Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-01
THE KAIsER's PLAN FOR PEACE
WHY 1T MEANS ETERNAL
WAR IF 1T SHOULD WIN

(From the Los Angeles Herald
Here are the facts about the kaiser's.
so-called plan for peace. This gives
you the reason why Germany is will
ing to make almost unbelievable con-
cessions to end the present war-al- /
ways providing one certain point is |
gained.
The German emperor has just re- |
turned from a visit to Sofia, the cap |
ital of Bulgaria, and Constantinople, (
the Turkish seat of rulership.
Immediately on his return TO Berlin /
he has ordered gigantic army TO the |
Italian front, paying the price of their /.
blood and suffering and death to hold /.
Austria in the Central Powers coali- T.
ton.
At the same time he is ousting
Chancellor Michaelis and striving to
put some man in his place who will
meet the support OF the German peo.
pie and the confidence of America and
the allies-for the latter step is now
more important in the German kaiser's
plan than is the mere detail of win
ming on the western front or captur
ing the Russia capital.
For the kaiser's trip to Constantin-
opIe had as its object the sole pur
pose OF linking up the Central Powers
in a new scheme of world conquest
no ~ nj
peace trap set for them the kaiser will
win in spite OF everything that can be
done.
The German military strategists see
that they cannot win world domino
ton in the present war. They have
spent their strength gnawing at the
links OF a chain that is too strong and
IL they are forced to fight through to
the finish they will be hopelessly beat
en-defeated for all time. So, born of
the Necessity of the situation this new
plan has been formed.
They will offer peace almost on the
allies terms-Almost, but not wholly.
They will retire from Belgium,
which they now know it was a mistake
ever to have entered. They will give
up the Russian territory in their
hands. They will enter any agreement
in regard to freedom of the seas and
will make any sort of guaranty as to
humane operation OF their submarines.
They will even surrender Alsace-Lor-
raine IL they find they must do so to
bring the contamination of their other
plans.
But they will stand to the last for
the Berlin to Bagdad railroad which
in itself gives the kaiser an empire
which includes Germany, Bulgaria.
Turkey and Austrian empire that
II IL is left in the hands Of Germany
for five years will be productive of
so gigantic a war machine that a new
conflict for world conquest cannot but
be successful. Give the kaiser the
hordes OF Turkey and the fanatical
fighters of the Balkans to drill and
equip, let him officer them with Ger
man veterans. and no power. no com
bination of powers on earth could
stand against him and them.
Then, too. he would have placed
himself within striking distance Of the
Suez canal, of Egypt and of Africa
Germany when apparently peaceful
is always secretly at war with every
other nation in the world. She is far
more dangerous when idle and schem.
ing than when she is fighting ruthless
ly, but facing ultimate defeat. as now
That is the reason that German
peace talk must not be taken seri
ously, at least so long as the kaiser
and the military machine of which nc
is the master, Is the mouthpiece
through which that peace talk eman.
ates
That is what President Wilson
meant when he said the world must
be made safe for democracy" and that
the word of the German government
as II Is at present constituted. cannot
be trusted.
We must not forget that Germany.
half beaten, will scheme and plot
and betray and bribe and machinate
with the sole object in view Of rc.
gaining by another war all that she
has sacrificed in this one.
SO we must follow our own leaders.
We must place our implicit trust in
those who are best qualified to know
the German schemes and we must
lend our every aid and energy to
stamping out the military monster
which will threaten ourselves. our
children and their children, so long
as II exlsts.