New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
The Peace Plan That Met
i With No Success

The Chancellor in the last speech which he
delivered here invited Russia to peace, and
YOU know how the Russian government, the
Workers and Soldiers Council and the Rus
sian parties at once answered him. linen
three German officers addressed themselves
to General Dragomirov and inquired whether
they could not in that way arrive at peace
negotiations. That, too, gentlemen, led to no
success Then our chief commander in the
East proposed to General Dragomrov that
both parties should send authoritative repre-
sentatives to conversation. General ORA
comirov confirmed the receipt of the letter.
he never entered by a single word on dis
cusson of the contents OF the proposal. linen
radio telegram was sent by us TO Russia TO
this effect Russian society ought TO know
that Germany, in agreement with her allies,
has declared her readiness that the oft-ex-
pressed wishes of the Russian Soldiers Dele
gates for cessation of the bloodshed should
be met The Central Powers make joint
declaration that they arc ready to conclude
a peace honorable for both parties. The de-
tailed conditions shall be reserved for a spe-
cial agreement" 1t was suggested that by
this the same aim was being pursued by the
proposal for an armstice which, so long ago
as May 10, was transmitted from the staff of
the commander in chief TO the advanced de-
tachments of the Sth and 9th armies. Finally,
in this radio telegram it was stated: "lf the
united Central Powers are forced TO continue
the war and to undertake further mighty
tasks, of course their war aims also will be
expanded" Now, what success have all these
proposals had? The Russian Workers and
Soldiers Council has rejected them with in
Gignation because they saw in them an at
tempt to arrive at last at separate peace
with Russia, and the organ of the c. W. s. D..
on June Q, with a severity such as have sell
dom seen, described this suggestion in
sulting and dishonorable for Russia. It says:
What is really wanted from us? No sepa-
rate peace? Oh, no. The German comman-
der in chief assured US that he does not at
all desire us TO desert our allies. Well, then,
what does he want? Only little thing.
Only a secret, separate armstice for the time
during which they want the Eastern troops
in the West" 1t then goes on to say that
the Russian revolution will respond as little
to such base cajoery as 20 threats.
Yes; but one radio telegram was not
enough. On June 7, about o'clock fresh
radio telegram was dispatched by the High
Command and received in Russia That, too,
had no sort of effect, but Kerensky the Min
ister OF Justice, regarded it a godsend, so
that he read it out on June 90 in public be-
fore the Congress of the Workers and SOL
diers' Councils of all Russia, with the APP
proval OF the whole Congress. Very we'll. On
that road you will in no circumstances get
forward
Nor by the method chosen by the Major
ity Socialists and exempliied in the declara-
tion of the German Majority Delegation in
Stockholm. That declaration was condemned
as complete failure by the Socialists of
all enemy and neutral countries, with the
single exception Of one very small neutral
country. Above all, point to all the voices
which have come to US from Russia, one