The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-04
But Country Must Abolish Mil
itarism's Sinister Elements.
Unrest Against Yoke Is Grow
ing in the Reichstag.
POPE REPLY MORE IN FAVOR
Hope for Resting Place for
Peace by Next Spring.
PetrOgrad Drive Is Pressure for
Separate Russ Treaty.

Washington, Sept. Actual elm
ination of the HohenzollCrn dynasty
has not been prescribed b. the Amer
lean government as peace basis, the
state department said today.
The indications are now that this
government will be content with in
ternal reforms in Germany which will
inspire honesty and safety in dealings
with other nations.
While officials believe elimination
of the kaiser would be a short cut to
this result, they said today there is no
attempt to dictate the German form
of government. The United States will
be the judge of whether or not any
attempted reforms are bona fide or
sufficienI-and all must al olish those
sinister elements which have come to
be known as Hohenzollern'sm.
Riga Drive Peace Pressure.
While her people at home are work
ing to make peace possible Germany
by her capture of Riga, is seeking to
sway the wavering or unpatriotic
among Russians to separate negotia-
tons
Only time will tell whe' ner Hinden-
burg will continue his smash to Petro-
grad. That he can take the capital is
certain. Its effect would be mainly
psychological for it would add practi-
cally nothing to the military positions
to the Teutons while it would involve
many men and much material.
That it would have a tremendous
effect on the Russians however, is
admitted here by officials who, while
far from pessimistic, hope this added
impetus to separate peace will not
materialize.
War plans are so framed that the
struggle can go on whether or not
Russia cracks beneath the moral and
psychological pressure, but should
the Germans once get a separate
peace they would open up a store
house of food and supplies as to make
their position again formidable
Unrest in Reichstag.
Press reports of a growing unrest
among retchstag members and a
somewhat more favorable reception of
President Wilson's peace reply in Ger
many have created here the hope that
internal reforms upon which peace
can rest will be achieved before an
other spring.
However if Petrograd is taken.
then perhaps the militarists and pan
Germanists can halt temporarily the
movement toward democratization of
the kaiser's realm
The weakness of the Riga defend
ers caused a gloomy spirit in some
49, SNA' tOhdNf mo authorities WIN
believe in the ultimate strength Of
kussia insist that she will stav in tho
tlGht along her vast border for sniff
clent force to thwart German plans of
conquest
May Stay on Throne.
The state departments expression
created wide comment. II was ba-
heVed to be q further hint to the Ger
man people that what the allies are
atter is elimination of the Hohenzol-
lern influence from worll politics
not dlctation of the form of govern
ment the Tcuton peoples shall have
1t is the opinion of this government
that once the German peor lie see their
ruler as the world sees him, the kai-
sers throne win collaps, Of its own
weight There can be no peace untii
the people themselves can write the
pledges Germany makes with the oth-
er nations.
Ihere will be no relaxing of Ameri
ca 5 grip in the war until she is abso-
lutely convinced that the influence OF
the kaiser Is gone, tho he himself
may rema n as nominal head of the
empire, even as George of England.