The Washington herald., 1917-08-19
POPE BENEDICT WILL SEND
ANOTHER PLEA FOR PEACE
UPON REPLY OF NATIONS
A GOOD PEACE SIGN

Germany wants peace. She is willing to pay the price
for her colossal She going insist upon the lowest
possible price, and those of the future who the history
Of the present will laud Germany for any "knockdown in
that prce which she may be able to obtain.
Germany would like to begin the bargaining for a peace
Prce on status quo ante basis and if given the slightest
opportunity would go little further and ask for something
IT only another scrap of paper just show the folks at
home that millions of German lives and millions of German
money have not been spent vain Every little BIT or any
little bit gong to he when Gemania begins the audit of
the expense account of one Bill Hohenzolern.
1t the allies to see that Germany gets peace-and
at good price, bargain price. The lives that will be
spared and the that be turned to constructive
work instead OF destructive design are worth considerable
pnce-cuttng
And why do we talk like hisP newspaper that has
insisted that Be gum be restored and fuv ndemn;6J
that AaceLorraine plaged from the French by the pe
ent halsers grandse. must be returned and so on Well
there an old adage that says something about stravs
showing which way the wind blows Right along this line
small portion OF the Pro-Geman press in this country has
4 Belgium completely and indem-
s that Gsf%ang st6Is
snd Rdsmef aan fRd %aSs safe Bull
policing arPangement @ vtssfls fSst woui Is
AFFORD worldwide peace protection.
Who can help but agree that here is basis for peace
on winch the allies should be willing least begin neeoa-
uon hey may not have direct from Berlin but their
publication Immediately after the Popes peace proposal
through source that today readily recognized as extreme
proerman worthy of consideration as straws shown,
which way the wind blows
We do not for second think that Germany herself or
through one OF her allies going suggest any such terms
as already outlined from pro-Geman sources But aoan we
say such sraws show which way the wind blows and il e
time Tor the ahes to meet peace move La av
beware OF heaehery-keep o. 6ghtng-and keep up The
preparation oP even greater participation during any prelm
mary negotiations that may yet be ripe for direct discus
SION between the behgeren which however NAV be be0
through third source possibly through the head of the great
church from which the last neutral suggestion of mediation
manated In the meantime do not under anv con,dera
ton let up on the pressure of our force of arms on the
. land on the in the air. ~
An announcement of war aims in resnonse 70 The
demand OF pro-German statesman abonnq on CanoI
t1hl would be silly superfuiy. But when Germany or
ner allies want to know how be obtained we must
De there with the On the other hand anv round
table discussion advance of direct appeal for peac il
not to be considered The criminal NAV receive every
consideration of the But he cannot sit with tbs
jurors. w ~
The next real for peace must come from Ger
many II 1t is sincere will it half way Germany
must expect no and if necessity arises she must he
made to realize that she will have to pay the further cost
OF failure to recognize this fact