Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-04
NEXT SESSION TO BE DEVOTED
EXCLUSIVELY TO DISCUSSION
OF END OF CONFLICT.
HOPE HosTlLITIEs MAY
BE ENDED az CHRISTMAS
Elections Likely to Be Forced in Order
to Secure Rule by People-Turkey
Ready to Aid in Pope's Peace Pro.
posais - President Wilson's Reply
Creates Impression in Germany.

Amsterdam. Sept. A. british ad-
miralty. per Wireless Press. Accord
ing to the most reliable authority, the
next session of the German reichstag
will be devoted exclusively to the ques-
ton of peace. The majority has de-
cided to challenge the statement of the
government regarding> it's minimum
peace program, and it is said the gov
eminent will yield, with a view to peace
negotiations before Christmas.
The German government, according
to this authority, favors the plenipo-
tentiaries meeting either at The Hague,
at Berne. or at Copenhagen, but prefer
ably The Hague.
To Demand Peoples Rule.
A Reuters dispatch says:
According to reliable information,
President Wilson's reply to Pope Bene-
diets peace proposal has made a pro-
found impression in political circles in
Germany.
Matthias Erzberger, member of the
clerical center Of the reichstag, who be-
lieves he is backed by majority of the
members of the reichstag, is expected
at the next sitting Of the main COM
mittee of that body to demand legisla-
ton for the immediate introduction of
a government responsible to the reich
stag and the abandonment by the gov
eminent of it's plea of inability to act
regarding Alsace- Lorraine, to the ex-
tent of proposing that the decision re-
garding the allegiance Of these terri
tories shall be left to their inhabitants.
SIT is expected also that he will adj
vocaic general dis armament after the
war.
May Force Elections.
ut is considered possible that the
reichstag win be dissolved soon after
1t reasscmbles and that general cleo
lions will be ordered.
"Of noteworthy interest is the state
ment of DR.. Eduard David. socialist
leader of the ,reichstag. in yesterdays
Vorwaerts, the German socialist organ.
Dr. David maintains that the reichstaS
has constitutional means of enforcing
its will, as no government can continue
to rule against its veto. He says that
now elections, In which soldiers at the
front would participate. would clearly
show how the ship of state must be
steered. He says he confidently expects
a crushing defeat of the PAN Germa ns
And annexationists."
Turks TO Aid Pope's Plan.
In an interview published in the Neue
Freie Presse, Ambassador Hussein Hill
mi Pasha. according to Vienna dis
patch, said the noble minded charac-
ter Of the pope's peace note was greeted
In Turkey with especial satisfaction.
He was betraying nc secret, he said.
when ne gave ont the Information that
In the pending 'legorintiors concerning
a quadruple alliance answer, the an
sver of the porte TO the pope's note
world be that Turkey was cooperating
heart and soul 10 obtain the mos. ia
vorable response 20 tie peace initiative,
nltho not all the ideas read into tine
papul note on the cucmy's side, met
with appreciation.
Austria's opinion of President Will
sons note. as expressed thru her press.
Is just beginning to reach the outside
world. The Vienna Neue Freie Presse
says:
president Wilson appears to know
lotHlH6 CItuSi W IiiC iooifAIAoh pShSy VI |
that France is at least as militarist as
Germany. He has not read that in the
trial the clearest proof
has been given that the war was I'M
chained by the military caste of Russia,
even against the cars will. He does
not know and does not want to know
that by disregard Of the London and
Paris declarations, Great Britain is re-
sponsible for the entire misfortune at
sea-"
Why Continue Slaughter?
The paper further terms the note
adding: For even il it
we're assumed that Germany had striven
after world domination, no one will I'M
1erstand why the slaughter must con-
.inue, despite the Illustration of the all
legged plan of domination"
The Vienna Fremdenblatt declares:
1.-The contents of President Wilson's |
reply are as unparalleled as the tone |
Of the note In a most humiliating and |
manner terms are dictated to
the German people. the fulfillment of
which would constitute the most hu-
intervention in the most |
primitive rights Of the German nation. |
II Germany lay PROSTATE, her army de-
:, 40 not