TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-04-22

of miscellaneous events. Morgan, the
British munitions agent for the
United States, is row lined up as
The hacker OF Wilson with all his
Wall Street affiliations and incal-
eulable power, financial and political,
and the Washington air is charged
with strong potentialities OF war
with Germany.
The lull that set in after the
Gore and McLemore episodes in
Congress forebodes further trouble.
The influential friends of the Allies
in both political camps have been
gathering force for a new assault on
our neutrality. Il is not loud
aouthed ~agitators like George
Haven Putnam that need be feared,
but the underground workers in the
cause Of Intervention, headed and
directed by Morgan and the Wall
Street crowd.
Morgan apparently is playing the
Colonel a trick, Roosevelt is said to
have placed his reliance on the
Morgan interests from the day he
-mysteriously recanted his neutrality
views in the Outlook and began to
denounce Germany for invading
Belgium. The Morgan interests were
to back him in his campaign for a
third term. But Morgan is not a
sentimentalist The Big Interests
quietly canyassed the situation and
discovered that the Colonel, il nom
mated, would certainly be defeated
1t did not take long to transfer the
Big Interests to Wilson, where they
now are. Possibly Roosevelt IS still
under the impression that he will
have this valuable backing, but he
will soon have a rude awakening.
The Morgan interests are back Of
Wilson, and they arc for war with
Germany. And for very specific
reasons.
The story has to do with the
ubiquitous Col. (. NJ House, who
was sent by the President 0 Berlin
and London to report on the situa-
ton. 1t seems that he obtained
something on the nature of an out
line OF the terms on which Germany
was prepared to MAKE peace. The
correspondents of the New York
Evening Post at Washin ton got an
mixing Of what Col. House told the
President, but he had facts and
theories so mixed that his state
ments were promptly repudiatcd by
the White House and State Depart
ment. What Col. House heard in
Berlin about terms Of peace sent
him post-haste 10 Engiand..
From confidential sources the
general outlines of Germanys peace
terms are represented to contem-
plate no vital damage TO France, no
dismemberment and no Belgian an
uexation.
Germany win hold the Baltic.
Provinces to Riga and viii with.
draw from France as soor as
France realizes that with the loss
Of Verdun her fare IS sealed and I'll
is time TO come to terms. Germany
has expressed her intention TO act
very rcnderly toward her Gallo /
enemy and is prepared to treat with
her in a most chivalrous manner.
i will not enter into further details
at this time unless events bear out
some portions Of the story that can
be authoritatIvely verified.
What Col. House Is reported to
have stated in London regarding his
visit 10 the German capital had the
effect Of a b~ombshell. 1t suddenly
became apparent that if Germany
and France concluded a separate
Teace. England would be left to pay
a staggering indemnity to reimburse
Germany for her cost of the war.
France would be spared the pay
ment Of a share Of this sum but
England would be financially ruined.
Our own Morgan was promptly
drawn into consultation. Morgan and
the British cabinet are substantially
one, and Morgan represents high
officials as well as vast economic
interests. The question arose that
il Great Britain was left to pay the
fiddler, how could she repay the
$500, 000, 600 war loan which was
taken by Schwab and the Morgan
banks, the alarmed public refusing
to share in til Remember that this
represents but a fraction Of the IN
vestments Of the Morgan interests
in Great Britain's war. Italy was
ready to quit; Russia was rendered
powerless by H~indenburg's army,
Only Great Britain remained pract-
icaliy unscathed by physical wounds
such as are draining France.
A general alarm was sounded, 1t
was up TO the United States to save
Wall Street, and In saving NaH
Street to save Great Britain. Ger
many must be Destroyed And Nor
gan threw over Roosevelt and linedi
up behind the administration with
all bis munitions makers and all his /
banks.
The talk is here among those whol
ought TO know, that the reports
brought to Londo by Col. House
led to the recent conference oil
diplomatic representatives OF al the
Allies in Paris, where the assurance
was given that the United States
would be embroiIcd in the war in
another month. This is said to have
baoyed up the hope Of France and
Italy almost ready to make peace.
but Prime Minister Asquith was
compelled to so to Italy to deliver
personal assurances to this effect. as
Italy had lost faith ia SaIandra and
his cabinet. Thus bloodshed conf
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