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“PEACE BY UNDERSTA
JOAN TAMAZING GREKAN
CONFESSION:
ING.
The obvious results of the German Bocialist Congress at Würzburg last wook (anys The Times of October 28th) are an accentuation of the cleavage between the Ma crity and Minority, and a distinct movement of the Majority towards the Right in German politics Theoretically the Majority professes to be ready for peace with the Minority, but the pance offer is of the same quality as the "perce offer of Germany to the Allies A mo tron that the Socialist Majority should to use to vote war credits was rejected by an overwhelming majority, the speeches on the war and on peace were of the well known Scheidemann kind, and the feel ing of the Congress was evidently in favour of co-operation with non Socialist parties sad even of the abandonment such traditional principles as uncom promising opposition to indirect taxa
tion,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8TB, 1918.
SIR E CARSON ON WAR AIMS
THE ALLIES DEMANDS.
Sir Edward Carson, speaking at Ports phass of the was which no one could mouth, recently, said we had entered upon look without grave anxiety. Our soldiers at the front, though they had only been constituted an Army since the commencement of the war had not only to the trained forces of the Prussian held their own, but were vastly superior autocracy. The question we had to con site was ware we going to prove superior in sticking out power to the Germans and other enemies who were as fisting her. Let me state now, he cop. inued, "a few general propositions in relation to peace. In the first place, let
make this perfectly clear, that with all the talk of peace, the Reichstag and all the flowing notes of peace from Ger man emisarke everywhere, we have never had up to this date, any offer of peace whatsoever I want to make that elecr for this reason, that it would be a crime for any Government, or any member of war to coptinue for one moment longer than that in which we could conclude a
These facts are made quite plain by practically the whole German Press, and Government to allow this devastating need not be laboured. Oving to the absence of the whole Minority, opposition came only from a few speakers, whose allegiance in doubtful, and there
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THE GAY, HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL WORLD TURNS ITS BACK.
of our country and our people, Having Upcoche. The veteran Berlin decialist said so much, let me lay down this as Herr Richard Fischer in a mournfu
regards peace, I do not know whether appeal for unity, said that he was very if they happen to knock up against it the Germans will read my speech, but pessimistic about the outlook, and warned the Congress that the Socialist Majority in any kind of way I wish them at all is failing to hold the Cerrosn working events, to know this--we cannot, and we classes, and that the great and proud will not make any peace without Social Democracy, which after Bebel ex the excurrence and the assent of pected nothing but victories, now atords our own Dominions, who have come a picture of dissension and division to help us in our great trouble He predicted that the German workmen (Cheers.) Secondly, I say that deli- will not return to their souses until berately advisedly, and emphatically, they have suffered beary
defents as the we will enter into a negotiations for results of their divisions./
peace behind the backs of our Allion. Herr David a leading Government (Renewed cheers.) We will carry cut Socialist, made the delightful remark our treaties with them to the letter, we that Belgium must be made into Will have no betrayaf In this war we weapon for the Eng'ish peace movement have pooled not merely our material and Herr Meerfeld, of Cologne, one of the few our men with our Allies, we have pooled
wobblers at the Congress, said
on honour. Thirdly, we will make no We do not acquit Germany of ell peace which leaves behind the certainty blame. Professor Haller was right when of future war and the ever present pro he said that the English policy of hemnet of the world being again threatened ming Gormany in is to blame for the war The Gorman Chancellor has told us that but that the slame for the policy of international law does not exist, we masting treatment in the World Forentino hemming Germany in must be bornebbyromember this declaration in making the Witpolitik of Prince Bülow,SOUT peace (Cheers.) Bir Edward pointed After the Congress had decided into German atrocities ca the high seas, and favour of voting war credits, the follow asked were such a people to be lot beck ing eloquent statement was made by Herr into the country of nations (Cries of Weissmann, of Freiburg
FROSTBITTEN PRADE PROPHETS,
