New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-16
c,,r;es on Persistent Propa-
,,nda to Give Prussianism
a Breathing Spell
Wilson Is Criticised
r,.;.tent Efforts Made to Give
Clamor the Color of
Righteousness

these
o,s. 70 bring about an early end
-. armed hostilities before time
I'll, against the Central Powers TO
~ their defeat, and to give Prus-
i.,;.m . breathing spell during which
Hobenzollerns and junkers should
:. nj. 20 thoroughly prepare for the
var. 20 realize their now half
S.,.sred dream Of world conquest
~ world dominion in the next gen.
Grafton. .sL,
To lend TO its elamOr the color OF hu-
u,pity and righteousness the ""ach-
.,- md Anzeiger," of Cleveland, organ
:, Herr Waldemar Won Nostiz, who
s., bsep interned as a dangerous en-
~, alien, contends that the honesty
:, ,ss German peace proposals cannot
\. doubted. Says the paper:
sUnintelligible and disquieting is
n. absolute and long silence Of the
prssidsnt himself. He has, on &C
.onnt Of the deciding influence he
S;sids over the Entente Powers,
through his policy, the power 70
inter. to-day or tomorrow, the Word
Thich Will Eberate humanity from
The grea: misery Of war. CONSIDER
inc the last actions and utterances Oh
Csrmanv, even the professional skep-
ties cannot have any doubt OF the
hopesty Of the German intentions.
Calls the War Draw
Under the headline Good Prospects
for Peace" the illinois Staatszeitung,"
Of Chicago, contends that the war IS
draw. and no selligerent has anything
10 expect from q continuation Of the
terrible struggle Says the newspaper:
according to these dispatches,
Germany will have to start peace ne
go,iations if il HaIg's offensive IN
Flanders is a success, and England,
il il proves c failure. This is an IN
direct admission that so far the sub
marines have decided the war IN
favor II the Central Powers.
"Onee more America has splen-
did opportunity Of placing itself at
the head of the powers Of the world
BY entering upon negotiations with
fresh and unbroken strength, when
viii guarantee her the realization OF
her justified demands and Of victory"
This contention is thus further ex-
planned
However, no war in the history Of
The world has assumed a scope like
he present one, in which hardly any
81 the belligerents entertain the hope
Of being able 10 infict such decl-
HTe defeat on the foe as to dictate
The terms Of peace 20 him. Nego-
tations will, therefore. have 70 be
conducted for peace. The only ques-
hon is whether the time is opportune
for such negotiations and how they
can be started. We affirm the first
question without reserve. A way
ought 70 and must be found TO get
a conference of delegates together
who really represent the sentiments
prevalent in all countries, so that
the conference would have a CORE
spending importance to its discus
SONS. That ought not TO be impos-
sible, II the governments would not
directly oppose such moves as they
are doing 70 the attempted Socialist
conferences"
Pictures Allies Cause as Hopeless
The hopelessness Of the Allies cause.
even II their arms are victorious, IS
thus described by the "Taegliche Hi
nois Stats Zeitung,' Of Chicago:
America will soon prefer that the
Allies renounce all further victories
n Flanders. The cries for assistance
from London tend 70 show that King
Pyrrhus is again accommodated
To emphasize its demand for imme-
date peace negotiations the Chicago
paper informs its readers that the
American people have been misin-
ttrmed about the war and are expected
70 make unlimited sacrifices 70 realize
ne notions Of the President:
either our government has been
falsely informed by not thoroughly
trained diplomats or IL knows ex-
setly what is transpiring and IS IN
nationally and frequently conceallng
he truth from the people. And at
ast II expects the same people TO
taerifce blood and treasure with
blind enthusiasm for what an indi-
vdgal believes ne has 70 decree IN
tss Interest OF the nation"
That the war is waged not in the in
stsst Of the American people, not 20
estend the rights and the honor Of this
so1ntry. but In favor Of big business
= thus eontended b. the New Yorker
ETold':
The president Of the United States
s,ssl Corporation, Gary, does not eX-
peet an early peace. He does not see
any sign Of 10, and as far as the
EisAes Of the big industries and high
tnaneisrs are concerned this captain
q Industry. who may be expected TO
now the sentiments OF his circle, -
ngat. II Do another question how
hgh the peace barometer. the mer-
sary OF which is the public opinion,
las already climbed"
Americas Interest Belittled
Of course, the unsuspeeting reader
MS article is expected % reason,
re American people have no interest
q, sghi FOR, no other purpose than 20
~ ne eoi!ers Of the Steel Trust, other
as2iiral magnates and Wall Street,
- ne less 50 as. according % me
stS Yorker Herold," the British En-
- e nothing less than a cultured
-ai'y and tie Portuguese fighting n
.Ass are the nost dcspicable towards.
expect the other enemies Of the
Era Powers % do the real work.
~ similar character Is a cartoon
vas carried By the "Detroiter
gsabost' On its front page under
9s e.ptlon And FOR such people he
Shitsd States soldier must fight
picture shows an American soldier
a'shg through a Geld on when
49, WORK, and an Italian grinds an
60 While japanese sits in the
49, 81 tree and reads a book.
ws,.palh This picture the "Abendpost
poem. which concludes:
H. u further a man under the
tree,
as'iii-sysd. and demands the space
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