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Show II JUS The committee on public information h received the following excerpts from a speech In the German retchstag by Uerr Ledebour, joint leader of the Independent socialists: "Again has an opportunity been neglected neg-lected to satisfy the world's longing for peace. It Is plain that a step backward back-ward baa been taken and that the political po-litical -wuiwww. .pmnietely aervatlves. It U very disquieting for friends of peace to hear the chancellor say that we now have a free hand In the west. Czernju's speech Is a striking strik-ing refutation of HertUng's, for Cier-nin Cier-nin accepts Wilson's proposals as the busls of understanding, whereas the chancellor rejects them. We hope, nevertheless, that we shall aoon have the negotiations, which Czernln's. action ac-tion permits us to expt. We cannot can-not agree , to Czernln's and , Kuehl-mann's Kuehl-mann's interpretation of the right of self-determination, i We want general peace on a democratic foundation. The i pretended popular manifestations in j th occupied territory were brought about under the influence of the Ger-mnn Ger-mnn administration. The creation of the kingdom of Poland was a tremendous tremen-dous mistake. The German 'government 'govern-ment must give up its false methods, and we shall soon have peace In the east The true opinions of nations can only be expressed by a referendum referen-dum after evacuation. The Fatherland Father-land party wanted to replace Hertllr.g with Prince Buelow, but that Is no longer necessnry. Militarism has won the day, and the proletariat must force peace on the basis of the reconciliation recon-ciliation of all nations." Complaints have been made to the pigeon section of the signal corps that carrier pigeons of the racing-homer racing-homer type, being trained throughout the United States for communication service with the American army, have been shot by persons on -hunting expeditions. ex-peditions. Because of the Important part carrier car-rier and homing pigeons are playing In the war, and the need for their breeding and development In this country, the war department has considerably con-siderably expanded the pigeon section of the signal corps. Homing pigeons constitute one of the most effective I means of communication In the army. Any pigeon In the air may be a carrier car-rier pigeon flying from a loft under government supervision. Its destruction destruc-tion may be a serious loss to the American Amer-ican army. Anyone coming Into possession pos-session of pigeons labeled "U. S. A. 18," Indicating they are being trained for army purposes, Is requested to report re-port the fact at once to the office of the chief signal officer, laud division, Washington, D. C. |