Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-07
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
 ONLY TERMS OF ARM|ST|CE
New Peace Offer From Germany is Regarded in Washing ton as an Effort of the German Statesmen to Save Something From the Wreckage of Their Dream of World Domination German Chandeliers Note Had Not Reached Washington Last Night.

decree of September 30 the German empirt has undergone basic altera- ton of it's political leadership.
 As successor to Count George F. Von HertlinC whose services in be- half of the fatherland deserve the highest acknowledgement, I have been summoned by the emperor to lead the new government.
 "In accordance with the government tai method now introduced, I submit to the reichstag publicly and without delay, the principles upon which propose to conduct the grave respon- abilities of the office.
 "These principles were firmly es- tabhshed by the agreement Of the fed erated governments and the leaders of the majority parties in this honorable house before I decided to assume the duties of chancellor. They contain, therefore, not only my own confession of political faith but that of an over whelming portion of the German peo- ples' representatives, that is of the German nation which has constituted the reichStag on the basis of a gener- al, equal and secret franchise and ac- cording to their will Only the fact that I know the conviction and will of , the majority of the people are back of
  on myself conduct of the empires af- fairs in this hard and earnest time in which we are living.
 "One mans shoulders would be too weak to carry alone the trenmendous responsibility which falls upon the government at present. Only if the people take active part, in the broadest sense of the word, in deciding their destinios: in other words, if responsi- | bility also extends to the majority oi their freely elected political leaders can the leading statesmen confidently assume his part of tho responsibility in the service of folk and fatherland.
 'Mv resolve to do this has been es- neciallv lightened for me by the fac that prominent leaders of the laborins class have found a way in the new government to the highest offices O the empire. I see therein a sure guar antee that the new government will b, supported by the firm confidence, of thu broad masses of the people. withou whose true support the whole under taking would be condemned to fail ura in advance Hence. what I sa. today I say is not only in my owl name and those of my official helpers but in the name of the German peo pie.
 "The rroeramme of the majority up on which I take my stand contains first, an acceptance of the answer o l the former imperial government kt Pone Benedict's note of August 1916. and an unconditional accepanc of the reichstag resolution Of July 1e the same year. It further declare willingness to join a. general leagu of nations based on the foundation c equal rights for all, both strong an weak.
 'Tt considers this solution of tn Belgian question to lie in the com plete rehabilitation (Wiederherstelling of Belgium. particularly of it's inde pendence and territorial integrity. A effort shall also he made to reach a understanding on the question of in demnity.
 "The programme will not permit th peace treaties hitherto concluded to | . a hindrance to the conclusion of general peace.
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