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FRIDAY, MARCH ?30, L917
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ONE CENT g\VSy
Guard Meeting
Urges Federal
Training Plan
Rebukes Association That
Dodged Question of
U. S. Control
O'Ryan Hears Own
Actions Censured
Convention Adjourned Be?
fore Soldier Guests Ar?
rived ; Protest Followed
theueaad representativo- of the
?mal ('uard
?doptcd xxnthou* iterdajr and
T?ith ? .-hont of "ay," which threatened
roof of the. 71 ? Regiment armory,
a resolution declaring for universal
military training
eral r<
The ' ?ling il '. the e n thin-i a?-m
?n.l tVe resolution svero all in the
r*ture ?>f a rchnke to the convention
of the National Guard Association,
?jrhich had Ina die two hours
before ? une place, and ?o Major
Genual Jol ". who had ?lomi
BSted the convention.
The ' before ad.iourn
? n -ot of resolutions
'???orine universal compulsory training,
"dpe the issue of
Federal c had done so in
?Mme haste before hearing from the
adver ?eral control ??nil de?
spite ?n errangen i t by which those
advocate? arere lo ?iddrcs? it in open
forum at E o'clock vest? t-iay af.ernoon.
The latter included Herbert I
tsriee, I Secretary of
War: Colonel Willard ? Flak, of the
I.an
don, of the Uni ? immit
tee of Veterana, National (?uard and
Kars I aptain
Herbert Barry, of Squad on A, and
Mr. I had
" post cards to officers and
of the National Guard, past and
pre? them to attend at G
pari But mhtm these
? 1 m and men arrived the convention
lad taken the action which thtv had
come to r.ppo-c and had passed into
Tf. W. rrtheless, the meetini* xvas
i r<'''C<'oded to hu-ii
OCxan Hear? i?trai-*ht lalk
. :?
a ??a* with the rest and :
h from r.obert K Et ?
* -?? tel 'int in the 1 Stl - --out.
"I ?erred for cif*ht mon hi on the
Wtiican border." M te?an'
he, I, "and I know, and ?
and enlisted man kno-,
***ileh ttiad?
ef the Hrorixv?vil|p distl aitl?
Msl militai*] sector, major
geteral *-nij*ht have the cha:..
else his rank, is wron??."
Cheer*5 from almost ever}
Ills two thousand auditors intei
tho ?-peaker. In a moment ho continued:
"I ?ay every* officer knows this, but 1
fcea*. entry officer who can -jbmeri*c
his own personal interests and can bear
to t rank disappear in the
abolition of an utt? rly wrong >ystem."
Airain the audience applauded, in the
ttid?t of which the younjr officer left
the pla'forni and resumed his .
ball. There
?hd not recall that on the Iiordi
?'?11 I ? ttyaa had ordered the
before
"'? S it had done
?o with iti flHffs furled tl.
and tr ^? ng this humiliation all
?I re
Mi-underslandin**, lie Say?
..,: J, : . .':. Foal
.a, who had presided Si the con
??I behiud to explain
rly adjoui ; been
?. to choke off the ad
?oc?.-.. ral control, but to p< r
?nit the delegates to hurry home to
< o m m ana.?, which hu?) boon or
troiat) ?? i lee, Majoi
Lan?:?,
:''
-
'
ad conven? .
?
?
-
?ad |
? ?.
exeluaivc Federal con
.
?e eoaeon?
- ? '
?
?
be ?aid:
"I h)
univcraa! ?
,-.?:OI;iil '.i ?
oati': i
?
? :? rt broad,
r the ;
Nation ( chiIcI I ,ive
On One-Acre Farms
I low mteiMYc ngrif isHui?** ?n
jTSe-y's ? if y lot* ,?, \r.,i blDg i
'?*?SOIi in ptt-'iAir-elur-.,-* ii tolfl
on P?-.?? | |.
AT LAST HE'S FOUND A TAKER
Big Drouth Sends
Wheat to Highest
Price Since 1864
Seed Rushed by Special
Train to Winter Sown
Areas
on diatr?
ige bj drouth to win?
