Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
WANT LASTING, NOT
PATCHEDUP, PEACE
Reported Attitude of Russian
Socialists, Who Dominate
the Extremists.
VIEWS OF GERMAN PAPERS
BY the Associated Press.

THE HAGUE, via London, April II,
| a.m.-International socialist circles are
gratified at the latest news from Rus
STA, according to which the new regime
is becoming firmly established. with the
power of the socialist extremists very
small compared with that of those who
favor lasting rather than a patched
up peace. a reserved attitude is
adopted in regard to the expected
fruits of the conference which it Is de-
cided to call at Stockholm, but the in
ternational socialists are keenly anx-
ious to miss no chance Of making their
influence felt in the eventual reorgani-
zation of Europe. No program has been
drawn up for the conference. but a
sharp conflict of opinion is likely to
develop. The Dutch delegates them
selves are divided between the stand
point of the Russian minister OF
Justice, NJ. Kerensky. and President
Wilson's peace program.
In the meanwhile pacifist circles at
The Hague are active and an executive
meeting of the big anti-war council
has been called for tomorrow to con-
slider the possible dispatch of deputa-
lions to the capitals of the central
powers.
The Dutch pacifsts are apparently in
clined to urge that the central powers
make clear that they are aiming at peace
with the entire entente rather than a
also agreed that it is desirable that the
central powers publish their peace terms.
May Order Vote in Poland.
COPENHAGEN, April 16, via London.
April ia plebiscite for the population
of the new kingdom of Poland. naturally
without the inclusion of the German
Polish areas. to determine whether the
kingdom shall detaeh itself from Russia
and establish a buffer state between Rus
STA and Germany possibly may be the
basis of the latest Austro-G German peace
offer to Russia, as far as German as
pirations in the east are concerned.
Austria Hungary, for her part, seems
clearly to have abandoned all the plans
for annexation which developed during
the war. The German illusions to the
subject are less specifically phrased. The
significant wording of an article in the
socialist newspaper Vorwaerts. now con-
sidered to speak with some authority.
however. gives clue to the solution
which the German government apparently
has in mind as between the socialist de-
mand for peace without annexations or
er parties for a peace that would in
some measure compensate Germany for
her sacrifices in blood and treasure and
assure a safe future for the German
empire"
Suggests the Government View.
1--WE have reason to believe" the
newspaper declares in referring to the
socialist stand for a peace without an
nexation or conquests or humiliation
for any nation, and for giving every
race the right to decide its own des-
TIMES, that the government recognizes
the justice of this standpoint and hon
estly desires to terminate the war by
negotiations in which the powers would
participate on the basis of full equal
ity. with every thought of enforced ces-
sions of territory excluded"
Manifesto to Russian Socialists.
AMSTERDAM. via London. April 1s.
$50 p.m.-According to the Frank
furter Zeitung. the executive commit
tee Of the German-speaking social de-
mocracy in Austria has sent through
the international socialist bureau a
manifesto to the Russian socialists, CIV
ing praise to the Russian proletariat
for its heroic participation in the revo-
luton. The manifesto expressed the
hope that the Russian social democ-
racy will conquer the warlike elements.
The Vorwaerts. the German socialist
organ. announces that as a result of a
conference at Gotha new socialist
party has been formed by socialists OPP
posed to the Philip Scheidemann party.
The new party will be known as the
independent socialist democratic party
of Germany. The policy of the new
party is described as fundamental OPP
position to the prevailing government
system. its war policy and to the pro-
government policy of the normal So
cialist party. Socialists to the number
of 14S participated at the conference at
Gotha. including fifteen members of the
reichstag.
Would Prevent Separate Peace.