OUTBURST BY THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2547, 23 August 1915, Page 6

OUTBURST BY THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR

CHARGES ALLIES WITH BLOODGUILTINESS ByTelegraph—Press AascHjiatlon—Copyright (Rec. August 22, 4 p.m.) ' Amsterdam, August 21. Herr von Bethraann-Holliveg,' the German Chancellor, speaking in theReichstag, charged the Allies with blood-guiltiness in concealing the' real situation. England hild already abandoned the fable that she was fighting for Belgium. She hadi strangled commerce and , compelled neutral ships on the high seas to take British crews on board. She had occupied Greek islands. Ho further accused Russia and England of hypocrisy regarding tho. Persian settlement', and accused King Edward of promoting a policy for Germany's isolation. It was a calumny to accuso Germany of being guilty of the war because v'siie had refused England's proposals for a conference; War became unavoidable sololy by the. Russian . mobilisation.

. Peace, he added, could only be possible by tho Germans lidding an inviolable and strong position. "England's policy of the balance-of-power," he said,' "must disappear. We must gain the freedom' of • the seas, not for England to rule over them, but that 'they may serve equally all'peoples." Herr von Bethmami-Hollweg, continuing, said: "The Russian fortresses have been dashed to pieces like -earthenware."- The Reichstag, he added, had declared in strong terms the German peoplo's unconquerable will to . secure victory. .. Ten thousand million marks had been voted'at one sitting. Still, the fight was not finished. "If it is God's will," lie declared, "the day will come when we shall say. that what will not bend we must'break."

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT. \ London, August 20. The German Press acclaim Herr von Bethmaun-Hollweg's denunciation of England. Some declare that the moral 'is that England's sea power must bo destroyed for over. A correspondent of the "Kolnische Volks Zeitung"'says: ; It w'as as if the Chancellor was filled with physical loathing when, ha spoke of Sir Edward' Grey's frivolity and blood-guilt. When Herr Hollweg spoko of England the House listened breathlessly to his description of how England had strangled and violated the rights of neutrals. When he pleaded 1 for the good intentions of- Ins former pro-English policy, the Reichstag accepted his explanation, although thero was little or no applause. ■

I "THE LIMIT!" DUTCH ! NEWSPAPER'S COMMENT. (Rcc. August 22, 4 p.m.) Amsterdam, 'August 21. The "Hot Nieuws. van den Dag" (a Dutch newspaper), commenting on Herr von Bethmann-Hollwog's references to tho rights of small peoples, says: "It cannot be said that Britain oppresses a conquered people. To hear. Herr von Bethniann-Hollweg say that Germany does not threaten small nations, after a year of tho worst crimes against Belgium and Luxemburg—well, .that/is tho limit!"