Graham guardian., 1917-10-26
BY EDWARD w. PickARp.

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BY EDWARD w. PlckARD.
Kaiser Wilhelm reminds one Of the
oid-fashioned peddlcr Of notions who
would keep adding packages Of
needles. watches. and even silver coins,
to his little bundles of bargains until
sale was effected. With northern
France and no indemnities already in
his bargain Offering. the emperor has
added Belgium-with conditions--and
now II Is reported he and Emperor
Charles Of Austria-Hungary are pre-
pared 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
80 consuming desire is becoming less
German every day, and II the allies
just say nothing and saw wood-as
they probably will--it may finally take
on an appearance that will warrant
their consideration.
To be sure, Chancellor MichaeliS
says PVuSN IL fhhPVcSiOtV ~ tVh6
~ Germany's enemies demand any
German soil or try to drive a wedge
between the German emperor and his
people, but the chancellor Is hard
pressed to save his political fortunes.
He and Vice Chancellor Helfferich are
being bitterly attacked because Of the
policy of fostering pan-Germanism In
the country and the army and at the
same time making promises Of mild.
ness In return for peace. Michaelis
was compelled to tell the relchstae
that he did not stand for the extreme
demands Of the an-Germanists, and
for the time being his opponents were
satisfied: but his failure rs chancellor
IN pronounced.
Foreign Secretary Won Kuchlmann is
more yielding than the chancellor, for
he told the reichstag that there now
exists mo impediment to peace, no
questions that could not he settled by
negotiations, except for the French
demand for Alsace-Lorraine." He
added that Germany could make no
concessions with regard to those prov.
inces.
Premier Lloyd George was quick to
take up this challenge Of Won kuehl-
nann's. II do not think that any
statement is more calculated to pro
long the war;" he said. However
long the war may last England in
tends TO stand by France until she has
redeemed her oppressed children from
their foreign yoke"
Reasons Many and Plain.
The reasons for the kaiser's In
ereasing moderation In demands are
not far to seek. They are found in
the daily dispatches recording the re-
peated successful thrusts Of the allies
In Flanders; the advances of the Brit.
ish In Mesopotania and Africa: the
shortage of German shells; the grow.
ing unrest In the armed forces of Ger.
many, reaching the stage of mutiny
In the fleet; the scarcity of food In
the central nations, and, perhaps most
potent of all, the steady. Irresistible
progress of the United States toward
full preparation for war to victori.
Gus conclusion.
Then, too, the kaiser sees added to
the list of his enemies more Of the
fast dwindling number Of those not
hitherto on that roll of honor. Though
President Irigoyen managed to stave
OF wsrlike action by Argentina, Peru
and Uruguay last week broke of dip
lonatic relations with Germany and
sent away its ministers.
The European nations that remain
neutral are suffering more and more.
Holland pleads with America for feed
especially, with the open threat that IL
Il is not sent, she will have to slaugh-
ter at least half her cattle and, hav.
ing no means Of preserving the meat.
must sell It to Germany. Already
Holland has been put on tea and coffee
rations. Switzerland Is In better case
for the allies seem willing that she
shall continue her trade with the CEN
tral powers In order to obtain coal and
iron. For Sweden and Denmark and
even for Norway there Is no great
sympathy In the allied countries. Their
neutrality has been mostly sham.
Mutiny on German Fleet.
The revolt ON the German high seas
fleet at Wilhelmshaven took place sew
eral weeks ago, but the facts have just
come out. At least four battleships
were involved and the crew of one
threw their captain overheard, drown.
ing him. The mutineers landed, but
were forced to surrender to soldiers
The crew Of the Nurnberg seized the
vessel and started for Norway, but
were taken by destroyers. The kaiser
went to Wllhelmshaven himself and
ordered one out Of every seven mutt.
neers shot, but the chancellor pro-
tested and only three were executed
Minister Of Marine Won Capelle, in-
forming the reichstag OF the occur
renee, accused three independent so.
cialist deputies Of foreknowledge and
approval Of the plot Of the rebels, and
said the plan Of the latter was to re-
fuse to obey orders. paralyze the fleet
and force peace upon the country. The
accused deputies denied any guilt, but
Won Capelle said he had documentary
proof.
The fact that Won Capelle did not
nsk the reichstaR ia anlnOrize the