The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-08
SEES PEACE PLEA
IN BERLIN REPLY
TO WILSON NOTE
Blockade Is Having Painful
Effect on Empire, Dutch
Publicist Believes
SAYS GERMANY FACES
PERIL OF STARVATION


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in'orma'i"n permit them to base their
Judgment ON other than superficial OBJ
tcrys'ion. says:
GERMAN, has tod America that she
Is ready TO make peace,
For weeks past Information has
nercoia,ed through the network of Ger
man preventive agencies that the
British blockade Is beginning TO have a
really painful effect on Germany"
The writer. whose comments have
heretofore proved ~strikingly accurate.
contributes an article to the columns Of
the Ni.utce Roifcrddmsche C%ourunt, in
Witch he says in part:
I'm estimating the military situation
Ne have always had to leave out the
important factor Of the influence Of the
blockade. We have had no means Of
learning the facts. We did not know
{. scarcity was really a military factor.
Upon that question everything depended.
suspects Starvation Peril.
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=, ,nnn,.n,
which shows that they are really in a
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reported herman ucsire lot peace.
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WV ne = "'sdPPo'n'n'e"' l" We ne'"ia"
feopIe II ne lshores 'ne peace n"', III tne
''nm"n n"'e' an" nus disappointment
wiz MOI W '"nhhe" 10 uno'h''ai quar-
ters
Nhth German! asked i'resiueht WIZ
So I" sussest - England me ABANDON
meht oil the blockade ne had MS tongue
III Ms '''ek' NhowlnG that Amef'ea
"'iId 40 nothins OF the sort Inc rear
putp'sc OF me note Hes III the appear L"
iltS'n'H' wilson 10 express III s'We way
Ms views as to how the war might oe
sneed'
Ni,i,.r, r..I,,.r >0c.,.I
Inc shortage % ioo.s'uns IN Ger
man! u NO" 80 great mat II IL u FACTOR
VI pressing Importance III the lnlhtarE
son III iioi'ahd' "here Germany ehof,
than in England and where there has
Always been great scepticisn as to the
possibility OF G%ermany's being ex-
hausted in this respect.
If there il not yet actual starvation.
there are tens OF thousands among the
population who are on III. verge of tina,
~! GO and there nay be actual starva-
ton.
'tood riots are OF daily occurrence
Those who know the Germans best be-
heve that II worst comes TO worst. the
military party will alloH the people TO
srarye before Letting the army 90 short
'u' at the the Government is
FEELING Tor an opening which America is
~" dsNrh l" make Tor what would pc
~ me N''es' a premature peace. ne
W. MAJ stage II rea ,hed'
u theN are disappointed that stage
may he reached, for those who know
tHe'r power ana determination are fear
.I,'N c"nnheht mat the militarists VIII
'" ~ we "l''er emu
~ '"''S p"""en' neNertneiess fecaIis
So. 1"' : we PERIOD OF the year when
o.. 'lp",'" t0h' u Pln'h "ou'd De
~ Wis H"h an we organization of
40 '''.'rh'nen' Is directed at tiding 1t
''' '"'"rt me next harvest
r'"s Of "t'i>e Is FOOd;"
"Rut these efforts. wonderful as they
w""a,' continues the correspondent.
"have failed. and the CRY GIVE MS food =
10 netne raised ON every hand.
Even so. the stnrr n,.y no vc,,bor.d