Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-10-26 | Page 1 | Solf Upholds Hun Officers

Tells Reichstag German Military Mili-tary .Authorities Have Done All Possible to Aid Civilians. Only Men of Military Age Forcibly Removed by the Germans. AMSTERDAM. Oct, 26. Speaking in the roichstag on Thursday, Dr. Solf, German foreign minister, said that Spanish Minister Villalobar, representing repre-senting British and Belgian citizens and Commissioner Van Brce of the Belgian relief organization, visited Tournni, Valesciennes and Denain on October IS and reported that the Ger- i man military authorities had done everything in their power to relieve tho hundreds of fugitives aud residents resi-dents in the bombarded owns. Dr. Solf said it also had been reported re-ported to him that German authorities had tried to protect the people of those cities from plundering and that efforts I had been made o safeguard food sup- ; plies and save art treasures. Only men of military age had been removed forcibly, Dr. Solf assorted. ; and even then exceptions had been mado in the case of physiciansclergy-men, physiciansclergy-men, firemen, policemen and those employed em-ployed in supplying food. Referring to questions asked on the previous day, ho said the government repudiated any doubt of its first intent in-tent to carry out the principles laid down by President -Wilson. "Having, in replying to the president, presi-dent, taken its standi on his messages, the government is resolved to act accordingly," ac-cordingly," he said. Press Condemns Note. ! COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26. With few exceptions the German press condemns con-demns President Wilson's latest note,) saying it Is an alteration of his former standpoint and betrays lack of comprehension com-prehension of recent events in Germany Ger-many as well as misconstruction of what had happened there. It is also said that the note represents a conccs-, sion to the demands of the allied na-; tions. Theodore Wolff, writing in the Tag-blatt'of Tag-blatt'of Berlin, expresses disappointment. disappoint-ment. He says it always has been a principle of International affairs not to interfere with the intcrnnl affairs of other people. President Wilson recognized recog-nized this, ho continues, in his Mexican Mexi-can speech in 1016, but now Hen-Wolff Hen-Wolff declared this has been forgotten. He adds: "Tho peace which the president proposes pro-poses is to be a peace placing Germany Ger-many at the mercy of its opponents. President Wilson's policy is one of brutal force. It is possible, he hopes, to sow dissent among the German pooplc. Wo must'bc prepared for whatever comes."