Morning Oregonian., April 06, 1916, Page 4, Image 4

TTTT5 MOIWfTXO OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1916.
AGGRESSIVE AIMS
BY GERMANY DENIED
Chancellor Says Nation Is Not
Fighting for Space in
f Foreign Country.
AMERICAN IS REASSURED
: Rnsli on Vnited States, Xo War
on Canada Intended Story of
J)csigns on Any American
Nation Called "Silly."
Berlin-. April 5. By wireless to
Sayville. N. T. In the most remarkable
and most comprehensive speech he has
made since the war beeran. Chancellor
von . Bethmann-Hollweg today, before
the Reichstag:, denounced reports that
Germany "now or in the future" con
templated aggression against the
f nited States.
He declared "silly" the rumor that
Germany would attempt to conquer
Canada.
'Equally silly, he said, was the idea
that Germany would try to acquire ter
ritory on some American soil, as, for
example, in Brazil.
"Germany," he declared dramatically,
"is figrhting: for its existence and for
Its future not for space in a foreign
country."
Peace Declarrd Itefuned by Form.
The Chancellor turned to the subject
of eventual conditions of peace after a
brief reference to the entrance of
Tortug-al into the war. He pointed out
that in his speech of September 9 he
had declared readiness to enter into
discussion of peace, but that then, as
now, Germany's enemies declined.
"Let us suppose that I suggest to Mr.
'Asquith to sit down with me at a. table
and examine the possibilities of peace,"
he continued, "and Mr. Asquith begins
with a claim of definitive and complete
destructive of Prussia's military power.
The conversation would be ended be
fore it began. To these peace condi
tions only one answer would be left,
and' this answer our sword must give.
"If our adversaries want to continue
the slaughter of human beings and the
devastation of Europe, theirs will be
the guilt and we shall have to stand it
as men."
Military Situation Reviewed.
The Chancellor began his address
.with a review of the military situa
tion. He said that since his last speech
in the Reichstag, the Dardanelles en
terprise had ended as a failure, that
the Serbian campaign, with the as
sistance of Austria-Hungary, had been
brought to a victorious conclusion,. And
that Montenegro and Albania likewise
were now in the hands of Germany's
allies; that the British attempt to re
lieve Kut-el-Amara, in Mesopotamia,
had been in vain; that the Kussiana,
although they had succeeded in oc-oupying-Erzerum
with superior forces,
had found their advance checked by
strong Turkish forces: that Russian at
tacks against the front in East Galicia
and Italian attacks against the Isonzo
positions had been beaten back.
Moreover, he said, the Russians had
driven columns against the German
lines, but their assaults had broken
down before field Marshal von Hln
denburg and his heroes.
The Chancellor declared that enemy
reports that the German military force
had been expended were proved er
roneous by the Verdja Dattl
Ocrmany Rot to Be Starved.
Discussing attempts which he said
were being made to starve Germany,
Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg continued:
"I understand that in 1915 our ene
mies would "not give up this hope, but
I do not understand how cool heads,
after the experiences of 1915, can cling
to it. Our enemies forget that, thanks
to the organizing. powers of the whole
nation, Germany is equal to the task
of the distribution of food supplies.
"Our enemies forget that in cases in
which there is a real shortage the Ger
man nation is able to make use of
moral reserves which enable us to
lower our standard of life, which has
risen remarkably during the last dec
ade. What would it mean, for instance,
if the consumption of meats should
temporarily be lowered to the level of
the '70s?"
Conditions of life in Germany were
not easy, the Chancellor continued, but
the difficulties were being met in ad
mirable fashion by the entire nation,
especially the poorer classes.
AVar of Starvation Denounced.
"The American note of November 6,
1915, gave an exact description of
British violations of the international
laws," he continued, "but, as far as I
know, it has not been answered up to
this day.
"Xo fair-minded neutral, no matter
whether he favors us or not, can doubt
our right to defend ourselves against
this war of starvation, which is con
trary to international law. No one can
ask us to permit our arms of defense
to be wrested from our hands."
Regarding the Polish question and
the nationalities in general, the Chan
cellor said the settlement that ended
the war must insure a lasting peace.
He said: -
"Neither Germany nor Austria-Hun-pary
intended to touch the Polish ques
tion, but the late of battles brought
them in contact with it. Now this
problem stands before the world and
needs to be solved. Germany and Austria-Hungary
must and will solve it.
"After the war there must be a new
Belgium.
