The sun., 1917-03-30
Germany Will Sue if Nation
Enters War, Allies
Assert.
AGREEMENT IS REPORTED
Paris Hears Wilson Already
Has Negotiated With
Entente Leaders.
Special Cable Despateh to Tsn srN.

LONDON, March ?e.-The United
States has now the best opportunity 1t
ever has had to force an early end Of
the war, and at the same time save IT.
self from the necessity Of taking a
heavy part in the conflict. This is the
opinion that is now slowly formulating
itself in Great Britain and France.
On the eve of the special session Of
Congress. the consensus Of the press and
leaders In public life is that Germany
now realizes she never can win the war
and is increasingly li0ble to be crushed.
II the United States. when Congress
meets, presents solid and united front,
and declares war without serious
division and demonstrates that 1t is
prepared to back the Allies with all her
money. all her manhood. all her great
resources, then Germany will be COM
PEELED shortly to sue for peace.
Germany Wants Peace.
Germany would be compelled TO do
this because of internal difficulties. pop
ular disaffection and the widespread
feeling that the situation Is hopeless to
make a more definite proposal Of peace.
/ Germany now wants nothing so much as
peace. This is universal. knowledge
OF comes from prisoners letters. is
smdSgled out by various avenues, comes
even from cautious expressions In the
newspapers
II the United States were to come into
the war. to cooperate with the Allies, 10
give them whatever they most need.
, whether money. credit. industrial ca
pacity. ships or men, 1t would end the
German hope of victory. Contrariwise,
| II the United States hesitates the Ger
man Government will continue to hope
| for a military decision which will make
possible favorable peace.
Europe sees a wide difference be-
tween the United States declaring that
state Of war exists and making a
declaration OF war. The latter is the
moro vigorous and decisive course.
Likewise, the question whether the
United States will remain aloof or will
associate itself with the Entente Is high
| ly important. II the former course ia
adopted Germany is prepared to con-
slider the participation Of the United
States unimportant. but II the latter
Germany Is prepared to consider the
weight in the scale more than she can
! oppose.
! The Petit Pdrisien prints a Washing.
/ ton despatch which declares the CORE.
| spondent has positive information that
| President Wilson will address a power.
| full statement to Congress summa rizing
the German hostilities and declaring
that a state of war already exists and
demanding that Congress declare wal
on Germany.
Allies Watching Warrington.
The diplomats OF the whole world to-
day are Gnan9uvring for the advantag.
in the coming crisis In the United States
The Allies are hoping that the United
States will finally go the limit All eyes
are on Washington.
1t is impossible for Americans TO re
Balize. without special inside informa
tion. the immensely Of the issues hang
ing on an early showing OF American
purpose when the special session o
Congress meets. The Allies feel that l
America becomes one Of them. German,
will soon quilt. II another bogus peac
offer serves to stay Americas hand
Germany will win a diplomatic victory
There is reason to believe that
definite understanding already exists be
tween Washington, London. Paris an,
!
can engage himself without the assure,
support OF Congress. and that these un
derstandings are exactly what the Allie
wish.
High diplomatic authorities are quote,
in the Petit Pdrisien despatch. and muc
weight Is attached to the fact that dplo
mats do not deny that intimate prepare
tory arrangements for cooperating be
tween America and the Allies have bee
long afoot.
Peace Hinges ON United states,
Practically all Europe believes that tn
question OF an early peace or long wa
depends on an early demonstration O
American purpose after Congress meets
The Allies are pushing their mlitar
operations on the western front with tn
utmost vigor, hoping to produce de
sirable effect both In Washington and |
Berlin. making Washington willing I
take Arm steps and to make Berli
realize what such steps by Americ
mean.
The utmost importance attaches 1
Americas move because America ca
quickly settle in favor Of the Allies III
difficulties of blockading Holland an
Scandinavia If the United States joi
the Entente stricter conditions can b
imposed. cutting off still more the &c,
man supplies.