Show GERMANY WILLING FOR PEACE OR WAR IMPERIAL chancellor ASSERTS HIS COUNTRY READY TO CON SIDER PEACE suggestion government declines responsibility for further continuation of conflict but believes it folly to propose peace peace arms berlin go 50 long lone as uncontrolled hatred ot of germany and the belief that germany Is approaching a collapse continues to be the dominant idea of her foes it would be folly for germany to take the initiative in proposing terms of cf peace germany however is ready at any time to consider a peace suggestion from the countries with which she is at war does not vish vasli a continuation ot of the war and dis associates herself under these circumstances from any responsibility lity for or its ts prolongation this is the substance ot of the german imperial chancellors reply in t the he reichstag on thursday to the socialist interpretation on peace in W which aich he be painted a picture of 0 germany triumphant on all sides and supplied with everything even it not in abundance necessary to the continuation of the war the interpellation was introduced by dr Sc heldemann in the following terms Is the imperial chancellor ready to give information as to the conditions under which he would be willing to enter into peace negotiations it if our enemies make peace proposals compatible with germanys germanas Germ anys dignity and safety said dr von beth mann allol weg then we shall always be ready to discuss them so long as in the countries of our enemies the guilt and ignorance ot of statesmen are entangled with confusion of public opinion it would be folly tor for germany to make peace proposals which would not shorten but would lengthen the war first the masks must be torn from their faces only two socialists spoke on the interpellation all the non socialist parties uniting in a short declaration opposing discussion at this moment the tone of the debate was dignified and patriotic the imperial chancellor in his first speech lasting halt half an hour explained the military situation on all the fronts and declared emphatically that germany could not be ba starved out the country had enough food if properly distributed germanys germanas Germ anys enemies he said eald were suffering more than the germans and paying higher prices tor for food |