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Show LORD CECIL ON THE CHANCELLOR London, Sept. 29, 7:15 p. m. The address of the German imperial chan-cellpr. chan-cellpr. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg In tho reichstag Is more remarkable for what it omitted than for what it said, according to Lord Robert Cecil, minister min-ister of war trade, who. In discussing the speech with the Associated Press today, declared the most significant fact, in connection with tho chancellor's, chancel-lor's, utterance was his failure to mention men-tion Belgium. Lord Robert said: 'VThere Is a very definite change in the tone of the speech over the previous' previ-ous' efforts of the chancellor. The talk of a complete German victory is entirely en-tirely ausent. Another remarkablo thing was that there was not a word about Belgium. The significance of this is probably that he was unable to Bay anything about Belgium, as his listeners can bo assumed to bo the whole world and he was bound to offend of-fend a section of it if Belgium was mentioned. And, equally, ho would offend of-fend his own people if he expressed a 'determination to give up that country. coun-try. Nothing Really New. 'Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg's denunciation de-nunciation of England contained noth-lifc noth-lifc really new. It was merely the old tick Jf attempting to convince our dlles tiat we are trading on their et-tMrts et-tMrts arii bleeding them to death In M proceNs, but recent events on the 'ainme ourht to convince him of his' ' error. The idea that we want wor! IHH supremacy is fantastic." IHH Discussing this phase of the cha IHH Conor's speech, Lord Robert d HH "You will note that in this race it IHI commercial supremacy England is tl Hl chief opponent to be feared, the Un IHI ed States being left out altogether! IHBI Lord Robert continued: t HH "I note in the portion of the spee BH devoted to efforts for peace that n Hl name is used, but I can not unde -jHI stand his complaint. That German HHI was once ready for peace means noth- HH ing, as, naturally, cverybodv is al-H ways ready for peace 6h'hfs o'wnBH terms. The Germans are ready nn' IIV for peace, but for a truce it enaK llFTl them to prepare to enforce tlelr o- JBVj terms on the world. There will fB ! no peace so long as Germany q IK : tent to be ruled by a military cast IB Cause of King's Deat B ! : Discussing the reference jn ( H chancellor's speech to the cith jR ' the king of Rumania, tho mirter IBj trade jB "Of course, it is quite possi th IH' the strain imposed by the w m H have caused his death, as tf lH.'' was an old man. but St Is alu JHk' possible that the theory of the B of death may be based on IW jH Bethmann-Hollweg's imaginatip jH |
