New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13
"A Peace or Truce" Asks
"WOrId" of Offer by
Germany
"HERALD' SEES PLAN
TO PLACATE NATION
american" Bids u. S. Act
THE Sun" Shows
Gain TO TeutOnS

Belief that the German peace offer
was impelled by the demands OF the
German people was expressed this
morning in the editorials Of several
New York newspapers. Some Of the
comment follows:
THE World under the heading a
Peace or Truce" says:
THE most important thing about the
German peace proposals is the fact that
they have been made.
"Holding Belgium, Northeastern
France. Russian Poland and Serbia.
with Rumania practically hors de COM
bat. the Imperial government officially
admits that the war is failure, that
Germany cannot dominate Europe, that
peace cannot be conquered and that re-.
course must be had 70 the processes OF
diplomacy which were so contemptu-
ously rejected IN the last days Of July,
1914.
"The German people are not salts
fed More and more the strain OF war
Is telling upon them. and Berlin has
seized the opportunity presented by
the Rumanian triumph to make peace
overtures to its enemies.
That is shrewd and farsighted pol
itics. At the same time it is formal
admission that Germany.ls growing
tired Of the war and would be glad to
find way OUT
THE New York Herald" under the
heading peace Proposals for Home
Consumption Only" says:
"All the circumstances surrounding
the proposal for peace strengthen the
conviction that it has one object only
to put quietus upon the rapidly
growing popular protest throughout
Germany against the continuance Of =
war which the German people can no
longer believe TO be war OF defence.
However much their pride may have
been stirred by the successes in Bel
GUM, Serbia and Rumania, the gigan'
tic losses in. men must have produced
deep depression, and the fact that
these losses have been incurred in
fighting on foreign soil, not in defend
ing the hearths and homes Of the
'Fatherland.' has undoubtedly mill
tated against popular Willingness to
incur further sacrifices
The American" under the caption
"Germany's Proposals for Peace Ne
gotiations Should Be Powerfully In
dorsed by Our Own Government IN the
Interest of Ourselves and Of the Whole
World" says:
"The momentous event of Yesterday
ought to be the beginning OF the end
Of this dreadful wal
The important thing is not the res.
sonableness or the unreasonableness OF
the German proposals.
THE vitality important thing IS that
peace proposals have been officially
made by one of the warning groups.
mo ono familiar with history would
expect the terms finally agreed upon 10
be the terms first submitted by one
group.
at is useless to prophesy what atti-
tude the governments OF Russia,
France. Italy and England will take.
"If either Russia. France or Italy
determines 20 withdraw from the al
lance and negotiate peace terms. then
Teutonic victory becomes so certain
that the remaining Allied powers would
be obliged 10 negotiate
That both the new English govern
ment and the mass OF the English peo'
plc are anxious 20 continue the war we
fully believe.
II this dreadful war IS prolonged
either Russia or Germany will emerge
the undisputed master OF Continental
Europe. and either the British Empirc
will be wrecked or England will rule
the seas with a power which can do as
il pleases to the rights and commerce
Of other peoples.
And il is our manifest interest as