El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-01
AND JEWS STARTE IN PA-ESTINE
RUSSIANS DENOUNCE
ARMLSTTCE PROPOSAL
AS PLOT OF TEUTOMS

I jaceur hinte-Iaud. the Turks. OF Con
sraUtlupple. while the partition OK
I Asia Minor is being negotiated be-
tween the three powers mentioned
. In addition. these powers reckon upon
The payment Of an immense I'M
demuity by the central European
states. Such are the objects for
which on the other fronts the strue
gle continues, eNactiug every day an
enormous number OF lives. IT
The allied central European powers
should have 10 continue the war and
to bear further heavy military eN-
peuditure the military objects Will
of course, also inevitably become
larger
tSi-ned1 "The Commander in
Chief OF the Eastern Front"
The Russian Refusal
To the message the Council Of
WOrkmeu's and Soldiers Delegate.
on the suggestion of it's executive
committee. replied as follows
The German commander in chief
Of tire eastern front has addressed by
wireless a provocative appeal 20 our
troops. What does the general of the
German empire propOS- 10 the revp-
lutio1ary armies Of free EEssia- He
preteuds TO offer to our troops what
they are thristiuG for and seeking
namely. the road TO an Eonora1l
peace He speaks thus because he
knows that Russian democracy viii
accept ED other peace but an honor
able one An honorable peace 10 us
is q peace without alneXations amt
iudeUniues. but what the general OF
the German empire understands by
the term honorable peace is elO-
quently indicated by his silence The
German commander in chief says that
lie would indicate 20 our armies
method Of stopping military opera
-ious that would involve no rupture
with the allies. Tie speaks thus be-
cause De knows that o. formal pro-
posal for a separate peace with the
GeTmauic empire would be repudiatel
by our revolutionary troops with i'm
dignatiCu.
German Commander ForEets.
The German commander in chief
fOrgets that the Russians know where
the German division and the heavy
batteries have been taken 10 from our
front He fOrgets thar Russia hears
the news Of the bloody battles on the
Anglo French front He fOrgets that
Russia knows that crushing OF
the allies would be the beginning o.
the crushing Of her own armies. and
that the crushing OF the revolution
airy armies Of free Russia would mean
not only new soldiers graves. hur
also the death o. the revolution. the
death of free Russia
In his rejCiude-. prince Leopold
~Whe1 VIII you ~ last convince
-uErse Yes that YOUR SCI r-r era rall &
ger is England just as 11 Years a-l
she brought you. fog E-- own selfish
objects. r1 q war wl-l Japan. so VIII.
she destroy SOU NOW ir order 90
strengthen her world power
Final HussIon Reply
The Cornell OF Helega los U-o-g
the exchange 10 an end with a mes
"a &c I'm which occurred the following
passage:
-Hs7frr received the --.vo-.-f.-s
wireless % the German coumauo,r
in chief we, united by our love fos
the country. call upon all the faith
ful sons OF Russia 90 brand with con
tempt the new action OF the German
tmailedi fist. and invite everybody
10 show confidence En- our revolution
AIRY government. We 90. and shall go.
towards the old graves Of our broth
ers I'm order 10 conquer happiness and
freedom.