. "Formerly Poland had been left in
the hands of a Russian poliee agent, a
man named Tshinovnlk. Even members
of the Russian Duma frankly admitted
that Tshinovnik should not return to
the place where Germans, Austriahs and
Poles have honestly labored in the in
terests of this unfortunate land.
Stronger Germany Intended.
"Our enemies wish to destroy united,
free Germany," the Chancellor went on.
"They desire that Germany shall be
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again as weak as during past centuries,
a prey of all lusts of domination of her
neighbors and the scapegoat of Europe,
beaten back forever in the dominion of
economic evolution, even after the war.
That is what our enemies mean when
they speak of definitive destruction of
Prussia's military power.
"what is our intention? The sense
and aim of this war is for us the crea
tion of a Germany so firmly united, so
strongly protected, that no one ever
will feel the temptation to annihilate
us; that everyone in the world will
concede to us the right of free exercise
of our peaceful endeavors. This Ger
many, and not the destruction of other
races, is what we wish."
At the conclusion of his address the
Chancellor elicited great applause by
saying:
"The spirit of union shall lead us, as
it shall lead our children and grand
children, through the struggles of their
fathers, toward a future of strength
and liberty."
Hope for Future Outlined.
The Chancellor outlined what Ger
many wished that Europe should be in
the future.
"This new Europe," he said, "in many
respects cannot resemble the past. The
bipod, which has been shed never will
be repaid, and the wealth which has
been destroyed can only slowly be re
placed. But howsoever this Europe
may be, must be for the nations that
inhabit it, a land of peaceful labor.
The peace which shall end tnis war
shall be a lasting peace. .It must not
bear the germ of new wars, but must
provide for peaceful arrangement of
all European questions.
The Chancellor declared that Eng
land wished an end of the war after
peace, but wanted then to continue the
commercial war with double violence,
adding:
First, the British endeavor to de
stroy our military and then our eco
nomic policy. Everywhere there Is
brutal lust of destruction and of anni- L
hllation, and impious will, in an un
bounded lust of domination to cripple
a nation "of 70.000,000 people."
Colonies' Kate Undecided.
As tcf colonial questions the Chan
cellor quoted. Bismarck to' the effect
that the fate of colonies were decided
on the Continent. He asserted that
Germany's enemies now were actively
engaged in inventing new formulas in
order to mtaintain the epell of illusion,
hatred and deception which binds them.
He continued:
"The forces which before the war
bound together the anti-German coali
tion were lust of conquest, lust of re
venge and jealousy against uerman
competition in the world s markets.
During the war they have remained
powerful with the governments of our
enemies in spite of all defeats.
"This is still the object and aim oi
the war alike in Petrograd, Paris and
London."
WOMAN AROUSES IRE
American Mentions German
Articles in London Shops.
CONSUL'S WIFE SUSPECTED
COLONEL IN OPEN RACE
'Continued From PMtst Page.)
party and to the interest of the United
States, too.
"ilore than that, don't you do It if
you expect me to pussy-ioot on any
single issue I have raised. Don't be for
me unless you are prepared to say that
every citizen of this country has got
to be. pro-United States first, last and
all the time, and no pro-anything else
at all. and that we stand for every
good American everywhere, whatever
his birthplace or creed, wherever he
now lives, and that in return we de
mand that he be an American, and noth
ing else with no hyphen about it.
Man Moat Be Straight V. S.
"I don't care a rap for the man's
creed, birthplace, or National origin.
I am for him if he is straight U. S."
and if he isn't I am against him. And
don't you nominate me unless you are
prepared to take the position that
Uncle Sam is to be strong enough to
defend his rights and to defend every
one of his people wherever those peo
ple, and he can't be strong enough un
less he prepares in advance."
The conversation between the Colo
nel and his visitor came as a logical
sequence to the Roosevelt-Root-Lodge
luncheon Friday last, which gave such
an impetus to the boom which Colonel
Roosevelt's followers were conducting
for . his nomination.
Shernian County Bill Goes Over.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April - 6. Representative Sln
nott endeavored to secure unanimous
consent In the House last night for
consideration of the Sherman County
settlers' bill, but Representative Staf
ford, of Wisconsin, objected and the
bill went over.
Cove Cherry Fair Election Held.
COVE, Or., April 5. (Special.) The
meeting last night at Maccabee Hall of
the Cove Cherry Fair Association re
sulted in the re-election of C. H. Powell
and Karl Stackland directors. The other
officers are: A. A. Antles, president,
and K. J. Stackland, secretary-treas-
Britons Accuse Mate of United
States Agent In Berlin of Being
German, Although She In
Native of New York.
