RUSSIAN government, but as
CONDITIONS are now there are inces-
SAINT developments and endless fric-
tons lii the frontier region. HoWev-
el. our principle IS tIlat We stand on
the basis of the peace made at
FTest- Ltovsk ana We will carry ont
inns peace loyalty ana will deal loy.
ally "lth the present government.
They are still under the depres-
sing intluanCe of a terrible crime i,
Moscow. The murder OF our am
bassador there was an act in viola
ton of International law than which
Il worse could never cry to heaven.
All indications point to the fact
that the ACQUIRED deed was instiyated
by the Entente Allies in order to in
NolNe MS in fresh war with the pres
ent Russian goNernment-a state
or things which we are most ann
lous to avoid. We do not want fresh
war with Russia. The present Rus
sian government desires peace and
needs peace and we are giving her
sition and aim
ION the other hand it Is true
that political currents of very varied
tendencies are circulating in the
RUSSIAN Empire-movement hav-
ing the most diverse aims. including
the monarchist movement of the
democrats and the
movements of the social revolution.
aries We will not commit ourselves
10 any political commencement
but are giving the careful attention
10 the course Russia is steering"
In connection with this point. tho
imperial chancellor passed to a re-
view or the political situation in the
West. He then spoke of the rea-
sons which led to the resignation OF
Dr Won kuehlmann and concIudcd:
posed as DIR. Won kuehlmann's s,Ic
'essor is known to YOU Admiral
>on Hlntze possesses thorough
khowledge Of Russian affairs. which
IS a matter of great Importance In
ne present situation But it goes
without saying that | will give nv
COUNTER signature to the appoirt-
nent OF Admiral Won Hintze only on
condition that he follows my line OF
oollcy and not his own.
However. as far as T am co,
! already have a sure guar
lntee FOR this in Admiral Won
1lntzes promise. will direct tbe
Inc OF foreign policy and the secret
TT! or state for foreign affairs has
merely 10 carry out my policy. The
proposed secretary of state for for
'ign affairs is absolutely clear on
his point.
me course with which the great
majority of the Reichstag declared
tself to be in agreement in Novep,-
'er OF last year will be followed"