New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Socialist Peace
Movement Grows
Stockholm Conference Is
Taken More Seriously in
All Belligerent Nations
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER
- 80. A.. r.. ~ htfre1


Yi..han.r based his prediction on
military decision. To-day there are no
i,d;cstions of an early military dec'-
80, IN the West, where the German
,i,o. under heroic and skilful pressure
otAngIo.French troops, have been oeh'
h,t never broken. Though the BritiSh
,ox, gradually attained an ascenoehcy
ov,r tho enemy, they have still to reach
~. noInt where they Will dominate hi"''
- tbe East tho broken and disorgsn.
ia Russian army, utterly bereit OF
H. rorals. has retreated steadily ior
fortnight until now /. occupies only
,usu mart Of Austrian territory. IN
uoc.donia the armies are deadiocked'
- Mssopotamia British arms walt for
healthier weather. In Palestine the
situation remains unchanged
No Hope Of Early Decision
Germany is making her greatest ell
fort on the sea, but though she Is EN-
barrassing the Allies, she is falling 10
accomplish results satisfactory to the
corman people. Broadly speaking. the
military position at the end OF three
years offers little hope for an early de-
cision.
But let US look at the economic
financial and diplomatic world. First
examine the economic situation IN Eu-
rope. In the main, if the object OF the
blockade was to starve the German peo-
nj. Il has failed. Germany will not
starve in this war, but every day 1t Is
prolonged the Germans nerves, and
even more their stomachs. are affected.
The blockade has brought privatlons'
and with privations come dissatlstac-
ton, unrest and disaffection. Chancel-
lor Michaelis, in an interview in the
Dresden "Neueste Nachrichten,", says I;
"The aim of this war is speedy ana
bonorable peace. Every one helps who
in all his public work concentrates ms
mind on unanimity in big things, but
without nervousness"
ENGLAND Strongest Economically
OF all the European belligerents Eng
land is the strongest economically
Food prices here are high, but there is
plenty to eat and little legltimaIIe
cause for complaint unless II is on the
score of profiteering. France and italy
also suffer from high prices. and there
are many additional food restrictions
and regulations to annoy che people.
Fuel is a great problem. In few
months winter will be here and most
NJ Furope has unpleasant memories OF
las+ winter. This year it must be I'M
measurably worse. The lack Of ship
ping and the scarcity of labor are re-
sponsible. =.
italy faces an almost desperate sit
nation regarding fuel. For some tune
the Italians have been chopping down
olive trees for fuel. Coal, when costs tS
$40 a ton in France, IS quoted az soV
in Italy and unprocurable at any price;
These are facts which must be faced
20 appreciate the effect OF the economic
situation on the war.
Americas participation in the war
has relieved England OF some OF the
crushing financial burden she was
forced to carry, but in spite OF amer
ica's assistance the daily cost OF tne
var 70 England has increased greatJy
over that Of last year
Germany, too, is spending more
money and the German mark continues
70 depreciate. But so long as the wnoIe
world is tending toward bankruptcy IN,
diyiduals have less to worry over ana
their position remains unchanged rel
stively.
WHY Doesn't Austria Act?
To return for a moment 70 the held
Of battle. In the East the advance OF
the enemy forces remains unchecEed'
WHY have the Germans neglected 20
attack in the north and why should
thew expect any more opposition there
than IN Austria? Russia has announced
no annexations and no indemnltes
policy and so has Austria. austria
advancing armies are haltlng on the
Russian frontier. They are attempting
no invasion. Why? What IS happen
ins In the diplomatic or semi-dipio-
rnatic world?
,;o, - Arthur Henderson in attending
49,. Socialist conference at Paris along
,,.;.b Psmsay Macdonald and four Rus
80 delegates, and Albert Thomas,
@aaroher Of the French War Councii,
ps,,i Ton9uet and other French Social
80 The British Labor party Will vote
nsyt week on the question OF sendlng
dsieoates TO Stockholm. The french
Socialists have already decided that
their delegates shall 60. The CHIEF OPP
noxition 10 the conference in TINS coun-
nv is confined 70 the Tories. They
stubbornly fight IL TO the last;
samuel Gompers says that the
American Federation Of Labor VIII TAKE
mo- part. To-day comes Stockholm re-
nort ouoting Camille Huysmans, the
Relgian secretary Of the international
conference, as saying that HENDERSON,
Thomas Bertellu and Vanderyeide VIII
take part America can well ahord 10
be REPRESENTED in such company.
What Will Balkan Nations DOT
What will Bulgaria and Rumhnia DO!
No belligerent desires peace more tnan
p,ioafis, and none has less TO gain
nv lighting. These questions and their
,nswera are fairly plain when IL is
remembered that Europe is on the eve
Of the fourth year Of war.
According 70 my analysis OF the feeI-
ing here the British, excluding tho
IrItb' are divided into two classes
one which believes that the Ailies
would make a much better peace by
continuing the fighting, and another
holding that nothing counter-balanc-
ing the cost can be obtained by hght-
Ink which cannot be gained this year
BY negotiations. In my opinion, ,he
first class contains q small malority.,
However strong may be the BRUSH
war spirit British statesmen nave 70
eonhdsr the conditions not only mere
but In other Allied countries. onquss-
tionably England, France and America
are the strongest members OF the All
sne., while Germany alone OF the