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Show ALL THRONES OF PPEJJNSTABLE Reichstag Speaker Declared Entente Monarchs Are Tottering Tot-tering on Their Thrones. READY TO FIGHT U. S. Advocate Making Early Peace With Russia Overtures to Be Made. BERLIN, Thunday. March 29. via London. March 30. 12:35 p. m In the debate in the relchstag today Dr. Peipr Spahn. leader of tbe Catholic center party, said that the monarchs of all the entente nations were tottering on their thrones. Those who had been forced to leave their countries would certainly have been dethroned had they remained. Even the Italian throne, ho asserted, was unstable. If it came to blows with America, Germany Ger-many would be found ready I Gustav Noske, one of the Socialist leaders, said he hoped the war loan would be a complete success. He emphasized em-phasized the fact that Germany had not Intended to conquer China and hoped that after the war good relations rela-tions would be resumed. The government's govern-ment's instructions to Ambassador von Bernstorff in regard to Mexico, he said, could hardly be called a diplomatic masterpiece. In regard to Russia. Herr Noske said it seemed the present leaders had decided to pursue the war to a victorious end, but the pacifist masses would see that Germany did not intend in-tend to co-operate toward re-establishment of Imperialism. Urge Early Peace With Russia. "We Socialists are all ready to oppose op-pose any such attempt in Germany," he continued. "Our government must take advantage of any Russian overtures over-tures to arrange early and honorable peace with our eastern neighbors." Germany was in nowise a reactionary reaction-ary country, he added, and the people abroad might well envy Germany's social legislation. He said, however, that Prussia had a political system which was doomed, adding: "We kre advised from abroad to revolt, re-volt, but we know better than to do so, although we know the good will that inspires this advice." oo |