? II v.i.r unce?
were touched to-day in the ?heat mar
lotation for May delivery ;
jumping t?i ? ithin one-eighth of a cent
bushel. To-dav'? record.
which resulted from excited rushes to]
aa the topi ? ? i??a?iied by :
any future deliver?; aince isc-i. The!
ci op damage report? ?
' ?'!'? Kan- I
-.? ?eporta alio image,
and aeen t<> imply that unies? rai-i i
fall ' -?.on t!ie yi?*!d in many par!- '
be almost, nil. .
? omea from I li
winter whi .?? leide
ha\ e been damaged l?y drouth are !
ed 1 rom M ?nneapolii the-re.
pected the damaged winter
I? will be ?ceded to ipi ing I
?
Re] ' eld
for t ity of Nebraska the
1 .( hange, the Neb?
Farmer-' Alliance and ?rnala bankers!
.* i that 71 per c< n! of the
whea* 'ho southern half ??.',
. ? ? royed. Maiij*
of the Held? ?n the northern hi
?. daniftged from i"
r.t.
Seed Wheat Sought
? e.?i a read
????.I winti ? -.'" to
whea' if leed -..h'?a;. which
b.h.able t.? obtain, i^
ptly. Railroad?
have . "??ut of - ? ? ? i
right of wav over other freight,
announced, and a supply will be avail?
able te farmer* in ?ofty eight hours.
i by a purchasing com
? ?... . rda . .?' a con
Grain Eft
change.
larch 29. With a ?
wheat from Ar
only
ipply ace?
"he world ftl ?.<?kinjf torv...
?s bcu ? ??' this
n the ! ni ted
have been an incentive to
. bu' hlgi i
e acainnt drouth. The gov
?irime!.'' December report Ind
?-, h, intry of between
. I 1,000,000 aerea over the ;
?ding fall.
i.tly. it ?*??? general.,
tv -?d that a considerably ?.-.'
aid be produce?! this year.
nver
1er In been foi
?
ef tin
ig.
Meld Uelo?s BftpftctatlftftU
: *erli tor killing" are earn
..ii r.d?-..?!, they never
III ion ? eport s this
? tliHti at;?. ???. cr malle
ng for ?rild en, if
? the reports, it is sp?
ot w.liter wheat ,
w Ii b<? considerably under expect?
pert? repreeenting pgr-, I
..| coflogOl . ' he >?.?? ITSiri '
"i. ? ' anear with
ngi-itcr? in aseertin* ih?t \
- ?o ?rent pn to ?inntint ?I
I
Ait? . nance? of eating th?
. rop . rabie ?res? u*. <??ti?iH
ercd bop? leu?, ?nil much win'er sown
acreage hai been abandoned Io be re
?own with lormg wheat.
U.S. Agents Tracing.
Powdered Glass in
Red Cross Bandages
Director Who Discovered Iain
pering with Linen for the
\"\ oundrd Warns Aids
Albert v.. Sta ii>. din etc of thi
?>f the America
<?o.-- ? ?la? ? m. .1 mod repoi*-?
ihat ground glaaa ha.I been found in
ome of the bandage? deetined lor the
Allie*. II?' denied, however, thai
bandagei had been aoaked with poiten
r?us ehemicftla, as ha?! al*.> been re
ported.
?'The attempt? to hare the liar
covered with powdered ^la*s sent
. were promptly deh
Mr. S'aul). "and the fact- ha?..?
reported t?, the Peder?] authoritiee,
Who are m ' In making the
facts pul,ne 1 f?ll not irian t?> eauae
: .. bandage thai ha
-.ii. tn?ri ?I With can get by the rigid
inapection maintained, but l cannot
too ' ., wa: n Red I i '?
?. orkei ' '? be 111 eful."
Only a f-?w bandage? have been tam?
pered with, Mr. Staub explained, and
these band!'.,- had no* been wrapped
at a i;.?l Croa?
sent in I * part , '.' .: contl ifa
as the Red Crc been in tir
habit of accepting from
benevolently inclined
??w bal 1 a ihi ? pub?
licly." saiil Mr. Staub, "va- "
of proper precaution? in th? prepara?
tion Ol tin dieal supplie?, not only
egftinai tampering, but, what ;* more
it infection and i.n
ary handling."
