GERMAN WAR AIMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 112, 29 January 1918, Page 5

GERMAN WAR AIMS

• PRESS COMMENT ON CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH SOME HOME TRUTHS Amsterdam, January 27. The "Vorwaerts," commenting upon Count Hortling's speech, says: "It lias increased the enemy's distrust. Wo are surfeited with such ambiguous masterpieces, which triflo with Germany s desire for peace." The "Leipzigor Volkszcitung remarks: "In August, 1914, Ilcrr von Bethmann-Hollwog Bolomnly promised to repair '.lie wrong dono lo Belgium. The Government now rejects his promise. Doubtless the Governmentunwilling to reinstate Belgium's political independence, and requires conquests in the' West as in the East, under a veil of hypoorisy." Other democratic organs complain <>v tho.absenco of a clear declaration concerning Belgium, which would have removed and obstaclo to belief in Ino sincerity of Gormnny'.s efforts lor peace.—"The TimoH." COUNT CZERNIN'S Sl'lOT "POSITIVE ST I'll' TOW A HPS I'EACIi." London, ,limitary 27, 'A United Press message from I'ihiib states that tho Vatican rogardti (limit Czernin's ipeech as a positive iilop m tho direction of pencil. - A iih.-JS t /i. Cablo Assn. (llec. January 28, 8.110 p.m.) Amstordam, .Innuury i! 7, Count Czornin informod tint Austrian delegations that the text ol speech was forwarded to President. \\ ilson before delivery. Ho reinsed t<> discuss with the delegations Germany h internal affairs, but frankly relorral l.<J the difference between .Austrian and German war aims. Germany possessed extensivo colonies, for which she mid lo fight to get back. Therefore Germany would not consent to abandon the occupied territories in Europe without, guarantees for the restitution of lmr colonics. Austria was differently initiated. She is standing everywhere on enemy territory, oxcept in Hasten! Galicia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. NEW HUNGARIAN CABINET FORMED WITH COUNT WMEIU/E AT THE HEAD. (Rec. January 28, 8.30 p.m.) London, January 27. A new Hungarian Cabinot lias been formed, with Count Wekorlo as I'romicr. A telegram from Budapest states that the King has sanctioned tho now Government's programme, which will comprise tho formation of a national Hungarian army and tho drawing up of a uew commercial treaty.—Renter.