Arizona republican., 1919-05-08
RANTzAU, FACING
 OLD TIGER, TALKS
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Continued from Page One) were making war of defense, were alone guilty.
 Nobody will want 10 contend that the disaster took its course only in the disastrous moment when the successor to the throne of Austria Hungary fell the victim of murderous hands. In the last 50 years, the imperialism of all the European states has chronically pois- oned the international situation. The policy of retaliation and the policy of expansion and the disregard of the rights of peoples to determine their own destiny have contributed to the illness of Europe, which saw it's crisis in the world war.
 Names Russian Mobilization
 Russian mobilization took from the statesmen the possibility of healing and gave the decision into the hands of the military powers. Public opinion in all the countries of our adversaries is resounding with the crimes which Germany is said to have committed in the war. We are also ready 10 confess wrong that may have been done.
 ''We have not come here to belittle the responsibility of the men who have
 
 ically, or to deny any crimes which may have been committed against the rights of peoples. We repeat the dec laration which has been made in the German Reichstag at the beginning of the war, that is to say, wrong has been l done to Belgium; and We are willing to 1 repair it.
 But in the manner or making war ! alt iC nnlx txr one. I do not want to answer by re- breaches to reproaches, but I ask them to remember. when reparation is de- manded, not to forget the armistice. It took us six weeks until we got it at last. and six months until we came to know your conditions of peace.
 Grimes in war may not be excus- able, but they are committed in the struggle for victory and in the defense of national existence, and passions are aroused which make the conscience of people blunt
 "The Hundreds of thousands of non combatants who have perished since November II, by reason of the block ade, were killed with cold deliberation, after our adversaries had conquered and victory had been assured to them. Think of that when you speak of guilt and of punishment
 'Erhe measure of the guilt of all those who have taken part can only be stated by an impartial inquest before a neu tral commission, before which all the principal persons of the tragedy are all lowed to speak, and to which all the archives are open.
 Not Without Allies
 Tn this conferencs, also, where we stand toward our adversaries at one and without allies, we are not quite without protection You yourselves have brought an ally, namely, the righi which is guaranteed by the treaty ant ' by the principles of peace.
 "The allies and associated govern ments have foresworn. in the time be tween the fifth of October and tn fifth of November, 1918. a peace o violence and have written a peace o justice on their banner. On the fit . of October, 1918, the German govern ; ment proposed the principles of tn president of the United States of Mort
 America as the basis of peace, and O 2 the fifth Of November their secretar
 of state, MT. Lansing, declared that tn : allied and associated powers agreed t
 this basis with two definite deYia f tions.
 f The principles of President Wilso l have thus become binding to both par
 ties to the war-for you, as well a ! for us, and also for our former enenie l The various principles demand from U s heavy national and economic sacri { fees. but the holy fundamental right of all peoples are protected by tn s treaty. The conscience of the world . behind it. There is no nation whie y might violate it without punishment.
 You will find us ready to eXamin
 upon this basis, the preliminary peaC y which you have proposed to us, with firm intention of rebuilding in commo j. work with you that which has bee . destroyed. and rearing any wrong ths z may have been committed, principal the wrong to Belgium, and to show
 mankind new aims of political and SC ? cial progress.
 f Considering the tremendous quant a ty of problems which arise, we ough
 as soon as possible, to make an e1 il animation of the principal tasks [ a special commissions of eXerts, on u t basis of the treaty which you haN It proposed to us. In this it will be ol $, chief task to re-establish the devas :" tated vigor of mankind and Of all Il
 people who have taken part by intel - national protection of the life. healt 1t and liberty of the working classes. a "As our next aim. I consider the r e construction of the territories of Be d gium and of northern France, whiC l. have been occupied by US, and whiC l. have been destroyed by war. ' ITO do so we have taken upon ou y selves the solemn obligation and V 't are resolved to. execute it to the extel :" which shall have been agreed upon b tween us. This task we cannot "a without the cooperation of our form S adversaries We cannot accomplis If the work without the technical and
 nancial participation Of the victoriol
 peoples nd you cannot execute tn T without us.
 I Little Expense as Possible | Impoverished Europe must desi that the reconstruction shall be fu filled with the greatest success al 1 with little expense as in any way DO 1 sihle. This desire can only be fulfill 1 by a clear understanding about t i best methods to be employed. It wou | be the worst method to go on and ha, the work done by German prisoners ! war. Certainly this work is cheap, b 1 it would cost the world dear if hatrl l and despair shall seize the Germ; people when they consider that the l brothers, sons and fathers, who a prisoners. are kept prisoners beyol the preliminary peace in former pen
 work
 "Without immediate solution of il U question, which has been drawn 0 U too long. we cannot come to dural
 peace. Experts of both sides will ha
 to examine how the German peor 1 may come up their financial oblig tions to repair. with succumbing und J their heavy burden. A crash wou