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Show DECLARES U-BOAT WARFAESUCCESS GERMAN CHANCELLOR SAYS EXPECTATIONS EX-PECTATIONS OF NAVY HAVE BEEN SURPASSED. denies That Germany Withdrew from Promises Made United States In Continuation of Starvation Blockade. Berlin. In a notable address to the rck:liHtag, Chancellor von liethmann-Hollweg, liethmann-Hollweg, while reiterating that Ger-tnany Ger-tnany was ready for a lasting peace 'which will grant us reparations for all wrongs suffered and guarantee the existence and future of a strong Germany," Ger-many," declared it was Germany's purpose to continue her submarine warfare, which already had passed expectations. ex-pectations. Referring to the break with the United States as a result of the announcement of Germany's lnten- Diutu nu uiiitii iiirj uctiii 11, cLiiU lug declaration by the United States thajt Germany in formulating it had withdrawn with-drawn from promises made, the chancellor chan-cellor said that from the beginning Germany had openly and expressly declared de-clared that these assurances would be Invalid under certain Conditions meaning the continuation of England's Eng-land's "starvation blockade." "While our soldiers on the front Btand in the drumfire of the trenches and our submarines, defying death, hasten through the seas; while we at home have no other absolutely no other task, but to iproduce cannon, ammunition and food and to distribute victuals, with Justice; in the midst of this struggle for life and for the future fu-ture of our empire, intensified to the extreme, there is only one necessity of the day which dominates all questions ques-tions of all policy, both foreign and domestic to fight and gain victory," Baid the chancellor. The chancellor pointed out that the German nation in the reichstag's last Vote granting new war credits, demonstrated demon-strated to the whole world its readiness readi-ness to continue the struggle until its enemies were ready for peace. After dealing with the problem of domestic policy the chancellor briefly Recalled his last speech in the reichs-tag reichs-tag in which he announced that a proposal had been transmitted by Germany and her allies to their enemies en-emies to enter into peace negotiations. negotia-tions. He continued: "Their answer was more rude and more presumptious than any sensible person in our country or In neutral countries could have imagined. The effect produced by this document of barbarian hatred and of insolence is manifest to the whole world. Our alliances al-liances and our front stand the firmer and the German nation is more united and not less resolute than ever." ' So They Say. "W'hnt is nltniisMi, pi'' "Thnt'H wlmt the vrto fighting for." Ixmlsvlllc d'u mil. |
