The sun., 1917-12-30
PAN-GERMANS
TO0PPOSE NEW
PEACE0FFER
TeutOm Efforts to Wcan
British Labor From War
Fail Entirely.
CRISIS VOW AT END
Conventions Resolutions to
Have Important Bearing
on National Policy.
S!rciui cQbit Despatch to THE SrN.

>!rc'ni .Qblt Despatch to THE SrN.
coryfi9ht. 49,, an rights reserrcd
LONDON. Dec. 29.-'rhe last week OF
the old year is expiring amidst a COM
piexity Of military and nava, diplomatic
rumors. While the Lloyd George and
Ciemenceau Governments are taking a
strong ground against giving any con-
sidera,ion to the peace terms which have
been outlined by the .tustro-G srmans
great Importance Is ATTACHED to the war
. aims resolutions adopted by the Labor
Congress on Friday. not because they are
essential. hut because Ike gathering pro-
vided an opportunity to judge whether
British labor was affected by n DISPOSE
ton OF war weariress
Lloyd Georges letter 10 the gathering
declaring the Governments attitude as
heretofore expressed was received al
most coldly. which might suggest a lack
OF sympathy with the Government de-
termination to fight aheaI, on the other
hand. the convention developed no out
break of hostility toward the Govern
ment or its policy to continue to fight
/ until victory was attained
I To realize the Importance Of this ii is
necessary to observe that the German
| Government would not dare to hermit
a similar gathering OF German Labor
! clements at this time because it is con-
sidered certain that evidence OF deep
/ dissatisfaction would develop whereas
! the British Government did not attempt
/ TO interfere. and allowed this meeting to
be of the freest kind
. discussion of the action of the
resolution adopted gives it the nature Of
compromise altogether too ideal!stic to
he practicable.
Have Important Bearing.
But It is admitted that the resolutions .
have an important bearing on the formu-
iation of a national policy. Much sig
n.ficance is given the comment Of the
German press now arriving here regard
ing the German proposals at Brest-
Litovsk. The cessation Of the confer
ences for ten days 10 permit the Entente
nations an opportunity to participate. /,
they so desired might have had results
II British labor had vigorously demon
strated = disahect!on which apparently
the BoIsheviki expected. the Germans
hoped and some people lns Enelan
feared.
Biit the iabor gathering utterly fa,ied
to develop any evidence Of such attitude
and ii Is therefore considered that a
minor crisis has passed leaving the Gov
crnment prefectly free hand a before
without holding a feeling OF the dange!
OF national solidarity crumbing.
The German hope that popula. Brit
ish-Fcench sentiment might force tn,
Governments TO accept the Bolshevik in.
vitat.on to participate IN the best.
l.itovsk conference is regarded as finally
destroyed. |orrderts. tie Socialist or.
gan ~ Berlin. sadly observes:
at requires an igrcpressble optimism
to expect that within the next ten day.
a fundamental revulsion will take plac,
in England and France. However. ther,
is no douot that the war policy Of the
western Powers are in these days undes
the strongest moral pressure, and n con
Nuls.on as a prelude to rea ction carino
fail to eventuate"
Disgusted with Proposals.
The oan-German press expresses
probably in all sincerity. disgust witt
rle r-oposals made by the Contra
Powers. Tie Deutschc Zcitung says
, "The Entente has won the creates, vic
: tory of the present war"
The Deutschr Kuricr Is "surprse.l
panied and filled with CONSERVATION"
The Berlin Neuste Ndchrichtcm says
/. We assumed when comparing Bis
marckS peace negotiations with thes
present diplomats who have turne
!, splendid historical victories into Gcrma
defeats. that they lave forced the Ger
mans into the attitude OF a defeated peo
! pie"
The Td1ltschC RUndschdn laments IN
loss OF thousands and thousands of son
. . Of Germany. the deprivations of the POP
: ulacn and the sufferings of the childre
without compensation being made. Tn
. Cologne ZoitUnD takes a more hopef,
view, and processes the belief that IN
present negotiations may lead to peace
, Tde Lokd!dn-C'0er expresses the opil
d. ion that the Rres,-l.tovsk dealings ar
! rot 20 the satisfaction OF the miltar
party In Germany, but processes belle
that the negotiations will continue an
T. that the present offer OF peace admit
= of adjustments later in which justice wi
v he satisfied.
u The Tdgcsseit,I,l1 assumes that Ger
many's attitude must be ascribed TO fci
l. or socialism"
Krupp Press Alarmed.
n Tho Krupp armament press lament
. the general acceptance of the Bolshevi
, proposals, and Is alarmed that German
n may have committed fateful errors
q showing excessive sympathy with Rus
J. sia The Dusseldorf GenerdIdn cig'
n pictures millions OF readers droppin
their newspapers in panied surprise upo
& reading the news.
y Through no fault OF ours" u say
IS I'VE have been forced to sacrifice bloc
e and treasure to crush a powerful enem
II on one side, and we anticipate In 19l
2, lettering tho other disturbers OF peac
e but II no reparation is to be demande