We in bombed Freiburg, thank the So long as Prussianism is preserved, Party for voting war credits. We live in he said, there may be a paper peace, fear of every clear night and every spell but there can be no real pence, Peace of hus weather. For them the enemy can only com through victory and vin airmen come over us, and the German tory can only e me through the dogged, guns are our venly protection. The rich united, and unflinching courage and en- people have all left Freiburg. The work durance of our own people. (Chears) men cantvɔt go. Bo continue to help the There must be no treason to the drad theatre of war; for them the war is There must be no breach of trust to our suredly a pure war of defence solemnly that in my opinion, unless this people who come after us. I say mat More interesting, however, than all the war Inys the foundation for the end of speeding at Würzburg is an article con all our sacrifiers will have been tributed by the Reichstag Deputy, Dr. made in vain. Do not imagine that i Paul Lensch, to Die Glocke the worly am pessimistic us to the result. On the organ of the Socialist Majority. Her contrary, in the midst of this horrible Lensch begins by complaining litat “rin lövestation of piracy, murder, and chaos, one night a frost has fallen upon the can see the dawn of the rising sun of Bowery dreams of our peace prophet szocess. (Cheers.) The whole civilised The frost was the speech delivered a world is fast closing round: Germany Leeds by the English barrister, Assay the whole world, for I do not believe quith" Herr Lensch exclaim,
she has a friend. Do you think Austria wants to go on? I know that she does not, and I am not talking lightly. Da you think Turkey wants to go on? I know that she does not, Both Austria and Turkey, have unfortunataly, besome the mere vimals of Germany."
These people do not want any peace by understanding; they want the singa- ing of Germany and, with this end in view, declarations as to Germany's readi, new for peace do not suit their book at
But Lenech consoles himself with the thought that such declarations have their effect. He says:—
"These declarationg act, no less than, our submarine war, as gradually wenken- ing agencies upon the war-like tengok of the peoples, and they prepares minds for the understanding woror England cannot ultimately avoid
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HOW GERMANY WOULD WIN THE WAR Herr Lensch then explains quite opoly that peace by understanding" Justin evitably constitute the victory of Ger many. He is valuable wilnesa. A Socialist, who before the war was an Hongkong rainfall for 24 hour coding si extrems Socialist, he is a strong sup- 10 am, 10-ca3, 0,00 inah Total side porter of the Reichstag pe TeLuanusry, 0.00 inches, against average of tion. He applauds the Pupa Note and 0.18 Inchon. Herr von Kühlmann; he is all for the democratization of Gerninny, and he has words of atern renke for; the Panday is as follows por German agitation. But he is good
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well aware of that that they are resolute denounces the Pan Germans on the one for the war and will hear nothing, ofund and the Socialist Minority on the peace by understanding.
For that very reason, on the other hand other hand, because all interference with the Central Powers will and can press Parliament, and with Herr von Kühl- the unity between Government and all the more persistently for such a peace, Germany will have won maan, who has preached unity to the the war if she does not lose it but Eng not to any fury, words," is calculated to Reichstag Committee in very happy. land will have lost the war if she does spoil the German plan. For it is obvious not win it n
GERMAN HARVEST that the longer one protracts the war Lensch goes on to explain that the the more the position is menaced of the map, as this war leaves it, will be nothing other hand Germany enemies hayo En great central people of Europe." C On the final, and that only in the coming-de cades will the process of economic and interest in continuing the war, because political disintegration which this whe peso by understanding signifies for Das produced in many countries show it
most of them collapse. And Herr Lengch effects, Only then will the true timef Only think what a peace by under of harrest come for Germany. The standing means for France what it mistake of the Pan-Germans is not that means for Italy For both countries it they want too much, but that they want would mean utter ruin, and for the lead- everything at once Herr Lensch presses ing stateainen it can easily end on a his point home in the following amazing lamp post For Germany alone and her fashion,
Her the Bible saying applies for nothing that in the States of Central Allies it would be a triumph. It is not Beek se rat the Kingdom of God and Europe, and in them alone, people, Far his rigiteraspess and all these things lament and Government are united in
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