Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-04
GERMANY SC0RNS
ALL TALK Of PEACE
Prince Won BueIoW Declares
That War Must Be
Fought Out.
WILL NOT LAY TERMS
BEFORE Mr.. WILSON
Says Nation Is United and Has
Every Resource-Berlin Claims
Reports Are Inventions.

| LUCERNE, Switzerland, No
vember 4.-Prince Won Buelow,
former German chancellor, in
formed the Associated Press to-
day that he had not come to
Switzerland on a peace mission.
He declared Germany was re-
solved to continue the war to it's
conclusion, by arms.
| The prince made it clear that he is
| not going to Washington to see Presi-
| dent Wilson or to Madrid to see King
| Alfonso in relation to terms on which
| Germany might be willing to discuss
peace. Nor is he engaged in such dis
| cussions with a papal delegate or any
! one else.
In addition to disposing of these re-
ports Prince Won Buelow said to the
correspondent today:
1.-The war must be fought out"
Germany Is United.
At another time during the converse
| tion he said Germany is united, and
| possesses every resource in material
and, above all, in unity and resolve to
continue the war to it's conclusion by
arms"
of the war with considerable freedom,
although stipulatfng that his views on
these points must not be made public.
For l am here as a private person."
he explained, land will not talk poll
tics"
The only allusion on his part to
American affairs was an expression OF
regret at the death of Herman Ridder
of New York.
The prince and princess make trips
daily by automobile to places of inter-
est. usually in company with their close
friend. Baron Won Stockhammern of
Munich. formerly Bavarian representa-
tive at the Vatican. The prince ap-
pears to be in perfect health, un.
| touched by the anxieties of war.
Has Had No Conferences.
Persons in Lucerne who have had
Prince Won Buelow under observation
| during the eight days he has been iii
Lucerne are convinced he conferred
with no distinguished strangers, such
| as Mgr. Marchetti. papal delegate to
Switzerland; Premier Salandra or For
eign Minister Sonnino of Italy or for
mer Premier Giolitti of Italy. each of
a.
| times to have visited him. Neither has
| he seen Count Ehrensvard, Swedish
minister to Switzerland, who has been
described as leader in the supposed
peace movement.
| The Journal de Geneve says that it is
generally believed in Bern and Geneva
that Prince Won Buelow is at Lucerne
not to treat for a general peace. but to
discuss with the delegate of the Vatican
concerning questions such as that of
Poland.
Peace Talk Held Premature.
BERLIN. November 4.-The Nord-
deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung. which fire.
quently expressed the views Of the gov
ernment, declares it would be premature
| to speak Of peace conditions at this time
The newspaper refers to reports that
peace proposals are being discussed by
German representatives in Holla nd, and
added:
The imperial chancellor has made no
such statements. 1t would be alto
gether premature to speak of peace
conditions"
THE foreign press recently has pub
lshed reports that Germany is dis
posed to prepare the way for peace ne
gotiations and Is fostering efforts ini-
tiated by others in this direction" says
the Overseas News Agency. "a British
newspaper again asserts that Germany
| is responsible for the agitation for
ending the war. All these reports and
rumors are pure inventions"
German Exchange Affected.
| LONDON. November 4-Peace rumors
and the mysterious journeys Of Dr. w.
| S. Solf, German secretary of state for
! the colonies. to The Hague and Prince
Won Buelow to Switzerland, are having
an effect on the German stock ex-
change, according to a Berlin letter to
the Frankfurter Zeitung."
| This letter reports great activity on
the Berlin bourse. where the shares in
companies engaged in the manufacture
| of war materials have become less at
| tractive than formerly Spectators are
now directing their attention to indus
| trial and other securities which are
likely to come into request with the re-
sumption of German foreign trade, and
the securities of international character
which might profit by international
agreements
! The Frankfurter Zeitung, however.
| warns spectators against being misled
| by baseless rumors.
italy to War to End.
| ROME, November 3. via Paris, No
vember 4.-ItaIy adhered to the agree
ment signed by the allies at london
September 5. 1915. not to make a sep
arate peace. says the Messagero.
| 1t had been supposed that Italy had
bound itself to this agreement until
the assertion was made by the Petro-
grad newspaper Rech that it had not
| given it's adherence. Announcement
| was made in London on May "a, 1915,
that Italy's signature to formal doc
ument binding her to stand or fall with
her allies was imminent.
| Japan became a party to the agree
ment on October 19.
| recent Zurich dispatch intimated
that the purpose of the visit to Swift
zerland Of Prince Won Buelow. former
German chancellor, was to discuss with
former Premier Giolitf of Italy the
possibility of bringing about a separate
| peace between Italy and the powers
| allied with Germany. There has been
no declaration of war against Germany
by Italy.