Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

peace with this quotation from Lin
coin: I'VE accepted this war for an
object. a worthy object. and the war
will end when that object is attained.
Under God I hope it never will end un-
til that time" The weekly then con-
tinues:
IF we were the government, we
would meet the German peace propos-
ais with one REPRESENTATION"
The Saturday Review says:
Germany always has paid greater
attention to neutral opinion than We
have. She now is trying to whitewash
her blackened reputation.
Especially in the United States,
war is a vital necessity. the Germans
realize they need to recover much lost
ground. They hope their attitude Of
sanctity Will win favor among the
Americans. Possibly they hope they
will so spread the belief that only Eng
Ilsh obstinacy prevents peace that the
United States may be induced to pre-
vent the export of munitions"
Spurns "Theatric" Offer.
PETROGRAD, December 16. via Lon
don. 1O:11 PIMA further exposition
OF the Russian governments attitude
toward the German peace proposal is
contained in the following statement
OBTAINED by the Associated Press from
the Russian foreign office:
a complete and emphatic rejection
by Russia of Germany's offer can hard
~ nave been necessary to convince
america and other neutrals of the at
Iermanys insincere and theatric peace
proposal. Germany's wish to impress
me neutral nations must have failed
lnrough the very nature of the proposal
ana the transparency of the motives
winch inspired it. The nation honestly
desirous of commencing peace negotia-
tons uses more dignified and direct
methods. She does not advertise her
Intentions throughout the world before
ner proposals have even been trans
mitted to the powers concerned
Wants Peace Dictated by Her"
The German declaration has the
character OF sensational act of
publicity calculated to progresses the
neutral powers. Beyond this it does
not merit serious consideration. What
the enemy suggests is peace dictated
by her and in accordance with the very
ideas which the allies are fighting to
ths 'Tnoy-ideas of German hegemony of
the Prussian type.
RUSSIA cannot speak of peace with
an opponent who has proclaimed him
SELF the victor. The rejection of Ger
nianys proposal in no sense places
russia In the position of nation not
deslrous of durable peace or insensi-
Die to the urgent necessity of rescuing
Europe from the calamity which has
cast It's shadow over the entire world
But Russia will continue to suffer this
calamity and add indefinitely to the
sacrifices which she has already made
rather than submit to the greater
catastrophe threatened by German i'm
perial ambitions.
What Russia. in common with her
allies, desires is not destroyed Ger
many, but the final defeat of these am
billions of German domination. When
Germany desires a fair and lasting
peace, Russia will be disposed to con-
slider the time ripe for peace negotia-
lions"
Says New Monarch Sought Peace.
PARIS, December Is, 3:45 p.m.-Em-
peror Charles of Austria Hungary is
credited with having taken the initia-
tive in the peace move by the coali-
ton of the central powers. according
to the Bern correspondent of La
Liberte on the strength of information
obtained from political circles in touch
with officials of the central powers. The
new emperor, it is said, desired to in
augurate his reign by an effort in
favor of peace. This worried the Berlin
government, which feared that the
young monarch might prove an ulcer
tain ally.
The visit of Emperor William of Ger
many to Vienna, it is declared. was not
to attend the funeral of the late en-
peror, but was for the purpose of hav-
ing a personal interview with Emperor
held on the day of the funeral, but at
the second conference. at which King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria also was pres
ent, Emperor Charles is supposed to
have consented to a postponement of
ture of Bucharest