NEW YORK, April 1. (Special.)
Mrs. Julius G. Lay, beautiful wife of
the United States Consul-General in
Berlin, became the central figure in an
international incident recently in Lon
don, and quite Innocently, when she
went to the British metropolis on a
shopping tour.
Mrs. Lay indiscreetly made compari
sons between - English and German
made articles, which grated fiercely on
the ears of the Britons, who imme
diately circulated the report that she
was a German sympathizer. The ru
mor became so exaggerated that Mrs.
Lay finally was declared to be a Ger
man woman.
On reaching Berlin Mrs. Lay heard
the reports and was greatly surprised.
She is a native of New York and her
maiden name was Anne Howard.
Consul-General Lay. whose father
was a Colonel in the Army, has given
splendid aid to Americans in Germany
since the war began. He has been in
the consular service at Ottawa, Barce
lona, Canton. Cape Town and Rio de
Janeiro.
EASY SPELLING WAY GAINS
More- Than 140 Educational Insti
tutions TSse Simplified System.
NEW TORK, April 5. The number
of universities, colleges and normal
schools which have adopted simplified
spelling now Is 114, a gain of 57 in the
last year, according to a report made
to the Simplified Spelling Board at its
annual meeting here today. In these
institutions there are 130.000 students.
The number of newspapers am per
iodicals using at least the 12 simpler
spellings adopted by the National Edu
cation Association has increased from
70 to 250.
FRENCH WIN BACK
VERDUN POSITION
Vigorous-Counter Attacks in
Cailette Wood Drive En
emy From Trenches.
HEAVY LOSS INFLICTED
Germans Forced to ltetreat Under
Decimating Fire French Critics
Believe Formation of At
tack Shows . Weakness.
PARIS, April 5. The French made a
definite gain of ground in the Cailette
Wood, northeast of Verdun, today.
igorous counter attacks were made,
and the Germans were driven out from
a considerable .area of trenches.
In yesterday's fighting around "Ver
dun the Germans lost considerable
ground and again sustained heavy cas
ualties, notwithstanding the new for
mation of their attacking parties.
At 3 P. M.. after the ground had' been
battered by several hundred tons of
projectiles, a thin line of riflemen de
bouched from Chauffour Wood, Just
northwest of Douaumont The Ger
mans advanced by short bounds toward
the French trenches, situated about 300
yards, south of the village.
Small Column In Rear.
A second and a third line followed
at equal distances, with small support
ing and attacking columns in the rear.
This formation has been noticed during
the last few days and is regarded by
the French as proof that the Germans
have been sorely punished in their
previous assaults in serried ranks.
But the change proved ineffective.
The first line of riflemen advanced o
within 60 yarfls of the French trenches
and there had to drop to the ground
under heavy blasts of shrapnel and
sustained musketry- The second andr
third lines attempted to advance to the
support of the first line, but wero
stopped far in the rear by machine-gun
fire.
Men Cut Donn In Retreat. ,
The Germans in the first line were
in a critical position. Shrapnel worked
havoc among them. To charge was out
of the question, and as long as they re
mained at the point to which they had
advanced they were exposed to a deci
mating fire. The second and third lines
were little better off. for they were
within range of the French three-inch
guns. The entire attacking force final
ly made the only move open, retreating
under a raking fire to Chauffour wood.
They left half their number on the
field. At least three regiments took
part in the attack.
Chauffour wood proved to be an in
secure shelter, for the French artillery,
increasing its range, covered that en
tire area. It demolished shelters and
piled up the German losses.
Action Regarded na Significant.
The action of yesterday is regarded
by military critics as of great signifi
cance, showing that the Germans, even
with their new . formation, are unable
to escape the furious responses of
French artillery; that the French posi
tions, though they may be vulnerable
at certain local and exposed points,
cannot be shaken, and that the French
counter offensive is effective.
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Hood River Girl Overrates Managing
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Or, April 5. (Special.) "No column
rule on the first page shall be broken
for a head or banner of any kind look
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nite edict was laid down by Miss Grace
Edgington, senior co-ed from Hood
River, and now telegraph editor of the
Eugene Evening Guard, the daily paper
now being put out by the students of
the department of journalism of the
University of Oregon. Even Dean Eric
Allen has been overruled and other
professors of the department, not to
speak of the managing editor himself.
Miss Edgington is strictly a conserva
tive. As for her reasons for keeping the
heads within a single column, this fair
co-ed says: "To break the column
rules violates my aesthetic taete. And
to see big headlines always denotes
excitement. And I believe in a calm,
cool poise."
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