The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-26
No One Knows What Kaiser
Hopes to Achieve.
Newspapers Frankly Declare
People Are Dissatisfied.
TURNING DOWN U. s. MISTAKE
Reject President Wilson's Cues.
ton as to War Aims.
RumOr MunitiOn Workers to
Strike Again May 1.

The Hague, April 26.-Dissatisfac-
ton over Germany's failure frankly to
announce her wair aims is openly eX-
pressed in German editorials reaching
here today.
at is deplorable,' the Tageblatt de-
clares. that all declarations of the.
German government regarding war
aims are unintelligible. artificial, indis-
tinct and of many meanings. We have
remarked this nearly every time the
chancellor has spoken on this subject.
In all these cases we have proved that
such language was more harmful than
beneficial to the cause of the German
people; that it confirmed or permitted
to continue unchecked annexationist
aspirations which must afterward be
sappointed: that in foreign countries
it could not win us the good will
of the pacifists, but would be used
against US by our war-mad enemies
1T was also Il mistake. as it since
has been proved that President Will
sons direct question concerning our
war aims was evasively answered by
the statement that they would be COM
municated the moment we should be
seated at the green table with the rep
resentatives of the entente
Read Between the Lines.
Amsterdam, April 26-The Nor-
waerts comments sarcastically on the
semi-official Norddeutsche Allegemlne
Zeitung that the German government
refused to declare its attitude amid the
conflict of opinion regarding Ger
many's war aims. The Vorwaerts says
that the government does not wish to
reject directly the peace formula of
the Socialist Democrats, but neverthe-
less refuses to adopt it because the
British and French newspapers are
,,I n n
formula might be interpreted as
sign of weakness The paper adds;
whoever wishes may read between
the lines that the government is pre-
pared to conclude peace without an
nexation and indemnity and would
even be glad to get it but does not
dare to say so, owing to the threaten
ing attitude of the Paris Matin and
Journal and also of the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung and the Taeglische
Rundschau.
Another Strike of "a Hours.
'Today's headquarters statement
comes early enough to influence the
conscience of the munition workers"
saws the Berlin Lokal AnZeiger.
For the most part, they have re-
sumed duty again but they will have
to repair the consequences of their
dereliction from duty and above all
things these regrettable occurrences
must De prevented
again-today or tomorrow.
I'VE are informed that attempts are
still being made to institute renewed
action by the munition workers. 1t is
openly threatened that we must be
prepared for new outbreaks if certain
claims are not acceded to. 1t is re-
ported that on May l there will be
another general strike for "a hours
The reference to a German state
ment probably refers to that of April
"a. in which the part played by the
workers at home in promoting ''the
successes of the recent battles" al
luded to.
The statement recounted that the
German soldiers on the battle line
knew that every man and woman at
home is doing his or her duty and is
working increasingly to support him
out there in the turmoil of battle for
life or death, for existence or non-ex-
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