Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-31
Peace Not in Sight

w washington correspondents, that In
Germany's surrender OF her strenuously sup
ported right to murder noncombatants in
Guiding Americans and other neutrals, there
is real hope of peace, but that degree Of
optimism does not appear warranted That
Germany wants peace is understood generally,
but two are required to make bargain, and
there is evidence that the allies would
consent to the sort of peace Germany would
offer.
Rather will the allies see in the German
announcement that submarine warfare is to
be modified in exact accord with the stern
demands Of President Wilson, confession OF
German weakness. actual or prospective No
other deduction, indeed, is possible. few
weeks ago the leaders of German thought
were proclaiming the absolute propriety Of
the Won Tirpitz policy, justifying and even
clarifying the destruction Of the Lusitania,
with its more than a thousand innocent lives,
sneerng at the power of this country and
defying the President to do his worst Now
all ia changed. We are told from Berlin that
If the commander Of the submarine that sank
the Arabic gave his victims no warning or
opportunity to escape, he exceeded his in
structons," and that IL this shall prove to be
the fact, Germany will afford the United
States full satisfaction"
Why. in the face Of this surrender, should
the allies consent to what must be an inglori-
GUS peace? The operations in the Darda-
nelles have progressed to point where their
success Is assured. Within a few weeks, at
most Gallipoli will be cleared of it's Turkish
defenders and the allied fleets, faring through
to the Sea Of Marmora, will threaten the
immediate defenses of Constantinople. The
new activities Of the British navy along the
shores of Belgium and in the Baltic Sea make
it evident that tho British admiralty, possibly
through increased supplies of ammunition
and the completion OF several big warships
and many lesser vessels. is in a position to
extend It's operations The British army along
the western battle line has extended It's front
age from forty miles to 100 and has 500 900
men actually in the trenches The Serbians
and Montenegrins stand firm and the Italians
are pushing their offensive around Trent and
Trieste. Only Russia gives ground. and,
though she has lost immense stretches of
territory and hundreds Of thousands of men,
the Austro-German victories have not been
won without great sacrifices of ammunition
and life.
The submarine warfare against Britain has
been failure. SO far as the attainment Of It's
object is concerned Many vessels have been
destroyed, IL is true, but the British navy
and the British merchant marine. through
the building OF new vessels, are stronger now
than they were before the war began. Traf-
fic goes on, without sensible Interruption be-
tween British ports and all parts of the world
save Germany, Austria and Turkey. while
the Austro-German loss in foreign commerce
amounts to billions Of dollars year.
Proportionately the allies grow stronger
while Germany, Austria and Turkey grow
weaker, but, at the same time, all the great
military successes have been won by German
arms. Peace now declared must be in terms
Of German victory. That is unthinkable
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