Sin. ? ? .very all shipmeri's of
bandagea have b? acted three
,n th. country before I" lag
placed on U ? " id 'he ship
are again in ipeeted on ,,,
? I and France. Twe
of the ban'iape*. aome ?>f which
were ?severed wKh powdered tria*?.
Southern New Jereey.
Walks 25 Miles
To Save New York
Farmer. ! learin? City Is At?
tacked, 1 lurries to Knlist
It was the spirit of ",>', a ipiril in
ipired by -ome well meaning, but mis?
taken R ? that took
Andrew Miller to Newark yesterday.
Tired and perspiring in the afternoon
run, Milier appeared before the recruit
in g oft
"I v to flf '?'." he ?aid .?imply. "I
wa? workiag m the tie!?! neer Hanover,
m .Mom* County, when a feller came
along and s?i<! tin* (ilermnns bail .!?
clarad ?rar on the United
bombarding Mi v.? York I *. I
dropped ?n*.- hoc ami didn't even wan
to get 'be mon'; eomiag '???
me. Give me a ?run ?and let me |
thoee Prue? ?ins. ! don't nod a uni
forin ; ai! ! want I? a gun."
Miller w?. tolrl (hat war had not been
declered, an?! New York was unharmed
"Well, here I am, ftft-fway,** he ltd
"I'm a little tired bocauae I walked the
whole I linle*. but go ahead
physical examination. I'm
ready
er, ?ahn i? twenty two years olil.
ned he b?d walked becaUfta ha ha?i
no mon? ., and ?.'.?- too prOud to beg a
rid?.
"1 ru?**? I run ftftftB your t'-' an?,
way," he ?rtiilf??! Ile ?lui, and he'l now j
on his way to ( har!e?ton, l*-. ('.
Fliers' Long Hunt
For 'U-Boats' Ends;
They Were Patrols
Army Aviators Search the
Sound Three Days for
Mistaken Craft
Foi optai ei have
been hunt?ag for parti d
? ie Montar.'*
Point entrance to the Sound. For three
...i tear? bug I
the Water irate forts have taken |
precautions! and coastguard nntrols
have been particularly vigilant,
Bu*
ef ?the submarine hint
? ??I tiie public, and ?aithin a ??'.'?
hours ii"- Sort D?partaient was able
to shiixx conclusively that '!:?? BUI
?17-DOats, but American
Ml III?
Navy oflli ?h ru
? :??l Real Admirai ('slier an
wished ?''?:? . who
?ht he had discovered a '?
i.ei ?ble o i epoi I I bal I scl lo ? be
navy yard immediately,
Rasnaf Hun la Earth
I ;.? em?
?- Navy Department ha? chased
down tlie rumor thai two strange
u ?net wer? A Montauk
Painl at 8 o'clock ?>n the evening of
March '-'''. headed nte ?Lang Island
pposed - ibmai ines a si s
two -vitiol motor boa?- returning
i trial trip. The builder has
? . ? ?ati paased Mon?
tank Pail ? tated and
thai on? . ??? her, xx-hich
was in ?ace? I h I he report of
urines lighted.
The builder ?No Stated that he has
told thai in? boats looked so
much like submarines that there eras
danger of their being mistaken for
such.
Th?. Navy ?Department aasexpre i
it? gratifieaUon at the prompt, effi
Bl d timelj B - i Itancc of the
army in dots ling il Ml "'dan?
duty, "n which they were con- ?
? Bgagad for three day?.
ei the need
of I ? foi naval -cout
;ng purpoi '
Keport l'e,,.|? ed Monday
The ropoti eerning the lubms*
? ? ? lontauk I'nmt
reached government official? in Wash
on Monday, It rood yes
The announcement r.tme to
Commissioner Putnam, of the It urea??
of Lightheueee, Department of Cam*
maree, in the form ?if a telegram from
?h.? ..????n? r of .. lighthouse at Quogue,
l.on?; I?land. Ofici?is have refused to
make public the content? of the mes
-a?*e. beyond Ihe fac* Iha? the I'-boa"*
r.| the ,
'-ound."
