Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-30
Pamphlet Headed "PeaCe? A
New Humbug," Is Attack on
Teuton Rulers and Expose of
Peace ManeuverS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-German Re-
publicans are sowing the seeds of de-
mocracy to overthrow the kaiser's au-
tocracy. They have informed the Ger
man people how the Prussian war lords
are striving for "humbug peace" while
still holding to their mania for world
rule.
President Wilson'S approval was given
to the efforts of the Republicans tonight
when the Creel committee made public
propaganda article German republicans
in switzerland are using to unseat
Hohenzollernism and establish a repub-
lie. The article, in effect, is also an
other note from President Wilson to the
German people, simplifying his ideas on
peace.
The pamphlet, headed Peace? A New
Humbug," is a bitter attack on the Ger
man ruling classes, an expose of their
insincere peace overtures and a clear
statement of the allies case against a
rotten" peace dictated by the German
militarists.
Almost paraphrasing the presidents
own words in previous statements, the
article declares that a peace on the
kaiser's terms now would signify moth
ing but an endless period of everlasting
wars, a period of renewed competition in
ornaments. that will destroy the last
remnant Of the spiritual and moral force
of Europe"
TRUE PEACE IMPOSSIBLE.
A true peace is declared to be impos-
sible between the allies and the present
German ruler who, says the pamphlet,
unclaimed this war, violated Belgian
neutrality, and who is responsible for
the slave hunts in Belgium and northern
France"
After declaring that the German war
party "swindles" the people with peace
talk in order to goad them into heavier
sacrifices for the junkers' own ends,
the author states:
''The allies have no choice To a peace
proposal of such a government as this
they can make no other answer than to
continue fighting"
whoever still retains sentiment for
the freedom of peoples and the honor
of men, who sees in humanity some
thing more than a herd of cattle which
deserves to be mastered by the stick
of the PrusSian corporal, that man
would prefer anything. even the crash
of civilization itself, to this Prussian
German empire of the world. A Prus-
sianized earth would mean the end
of all that makes life worth living"
This summarizes the allies view an
lowing the same lines of his appeals
to the German people to join the world
democracies. the pamphlet calls upon
then. to realize that under their present
autoCTacy their sufferings increase with
out their acquiring any voice in the dis
cJssicr of their fate.
WHO RULES GERMANY.
Who at the present time rules in Ger
many?" asks the author of the article.
"JInker, big business, the Pan-German-
lists, the northumberland and
sweet, the war party. 1t rules little
short of absolutism, not free of opposi-
ton. but it rules.
"All their peace projects, even the
omst modest, agree upon one point: Co
Iossal increase of German power through
robbery. and in connection Herewith the
leadership of Germany over the other
powers"
The whole program of German peace
overtures was likened TO a farce:
"Act l. The central powers make
peace proposals based upon and unac-
ceptable by reason Of territorial en-
largement, annexation, both opening and
disguised, a colossal strengthening of
Germany as a military power.
"Act 2. The allies, who will fight to
secure a true and lasting peace based
on mutual understanding and putting
an end to military states, reject these
peace roposals-eXactly as the Ger
man government foresees.
ACT. 3. The German people is in
formed the wicked enemy will have alb
solutely nothing TO do with peace, that
they insist upon the complete annihila-
ton of the German people; that there.
fore naught is left but endure through
everything-until junker and captain
of industry have attained the object of
their war, which is the robbery of other
peoples, the enlargement of their pow
er both abroad and at home.
Curtain"