New-York tribune., 1919-11-06
Secret Archives Disclose
Berlin Then Changed to
Politics and Diplomacy
as Sole Hope for Peace
Hollweg AsSails Treaty
Still Convinced Peace VIII
Be shori-Eived, He Tells
Committee on War Blame

r Berlin. Nov. > BY The As-scia.ed
ffess Tho Official archives. IL DIS
closed at to-day session of tN subj
committee Of the Assembly iaxes.i-
eating the VA. brought out Che aston
shing revelation that The army ~
ihorltes IN i9lG Went on record de-
cuarlng THAT land warfare could not
Won the war for Germany CHAT /,
must be won automatically aad poltti-
cally.
One Of the dramat.c features of the
session was an imnassioncd aurca BIZ
Dr. Won Bethnann-IlolIwer. fsrn.ar
hancellor agalnst hcoAlr. hv Denstv.
Sinsheimtr demand tr4l
mcr cease trying 10 trip fin IT, s.. re-
peatlng over and over again su.stio,ts
he had already ansWerol
Another intresting feature MA r,s-
timony by Herr Zimmerman tae
former Foreign Secretary. reusr3 .r
his last conference v.fh AniAas.... ~
Gerard before tAe ambassador .Ft
Berlin on his vacation.
Apologies for Reproach
Non BethmaNn Hollwrg's valca ,eas
raised rs he declared ho ,a ga4l~
oath before God, and vet - ~
the slightest iause Of mlnorv ~
be attacked. lie Instantly apo'se.1.l
Tor the reNroach.
Herr Iimmefmann in tes'.svs-r ~
his conference with Aia--.i i,
Gerard, said ho asked tha -.
~hat the resali Of the inter
hoaf warfare voail ~sa
MIR Gerard Yep ea.
aon't know Vhai 'r
Wash Ngton. 1o9 ns ne rv
ac 1on you arc ~
mermanN, prom .rt ~
Haence % Aner
WIS quoted b. tr tness
II shall do nay hes. - ale f...,
friction
Or Cohen, In}er rao-t a...-..
10 iofcc fea Be- nafn Hc
NIT thai the fee * rcsa-c
pos ihiaty ot a war
GERMAN. bad .c'
oattle -
inc rnar as--e
W GU rece le9tIan tea
"a kcnhiyr eh.
nat tne tod MIN
aip omat callt ID
denied remembering a
quest
Won Bcthmarn-Uo
the assertion thar tae Eatarte es.
tive note in Decea ter. l4.s
hruSque and SO hop r r.-
'he Y rnan peace offer that ue4ee
could not be Thought #
Dr. Won Beta4a
IN the courso 81 his
day before The sub-aos
a1d NOT believe d1r''fe vaf f.A. .io
not now believe. IT,
ms answers TO ne r4ea -a -.a
committee who are cnae4.t.,-.- 20 4.-
a. y o. .i,r
sand tnAt the peace terms su-..este. sv
Germany On December il. l..r. wara
te.Wa RI tho y.. taa
nj Atary and the 20 .,ca| a.-uofa- .ss.
As regards CIR 7tra- aer'
(regaIdinE Belgium aad sAe EASTERN
frontier ! did rot oe.ore tha+ s8r.-
2aratlNely long period IF peace ..ee
be GRANTED U.s. am s..- 10 ia. raa
10 oeAeFe n lasting peace uelt.el-
iafll after We have had oA ~
US the tate o. mind II which En-
teAte has founded wba. j. cal rA
peace
Explains Belgian Policy
Minister Sin2heimes el vav -..
Belgian question va rat oaetG Il. .N.
b al ul the German i.
Nothmann Iio .Vc-, ~. aa
Ii is Very casv 20 s,.t after e.te
ina. cferNth.ng vas 'sron-
,hon confronted vtr
noe from the trter.a -ovel'ti3-
rard ug peace terms. ~a#eh na- o-e
p. comp .e1e rejection stl demand. t.4
1ismo mberment and ces.fa e-ion a Ger
many. We're we to s.te We v
-ooa children; We WI giec back i
Eiam and pay indemnities INTO the 5af-
"a n p"
In the course OF the investigators
Bethmann-Hoiiwee said he had etea
Ambas assador Gerard no .nformat IN COR
President Wilson about Germany da-
sires IN the East, since Belgium uas
ne subject chiefly in the mlad o. ..e
Pre- ident al that time. He had as.af
Ambassador Gerard thar BE guam u.o44.
ne treated fairy. although a.va
aad been background Tor altat4s
ipon Germany.
Compliments Gerard
Or Von Bc'hmann- oliWes f4ll AM
% sador GeratA q le.t-ssiIc c.l comp
sent WHO'S Ae declared taa: ~
rat VI Gerard was eota lafoin
Taeu te LETT GeIn.aig ~ is...e "a
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