I
Evacuation of
Belgium Hinted
In War Orders
Relief Commission NX arned
Food Barges Must Not
Go Near Lille
Americans To Be
Held Three Months
Ordered Not to Leave the
C ountry W ithin That
Period
?London, March ?_".. A Res
patch from .Amsterdam -ay- the Ger?
man authorities in Belgium have
warne?! the relief commission that
"hey w:!l not allow ?tfl food bargl
irther than Tournai, but that
barpes lor Lille ma,' travel at their
own r
It is said the waning was given in
view of the militais require!
which may compel fie Germai
! evacuate more of northern French ter?
ritory, or even Belgium.
An ?Exchange relegraph d
from Amsterdam ?ays: "Frontier corre
Bpondente hear from I at the
American Legation is completely ?SO?
iated and under a guard of German
police, it is ?rumored that the
cont?mplale taking the ti?
? Brand Whitlock i and ?
! many.
"The American? in Bruaaela have
! been notified that they cannot leave
I Belgium before three mo?
1 earliest."
Retirement Predicted
By Washington Critics
|Fr..?i, i:?i-??.||
Washington, March 29. A Iragchain
of c r? :*? itai e< -, culminating in yes?
terday'l ordei t h ;. * the American ro
I lief \xoik'-r< in Belgium mu>i undergo
a "neu sjuarantine" ef one month
to th< elief among military and
political ?i ' thai Germany is
I about to evs gium.
The extraordii ??? ! ?eh hs -
prompted the German authori? i
I from departing
indicates plainly that there an- great
military preparations going on
gium. This would mean either a re?
treat or an i Military expert?
; believe a (jornian nffensix-e on the
V . ?? front th; - year is OUI ?
iliie-t
The recent Merlin d?clar?t ion that
Germany would expect an indemnity of
l .nid' 001 .'or evacuating Belgium
? iken as another indication of s com?
lag evacuation, it i? regarded as an
lead the Allies to bel i
to hold Belgium
for i a:
Militar*) ? oi a Ions.
? ; . Gei man retire?
ment from Belgium, Th..; ?
'. ?? ans forced
American Relief ' ommission to
. andon its work. The American cam
on hs boon of the gi eats
vantage to German*? i?. relieving hei
? d it] .. feeding the Belgian pop?
ulation. U would
be impossible for the Gemaai to per?
t enen i poi enl lal enem i
n there if importan* military
:.- In prospect.
U. S. Doubts Germany
Will Hold Whitlock
Has Written Promise to Free
Him; Relief Corps Agreed
to "News Quarantine"
Washington, March 29. Subjection
tmerlean? of the ?Belgian
Commission to ? "new? quarani
prior to their departure from behind
1 ihe (?erman In?'- aras explained at the
day as a
? ???.! upon xvhen the r? lief
?rorka svited to remain in
Belgium.
Reports thai Brand ? ? hit lock, Min?
ai, and Otl
also would I
not credited, a- .
haan ?received to the ?contrary,
artmenl issued this statement:
??There appear? t.? be tome miaap?
; i. hen lion ,; the
withdrawal of American member? of
I the Commiasion for ?Relief in Bel
Shortl** after the br.ak in re?
lations with Germany negotiations,
?it?- : wit h a Mew to pro?
viding for the continuation of tl
lief work.
??The Gorman authorities m Belgium
ted the American Baemhers to re
: ttei ?? - inn?es
that they might leave whenOVCI I
,p the work. In view
? thai these men are in the
Dg ;.onc. however, it "a- ?
that they ?hould, 'ipon relln
v. ork. remain for a
id of two or three Weeks in -i?me
an city on their way to Sa I
land, in ordei te prevent the trans?
mua information. . his
Condition ?as accepted by the relief
commission.
??It is not anticipated 'hat the A
iean diplomatic or consular officers
a/ill h g this period, as
?vri'ten assurances have been received
through th.- Spanish government that
thex- xvil! be permitted s*f?
? and."
The Blockade in Baltimore
"Advertising relorm in Baltimore is up against a
blockade o? newspaper indifferent e." says Samuel Hop
kins Adams in next Sunday's Tribune.
