The sun., 1916-12-13


terror than that VIC should be menaced
by terrors without end 1t must be
hoped that q speedy peace will spare Eu-
rope this fearful experiment"
The Frdnkfurtcr Zcitung comments as
follows:
w can neithe expert nor demand
that Statesmen Of tho countries opposed
TO US shall conclude peace out Of friend
hip for Germany. We will rather calcu-
late that they will all do II because they
must because they will recognize that
only an honorable compromise with the
Central Powers car clear up the hopeless
confusion Of the situation in Europe"
scAeidemasn's views.'
Herr S~cheidemann. the noted Social
list, writing In the Leipzig volkesttmme,
says:
How much longer 10 this fearful war
that 10 devastating the whole of Europe
to continue? This Is the thought upper
most with every one. All sides say Il
Will last until we have made It a GER
tainty that our sacrifices have not been
made In vain. This certainty all wish to
attain. When will this certainty be
MI lH0 HallOn0 BnAII
have been bled whittier
Does there really still exist n man
so shortsighted as to imagine that one
grouping Of Powers will yet succeed In
oeatng the other 30 utterly to the
ground that It can dictate peace and
mus create an assurance against a repe-
tition Of war? lie who believes this,
after t~wenty-eight nj OF b.oodshed,
Is a fool. National industry Is now to
be placed entirely at the service OF the
war. As In other countries SO also here.
The munitions output ~ 10 be tremen-
dously Increased. All the nation Ia de-
!ermined to spend It's last breath In or
der TO avoid defeat.
We'll. then. we have not been de-
feated: let that suffice. Honor is salts
ned. Let Us lay down our arms In Gods
name and. refraining from eonquests,
end the carnage"
"Useless B~utchery."
The Cologne Gasette says:
The war aims which our enemies
have set before themselves are known
10 US not only through their newspapers,
out also through the announcements Of
their leading statesmen. They want to
break the backbone Of u State and de-
stroy US. This object has been so often
proclaimed by them that It has opened
our eyes. 1t makes clear our own i'm
mediate proximate war aims with the ir.
restible force OF logic-resistance to the
utmost. As for Interior war aims. their
nature depends entirely upon the de-
gree In which our successful resistance
becomes converted into victory. He who
really and truly desifes to make peace
must a European. That Is the only
language we understand. We will listen
TO the peace lodgings OF the nations.
They can be realized tomorrow to-day
even.
The useless butchery from which the
Quadruple Entente still hopes to see
evolved a reconstruction OF Europe, ac-
cording to the London-P Paris Petrosrad
plan. can cease instantly il only the
OF England, France and Rus
STA will see that they need fulfil but one
sole stipulation. which Is made by Ger
many and her allies, but which is truly
a European stipulation. that they cease
from forming an aggressive coalition
against US that TO this end the sureties
against future attack which the Cham
cellor has asked for in Germany's name
be created without more delay
German Claims HATED.
The only newspaper to venture a sug.
gestion OF German claims is the koeI-
nischc Volks>oitunD. II says;
we In Germany are waging no war
OF conquest on Francs. which knows or
ought to know that she can get back her
hapless villages and towns without any
further price In blood II only she will
the mirage OF her revanchs
and abandon her dreams OF conquest, In
return for nothing more thar those con-
cessions which will be a needful safe
guard TO US against a new attack.
IF therefore. In addition TO "A war in
demnity. we were TO limit ourselves to
q demand for better regulations on our
frontiers. not one would accuse us OF
greed or OF making exorbitant claims.
Rectihcation OF the frontier Ia needed.
There is the mining district OF Brley, In
French Lorraine. which In its area IL no
more thar a strip. no more than IA recti-
ication Of frontier. but Is important for
our economic security and independence.
w need Briey In order TO obtain our
supply OF iron ore In time OF war. France
will sustain no loss though this cesslon.
She Ia In respect 10 a sea power much
more favorably situated than ourselves.
In addition she possesses a rich mining
In Northern Africa. II we were
TO return TO her the rich coal mines In
Northern France II would be only fair
that we should keep Briey.'