The sun., 1919-07-30
GERMAN REGIME Is
SUSTAINED, 1852


Germany is impossible" he said. II will
read you two declarations one from
Chancellor Michaelis to Won Hindenburg,
dated September ~, 1917. and the other
dated September Is. 1917. containing
Won Hindenburgs reply and accom-
panied by a memorandum from Luden-
dorff. You will then understand why no
decisive reply could be given regarding
the reinstatement of Belgium"
DR.. Bauer then read the Michaelis
note, as follows:
high command I drew UP the following
basis for peace negotiations. for the pro-
lection OF our commerce: We~demand
the city Of Liege and adjacent territory.
Belgium must be intimately and eco
nomically united with Germany. When
Belgium has fulfilled all our demands
for security of economic connection.
which will tsS<e several years after the
first peace negotiations, we consider that
military measures can then be abol-
ished. Consequently we only ask to hold
Liege Professionally as factor Of Sc
curity."
Won Hindenburg replied as follows:
IT don't conceal that the navy and pa
triotic circles will feel IL hard blow II
we give up the Flanders coast Economic
connection with Belgium cannot be real
ieed without pressure on Belgium, even
after peace is declared, and for that
purpose several years will be necessary
which, for military reasons. is possible
only when England and America desert
France
''If we are ir possession OF Liege and
unlimited master Of the situation. we can
Nalr ~ NhARA-
fore do not believe that we should give
up Liege.
''The harships which will be endured
| by our neighbors are the inevitable re-
| suit Of the war under present conditions
| There can be no talk Of indemnities
neither can we indicate our intentions te
| foreign countries"
Ludendorff's memorandum says: 1--WE
| must keep the district firm in our hands
| Possession of the Meuse line only 1,
| insufficient. We must drive the British
and French armies still further back
1t is only thus that Belgium can be
come economically and Intimately con
nected with us, and this could not b'
effected without strong military pres
sure. without a lengthy occupation ani
! the possession of Liege the neutrality o.
Belgium is a phantom, not to be reck
oned with"
Premier Bauer then continued
AT the same time the so-callet
Fatherland party was formed, which sup
ported the demands of the High Com
mand. It was the members Of this party
| who supported the Annexationists ant
drove the German people into destruc
! tion."
/ The Premier was interrupted by man,
of the members. who, leaping to theil
feet. shouted "Murderers!" TRAITORS =
| Political Radicals !"
| SO great was the din occasioned I
was impossible to hear the Premier
| further remarks
The debate in the Assembly was char
acterized by strong party recrimination
The opponents of Matthias Erzberger, tn
Vice Premier. reproached him for havinI
waited so long TO make his disclosure
and accused the Socialists of bein
actuated by motives of revenge agains
certain persons.
Herr Erzberger maintained the neces
sity of establishing a state tribunal be
cause the nation was anxious to fix tn
responsibility for the origin. prolongatio
and amazing termination Of the war.
Amid noisy scenes he maintained l