Th? new Vigilance Committee of the Baltimore
Advertising Club is now organ.zing. I he potential
power it represents has a splendid rhan- e to break the
blockade, thinks Mr Adams.
Dont miss this story o? a little journey to the home
ol ?onsiderable misleading publicity. Mr. Adams's
article has struck the keynote of a <"lean up. A word to
your newsdealer will protect your Sunday ir.bune
Germany Is for Peace;
Will Blame America
If U-Boats Force War
Washington Silent on Hollwec) ;
His Speech Heartens Pacitists
?
A aahiagtoa, March ! ?
Lanaing d< eonnaent in
any W?y to-nighl on the -penii of "he
lierman Imperial Chancellor.
Apparently acting .. d in?
-?ructions from the Win te Boni
said no one of authority in the govern?
merit of the United States would make
COMiaenl upon the speech until its
ad been reeeieed officially
from American amba*?adoi? In K'jrope
in "neighboring count* ?
Whl ' will be a reply from
this government to Bethmenn-Hollweg
before the convening of ConglOea il B
matter of ?peculation, A -until but
Dg element ,n I i only
Bg for an opportunity to point to
evidence that the German nation "feel?
neithi er hostility egainat the
me, el MU
souri, i? making no secret that he in?
- te oppoee a declaration of war ta
the limit. There ar> members of (on
who c?n ?till accept German
worda in the face ef t.? man acts. There
?* the German Chancel
h will have ita effect in Coa
?
If the Htdminiatratioa kIiouM make
Beat before <'?i;'.?;i ? - COO
venes il wou'il probably include ?ertain
material which has long been in 14
;.h as the evidence of the
German-Mexican plot. This materia!
has been withheld from the public, ap
porently, becftuee the PresMea* did no:
wish to inflame public opinion agains*
Germany. The government is now being
urged te nahe it public as an answer to
Bet-hmenn-Hollweg.
On Going Listlessly to War
Bv C. W. Gilbrrt
"1*4 ' ahum, i ox. Uareh
Ifw United State? I? going into wi
? i ' Ii yOUOg man going 1
like the proverbial rich your
man, cf course, to whom then? are man
\ i ?.!" eial pert
tience in 1I11? parallel, foi* the I'nite
tea is very rich and apparentl
inta upon smoothing its way "
lara. Hut the real aim
ilarity ;*? in '?he listne*? acceptance o
the inevitable. There is thi ?
itual Rabbiness that comes in both eaae
'from not feeling the ?harp diaciplin
of necessity. Mangel? i", or l.?.??.
off.
Juel at | ?? .'?m ng tai
? nil of Congress, with the declut atioi
? f a state of war, which ?? te make an
other epoch in Aniericuri spuitua
? . . Once we era in the war, i
aid hopefully, we ?? h a 11 get going
Like mankind which never is, but ai
I te - ? I? ' h 11 country nevei
bal ahvay* to be, a lighting demo?*.
racy with ideall ?ich as it once had
Trie overt ; I I ...? *!i<? trick. Now
i( i? ?ntraace into the war. l.atei 14
will be something ?
The Country's
Mental Unreadiness
Eferj a e here i
leneo ef tue country'? mental nnreedi*
ll ...rj '.? th ' he boal leail
?. tiie pro-war grana. I And no
Lloyd George among them, no on? pi? -
. ?. "? te de radii al thing? to Bake
nation en effective participent m
th" war to preeerv? democn?ey on this
art!-.. They ell feel the burden ef the
inert maaa of an unauakened people.
I for <'ongres*. Every
Congress. All plans
are mer'* generalities until c.ngres.*.
the national cor.sciou*?
?
Some ei Codgreaa are al
here. II i - Oie same Coi ,
that went away from here a month ago
It will ?!o whal i- expected of it me?
chanically, without excitement and
ger. Father has got a job
?. the job "?' declaring war, a ni?
it will do tha' joh. It ? a
? l te th? neceeeitj of the werk,
but emotionally it la :? ever.
i ni?-** all sign, fail, thi? a ill h. tha
leaat emotional declaration of war in
the country'* history 01 sa:.i
ally, foi ereekily and slowly
the country is getting forward. The
declaration of war or of a state of w*i
xvill maik the promieed epoch. B
thus far no miracle has happened bei
Thinge !iu\> not changed overnigl
In st)it?. of the publicity department
"the only efleienl department of ti
government,** -aid a I'emocratie Co
in yesterdaj Men who let tv
.?ears go by without getting ready .
