Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-16
Successor to Won Jagow De-
CIareS Demands of Allies
Are Too Preposterous for
Consideration at Present.
ONE MORE OFFENSIVE
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
t Entente Powers Fail to
Break German Lines in Next
Big Drive Then War May
Come to End.
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Berlin, Jan. II wireless to the AS
sociated Press via Sayville.) DIR. AL
fred Zimmerman, the German foreign
minister, informed the Associated
Press today that in his opinion the
entente reply to President wilson's
peace note bars the possibility for
the present of further German
steps to bring about peace. In par
ticular, he said, it precluded any di-
rect announcement by Germany of her
peace conditions, in answer to the
terms set forth in the latest entente
note
Dr. Zimmerman asserted, however,
that the answer of the entente to the
president did not finally and COM
pletely close the door to later efforts
FOR peace, before one side or the other
was completely crushed.
Cannot State Germany's Terms.
The foreign minister. in the course
of conversation with the Associated
Press correspondent last night, de-
clared, although with obvious reluct.
ance, that it was impossible for him
TO give a more definite statement of
the peace program of the central
powers than that indicated in the dec
laratons of DIR. Won Bethmann- Holl-
veg. the chancellor, because the Ger
man terms were such that the unso-
licited PRONUNCIATION of them In their
moderate details, after what he char
acterized as the aspiring program of
conquest and ACKNOWLEDGMENT outlined
by the entente, would be interpreted
by the entente powers as a sign of
weakness and of desire for peace at
any cost.
No Peace Possible Now.
Publication of the peace terms of
the central powers, therefore, would
defeat its every purpose, said DR.. Zim-
norman. The foreign minister ex-
pressed doubt whether after what he
described as the rebuff to President
Wilson's peace efforts given in the
reply of the entente, the president
could take further action for the pres
ent, adding that the entente answer
excluded for the present any possibil-
ity of peace.
Expressing profound conviction
that the program of the entsnte
powers never could be carried into ef-
feet, DR.. Zimmerman intimated that
failure of the ententes offensive this
year, which he expected. might again
make it possible to approach the sub
ject of peace on reasonable terms and
with some prospects Of success.
Big Program for Allies.
THE entente powers gave out for
themselves big program" said DIR.
Zimmerman, commenting on the note
to President Wilson. What more is
there for Germany to say regarding
it?"
Now that the allies have to a GER
tain extent outlined their plans" said
the correspondent, do you think there
Is any possibility of Germany declar-
ing in some form or other its program
for peace settlement"
No" the minister replied, after an
instant's reflection. ~ think we can
do nothing more. We cannot afford
to give the impression that we are
chasing after peace at all costs. After
the entente allies have put out this
highly ambitious program, an an
nouncement of the firm and moderate
German terms of peace would by con-
trast probably be interpreted by our
adversaries as an indication of weak
ness and would be used by them to
encourage their people to fight on. Our
people would not understand any
further effort by us for the introduce
nf of
laration. We have-to consider public
opinion here"
Must Consider Public Opinion.
DR.. Zimmerman said he could OBJ
viously see the advantages from one
point of view in declaring Germany's
terms and letting the world see by
contrast with those to which the en-
tente powers have committed them
selves the real state of affairs, but
seemed to be convinced that such ad-
vantages were not sufficient to affect
the attitude of the entente powers or
to outweigh the effect on public opin-
ion in enemy countries of the an
nouncement of the terms regarding
Belgium and the others in this war.
To the question as to whether he
saw the possibility of Germany maxi
ing such declaration of her inten-
tions, should further inquiry be
made from the neutral side, for ex-
ample. by President Wilson, the min
lister replied critically:
But will he make such an inquiry
after the entente reply, which in its
nature is, shall We say, insulting?"
All Peoples Want Peace,
"Do you think that after an interval
there will be any possibility of an Of
fer of mediation for peace being ac-