The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-10-17
GERMANS NOT TO ASK PEACE
But TO CONTINUE FIGHTING
Gerard Has No Mission From the En-
peror-At Meeting of Reichstag
Committee Bars Any Discussion OF
Submarine Policy of Navy, and Will
Not Request Any Change.
By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.

NO6 ACHuCSS ANY NAAAcSe
By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.
Staff Correspondent Of the IDternstion-
al News Service.
Berlin. GGErelss via Sayville.)-
Oct. 12.-Any delusion that Ambas-
sador Gerard is carrying message
from the Kaiser to President Wilson
regarding peace may be dismissed
as utterly fantastic.
Owing to the fact that the Kaiser
is now constantly at one or the other
fronts, neither Mr.. Gerard nor any
other of the ambassadors here have
seen the emperor for long time. 1t
is well known that Mr.. Gerard had
been desirous of making visit home
in company with his wife, who was
returning because of family affairs.
1t is well known that Washington's
reply to his suggestion for leave
of absence was not received until Mr..
Gerard was in Copenhagen, where he
had gone to accompany Mrs. Gerarc
to the ship. AS a matter of fact
the ambassador embarked on two
hours notice
The fact is, that no German Of
fetal at this time would dream of
making, nor would the spirit of the
German people for an instant tolerate
such a thing as suing for peace.
Their success against the Rumanians
has been swift and overwhelming. The
Russian campaign everywhere has COL
lapsed. On the Somme front, against
a tremendous and long continued as
sault. their lines have been magnifl-
Gently maintained with only slight
territorial losses, yielded after exact
ing an appalling price in France and
English lives.
On This Side.
German commercial submarines
have pierced the British blockade and
now armed U-boats are operating
against the proud British navy on
the other side of the atlantic.
The new war loan subscription is
q success beyond the utmost hopes
of the government.
The food situation has perceptlDly
improved with the beginning OF Oc-
tober.
The spirit of the people is united
and resolute.
The expected attacks on the govern
. ment at the opening of the reichstag
failed to materirlize to any suosran-
tial extent, leaving the chancellor for
the present in full control of the sit
uation.
such are the facts at present IN
the consciousness. Cf the German peo-
pie.
1t is true that everybody alike in
official and private life, is anxious to
i see an end of the war, which all re-
gard as an attack by circle of enc
mics of German national existence ana
all are anxious to resume the labors
of peace times.
| But in the present state of senti-
ment here, no offer of peace will come
from this side.
Bar Sub Discussion.
Berlin, Oct. 11-(Wireless, via Say
ville.)-Oct. 12.-The opening of the
reichstag was marked principally by
the interesting announcement of Major
Ernst Bassermann, national liberal
leader, that although the budget COM
mittee had been unable to arrive at q
descisioi on the submarine question.
open discussion would he prohibited.
The committee voted "a to 4 against
argument on the question in the reich
stag.
In presenting the report of the COM
mittee, Major Basserman first re-
viewed the military and diplomatic
situation and stated that the commit
tee had received the impression that
the "war situation was everywhere sat-
isfactory and hopeful"
He then made his reference to the
submarine question, reading the. text
of the report agreed upon by CON-
mittee.
"oYur committee substantially dis
cussed the question Of submarine war
fare" this report said. Members OF
all parties and delegates of the con-
federate governments took part. The
question was fully discussed and