? ??' suddenly grasp the aseaning <
readiness and ac.juire the xvill to e
Ul b ii feeted xvith t r
national lack of purpose. They exit
only in certain minds. They have n<
?? received th.- stamp of official aj
proval. They aura the decision of tli
Adminiatratidn or the action of Cor
.?;? Means fat their execution at
not being provided. Thev are not eve
' out hi detail.
Nothing Beyond
The Idea
in general, the programme ?a 'o ?giv?
the Allies economic suppoit, to be fol
lowed by military and naval BSSistJMI
as soon as we arc able to aid then
without eras, lake the ftret ?tem ol
the pi by way of illustra
I ? hall lend tac Allies our <?? ?
Beyond 'hat idea no one has got, foi
fr-ar is expressed that Congreei
?Ik.
i men here whose
mon hat of the
mass, xvho pal? ?
? ii only .i - - The conn
try mual make that eredit go s fai
..in in the purchase af goods.
Our Allies should have the i-ain.' mai
.ill have when We begin our
atar p iichaeee. The "war profits"
scandal should end when if is this
country's money being spent in sup?
port of this country's Allies who are
r't battles for it
abroad. A cost or a eost-plus-a-rea
lanable-profll basii of payment should
be agreed upon rith manufacturers or
producers 01 resort ihould be bad to
commandeering before ?he loan??.! bil?
lion is spent in Uns country. The beet
men in the pro-war party see this, but
.?.on the housetop? and
for fear Congress snd the
country are not ready.
Mare courageous and outspoken
leadership rar is
ill ace. There is
iderahip. A
leader inspires b Folloxv
? re their leadei.
When the eountrj xv:il be prepared
Will depend upon xvher ?ornes
,- ted. 'I ii?' ? peeding- .ip. ? .-??? d?
n.?nation to maki? - criftcea, ?uch as
armed Pranea nd England, xvill
the in hi f. ^? itkoul it we
ihsll n? ? ? -adv.
Arsenal Employs Women
U. S. Plant Replaces Men for
Lighter Work
Women worker*, n eai in
Hue jump? ? little
caps and (Winging along with lunch
ruil*. joined the long line of employe?
lay morning at the United
I arsenal on lona [eland,
Ii id-on River, north of Haveratraw.
There are between 2?M ami lit em?
ploye? a? the arsenal, an.i
v omen are being taken on as rapidly a?
possible to perform the lighter me?
chanical dutiea, se the men may h?. re.
leaeed for the heavier work. '?
shell shipments have been leaving the
?! by rail and water for the le .
eek?.
Quakers Ready to Aid
Dr. Cadbury Says 125,000
Will Offer Services
; ?.
.. na, Marc??.
? i Quakers ia 'he Un
ready te otTer their services to *ne
country ia ra?e of war, according to
D Beary Je '? ? adbary, Professor of
Biblical Literature !? Haverford Col?
lege. Hr. Cadbury. wi i hair
nian of the Friends' National ! <?
<onferen?e executive '.?ommittee, said
??a per man :
"While most of the Prienda feel that
? annot violate the unmistakable
teaching ef Jesus Christ by taking up
Bgainal their fellow men, thi
to serve their country in any way ;
that is permitted by th?' dictatOa of
thi".r con?ci? l
GOUT?1 MTU? Vom H A *?OI TH Till ft
NAM I M I . t r*et
I ? \ 1 ?I 1? M A- - IN
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Washington Chiefs
Mark Time on Plans
for National Defence
Air of Activity" Only Real Ac
tive ?Element; Preparation?!
Wait on Congress
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2*?. The:
much ahow of n- I
? urf? (n 'ara?ions for na
iona! re oonfei
i ? ???.. dteis ? on a
C !' import, a? two to-daj.
