Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-14
NEGOTIATIONS

Attentive observers have not
been surprised by Germany y ol
fer 10 enter into negotiations look
ing toward 40 attainment of peace
After her marvellous campaign in
Eumania. made possible hy her
culcau effort some such proposal.
by the very nature of ilunQs wns
likely to hc made II Is clrar
enough 10 the German leaders ihpt
Emperor Willmm troops have
reachcd the probable lcuiih Df mil
itary achievement. that thoy today
occupy ns much hostile territory
~ they eap reasonably hope Go
conquer. that Che tompcr ol ihc
world ls, on the whole for poaee
that man power. $40 necessary go
the victorious conduct 0i war
must Inevitably diminish Il tllr
war IS garred on another two
years ng Germany likely hns iile
power 10 carry IL un, noiwlthsiand
ing terrible penalties Overtutcs.
on some suen basis as those made.
were not without the range ol as
pcctaiion. bat the term, proposed
hy Germany we're complete Star
prise. not only 10 the Nlirs, but
90 neutral observers,
With series OF brilliant yr
tories fresh iu mind, and her ban
ncrs minrled ocro,. ucv frontiers.
Germany proposes. u substance.
Ia set about ihe accomplishment
ol pence according 90 tl,c map as
IL existed at the beginning ul tho
war u b. true chat thc Freedom
of Poland b. mentioned but lhn
ls hardly more. we hchcyc. Cham m
appCsranee oi reality rtm ID kiug
dom that has ouls existed as "a
creature of mo imagination. and
I'VE are confident thai no free p0.
land would be- insisted on Boa tho
end, were the Allies 20 consent to
HE remainder of Durmanv's stp
ulatious Tho yAguest portion OF
Chancellor Won Bcthmann lloll
veg y utlerance. as d was given
20 the world. related 90 tho Bal
sans and yet when 10 comics to The
final accounting, the balkuus wiz
be most difficult 10 deal with. ow
nag 90 past hatrcds and present
ambitions. For the sake of areu
ment, however considering the AL
Nantages possessed hy Gcrmnny az
the present time. both la square
mites of territory aud strategic
position, not counting further poa.
siblc gains in Macedonia. Il must
be admitted that the offer made
by the Rcichsiag Is liberal. and
That u Is c0nsonani with Gcr
many 5 diplomatic genius In the
past, since II does not offer terms
utterly Impossible, or likely 10 Dee
flouted without deliberate rellee.
ton.
AZ FIRST We expect the Allies 10.
see nothing hui ana ayowa uf
weakness In Germany y movu. and|
Tor this reason there will he much
needless exnltaiion; bat with
sober thought the first impression
~ likely 10 be snnlfed ont. IN view
OF the wars hidcous toll and IL
may be that Germany 5 strength
VIII not be discounted hy those
men M positions 90 auihorit,
themselves able "a see to what az
tremes war of annihilation or
conquest must lead. II will no
main fof David Lloyd-Gcorge 10 !
point the way, owing to England 4 I
recognized leadership; and whlcl
The prospects are against immedi |
ate peace, il cannot he denied that
Germany ) offer will sci the Allies |
thinking as they have neverl
thought before. England's re |
sponslbility is enormous. both toll
herself and 10 The world IN the
beginning, She announced thatl
Germany must be crushed. that
her power must be so circGmscrih.
ed that not one Pigment of i'm.
perialistic thought would abide inl
her, and the llohcnxollcrns. too
according TO Englands initial