The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-15
The Figaro" Says Efforts
Have Been Made to
End War There
PROPOSALSH HAVE BEEN
BRUSQUELY REJECTED
No Peace, Says Britain, Till
Prussian Militarism
Is Checked

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day asserts that Germany is already
making overtures to Belgium Tor an
agreement whereby in return for certain
concessions the war between Belgium
and Germany can be ended but that her
suggestions have been brusquely reject
ed
The Figaro says General Won der Goltz,
who was named by the Kaiser as the
military governor of Belgium, after Ger
many announced the annexation OF the
captured territory, has been in Antwerp
| FIe went there, it is stated, under safe
conduct ana presented a definite pro-
posal, the nature of which was withheld
In view of the agreement between the
allies the Figaro says the Belgian gov
eminent positively refused TO consider
any proposals of any sort from Ger
many.
London, Sept. l5.-Until Prussian mil
! itarism is crushed for all time, both on
land and sea, England viii refuse even
to consider propositions of peace. That
was the emphatic position taken in Lon
don Yesterday. British officials are ad-
mittedlv amazed by the suggestion that
| the United States wants TO propose
compromise for the immediate ending OF
the war. 1t is felt that the position OF
the allies must be greatly misunderstood
lii il is believed that any peace proposals
would even be received at this time.
| Were the war ended to-day, even
though Belgium were Unidentified and
| France received back Alsace- Lorraine,
the great German fleet would remain as
a menace to the peace of Europe Eng
land is determined that this shall be the
last war. Officials from the king down
insist that the real cause of the war was
the German dream of world power
| A compromise now, il is contended,
would mean that at later date Ger
many would renew the attempt and tins
time the allies might not be able to pre-
| sent their unbroken front. So 1t is the
/ intention of England to fight on until
Germany is forced to consent to peace
| that will make her a party for all time
| to treaties she will be compelled To re-
spect and not regard as "mere scraps Of
paper" to be disrcgarded at will.
The Times Yesterday. commenting on
| the outlook. declared that only peace
concluded in Berlin and dispersal OF the
German fleet will be accepted to the
British people. II declares that any Of
! fetal who would consent 10 any lesser
| Humiliation of Germany could not with
stand the uphcaval Of popular dis
approval.
The agreement between the allies that
peace would only be concluded by an
agreement satisfactory to all ended for
all time, officials say, the possibility that
Germany might be able to make individ-
ual terms which would permit her to re-
tain her present status. France wants
Alsace- Lorraine back and with il the
enormous indemnity Bismark wrung
from her in 1871 But even though that
were offered her by Germany now she
could not accept as England and Russia
have tied her hands. The same is true
of any suggestions that might be made
acceptable to Russia or England.
1t is admitted peace may be fastened
by the defeat of the Germans in France
and by the crushing OF the Austrians by
the Russians. There has been strong
undercurrent in Germany against the
war. Only in Prussia was it popular
with the people The majority of the
other German states had no liking for
conflict so far as the rank and file of the
people was concerned. Now that Ger
many is on the defensive; that the at
tempt to take Paris has proved abortive,
and above all since the losses to the
Fatherland have been so enormous, there
is real danger of a popular uprising
which may change the present German
system of government.
The Germans as a people seldom for
give mistakes, and they are certain to
consider criminal mistake the inaugur-
alton of war that ranged almost the
entire world against the German govern
ment.