Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
FOREIGN MINISTER Won kUEHL.
MANN MAKES SIGNIFICANT
ADMISSION IN SPEECH.
MAKES NO FORECAST As
ITO DURATION OF WAR
Admits Diplomats Must Assist in
Bringing Hostilties TO cIose-Re-
fuses to Make Any Promises Re-
sardins Future Of BeIsium-Answers
Asquith's Speech.

Amsterdam, June 26-Reviewing the
military situation in the reichstag at
Berlin yesterday. DR.. Richard Won
kuehlmann, foreign secretary, declared
that victories had given the Germans
the initiative in France.
I'VE can hope that the summer and
autumn will bring to our arms a new
and great success" he continued.
The Austro- Hungarian army also
has in dashing onslaught attacked
the Italian positions and>achieved note
worthy successes and pinned down
that front.
When one makes a wide SURVEY Of
events one must ask whether the war,
according to human calculations, will
last beyond the autumn or the winter
or beyond the next year. There is a
common idea among the people that
the length of the war is something alb
solutely new, as if the authoritative
quarters had in our time never reck-
oned on a very long war. This idea is
incorrect
Sees No Ray of Peace.
DR.. Won KuehImann quoted Won
Moltke, who in 1890 in the reichstag
said that if war broke out its- dura-
ton and end could not be calculated.
Despite the brilliant successes of
our arms continued the secretary,
there has been nowhere clearly recog
niZable among our enemies readiness
for peace. The German government
repeatedly has laid down its stand
point in declarations intended for the
widest publicity. Our enemies have
nothing to show that can in any degree
compare with the German peace offer.
with the resolution Of THIS house, or
with the reply &c the papa: ao:e.
1.-The declarations of our enemies,
especially of English statesmen. allow
as yet no peaceful ray of light to fall
on the darkness of this war"
No Belgian Pledge.
Germany can not bind herself to any
pledges in regard to Belgium. DIR.
kuehlmann said. and that in view of
Germany's resources Our enemies
must perceive that the idea Of victory
for the entente is dream"
DIR. Won Kuehlmann also declared
that considering the magnitude Of the
war its end can hardly be expected
thru purely military decisions alone
and without recourse to diplomatic
Answers Asquith's Speech.
Quoting from former Premier AS
quith's speech of May 16. in which the
British statesman said that the allies
would not turn deaf ear to a peace
proposal If it was not couched in am
biguous terms, DR.. Won kuehlmann de-
clared:
1--WE likewise can make the same
declaration, knowing it to be also our
policy" :,
Once the moment arrives-when i
care not to prophesy-that the nations
will exchange peace views. one of the
preliminary conditions must be GER
tain degrees Of mutual confidence in
each others honesty and chivalry." he
continued. q
For so long as every overture Is
regarded by others as peace offensive
AS a trap or as something false for
the purpose of sowing disunion be-
tween allies, so long as every attempt
at a rapprochement is at once VIC
lently denounced by the enemies Of
rapprochement in the various coun-
tries. SO long will it be impossible to
see how any exchange of ideas leading
to peace can be begun.
Recalls Won Moltke's Phrase.
Referring to Mr. BeIfours speech.
in which the British foreign secretary
said tina: Germany had unclaimed the