Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-08
GERMANY HOPES
FOR EARLY PEACE
ANXIOUS TO HAVE WAR ENDED
4 BEFORE AMERICA GETS FULLY
INTO FIGHTING.
SEES PEACE PRELUDE
IN WAR AIM NOTES
Declarations by Entente Powers May Be
Followed by Proposals From Ger
many-Beiliasrents Already in Agree.
nent as to Disarmament and Need
Of Scheme to Prevent Future Wars.
[John Callan OLaushlin in Chicago
Tribune.1

Tribune.]
Washington, June S-Germany Is
hopeful that the revelation of allied
war aims, sought by the provisional
Russian government, will be a prelim-
mary step toward peace.
Information to this effect has reach
ed washington indirectly. 1t throws
an interesting light upon the purpose
of the Berlin government to use every
means to terminate the war before the
military power Of the American people
can be effectively exerted-
It is pointed out by those who claim
to know the German view that for the
first time since the war was inaugur-
ated by the action Of the central pow
ers, the allies, including the United
States, are stating in precise terms
just what they are fighting for
Expect Counter Terms.
It is regarded as entirely probable
that when these aims shall have been
stated Germany. Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey will announce the
conditions upon which they Will make
peace.
When the declarations Of all the
powers engaged in the world struggle
have been made public 1t will be pos
sible. according to the Germans, for the
belligerent peoples to determine how
far apart they are in connection with
the establishment of just peace.
In mis- communication to the pro-
visional government at Petrosrad
President Wilson has shown the un-
selfish motives actuating the United
States. This government wants moth
ing tangible. 1t desires no territory
and no indemnity. 1t merely wants the
world made safe for democracy, when
includes the rights of small national
tiles to govern themselves
Abolish Autoeraeies.
The presidents principal desire is
to see the abolition of autocracies such
as the imperial German government
and the imperial Austro- Hungarian
government.
France, in the communication she
made to Russia, declared her purpose
to insist upon the evacuation OF French
territory and Belgium, reparation for
the damage she and Belgium have SUI
fered and the cession Of Alsace and
Lorraine.
Great Britain wants Belgium re-
stored and Unidentified. the establish
ment Of democratic government IN
Germany. She proposed to hold the
German colonies in Africa and else
where.
Japan is pledged to restore Kiao
Chou to China. but she has designs up
on the Pacific islands which she
wrested from Germany.
Belgium. Serbia, Roumania and Mon
tenegro want to regain control Of their
own territory They also want indem-
mites.
Italy Wants Trentino.
Ayowedly on the same principle that
France desires to regain Alsace ana
Lorraine, Italy is insisting upon AUS
trian cession of the so-called Trentino
territory.
The war aims of the central powers
have not been defined. Turkey is
anxious to be let alone. Bulgaria wants
the Dobrudja, from which she was
driven in the second Balkan war and
which she has reoccupied, and certain
Macedonian territory.
Austria Hungary proposed to see
according to her claim, that she is not
again menaced from the Balkans, which
means that Serbia is to be annexed or
left under Austrian suzeraiT.y
Germany has expressed willing
ness to withdraw from Belgium and
France, but she will not pay indemni-
ties. She will insist upon the. restora-
tion Of her colonies and also has de-
signs upon the Belgian Congo.
Points in Agreement.
There are several points upon which
the belligerents are in agreement:
I. Establishment of the Kingdom OF
Poland.
2. Disarmament.
3. The need of some scheme to pre-
vent future wars.
When all the war aim notes to Pc
trograd are made public doubtless
agreement will be found to exist as
TO other points. However, there are
certain fundamental differences which
will remain, such as the establishment
Of a German and Austrian democracy.
It would be giving false impress
sion to say that anyone in Washing
ton believes that peace Is at hand.
Indeed, the president and his advisers
resolutely have set their faces against
anything of the kind and are prepar-
ing for long war-a war Of years.
II It were believed that peace Is inn
minent, 1t Is certain the country would
not be arranging to order men to the
colors; expanding hundreds of millions
Of dollars in preparation for. and pro-
secution of the war; devisinE law for
placing burdensome taxes upon the
people. etc.
The government at Washington is
pursuing the wise course OF strainins
every nerve to fight Germany. of mo-
bilizing all the resources and all the
! nss rnyer Of the nation to bring the
imperial German government to terms
| and to end the war.
IN this course the government = and
must b SUSTAINED by every patriotic