The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
EXPECT WILSON
 TO URGE PEACE IN NEXT SPEECH
Address Before Navy League Awaited With Interest
 In Capital.

President Wilson's intf1nation of pos hible peace steps in his Charlotte speech, official Washington is await ing with keen interest the address which he will make Saturday of this week before the annual meeting here of the League to Enforce Peace The President probably will be introduced the organization.
 The Presidents declaration that the processes of the war stand st1ll' is regarded extremely apt characterization of the European con fict for months past That the senti- ment of the vast majority of Ameri- can citizens is for peace is well known to the White House.
 Whether MT Wilson has concluded that the time is ripe for him to make an announcement that definite steps are to be taken looking to possible peace negotiations is known only to him Close friends of the President, however, know he is ready to proceed whenever the time seems opportune
 It is believed in official circles that the Presidents forthcoming speech will contain important suggestions in this connection
 There are obstacles, however, in the way of peace negotiations Some of these are given as follows by high ranking military authority, who has followed every development of the world war
 %Gernany probably is ready to con sfder peace Every indication from Berlin of late points in this direction Germany could well afford to under take peace negotiations so long as It < occupies its present position
 "As I see the situation, however there are two Fundamental proposd- lions which the allies insist Germany Ia Ib<zfn e. They are:
 t+1 The elimination of the military party from the German government Until this element is eliminated there can be no definite assurance that an other such war cannot come
 "2- The growing German navy ! must be removed as a possible future menace to the worlds peace
 These are startling obstacles to peace. Germany, through high off, ciaIs, seeks to put the blame for con tinuinszg the war on Great Britain and i her allies. But will Germany meet : these fundamental condid dons2
 '-Tfle restoration of Belgium, with an indemnity sufficient to put that country on it's feet, the recreation of Serbia and Mohtenegro, the complete restoration of Poland and other Rus t sian territory and tho cession of Con | stantinople to Russia with the possl- ble carving up of Bulgaria are mere details which the allies will insist must come as a matter of course
 a-Tens of thoasands Of Englishmen | have enlisted for the war on the un- eerztanding that they are fighting to make war impossible in the future 1 Tf1es 0hfstavaaf5 to do this is to unstable the military c1ique in Prussia, even if i it be necessary to resort to revolution and set up a const1tud onal monarchy, or so to weaken Germany as to make such a showing of strength in the fu- ture absolutely impossible
 aOn this basis, the most direct route to peace would be through g. revolution in Germany such as over i turned the French government and estab4ial1edyat ef esertsarepublic
 l-rhe German people did not bring ] on this war They responded nobly ] to the call to the co1ors, but only because they were deceived by the military party into believing that it is a defensive war; forced upon the empire by it's enemies They will be disiIlusioned in time, possibly when i actual hunger is stalking abroad in Germany and when the rank and file begin to. realize that the Teutonic armies are getting nowhere and it is impossible flor them to. win the great war
 4-The best thought in great Britain that has come to light of late shows
  actually to crush Germany and place a burden on the great German people which would stoop their shoulders for: generations to coI7e- It is certain, neverth eless, that the allies will de- nand a financial indemnity in addi- ticn to the surren Ser of European ter s4itory now held Joy the central pow CTS The sirnr sst way to solve the second fundaInf Ita1 proposition and remove the erman naval menace would be to x the money indemnity at about theFvalue of the Imperial Navy and take that instead of cash
 There has been some talk from Berlin to the effect that the war must be settled in such a way so frightfu1 a conhagrataon can never again oc- cur. The one way to accomplish this certainty is to eliminate forever the present ruling military party in Prussia
 Representative Warren Worth Bai- ley of Pennsylvania, oneIof the noss pronounced pacifsts in the House in commenting upon President Wilson's speech at Charlotte sa1d-
 Tt is perfectly apparent to me that the President has seen the handwrit- ing on the wall have talked to at Ieast 75 members of the House, Demo craas and, Republicans. and know