Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 6, 10 December 1915, Page 5

Germany

SPEECH IN THE REICHSTAG.

HISTORY OF BALKAN DIPLOACY.

THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO HOLLWEC.

INDICTMENT OF THE ENTENTE.

[Unitkd Press Association.] (Received 1 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 9,

The galleries in the ' Reichstag were crowded in anticipation of the momentous peace debate. Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg, commenting on Bulgaria’s intervention, said: The Entente since the commencement of the war made increasing efforts to induce King Ferdinand to join in, promising most liberal positions of Austro-Hungarian-Turco-Greek territory. The Entente not only gave away enemy and neutral territory, but did not spare Serbia, for whose menaced integrity Russia was not chained to the war and for whose liberation the Entente pretend they are fighting. The Entente asked Serbia to make territorial concessions, but

Serbia was disinclined to agree. Thus our enemies remained at variance. The Bulgarians’ justifiable national demands after the last Balkan war were considerably restricted in favor of Serbia.