The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-13
Peace Without Victory May Be
Reached by Midsummer Due
to Supplies Failing
LOADS BECOMING TOO
GREAT FOR CABINETS
Discomfort in Germany; BRAND
and Lloyd-Georee Poster
ed" Beyond Endurance by
Critics and Opponents

BY International News Service
Amsterdam. March 12 The great
war has reached its last stag. Dnii
rcCs symptoms tIaring up on the he
rizon of embattled Europe. Impat;aIy
read from this neutral seat OF obsef
walton. allow of but one conclusion.
That the peace which Is expected
TO come. at the very latest in midsum-
ner will be indeed peace without
victory: that neither set of beliiger-
ents will have crushed the other by
that time, but that hunger. exhsus-
ton and disiilusionment of the masses
In all the lighting lands will have
forced the end of the slaughter.
The governments Of all the beilis
erents know this Each side Is eager
ly. anxiously waiting for the hour
Where will the masses rise first ?"
The first nation TO be disabled as an
active belligerent because of rebellion
At home Will throw the balance.
The central powers, organized and
centralized TO the nth degree. rely
apon their unity and organization To
Save of rising from within longer
than, the allies.
Allies Look to America,
The allies look toward America az
the saving angel.
American entrance into the war on
their side. they trust. will be such n
powerful moral impetus 70 the entente
peoples and it's reaction upon the
masses in the Central European ma
tons will be so tremendous thar il
will kindie revolt there while pacify-
Ing and calming the people at home.
Meanwhile the crisis draws nearer
every day--everywhere,
Cabinets are tottertng The spectre
Of hunger looms larger and blacker
In every land.
Troubles In France.
In France the BRAND ministry -
making a last faint struggle for it's
life. It's overthrow is looked for with
In a few weeks, perhaps Gays.
In England I.loyd-Georee f"ees -
powerful onslaught hy the Liberals
and major pacihsts. led by the man
whom he forced out of thu premier
ship few short months ago --Asauith
Hand in nd with the attacks from
this quarter will come the fercest fight
set launched by the Irish nationalists.
In Russia the cleavage between the
government and the duma is daily
widening and while the political
wrangie goes on food riots are grow
Ing in number and violence.
In italy the Socialists aud pactists
ere steadily gaiuin.y In strength. The
German U-hoat campaign is cutting
italy of from its food supply and
from, the much needed English coal
shipments.
Discomfort In Germany,
In Germany the food problem
grows more and more menacing and
discomfort voices In the representative
nodies are becoming louder and loud
er The empire. however. believes II
can hold out until the next harvest
and trusts In the r-hoats TO force the
allies to their knees.
In Austria Hungary political unrest
4, reported to be increasing and the
overthrow OF the most powerful states
men Count Tisza, premier OF Hun
cary, Is rumored near.
As to political upheaval. the situa-
ton appears most serious for the mo-
nent In France. Tomorrow's sitting
Of the chamber of deputies will go
long way toward deciding just how
long the BRAND ministry can last be
fore it is "naeged 10 death" by the
various committees. An interpella
tfnn will he introduced by the Deputy
Hetiiean asking the government for
q confession of faith. Tho high COM
maud of the army. already criticized
In numerous secret sessions of the
chamber and senate. as we'll as the
military expedition in Macedonia. viii
10 among the citie1 SUBJECTS or de-
hate If one ensues as the result of the
urcmier's Statement, There are many
other vital questions on which the
opposition is expected TO aim its heavy
-et,f,s- is not the membership of
The chamber that is causing BRAND
his endless trouble, but the various
committees, which for months have
been engaging in policy of nag
ring" demanding explanations on a
thousand and one details. and. after
these haze been given. insisting on
coordination of the explanation
BRAND. sit is frankly admitted even
~ his most loyal supporters. today
faces much the same situation that
confronted him in 1911. when he lost
he premiership under similar condi-
) tons.
perhaps the only thing that has
.layed off his overthrow this long IL
abe fact that the opposition seems un-
ahlc 10 agree in successor. At
present the most plausible candidate
appears to be Paul Deschanel, recent
II reelected president of the cham
her. The other day he INDUCED In
4 trade against the government, the
( directness and vigor of which indi-