ms, then what are the German
peace terms?

"Dr. Hollweg gives nothing different from these
and so it might be assumed they are the German
terms after all. I consider it a matter of great
regret that the German government put Dr. Hollweg
out of office and I feel that personally he is
bitterly opposed to the ruthless submarine warfare
of the German government and that he only
refrained from resigning his office out of
deference to the wishes of Emperor Wilhelm.

"I presume he was put out because his ideals were
too liberal for the German authorities to endure.
This liberality is shown in the interview. I am
sorry to take issue with Dr. Hollweg on this
subject because I have a great admiration for him
and I think he is a fine old fellow.

"The old-time diplomacy, which Dr. Hollweg
advocated, has succeeded in plunging almost the
whole world into the bloodiest war of history.
When the people of a nation know what is going on
in the seats of government such wars cannot
happen.

"I do not believe in backstairs diplomacy any more
than Dr. Hollweg. I believe the people of a nation
are entitled to know what is going on. This German
diplomacy may be all right in a monarchy of the
most limited type but it will not go at all in a
modern democracy.

"As to the ethics of publishing my memoirs now, I
pass over the obvious repartee that to hear a
German speak of ethics borders on the ludicrous
and especially the man who openly in the Reichstag
announced that necessity knows no law and that the
German troops were at that moment deliberately
violating the neutrality of Belgium.

"But I believe that the old style diplomacy in the
dark caused this war. Of course, it is hard for a
German ex-official to conceive that the people
have a right to be enlightened about this awful
calamity. But I hope one of the results of this
war will be the end of backstairs diplomacy. When
the Germans with the Chancellor's approval
violated the usage of all nations and times and
kept me as a hostage after I had demanded my
passports, I think to talk of ethics comes with a
bad grace from the German side."

Understand that Bethmann-Hollweg is not a bad man, but for one
who openly announced that necessity knows no law an