Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
NEW PEACE OFFER THE KAIsER's XMAS MESSAGE.


A NEW PEACE OFFER THE KAIsERs XMAS. MESSAGE.
AS the Kaiser has been able to keep lap ahead Of the
Allies in warfare through his complete preparedness has
managed to oumanoeuvre his with reference peace
and the conditions thereof He has accomplished these
cs At time he bids fair win through dO
and political warfare what he has failed to achieve
The latest announcement Of Importance originating in
Berlin that the Kaiser his Christmas
to make final appeal and peace offer to his enemies ION
whom in case Of rejection will fall the responsibility for blood
London believes the German offensive planned on the
western front the first step preliminary to peace drive
last month limited at move in the direction
close study of the situation will show the allies to be in
than from military naval disaster. You read in
telegraphc columns yesterday Secretary Bakers warning
Germans He denies the probability of offensive
defensive in the The bold Advertising Of an imposing
offensive on the part of the enemy must in no wise
be interpreted that the strength Of the
tue forces viii result in any permanent strategic advantage
We glad to the Washington authorities optimistic
not blind ourselves to the dangers Of excessive or
optimism This blind existence in FOOLS paradise explains
him out from local victories in Roumana Serbia and Italy
AS England hoped at the outset to win the year
have been led by fantastic optimism along the inviting paths of
Inc when should have been training
conflict for which find ourselves disgustngy
prepared.
Secretary Baker apparently does realize that
the poopoohs and that the release Of host
OF eutons from the Russian front and the Russian prisons
will make such drive entirely feasible preliminary
the peace move he admittedly anticipates.
1t is not necessary to stop at this time consider the
reasons why the Kaiser must his greatest during
ow or the method likely to be- adopd
or the probable points to receive the blow Our readers have
now to guard against the danger being pocketed by
kalsers moves in that will force to accept Ger
man peace
AS Mr. Hill showed in his stirring address at the Red
cross meeting in Burlington the Kaiser has managed
fighting enemy SOIL
In the second place. he is able show has over
poran sections of France and Italy with all the military pres
ge which such involves with reference pro-
In the third place. the Kaiser can show that at this par
the Teutons have all been to the advantage of his In
Italy we'll the western front the Germans
In the fourth place. Kaiser can show the world as we'll
as MS own people that he has fought Russia to point where
in obscurng the nsistent demand Of host his peo
pie for or the ne ending d.ng of the y. war
count on the side German becomes evident especial
y when you consider that the speech delivered by Admiral
has really won up to the present time.
If the German could below the surface they
would realize how the command of the
entire world the hands of the Allies America
anr na sooner or later TINS alone would decide the
while their countries have reached the limit of their
fighting strength while all the vast resources Of Americas
remain practically untouched They would see
that practically the entire worlds moral forces arrayed
against the frghtul Prussan and that are
stronger than armies.
Yet the Germans do not this side and the
the Kaiser in dtorg the situation the eyes of his
people enabling him do what he has done and still
tnung to do-overcomng mighty enemy host through
skillful combination of and world politics.
The chief danger to America and to Britain and
and Italy is that the Kaiser will be able to defect sufficient
number of people other allied countries the side Rus
sian peace seekers to force end of the German
Of
ens of the United States and other countries push
the war to a conclusive finish for Hohenzoernism
In this connection should not bettle the effect
host Of people all lands of the of the Germans
in the Russians to seek and gaining armistc
is told in another columns to make possible negota
tons to that end The Kaiser will have the manipulated
OF Trots the Russian foreign minister and Lenne
in the effort to force peace America allies at this
time.
Trosky has already demanded the endorsement by the
Allies of the armsce proposition looking general peace
# the allies ignore this demand Trotsky will point this
tude conclusive proof of the correctness Of his claim that