The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-30
America Not Impressed by
German Hints, scenting
Trickery Behind
Declarations.
WAR MUST CONTINUE
Peace Interviews Branded 40 Efforts
to Delude tho German People
and Influsnee Russian
Troops.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.] J
WASHINGTON. July 80.
&C., The close of the third
"l2 year of the war found Ger
many sounding the world on
peace again today.
The over-Sunday declarations OF
the German and Austrian premiers,
however. found no response in off,
cial or allied diplomatic quarters
here.
"Obviously for Russian consump-
tion,' was the comment.
The whole Teutonic policy is based
on q determination to justify the
| kaiser's apparent decision to stake
a.. on shot and shell.
| The allied answer to this Is found
in declarations by Lloyd Gorge. Sec
retary Lansing and the leaders of
France during the last week, that
/, the war must &c on until the Ger
man peoples are freed from irrespon-
sible rulers. .
While government heads said to-
day there could be no possible peace
basis under Germany's and Austria's
latest declarations, the senate
showed some symptoms Of asking
for or making general statement
of war aims and peace terms.
The American Union Against Mill
tarism, peace organization led by
Amos Pinchot and others, is conduct
ing propaganda with such state
ment In view. Senator Borah has
declared there ought ito be clear
statement Of how far the United
States expects to go with its pro-
gram Of making the world safe for
democracy"
In the circumstances, authorities
thought 1t entirely possible that such
statement would be forthcoming.
Up the avenue-in the state, war
and navy building-however, all Off
cials did their best to discourage any
kind Of peace talk now.
Officially fully realize there Is a
big task ahead, but they share Sec
retary Of State Lansing's view that
1t is better to fight in Europe than
to run the probable chance Of fight
ing blood-thirsty Germany single
handed.
DeIudIng the People.
LONDON, July 30. - Germany's
junkers are working hard with the
German people to justify militarism.
An effort by the militarists to de-
lude the public into belief that Ger
many is beset by rapacious foes who
started tho war to dismember Ger
many, is what London saw today be-
hind the peace interview" granted
by Chancellor Michaelis, Of Germany
and Foreign Minister Czernin, Of
! Austria.
The reported presence in Switzer-
land OF Matthias Erzberger, the cler-
ical leader recently head Of the
reichstag coalition, presumably as a
peace negotiator, was regarded as
proof that the militarists deliberately
staged the recent "crisis" in the
parliament and that Erzberger was
merely a tool OF those interests.
Michaelis' peace interview was
rather an assault on England and
France. He charged the allies with
secret agreements aiming at "en.
slavement OF Germany" He was par
ticularly bitter in responding to Sir
Edward Carson's suggestion that the
| first ste, toward peace, would be for
Germany to announce her Willingness
to surrender occupied territory.
Count Czernin's statement was
along the usual Germanic lines. as
serting complete agreement between
Germany and Austro-Hungary and
reiterating the old plea that Ger
many's enemies were responsible for
continuation of the war.
OF curious collateral interest In
the peace talk was an interview at
tributed to DR.. ETzberger at Zurich
in which he declared If he could talk
with Premier Lloyd George or For
eign Minister Balfour few hours.
IAN understanding which would per-
NIT peace negotiations would result. "
The Michaelis and Czernin state