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GERMAN DISCLOSURES.

WAR AIMS IN 1917

BRITISH REPLY TO THE POPE.

A mest, interesting and exciting sitting of the German National Assembly wa bold on July 29th.

SEPTEMBER 19TH. 1919.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. WEST KASSON", FOY. 1-OUT:-

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, KOBE AND SHANGHAI,

THE above-mentioned vessel having arrived from the above-mentioned Forta, Consignees of cargo are hereby Here Müller, the Foreign Minister, informed that their Cargo will be landed a made a speech, in the course of which be their risk into the Hazardous and/or exirs read the telegram from the British Gov ernment which followed the letter of the 4 Godowns of the Hongkong azi Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., and Papal Noncio, in which an attempt was stored at

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be countersigned All Broken, chafed and damaged goods are Nous revived from your Eminence, and to be left in the Godowns, where they will are enable to answer the proposal be examined on Sept. 11th, at 10 AM, and suade by your Eminence, regarding must be presented within a

12th at 10 AM terms for a lasting peace..

We have not ver had an opportunity Hongkonx. before Bills of

month of the Stenner's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. have left the Geciowns, and all goods No Claim will be admitted after the goods pamaining undelivered after Sept. 13th, will be subject to rent.

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In our opinion there is no proba bility of reaching this aim as long as the Central Powers and their Allies bare nut offcially expressed their war ains and settled which (what) in domaity they are ready to pay, and what guarantees they will give for the future protection of the world against the terrors from which it is now suf- fering As regards Belgium, they make no definite declaration regarding their | intentions, nor do they say whether they intend to restore to Belgium full in dependency and make good the dange which, she has suffered Your Emin ence ne doht knows the declarations nade by the Allies in reply to Presid ent Wilson's Notr. Neither Austria Bor Germany has ever made any such declaration. Any attempt to bring the " belligerents to an agreement seeing vain, as long as we do not know the points where their opinions difer.".

Ferr-Muller pointed out that the CONSIGNEES of Curgare beraby informed Belgina question was the heart of the risk into the hazardous andfor

that all Goods are being landed at their problem, and that only a frank reply dous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon extra hazar. could it that time, have brought peace Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or any nearer After in exchange of notes from the whartes delivery may be obtaine in fresh peace move took place in Sep! So claims will be admitted after the Goods tember, when the Genizar Foreign Office have left the Godewas, and Goods remain- was in communiention with a Spanishing undelivered after Sept. 18th, will be diplomat This, however, was only a Gersubject to rent. man move to discover the peer terms of Al Clains. against the Steamber must be presented to the Undersigned on or before

the Allies.

FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.

I am sure that the Allig knew at Sept 23rd, or they will not be recognised. was the political and military situation-ll benken, chafed and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be

to

in Germang, and they accordingly de-examined on Sept. 18th, at 10 A.M. manded to know our precise war-aims,

he went up. Herr Michalisg the Chan- relor, did not inform the party leadery about the Note from the Papal Nuncio nor of the peace offer made by the British He promised to make to the party leaderg precise declaration regarding the Gov ernment's attitude towards Belgiuni, bar his reply to the Note took quite un un posite direction to that statement."

After Müller had spoken, Herr Bauer, the Prime Minister, made a fresh attack on the Conservatives. He said that the ex.Kaiser would certainly be brought before a tribunal, and that he would be proved to be guilty of a great deal. "The reintroduction of the monarchy "in Ger many impossible, added! Herr Bauer'

I will read you the contents of two. declarations made at the time in question, one from Herr Michaelis to Hindenburg,

September 12th, 1917, the day after. the sitting of the Imperial Council, an the other on September 15th., 1917. containing the reply of Marshal von Hindenburg, and accompanied by a memorandum from Ludendorff. You will! the understand why no decisive reply could be giv regarding the reinstate. ment of Belgium

FATE OF BELGIES.

Kory Bauer said that Michaelis wrote to Hindenburg:

After the Bindings of the negotiails held yesterday 1 very much want to thank you and General von Ludendorf because both of you agreed, with so micha furesight and in so prejudiced a manner, regarding the military views in connection with our war aims. In ar cordance with the wishes of the High Command, I draw-up our basis for pace negotiations as follows:

For the pru tection of our commerce we demani the i city of Liege and adjacent territory, Belgium must intimately and economie. ally be united to Germany, and when Belgiin has fulfilled all our demands for the security of the economic conce tion, which will, of course, take several years after the first pence negotiations, we consider that the military measures can then be abolished Consequently, we only ask to hold Liege provisionally and as a factor of security, I have persuaded Count Westarp to inform the Austrian

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Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding conditions. There can be no talk of in our busis for peace negotiations, ne the demnities, neither can we indicate to Austrians are not well informed regarding foreign countries what we intend." the Belgian question, and are, therefore,

General Ludendorff; it hig" memoran- inclined to disapprove of a peer with dum, said: Belgium on the basis indiented. We must)

We must keep the district arm in tell them what the intentions of the enemy ur hand. The possession of the Meuse ware towards us, and what we intend to line only is insufficient. We must drive altain.

Instead of annihilation and the British and French armies further loas of territory we will keep intact cur back. It is only thus thereby that Bel western frontier. We will obtain raw gium can become economically and in materials from the occupied territory, timately connected with us, and this speare favourable transport facilities, could not be effected without strong especially in the case of Antwerp, obtain military pressure. Without lengthy e ne ascendancy over the Flemish popula cupation and the possession of Liege, the tion, putting an end to British influence neutrality of Belgium is a phantom not on the Flanders coast, and will demand to be reckoned with." the restoration of our colonies."

Herr Bauer continued: "Those lat Marshal Hindenburg (added Herters prove why no satisfactory reply Bauer) made the following reply:

could be rendered regarding Belgium "I don't conceal that the aavy and At the same time the so-called Fatherland patriotic circles will feel it a hard blow it Party was formed which supported the We give up the Flanders coast, n delusion demands of the High Command. It was which can only be alleviated if compen the members of this Fatherland. Party and who entions are also known by the Navy to who supported annexations fulfilled. Economic connection with Bdrove, the German people into destruc- gium cannot be realised without pressure tion. The Premier was at this point declared, and for that purpose de vernl the members rising and shouting. "Muz na Belgium, even after peace has been interrupted by tremendous uproar, all years occupation will be necessary, derers Traitors: Political rascals!" It only when England and America desert of the Premier's speech. which for military reasons, is possible was impossible to hear the continuation France. If we are in possession of Linge When quiet was restored Ersberger and unlimited master of the situation, we unde along speech of defence, in which can take the measures necessary. 1. bedeckted that he never was in Vienna, therefore, do not think that we should that he knew that an attempt to obtain zive un Liege. That hardships will be peace was made, but that he did not endured by our neighbours is an inevit know the contents of the Papal Nuncio's tably reuli of war under prescat military letter or of Herr Michaelia reply. Ha

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