Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
German Peace Offered by the
Kaiser Slowly Losing Its
German Features.
MIcHAELIS PROVES A failure
Lloyd George Says England Will Fight
Until France Regains Alsace-lor-
raine-AIIies Make Another Sue
cessfuI Drive in FIanders-More
Of Bernstorff's Perfidy Is Re-
vealed by Lansing.
sv EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Kaiser Wilhelm reminds one OF the
oId-fashioned peddler of notions who
would keep adding packages Oh
needles, watches, and even silver coins,
to his little bundles of bargains until
q sale was effected. With northern
France and no indemnities already lh
his bargain offering, the emperor mas
added Belgium-with conditions
now it is reported he and emperor
Charles of Austria Hungary are pre-
nered to throw in Alsace, the price
being peace and the return OF Ger-
many's colonies. In word, the Ger
man peace for which the kaiser shows
SO consuming desire is becoming less
German every day, and II the allles
lust say nothing and saw wood-as
they probably Wilt may finally take
on an appearance that will warrant
their consideration.
To be sure, Chancellor Michaeiis
saws that peace is impossible so long
as Germany's enemies demand any
German soil or try to drive Weuee
between the German emperor and his
neople but the chancellor is hard
nressed to save his political fortunes.
He and Vice Chancellor Helherich are
bein:r bitterly attacked because OF the
policy of fostering pan-Germanlsm III
the country and the army and at the
same time making promises OF mild
nas, in return for peace. Mich'"ns
was compelled to tell the reichstas
that bs did not stand for the extreme
demands of the pan-Germanlsts, anu
for the time being his opponents were
satisfied; but his failure as chahceiior
is pronounced. :.
Foreign Secretary Won Kuehlmann is
more yielding than the chancellor ior
he told the reicEstaS that there no"
EXISTS mo impeachment to peace, ho
questions that could not be settled by
negotiations, except for the freich
demand for AlSace-LOrralne. He
added that Germany could make nc
concessions with regard to those prov
inceS.
Premier Lloyd George was quick 10
..ka nm this challenge of Won kuehl'
n,ann's. 81 do not think that any
statement is more calculated TO pro
hong the war;" he said. However
ling the war may last, England IN
tends to stand by France until she Has
redeemed her oppressed children IRON
their foreign yoke"
Reasons Many and Plain.
The reasons for the kalsers III
ereasing moderation in demands ar
NOT far TO seek. They are f0und II
tbe daily dispatches recording the re
peated successful thrusts OF the alile
In Flanders; the advances OF the brl'
tsh in Mesopotamia and Africa; I'll
shortage of German shells; the gro"
ing unrest in the armed forces OIL uei
many. reaching the stage OF ihutiii
I'm the feet; the scarcity OF loou !
the central nations, and, perhaps mos
potent of ALL the steady, irfesiS'io'
nrorress of the United States toWai
full preparation for war TO Vict"i
Gus conclusion. $50,
Then. too, the kaiser sees added
the LIST of his enemies more ol 'i'
Fast dwindling number of those nc
hitherto on that roll OF honor. lhous
President Irigoyen managed TO staN
off warlike action by Argentina, RI
and Uruguay last week broke OH oil
,on,atic relations with Germany ai'
sent away its ministers.
The European nations that reiii'''
neutral are suffering more ana NOR
Holland pleads with America for tee
especially. with the open threat that
n is not sent, she will have to siaus
fer at least half her. cattle and' ha
ino M means of preserving the mea