Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-05-25
j, s, PEACE MOVE
MIGHT SUCCEED
FIGHT TO END" SAYS FRENCH
Dispatches Probably the Strongest
That German Censor Has Thus
Far Permitted to Pass Over
the Wires.

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Berlin, via wireless to TuckertOn,
y. j.. May 21.-There is feeling
here that if a strong neutral, such as
the United States undertook to nego-
tiate peace, it might succeed.
Diplomatic circles regard the recent
statements of President POincare and
Sir Edward Grey aS the opening guns
i'm an informal discussion of peace,
though the expressions from the AL
lied leaders, when ranged alongside
the German Chancellor's recent Reich
stag speech, do not appear altogether
cOuciliatOry.
No decision has been reached here as
to whether any official reply to these
statmentS will be made public by the
German Government, though it Is pos
sibe this will be done. One official
with whom l talked today declared
that making peace at this stage of the
war would be no more difficult than
adjusting the recent German n-American
submarine dispute He pointed out,
however, that no belligerent can pub
liciy state definite terms of peace while
informal discussions continue with
each side making drastic statements of
what it intends to accomplish Us the
result of the war.
Dutch Believe All Want Peace
/ have just returned from Il visit to
Holland, where l found that Dutch
men believe the English, French and
German people all desire peace. The
general impression i'll Holland is that
the time for decisive victory for
either side has passed, although each
Cf the belligerents may attempt j
Summer offensive.
The Dutch think it is Americas duty
to act now, and that the time is ripe
to bring the belligerents together.
One diplomat said that if the peace
talk now in circulation continues for
few months the belligerents will
,goarn-cnougisv A,ff -.~hgt,-ca s1ue- wants.
to bring them together III peace agree
ment by October.
Asauith Said to BE Favorable.
The general impression prevails III
Holland that Premier ASquith and
Chancellof Won Bethmam-Hollweg
might make peace, but that the kitcll-
ener-Northcliffe group in England,
with President POincare i'll France,
are anxious to continue the war. Hol-
landers declare that one reason Eng
land does not want peace now is be-
cause she believes that German sub
marines cannot behave, and that aS
,ung aS the possibility o. the United
States breaking off relations with Ger
many exists England wculd be fool
iSh to make peace.
The Dutch. however, regard this rs
only an excuse set up by that group
I'm England which wants continual
tion Of the war.
Hollanders Want L. $. TO Lead.
The HOllander$ are out>pOkcn i'll
their regard for America, considering
the United States their best friend.
They desire that the United States
lead the way for peace. feeling that
it i< our duty to end the blOOd$hcd.
To my surprise. some Hoilanders
asked me when the German people
are going to start Il revOutiGn. be-
cause of the food situation. Although
meat is scarce, although the shortage
may increase, the proposed new Gov
ernment bureau to regulate the sale
Of meat in Germany will provide liva-
bic rationS and prevent food demon
StrationS. So far there is 10 indica-
tion that any demonstrations 1T I'LL
equaling the Irish uprising ar" likely
to occur.