The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-05-26
United States Proper Country
To Bring War to End
From fridays OAIly.

From fridays OAIly.
s.A What is regarded by editors
as the most frank and open dec
l laration on the subject of peace
that has yet been allowed by the
German censors to be handed out
to the world from that country
has been issued from Berlin by
Carl w. Ackermann, the Berlin
correspondent of the United
Press. The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
Berlin, Germany, May 19.-There
is a feeling here that the United
States is the proper country to in
stitute measures for peace. Certain
ly some powerful neutral should be
the maker, it is felt in official
circles here, and no other country
seems to be in SO good a position to
perform this excellent service for the
sake of humanity as the United
States of America.
Recent speeches made in the Ger
man reichstag by Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg and in the Brit
ish house of commons by Sir Ed
ward Grey are regarded here as the
opening guns for peace. This opening
should be followed up. One promi-
nent German official, who did not
wish to be quoted by name, stated
today that in his opinion, under
present conditions, the making of
peace would be no more difficult than
was the adjustment of the submarine
controversy between Germany and
the United States.
Peace Talk in Holland.
In Holland there is much talk in
the press and through other channels
of public information to the effect
that the people of England, France
and Germany are all anxious for
peace. The Dutch think America is
the nation to take the first definite
step in the direction of peace and
that that government should do this
as sacred duty to Christendom. The
Dutch say that if the peace talk goes
on, it will gradually pave the way
for bringing peace about. ~r'- might
be accomplished in just a few
months.
1t seems to be the prevailing opin-
ion liz Holland that Premier Asquith
and Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg both would be glad to make
peace at once, but there is another
party in England, headed by Lord
Kitchener, that seems to desire the
continuation of the war. and Presi-
dent POincaire appears to feel about
that the party in England, standing
for a continuation of the war, feel
that German submarine commanders
are likely at almost any time to vio-
late the instructions they have re-
ceived from the German home gov
eminent, and be guilty of some act
on the high seas that would involve
Germany into fresh trouble with the
United States and possibly range
that nation on the side of Germany's
enemies.
Uncle Sam Great Friend.
Holland seems to regard the Unit
ed States as its own greatest friend
That America should lead the way
in the making of peace and ending
OF bloodshed appears to be the uni
versal sentiment in the Neither
lands
Much surprise is expressed by high
German officials at the fact that the
question is so often openly asked in
Holland how soon a revolution will
be started by the German people
against the German government, and
the war and the food scarcity ended
at one and the same time. There
is special commission of the Ger
man government whose duty it is to
see that nobody in Germany suffers
from want of sufficient food. This
commission%also has the duty of sup
pressing any disorderly demonstra-
lions over the food situation in Ger
many.
France and Russia Not Moved.
UNITED Press Dispatch]
PetrOgrad, Russia, May 19.-Inter-
views with prominent Russian nation
al officers and members of the
French diplomatic corps took place
today and the result was that it was
made clear that neither France nor
Russia is in the least degree moved
by the peace proposals that have
been emanating in vague and yelled
manner from Germany. France will
not be for peace" declared a prom
inent member of the French embassy.
until the Germany military peril is
put down for ever. France will have
no temporary peace, that will mean
only a breathing time, until Germany
prepares to strike again. Peace, when
it does come, must be permanent
and assured. Militarism must be
crushed"