Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-12-14
LEoNARDToWN Nd THURSDAY MORNING DEC a 1916.

accept peace, provided it can be secured on her
own terms This has caused a decided opinion
among some very credulous folk that the war
will shortly terminate and has served to depress
the industrial activity Of the country. There
are folk whose knowledge Of international affairs
is thus limited. 1t is sad commentary on the
times that such ideas should have any material
effect upon the commercial world Germany
may or may not desire peace at this time but
she realizes that In order to obtain it she has to-
accept it on terms that even her bitterest enemies
cannot for moment expect her to stoop
Germany thus far has had all the best Of the
game, but then it hasn't gone the full allotment
of innings. She holds a part of France and
France finds ibis holding most distasteful. She
occupies all Of Belgium and ithe entente object
to his; She has ovenun SeWa, Roumania and
portion Of Russia. She has offended Italy
and she has lost only her African colonies.
The new organizations Of the warning coun-
tries were recently formed for the purpose of al
more active prosecution Of war. and now this
talk Of peace and dickering for it on terms that
cannot be accepted by either beligerents, seems
a useless waste Of valuable time. that the armies
of all parties concerned might better employ IN
digging in for the winter campaign.
This is about all that can be accomplished
by an attempt to secure an ending OF the war
at this Tune. Germany has with her character
istic wisdom made her move at the physiological
moment, but it came too late. There can be
no peace, because too much has already been
sacrificed by the warning nations to permit the
consideration of few million more lives and Al
few billion more dollars to interfere with the
great "game" until the ultimate end sought for
in the beginning has either been won or imcov-
ably lost Preparations IN England for long
and bloody struggle were made and lengthy
program inaugurated by the great Kitchiner.
She has, among other things, a good memory.
and above all her bulldog tenacity for holding to-
the end in view will not be abandoned until
she is crushed along with her allies or conquers.
Peace would be most welcomed by all who
have spark Of humanity in their makeup, but
that it cannot be until one or the other OF thel
contending forces is victor is fact that cannot
be controverted Too much has been sacrificed
to begrudge the sacrifice Of the necessary more
that will either win the fight OF lose all.
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ington Post Of recent date observes :
Germany chooses most inopportune time
in which to propose peace negotiations. She
knows the time is inopportune; hence the con-
cluson is irresistible that she makes the propos-
al not in the hope that it will be accepted. but
knowing that it will be rejected. The purpose
seems to be to hoodwink the world into beliey-
ing that fhe allies are responsible for a continue
ton Of the war; that Germany generously offer
ed to make peace. but the allies spurned her
overtures.
Germany offers peace while she is temporar-
lily ahead in the war game, after Roumania has
been conquered and before the allied nations
have recognized their governments and taken Al
new grip upon Gemanys throat. Thus. if
the peace oyertures should lead to something
tangible, Grrmany would have something to|
trade upon, and i the peace overtqres should Be
be rejected Germany can claim that the allies
avn ~ hIarnn f,r tEsss xunrId calamity