The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-10
|voRvYAERTS
SPEAKS OUT
FOR PEACE
B e Rim Paper, Sup
pressed Friday, At
tacks War
NO NATION WILL
ADMIT DEFEAT
Victory" Word of In
definite Meaning,
Says Journal

| In the NOrwaertS, the leading organ
OF the German Socialist party,
caused the suspension OF that paper
last Friday by the government.
The article contains the boldest
plea for peace ever permitted TO be
printed In Germany since the be-
ginning of the war II calls upon
the German government to state
definitely the object OF the war,
saying:
I'VE are told II is the others who
must beg for peace. for We are vie
torious Put. unfortunately, the
others do not feel vauquished. No
result Is possible this way.
/ The sole outlook in sight. there
fore, is that the war Will go on
until the complete exhaustion of
all n this he prevented. the gov
ernments OF the belligerents must
leave the regions Of generalization
and seek positive program.
Neither England nor France
shows a desire OF yielding. All talk
Of peace. as far. at least, as France
and England are concerned. is alb
solutely without foundation. The
leading statesmen OF France ane
England are as firmly determined
~ Is the imperial chancellor OF
Germany. to continue the war until
| victory has crowned their arms
"On Nov. 2 and 8. Premier As
quith, of England. and Premier
BRAND, Of France. explained the
aspect which the events of the war
had IN their eyes. They pointed
out that the German troops have
not been able for months to adj
vance beyond the lines which they
held at places: in fact, that the
Allies have driven the German
troops back.
They pointed out that the Rus
slams are immovable. that the OAR
danelles campaign, although in
some respects a failure. held up a
large Turkish army, that in the
Caucasus and Mesopotamia the
Russians and the British are really
dangerous, that in the Balkans, al
though the advance Of the Germans
and Bulgarians caused some anx.
iety. nothing need bring despair to
the Allies.
what We Germans want to
know Is what this victory We are
expecting Is to be like, what OBJ
jects will be obtained?
| Victory is relative term. Diff
ferent statesmen mean different
things when they use the word. In
autumn, 1914, Premier Asquith de-
clared that England would not
sheathe her sword until Belgium
had been compensated for all the
sacrifices she had made. until
France was assured against every
threat OF attack. until the smaller
nationalities OF Europe had been
assured OF safe existences. and I'M
I'll the military domination of Prus-
sia had been completely and finally
destroyed.
This program Is not quite clear
II contains too many phrases. One
would have thought that after Is
months of the most terrible war
which the world has seen. the
statesmen ought 10 be able TO rem.
der more precise answer to this
question. One would have thought
they might have been able to tell
the nations why they are shedding
their blood. what object they have
before them, and what the prize Is
for which they are striving.
But instead OF all this, we have
nothing but phrases like defense
Of the fathefland,' freedom and
Justice and 'kultur.' phrases which
mean nothing today.
Doesn't II really appear as
though these statesmen of ell par.
ties feared to betray their plans?
1T Is not France and England
alone who veil the conditions of
peace. for the German government
IL just as reserved. Whenever II
has expressed itself regarding the
objects of this war, II confined IT.
self to phrases. which. however
suitable they be for firing enthus
iapm into soldiers about TO max,
an attack. nevertheless are want
ing Of the necessary cleerness.
I'VE like to have regard fci
( Germany's intentions For /.
months we have been listening {,
! what If not true. Surely we can
!, not be taken amiss II we express
{ desire to hear once what is tru,
! and what the German government
really considers as It's object IL
: this war.
FL This cannot go on forever. tha
4 battle after battle Il fought an,
Z our troops carried to new theater
; ~ war. People through ell thi
completely OF the war never ge
TO know what Is happening o
what we are striving to attain Il
order that tue bells Of peace ma!
b heard"
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