The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-06
WASHINGTON SEES
GERMAN GUILE IN
INSPIRED RUN0RS
ing Among America, Japan
and Russia.
LANSING TALKS FRANKLY
Stories made Out of Whole Cloth"
He .Asscrts--State Department For
secs Failure of Subtle Attempt.
BY ID. VI. EDWARDS.

! Washington, Sept 4.~-Peace de-
vetopments today presented new
and subtle manifestation of German
state craft Observers now predict
that Germany has these steps in mind
for the disruption of the entente
through separate peace with the
United States and RUSSIA Russia
conquered an United States placated.
Pushing home the latest Riga
drive, and SO extending It that Rus
STA will be brought to her knees.
2-Demoralization or apparent de-
mocratization OF the German EN-
pire and a demand that President
wilson then accept the German guar
antees and make peace.
-3-Resistaaee of the other allies to
the last ditch in their demands for
the German colonies Alsace Lorraine,
the independence of the Balkans and
the Hungarian states, and the elini-
nation of the Turk from Europe.
Such a program undoubtedly Is in
the mind of the German high COM
mand, il was admitted by officials
here today But other considerations
were pointed out, further defining the
position of the United States and the
opinion of the state department pre-
Guiding any success for the German
scheme. They were:
/. Both factions in Russia--Keren
sky and korniloff have pledged
against separate peace. \ separate
peace offer has been turned down al
ready by the provisional government.
2. The United States does not de-
mand the kaiser's abdication but II
does reserve to itself the right to pass
judgment on the genuineness Of the
responsibility for the German govern
ment TO the German people before
ia King ueape guarantees
3. President Wilson's reply To the
pope may be interpreted as sustain
ing the demands of the allies for ter
ritory in many respects and 1t no wise
can be considered to mean that the
United States will break from the en-
tente as soon as the Hohenzollerns are
out" In Germany,
The state department took officia
cognizance today OF further effort
on the part of Germany to stir up
trouble among her enemies by start
ing srppositious dispute among Rus
STA, Japan and the United States over
alleged territorial and commercial
concessions on the west coast of the
north Pacific. In press reports, widely
circulated In Germany. IL was stated
that the United States had protested
10 Russia over the occupation by the
Japanese OF coastal provinces north
OF NiatiF0stok and that the japanese
ambassador at Petrograd had protest
ed against far-reaching political and
commercial privileges granted to the
United States In Siberia and the Is
land OF Saghalien. The secretary of
state characterized both stories as
made out of whole cloth"
Further frank discussion Of the 20
1itical requirements which the United
States will impose upon Germany was
permitted at the state department to-
day. Asked II the United states had
determined what guarantees she would
demand OF reformed Germany. a
high official of the state department
said:
The United states Will he the Judge
of all guarantees that will be present
ed
Further asked II SAe Tinted ststes
would demand the elimination OF the
Hohenzolierns. he said with emphasis;
We have not said so, The presi-
dents note does. not make any such
demand"
The department again intimated that
the political unrest In Germany was
agitation Of tho Erxherger party would
portant developments
A man who has been close to the
president In several OF the great Dip
lomntic crisis said today that while
the democratization 81 Germany was
the sine quo non Of peace discussions,
Justice to small nations was an equal
" necessary point TO be insisted on
by the United States in such discus
sfons