Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-10
ALLIES WILL
F|CHTT0 FINISH
British Press Repudiates
;. Peace Formula of
German Chancellor
SAY 1T IS IMPUDENCE
Cannot PROFOUND Any Terms Neu-
trails Would Approve-Conquerers
Will Make Their Own Terms.

London. Aug. 10-The allies will
fight to the finish, and make peace
only on their own terms.
This is the general tone of COM
ment in the British press today on
the message sent to the United Press
Yesterday by the German chancellor
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg. regard
ing the terms on which the Kaiser
would consent to peace negotiations
Bcthmann-Hollweg's statement was
published in full throughout England
Newspapers gave it prominent dis
play, some even subordinatng the
war news and making the German
chancellor's message the most i'm
portant news Of the day. The majorl-
ty of the London papers, in addition,
carried lengthy editorial comments,
expressing Indignation at what they
termed the "impudence" Of Ger
many's proposals.
The Daily Telegraph, in column
editorial, said in part:
Observation-Disclosures formula, m
his message to the United Press, was
Intentionally so conceived as to cover
anything from the lowest terms Ger
many considers he could make with
out owning herself beaten to utmost
limits of extortion. This will scarce,v
commend itself to neutral influences
seeking the basis for satisfactory
action in definite and just terms.
"Bethmann-Hollweg's difficulty is
indeed hopeless. He knows neutral
opinion is generally immovablc on
one poilit, viz: the REIMBURSEMENT Of
Belgian. territory and full compensa-
tion 20 Belgium. He also knows that
the ruling classes in Germany. es-
pccialy the military caste, would now
regard abandonment Of Belgium as
admission that Germany's appalling
and ruinous losses were endured lr
vain.
"The plain truth is that Germany
cannot PROFOUND any peace terms
which neutrals could approve. Inc
allies arc fighting. to secure justice.
liberty and exact retribution. Unless
Germany will yield these points vol
unfairly, the peace she gets in the
the end will be such as seems just
and polite to her conqucrors. Inc
making of peace ovcrtures is hope
less task for a government which
proved to the world that its pledged
word is thing of nought. "
London, Aug. .10--Apropos of the
reported German peace proposal to
Russia the Times published the fol-
lowing Amsterdam dispatch, dated
August I:
"About two months ago the Cologne
correspondent of the Tijd made Il
rather remarkable prophecy. He said
he heard from a responsible person
that the central powers, after free
ing their own. territory from the
enemy and prosecuting the war on
hostile soil, would be in position 20
make known their views as to peace.
The circumstances would be sucn rs
to exclude the idea that they would
consent to an unfavorable conclusion,
the responsibility for the continuance
of the war would rest with the enten-
te power.
1T would appear that the moment
for press campaign on these lines
is considered to have arrived. In its
morning edition yesterday the Nieu-
we Rotteramsche Courant gave pro-
minence to an article which attracted
wide attention in Holland. 1t stated
that it had received this article from
diplomatic source through the chan
mel of one of its foreign correspon,
dents. 1t does not require much acute
ness to see that the article is of Ger.
man origin.
"Thc article says:
|. att impossible to reach a con
clusion on the battlefield; therefore
wiser councils may prevail among