New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-08-14
PEACE PROPHETS NAME
OCTOBER FIRST.
Bv Martin Marshall.

question put to the man just back
from Europe. The answers are as
varying as the question is unvary-
ing, Two men with unusual fa-
cilities for knowing what is going
on have fixed the date as October
1st 1915. But their reasons are
as opposite as day and night. The
first to express himself is the cor
respondent of an American news
paper who returned to this coun-
try after many months in Berlin.
He has thoroughly inbiSed the
German view. He said:
"The war should end about
October lst, next. Germany has
Russia paralyzed now. A few
more blows and she will be incap-
able of making trouble for months
to come. She may make an arm
istice. but even if she does not she'
can lie held back by IA compara-
lively small force. That will re-
lease won Hindenberg and 2,O0O,-
600 veteran soldiers for a blow at
the French. Certainly the Ger
mans will 60 through the Allies
lines and gain the French chan
mel ports. That will cut France
and Great Britain apart. France
may be willing to make separate
peace, but whether she does or
not Great Britain will be SO sever
ly menaced that she will be ready
to quit. Then you will see Great
Britain and Germany debating
terms of peace to the rest of the
Allies"
''IIs that what the Kaiser had
in mind when he said that the
war would end in October?'
"The Kaiser never said such
thing. But that is what official
Germany expects. Germany's
enemies may as well recognize,
once for all, that they can neither
defeat her by force Of arms nor
starve her into submission. She
is unbeaten and unbeatable.
Great Britain is still unbeaten.
The two should get together and
Ina the war" >
The other man is also an Amer
ican, who has been in Italy,
France. Germany, Austria and
Great Britain since the beginning
of the war. He said:
Fighting will end before the
beginning of October. Austria is
on the verge of collapse. An ap-
peal has been made to the Pope
to intervene in her behalf. The
Italian government has been ap-
preached, and the Vatican has
sent representations to President
Wilson, asking his assistance in
bringing about a truce. The plan
is this: In few weeks Italy will
have conquered all the Austrian
territory she demanded. The
Allies will hae taken Constanti-
nople. Treaties providing for the
entrance Of Greece, Bulgaria and
Rumania into the war OH the side
of the Allies are already signed.
Every effort is being made to
bring Holland into the arrange
ment. The Allies hope that in
creasing friction between the
United States and Germany will
make us, morally at least, an ally
Of the entente powers. When
the proper time has arrived the
Balkans will declare war, and
Germany will ask for truce. The
Allies will secretly ask that the
Hohenzollerns abdicate, and En-
peror William will offer himself
as sacrifice on the altar Of peace.
His dynasty will be followed by
German republic which will in
clude the Germanic part of Aus
tria. The rest of that empire will
be distributed as nearly as possi-
Die along racial lines.'
"How is the consent of Germ
any to be gained to such an ar
rangementf"
Germany already realizes that
she cannot win. She knows that
IN contest Of endurance the Al
lies have the odds all in their
favor. To 90 on with the war
would gain her nothing and she
cannot afford to pursue an emp
ty victory. even if it could 'be won.
When approached through neutral
channels she will be ready enough
70 listen to any reasonable terms,
especially when several Of the
now neutral nations are arrayed
against her.
These guesses are as good as
anybody else's. They are offered
Tor what they are worth. Com
ing. as they do, from two wholly
disslmilar sources. it is curious to
note that both prOpose to make