Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-10

/ The German aud Austrian Socialist
peace propagandiSts have taken from
one of President Wilson's addresses
the phrase of "a peace without VIC
tory" and are. using 1t with some eff
feet. The duma and the delegates rep
reSenting the various classes in the
councils are as firm as ever against
concluding separate peace, but they
do not find the masses of uniformed
people easy to control. Germany is
reported to have started the expected
movement to cut off Petrograd from
the army, q large naval and military
expedition having left Libau, presum-
ably for Pernau or Reval, and at such
an inopportune time a great many
Russian soldiers are deserving. These
deserters are peasant soldiers who are
fastening to their homes in fear that
there will be a distribution of lands
of which, in their absence, they will
not get their share. The old agrarian
trouble is coming to head and despite
the assurances of the authorities that
it cannot be settled until the constl-
tuent assembly acts, the peasants are
in many localities taking the matter
into their own hands.
AS for the threatened German Of
} fensive, the leaders of the new Rus
sian government assert that 1t will be
good thing for Russia even If the
enemy should occupy Petrograd, for
II will unite the nation in determine
ton to fight the war to the finish and
. nullify the efforts of the Teuton So
cialists. The Russian Baltic fleet and
army sent q wireless message to the
allied fleets saying they were in COM
plete readiness to defend free Russia.
President Wilson has selected the
. members of q commission that will
|, visit Russia to pay this nations re-
spects to the new government, and
:, Elihu Root has consented to be its
chairman. The other members will be
. Edward T. Hurley Daniel Willard and
:, Oscar S. Straus.
b Spain Warns the Kaiser.
On Tuesday Spain sent to Germany
q note concerning submarine warfare,
o with the warning that Spanish pa
'- thence was nearly exhausted. The
/ imperial government consented to q
= parley for the mitigation of the diff.
3, culties which have arisen in Spain"
II King Alfonso has tried diligently to
r preserve neutrality, but it seems as II
o his efforts were doomed to failure.
Turkey having severed diplomatic
D relations with the United States, the
L representatives of the two nations
: started for home.
l. Reports that came from Europe dur
e ing the week told of revival of the
attempts to GUST Bethmann-Hollwel
re from power because of his support Of
e the plans of the Socialist Scheidemanr
n for q peace without annexation ant
III indemnities. The pan-Germans, con
r servatives and liberals all are Oppos
'r ing the chancellor in this. But Ger
L many's foes should not count too mucl
'L on such demonstrations, any NOR
than on the strikes there, for there Il
lie no reason to believe any of them por
IN tend the overthrow of Prusslan autoc
lie racy-the one thing, probably, tina
IN can bring the war to an early con
ID clusion.
n Mayor Thompson of Chicago sue
ceeded on Thursday In attracting som
u attention to himself. He issued
as printed statement on the food short
ne age in which he attacked conscriptioI
x argued for ban on food exports an
Up assailed the war policies of the admin
e. istration. The same day he evince
a q disinclination to extend to Marsha
ng Joffre and the French mission an IL
u vitation to visit Chicago, saying h
re thought some of the people might nc
re, be wildly enthusiastic about It." Mayo
ps Thompson is overly careful about tn
stability of his Teutonic politics
w. fences, for Chicago is decidedly Ell
of thuslastic over the proposed visit
ie- the French commissioners and wi
six give them splendid welcome. PlaI
us for the event are being made, tn
err mayor being ignored.
pc The Wisconsin senate gave lesso
list to disloyal citizens by expellIng fro
sh membership Senator Frank Raguse
Die Milwaukee, Socialist, for refusal I
retract alleged disloyal Statement
de- made by him on the floor of the senat
Irk At the hour Of writing It appeal
at certain that the government selectiN
me conscripdon bill will be passed |
both houses Of congress. Agreement
were secured In both senate and hou,
is that assured n vote not later thu
ty. midnight Saturday.