The daily banner., 1919-04-12
WILL SIGN ONLY
A WILSON PEACE
The German Foreign Minister
Makes Statement.
INSIST ON THE IA POINTS"
Count Rantzau Declares the Allies
Need Aid of German Finance Ex-
perts at Conference Table.

Berlin, April 12-Count Won Brock
dorff RantZau, foreign minister, speak
Ing before the national assembly as
Weimar, said Germany would not sign
a peace treaty hich deviated in any
essential from President Wilson's
"Fourteen Points"
The financial demands to be made
in tie peace treaty are obviously caus-
ing as much difficulty to our opponents
as those regarding territory" the for
e"n minister said.
at is impossible to solve the ques-
ton of financial claims without nego-
tiating with our experts at the con-
ference table. We will give clear
account to our opponents relative to
their demands and our ability to
pay.
"Our opponents cannot dismember
and paralyze Germany and at the same
time extract from the resources OF the
country the enormous sums they ex-
pect from them. For that purpose we
require the release, industrially and
agriculturally, of the west which, con-
trary to the armistice terms is cut Off
from the rest of Germany.
I'VE need to have the blockade
speedily raised and we require the i'm
portation of foodstuffs on conditions
which will make their purchase pos
sible.
"All the states which participated In
this war find themselves in the same
distress and hardly nation is not dis
appointed by peace that is terrible
danger because of the encouragement
given by it to disruptive forces"
Phillip Scheidemann, the chancellor,
also addressed the assembly on Ger
many's future policy. He said 1t
would be based on three principles: !:
strict observance Of all treaties, un-
swerving protection of vital German
interests and maintenance Of a spirit
of unreserved conciliation with the en-
tire world.
Germany must deprive two sworn
foes Of international understanding
imperialism and chauvinism-of all
possibility Of influencing its foreign
policy in any direction.
1--WE want an equal approachment
with all peoples" he said. mot a
fresh division of the world into ALI
ances and groups which at danger
Gus moment go off like loaded rifles.
We hope the liquidation OF the war In
the east will soon be completed. We
20 mn
us in shaping our internal affairs
"But If Russia renOunceS f0rceful
propa ganda or Bolshevism, we would
gladly extend a brotherly hand to the
Russian people, who like ourselves had
to pay for the false calculation by its
foe, imperialism, with defeat, col
lapse and misery. The bitt9i2E bard
road in new economic and StatS Con-
solidation is common to both Of us.
"As regards France, Germany de-
sires conciliation 1t is quite clear we
should know the obligations we have
undertaken toward her. When We
press for plebiscite in Alsace-Lor-
raine, It is not in the silent hope Of
multiplying a point in President VIII
sons program, but forever to remove
ideas of revenge or fresh accusations
of oppression.
"We are suffering severely under the
continued detention Of our imprison-
ed sons and brothers. We feel bitter
ly the fact that French commanders
in occupied territories are trying to
evoke desires for separation, but here
also we hope for the triumph Of new
fraternal spirit which will liberate hu-
manity from such elements of interna-
tional dissension.
1--WE hope with all our hearts that
the coming peace will leave the least
possible scope for future disputes
But shall we be able to make our de-
sire for international reconciliation
prevail?
1--WE are daily flooded with thou
sands Of documents which might just
ify our belief that the will to destruc-
ton of our opponents is unchanged
but we await events resolutely with
out deviating from our strivings after
an understanding across the deserted
:renches"