Show GEMMi ANY WILLING FOR FOB PEACE OR WAR BR IMPERIAL chancellor ASSERTS HIS COUNTRY READY TO CONSIDER PEACE suggestion government declines responsibility for FOP further continuation of conflict but believes it folly to propose peace terms berlin so long as uncontrolled hatred of germany and the belief that germany Is approaching zi a collapse continues to ho be the dominant idea of 0 tier lier foes it 11 would bo be folly for germany to take the initiative indro in proposing terms of pence peace germany however Is ready at any time tim to consider cone e a peace bug suggestion front from the countries c 0 with which stio she Is at war d does oes not wish a continuation of tha war and dis associates herself under these circumstances fromi from any responsibility I 1 lity lo 10 for 11 its prolongation tula this Is the substance sub stanco 0 of the G german t r imperial cha chancellors reply in the on thursday to tho the socialist interpretation on peace in which he painted n u picture of germany triumphant on oil all sides and supplied with everything even it if not in abundance necessary to tile the continuation ot of the war the later interpellation was introduced by dr i lit in tile following terms Is tho the imperial chancellor ready to give information as to the conditions under which he would be willing to enter into peace negotiations 11 egotist ions if our enemies make peace proposals po compatible wat w germanys germanas Germ anys dignity and safety aida von eth mann then we shall always be ready to discuss them so long ns as in the countries of our en ell emlea emles the guilt and ignorance of statesmen are arc antan entangled aled with contusion confusion or of public opinion it 11 would bo be folly for germany to muke make peace proposals which would not shorten but would lengthen the war first the masks inas must musi be torn from their faces only two socialists spoke on tile the interpellation all the non ron socialist parties uniting in a chort declaration opposing discussion at this moment the tone ot of the debate was dignified and patriotic the imperial chancellor in his first speech lasting halt half an all houi explained the military aton on all tile the fronts fronti and declared emphatically that germany could not be ba starved out the country had bad enough food I 1 it f properly distributed germanys germanas Germ anys enemies lie he said eald were suffering more than the germans and paying higher prices for food |