Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-02
GERMAN M|L|TAR|SM
HAS MURDERED ITSELF
Inside Information From Teutonie
Sources Says Huns Anxious for
Immediate Peace.
AMERICA DECIDING FACTOR
United States Throws Final Re.
sources Into. Malestrom - Entry
Too Much for Enemy's Resources
and Crippled Man Power.

BOSTON, August 1.--Clarence W.
Bureau. to-day declared that from In
side information received from conn.
dential German correspondents. he
knows Germany wants peace: that the
overturn in Russia eliminated tho dan.
ger OF friction over the abort trouble
some terms OF war; those which relate
IT, the Bosporus. Constantinopls, tho
Balkans. the Bagdad railway and tho
Persian Gulf; that another year of
war means the destruction Of the man
power and the industrial position of
Germany; that German militarism has
killed itself. and can never be revived.
and that the United States has tho final
resources to finance the peace settle
ment OF the whole world, or to fight
the battle through.
Il consider IT highly dangerous to dis
cuss peace prospects save in the most
guarded way" said Mr.. Barron. .1f
there II popular impression that
peace is in sight. 1t may weaken or
delay the aims OF the United States In
striking the fnal blows for peace
Only from a final standpoint can tho
Importance OF tho United States be
understood. When Germany was pro-
pairing tor war, she levied q 5 per cent
tax upon the capital OF the empira 1t
took three years to collect II. In tho
three years Of war she has expended 80
per cent OF her national wealth II
peace were to come tomorrow. Ger
many would be staggering under a
war burden of $4,000. 900. 900. This II
a larger war debt than was ever con-
tem2latro or assumed by any nation
The entry OF the United States into
the war Is most important from q
financial standpoint We have twice
the wealth Of Germany and Austria
combined. and we can assume a war
dabt passing that Of Germany. and not
be largely concerned about 1t 80 long
as our credit Is high, which means our
interest rate low.
INDUSTRIAL GERMANY
RUINED BY d. 3. ENTRY
The big men In Germany SEQ to-
day that all Germany has been build
lnG for g generation In the trade o;
the wur'd is not only impe-iied but
absolutely lost tho moment tho United
States entered the war.
The word I get from inside Cor
many To-Day l6 thet the mon who arc
responsible for Industrial Germany,
and who must be looked to to rehabili-
tate the country after tho war, are nov
clamoring for peace
THE greatest factor is the loss of
man power.
Fifty million Europeaus have been
summoned into the armies Of Europe.
and 100000 have been slain. but the
man power OF tho British empire has
not yet been injured, and the man
power of 100000 In the United
States has been untouched.
Tho impending peace proposals arc
not forced by Germany's weakness In
arms. but by tho threatened destruc-
ton OF Germany's man power in tho
fourth year OF the war and tho top of
her position In marine transportation
and In manufacturing and her bank
ruptcy In finance.
THE United States must not let
down It's war preparations. either in
food conservation, preparation, taxa
ton or financial program. The end 10
In sight and tho position Of the United
States in both war and peace must BIO
mado plain To the people Of tho United
States"