Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-21
KAISER ANGLING FOR PEACE.

" "SaiH pIOPOoC q pSelSC NOii fCdI-Oi1
to the Allies must cause the thoughtful
Ionen of the nations little uneasiness,
such uneasiness as mey be aroused,
however, is not based upon the posi-
bility that these proposals are to be
accepted by the Allies. There is no
doubt of the positive rejection at
Washington, London, Paris and Rome
Of peace terms made in Germany"
The willy kaiser knows his scheme
for peace on terms other than those
proposed by the Entente Allies and
the United States, is a delusion con-
ceived in his own brain with but one
purpose-to deceive the German peo-
pie The house Of Hozenhollern, and
its ally-the Hapsburgs have led the
people of Germany and Austria to
believe that the sword of the Teuton
| IS destined to make of their house
world empire, but this notion is grad
ually losing ground, and the royal
heads of the two governments already
realize the precarious position they
occupy
According 10 press reports the Boil
fheyiki Russian government - that
band Of ragged ruffians temporarily in
control at Petragrad-ha been in
formed by the Central Powers repre-
s@ntatiyes that Germany and Austria
intend shortly to make peace pro-
posals to the Allies The terms upon
which the kaiser would resume prep
ara.ion for der tag are those vision
airy ones first suggested by the Rus
sian rabble, l. E.. no annexations and
no indemnities. The question of self
! definition of nations, the kaiser points
out, is impracticable He would first
ravage Belgium, rape Serbia and de-
stroy all of northern France. and when
h is beaten-his last reserves sacri-
fees in the futile fight to force Italy
irto a separate peace. and his yaunted
line in France cracked and almost
broken, would cry Peace without
| annexation and no indemnities. He
| would enslave the Belgians for gen.
erations while they rebuild their shat.
tered cities and would treat Serbia
and France as pawns in the game
while he settles with Great Britain
through the transfer of a few unpsof-
table and already lost colonies.
The black spectre of militarism that
set Europe ablaze in August, 1914,
would be entirely overlooked by the
kaiser in his peace proposals. But
the spiked helmet of this terrible
monster irses above every proposal,
and a shocked and astounded world
refuses to listen to pleas emanating
from any government supported by
such force The German people, too.
are beginning to realize the reproach
visited upon them because of their de.
yotion to militarism. No longer are
the ruling classes in Prussia able to
conceal the truth from their subjects.
When the ruthless submarine cam
paign was inaugurated by Won Tirpitz
the German people were told the end
Of the war was in sight-and that vic
.ory was theirs. They were told when
The United States entered the war that
lhe submarine blockade OF Europe was
complete, that no American troops
would ever reach France, even if this
country managed to raise an army des-
pite opposition of traitorous German
Americans here. But the war has not
ended; victory has not crowned the
German arms, and American troops
young, vigorous, well-trained reg
u'ars-have landed in France by hun
dreds of thousands The Germans are
learning lesson from the war They
ere being disillusioned regarding the
divine right of kings" The kaiser's
camoufage is being uncovered,
The political situation in Germany is
the most serious yet confronted by the
House of Hohenzollern. The world
has lots its respect for the German