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WILSON FINDS
NO PEACE PATH
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called, was followed by indications By
France and Russia Of similar and un-
compromising attitude in the matter.
rRy Cable to The Tribune. !

London, Sept. 15.--It is stated posi-
lively in authoritative quarters that
Great Britain has had no suggestion Oh
mediation from America.
It is also declared that the Foreign
Office has no official knowledge OF any
American suggestion to Germany such
as has been reported in the press.
In all quarters it is declared that
this is no time to discuss peace, the
Allies being perfectly confident OF uitl-
mate victory and thoroughly believing
it to be necessary to crush Germany:
An almost complete lack of news for
four days following period OF con-
slant successes has brought the public
back to a normal view of things ana
serves to indicate to them that this
war will last months. Some days ago
there was hope in some quarters tnat
the war might end shortly, but thS
hope is disappearing and the country
is becoming reconciled to hght many
months more. The authorities, lnclud.
ing Earl Kitchener, make no secret OF
their belief that the fight Will be
long one.
The Allies await with keenest inter
est the trend of events in Italy, where
ing in favor of the war on the Allies
side. In official quarters here it is
stated that Great Britain is not urg-
ing Italy to participate, leaving it for
the Italians to decide. But official ad-
vices coincide with press reports that
the sentiment fsvoring war is growing.
Bordeaux, Sept 18.-The reported
project of mediation by the United
States among the warning nations has
elected much public and newspaper
comment here.
Referring to a dispatch emanatlng
from Berlin, according to which con-
ference to fix the basis Cf peace al
ready has been summoned to meet in
Washington, "Le Temps" says:
Germans, who are numerous in
America, perhaps thought to render a
service to their empire by stirring up
opinion, but American opinion, like
that of the English or the opinion of
any impartial country, sees through
this game and has already given its
verdict.
There is a disaster greater than
war. A hasty, deceptive peace would
give only breathing spell which would
enable GermSc militsrism to prepare
its revenge and war worse than the
present"
"As long as they talk of crushing
and Remembering Germany" said
Count Won Bernstorff, the German Am
hassador, at the Ritz-Carlton yester-
Cay. there is absolutely no posi-
bility of peace. | am quoting Premier
Asquith and other Englishmen. have
no idea that Germany could be
crushed or dismembered. No lasting
peace would be possible if a square
inch of German territory had to be
given up. That applies to the colonies,
as we'll as the German Empire itself.
1t is perfectly clear that if any terri
tory was taken Germany would arm
again to the teeth"
Count Won Bernstorff entered into a
long discussion of the possibility of
peace, in connection with the report
Of Ambassador Gerard, embodied in a
cable dispatch to President Wilson,
which recounted a conversation be-
tween the American Ambassador and
the German Chancellor, which was
published in yesterdays papers.
Count Won Bernstorff made it clear
that he spoke from a personal, and not
an official, point of view. He empha-
sized the point that the peace move
ment had been started by the United
States, and argued vehemsntly that
there was no reason, from q military
pct OF view, why Germany should
ask for peace. The whole matter. he
held, rested with the Allies.
Lasting peace" he said, "can be
brought about when the Allies recog-
nize the policy Of humanity-'liye and
let live"
Germany had never wazted war, he