The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-06
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NEW YORK. Sept 6-W-hile Presi-
dent wilson's great state paper. in re-
Ply to the pope,s peace proposal. has
been seriously interpreted by the news
paper diplomats, in Wal Street there is
no illusion as to it's ultimate effect. To
the man in The Street ID means that
peace is immeasurably nearer
There viii be further exchanging Of
views: and. now that the door has been
opened for negotiation. the German peo-
pie viii see to it that the imperial
vampires who have drained the Father
land OF it's best blood are not permitted
to close il with a mixer bang.
The Wilson peace means defeat with
out a sting. and q place in the demo
cratic sun for the Teutonlc race.
The people Of Germany are war
weary. They have nc hope of winning
the war and no oma for starving
through another winter. Their blood
lust has been satiated in the death Of
millions Of her sons on the battlefield,
and still more millions of her people
from diseases incident TO perpetual
hunger.
The black rust Of bankruptcy over
hangs the empire.
Her money kings. who embarked
N4fiHElN TIA NNE same EL war. hoping 10
reap billions of plumber from Belgium.
France. England. ana finally the United
States. and themselves stripped Of their
gold. Only the Kaiser's iron cross and
vaults stuffed with ms worthless paper
promises TO pay remain to reward them
for their yoraeity Led by Herr BALM.
head Of q mercantile marine. once sec
ond only to that OF Great B~ritain's they
cry. give us peace before the last
aicBering fame of financial hope leaves
as forever
Even the gun makers the tr~afickers
in human blood. whom the Kaiser now
PAYS in bales Of paper futures. which
grow more worthless as the prospect OF
victory fades into the certainty of ulti-
mate defeat. Join Herr Balm in the
plaintive recitation for a cessation of
war.
They have stretched their credit and
endurance to the breaking point. They
are 40 longer able % furnish the army
with either the quantity or quality of
munitions necessary 20 maintain "a pro-
longed defensive attitude. They need
no eift of second sight 20 foresee the
end. A peace now win leave enough
Germans aHve to begin the work OF re-
building the shattered business of a
Teutonic Utopia that was pictured by
a nation Of scientific crack pots: but
which destiny decreed never was 10 be.
A year fron now, with 100000 of
Uncle SANS bird men obscuriug the
German sky and dropping visiting cards
in the shape of bombs from the Rhine 70
BerliL it might not be worth while then
to make the effort.
The present German government may
fume and sputter over President will.
sons generous proposals. but 1t will
only be %pretense. TT may be hard for
the Kaiser TO surrender 20 the common
people the control or their own destiny.
hut t. VIII bc very easy for the common
people TO accept President Wilson'S in
vitation to join the family of civilized
nations i'm AN enduring peace. even if
they have TO pluck cut a whole dstfull
Of H-ohenzollern tail feathers.
To save the remnant Of "A throne the
Kaiser, who. when all is said and done.
is a practical man. viii be willing to
dissolve his partnership with the Al
mighty AS he is doing fl TO save Ger
many. he can bow himself into posteri-
ty with the proud satisfaction that. as
the last thing in A~bsolutism. ne was a
near success.
A Center shot.
The politicians do not share the wall