I
State and the ry ol ?Wnr, fol?
low, ?l ?by me aai ths
?conferences "wot i*ld liereafter
The goce
from
ore?? p.: s a plot?
ii.? -tateme!:-- that
:.r> nado I I . ont .act or
that p '-non'- , n?,t the
and the
headlin?*? which go ov? liai
? ?ntially fa
The ordinary :?
mi king ad?
equate pre] f wo are
? ? ? vry
a
after new pcihan-. ? ? ee? throw a
fleet into the North I .-.?sary,
aad an ai mi con i le. ?.
V ? m."? ? of fuel, practically no
preparations are bolus, made Every?
thing '' being held bnch to boo what
?oturreie? is **O?Bg to do What has
been se: in r :on will not produce re
i all fat ma ay month.
s
Never Intended Any
Attack on America,
Says Hollweg
Ruthlessness Not
To Be Stopped
Denies Kaiser Would Re?
store Czar; German
Ruler Urged Reforms
.Although the United States
and Germany ?ire not on speak
inv; terms, von Bethmann-Holl
weg. the Imperial German Chan?
cellor, from his ?tation in the
Reichstag yesterday addressed
American public opinion on the
subject ot peace or war and chal?
lenged Congress on the decision
it is about to make. 1 he message
is delivered by wireless.
The Chancellor at the same
time appealed to popular senti
nient in Russia, and said that ?
the Czar had harkened to the
kaiser's democratic counsels
there would not have been this
war.
Berlin. March 29 (by wir o less to
Sayville*. "GVrmany rever dcsireii
war against the United States <>f
America and east not dc?dre it to
?'ay," was the declaration made bj
th? German Imperial Chancellor, Dr.
\On liethmaim-IIollweg, in a speech
in the Reichstag to-?lay.
The Chancellor made important
tlu-larations concerning Germany's
policy toward the United States and
Russia.
Concerning German relations with
the United .States the Chancellor,
whose speech is reporte?l by the
Overseas News Agency (the German
olhYial news bureau), toii
"Within the next few days the di?
rectors of the American nation will
be convened by Presid? nt Wilson for
?n extraordinary *< ?CM ot Congress
in order to decide '.he question of war
0? peace between i In- American and
lli'rmaii nations.
Never Intended to
Attack United ?States
'Germany Mle, had th?; slightest
intention of attacking the United
Siate* of America, and does not hav?
such intention now. It never desired
war against the United States of
America and does not desire it
'.??-day.
"How did thcM things develop?
afora than onei we told the United
State! that Wt withheld unrestricted
the submarine wea>)on in the
? Kpeetation that England could be
iiiad?? to observe, in her policy of
blockade, the laws ?f humanity *nd
international agreements. Thi?
blockade policy- this I exoressly re
.?!' bai bow <-al!?-<l '.ll'-pal and ?11
lible' (the Imperial Chancellor
here OftOd the English words) by
i'iesid?!;' Wilson and Sc retary of
Mate I.an.-it If.
Puts Responsibilit}
On United States
"Our expectations, whicii we main
taincd during eight months, have
Wen disappointed completely. En?;*
!aml not only did not give up her
illegal and indefensible policy of
blockade, bat uninterruptedly inten?
ded it, El '.??l.i.'id. together with her
? -antiy rojoeted the peace
Bade by U and our allies, and
proclaimed bar war aims, which aim
ai nihilation and that of our
"Then w?- took unrestricted ?ubma
ftrfare into our hands; then
we bad t>? for our defence.
If thi ? ?ernan nation consider?
this a eaOM Cor which to declare war
German nation, with
'?1 in peace for more
.?? nundred years if this ?c
tion wai rants an increase of blood
iiail not have *o bear the
responsible Th" German
i.ition. v. Inch facia ?.either hatred
nor boatUity aa*aiasl the United
Mates of America, shall also liear
an i overcome ill'?."
Says Kaiser Urged
Reforms on Czar
Donling with Russia, the Imperial
< lian??ellor s,u,i that the Russian
I.mperor bad not h?lened to the Ger
n an Kmrw-ror's a?lvice no longer to
oppose tin*- justified wishe? ?>f his na?
tion for reforms.
"Had Russia's attention been ?**on?
I