Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-26
Everywhere There Are Signs
of Momentous Events Behind
Fighting Lines.
SILENCE OF vienna
REVIvES PEACE TALK
Appalling Devastation Wrought by
Disease and Hunger Among War
Weary Turks, Say Travellers.

| 1t would seem as if the revolutionary
! mutterings which were ominously swell
ing through Europe prior to the inception
| of the great battle on the western front
! were drowned in the thunders of tho bat
tlefields, but indications are not lacking
| that momentous events are about 10 oc-
cur behind the fighting lines. The sum-
| mary adjournment of the German reich
stag, when it's sittings had barely opened,
is given added significance by hints in the
German press that the strike agitation in
Germany may burst forth with renewed
violence on May day. the great interna-
tional socialist holiday. A nationwide Ia
Dor demonstration in Sweden is also plan
ned for that day and may have its coun-
terpart in Spain.
No news OF any importance has come
from Austria in several days, fact Whlch
has given fresh vigor to the eyer-recur-
rent report Of intentions or EFFORTS on the
part of the dual monarchy to seek sep
arate peace No conf1rmatio OF the re-
ports is available from any reliable
source, but there are more definite tidings
of the status OF affairs In turkey. tne
third member of Germany's imperial tri-
umvirate. Returning travellers tell ap-
railing stories OF the devastations
wrought by disease and starvation In the
Ottoman empire. They also repeat tne
oft told story that the Turkish people
are sick at heart over the war and its
entailed miseriss, but are kept in subjec-
ton by the iron hand of Enver Bey ana
his German colleagues.
German Censorship Rigid.
A striking example Of the rigidity of
the German censorship is afforded by
the news that no German newspaper Is
allowed to leave the empire without
being passed by the government off,
cials Wire fences charged with cleo
tricity have also been erected along
the German-Swiss frontier and every
Dossible precaution has been taken to
prevent the details of what is tran
spring within the realms OF the CEN
trai powers from reaching the srsst'sof
the world.
strike Renewals Possible. 2
By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. via London. April 26.
The Berliner Tagblatt. after saying
that work in the Berlin factories was
almost completely resumed last Satur-
day. remarks:
.It is all the more unpleasant, there
fore that the possibility of renewal
Of the strike of munition workers on
Nav day is being discussed in some
munitions workers circles"
Would Check Walkouts.
"Teday's statement from headquar-
ters comes just early enough to infiu-
ence the conscience of the munition
workers." says the Berlin Lokal An
tIn, =
part they have resumed duty again,
| but they will also have to repair the
consequences of their dereliction from
duty, and. above all things. these re-
grettable occurrences must be pre-
vented from taking place again today
or tomorrow.
I'VE are informed that attempts are
still being made to instigate renewed
| action by the munition workers, and 1t
| is openly threatened that we must be
| prepared for new outbreaks of Ill Will
If certain claims are not acceded to. II
| is also reported that May ! there will
| be another general strike for twenty
| four hours" 1.-THE reference in the fore
going to a German headquarters state
| ment probably refers to that of April
"a, in which the part played by the
workers at home in promoting "the
successes of the recent battles" is al
! luded to. The statement recounted
that the German soldiers on the battle
| line knew that every man and woman
! at home is doing his or her duty and is
working increasingly to support him
out there in the turmoil of battle for
life or death, for existence or non-ex-
istence."1
Sees Hope for Reform.
The Berlin Vorwaerts, pointing out
| that it is the turn of the social demo-
cratic party to appoint chairman Of
the constituent committee of the reich
! stag, says that Phillip Scheidemann,
leader of the majority socialists, will
be selected The Vorwaerts regards
this as very hopeful beginning for the
reform of the constitution. 1t regrets
that the committee was unable to hold
| it's regular meeting after Tuesdays ses-
sion of the reichstag owing to the fail
ure of the bourgeois parties to appoint
| their members.
Government Criticised.
| The Vorwaerts comments sarcas-
| tically on the announcement of the
semi official Norddeutsche A1lgemeine
Zeitung that the German government
refuses to declare it's attitude amid the
| conflict of opinion regarding GERMANY
war aims The Vorwaerts says that the
government does not wish to reject di-
rectly the peace formula Of the social
democrats, but nevertheless refuses to
! adopt il because the British and French
newspapers are talking nonsense and
| adherence to the formula might be in
terpreted as sign OF weakness. The
paper adds:
! whoever wishes may read between
the lines that the government is pre-.
pared to conclude peace without annex
| alton and indemnities. and would even
be glad to get il. but does not dare to
saw so, owing to the threatening atti-
tude of the Paris Matin and Journal and
also Of the Deutsche Tages Zeitung and
the Taeglische Rundschau.'
Georg Bernhard sharply criticises
the declaration of the Norddeutsche
Zeitung in the Vossische Zeitung. He
regrets that henceforth nobody will be
able to judge from the statements OF
the government what its war aims
really are. THAT nobody knows whai
the government really wants." he saws
'is the explanation of the confusion
OF counsels. Our leading statesma +
does not lead"
Newspapers Censored.
COPENHAGEN. via London. April %
The protests of a socialist renra.
sentative in the reichstag commftte,
yesterday called attention for the firs
time to the fact that German news
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