The Washington times., 1917-01-15
ALLYBACKS KAISER
IN Def TO ENTENTE
Emperor Upheld by Bavarian
King In DenuncIatlon Of
Enemy's Action.
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tion, the impres9ion 10 growing IN
official circles a. well a. among
the embassies that another move Of
some kind will be made.
Among the entente diplomats here
the prevailing idea IL that the Prest-
dent viii seek, II he has not already
sought. more explicit response from
Germany to his request Of the bel
ligerents for . statement Of peace
terms.
II any action Il to be taken at al. It
10 believed that the President win
take Il some time this week. Il II
assumed that Ambassador Gerard has
already been busy at Berlin sounding
the German government, and that the
President win base his decision large
ly In accordance with what the am
bassador reports. The hope expressed
most generally among the entente
diplomats here 10 that the President
win let the matter drop.
Terms More Rigorous.
Should Germany consent to publish
Q list Of terms, II is believed In dip
lomatic quarters that they viii be
even more rigorous than were indi-
Gated by the German embassy ct the
time that the German Government
first extended its overtures. In other
words, it n thought, the Berlin Gov
ernment would have to take into con-
sideration the indignation stirred up
by the radical elements In Germany
over the sweeping character Of the
entente terms. To do less, Il II
pointed out, would be q confession Of
weakness before the German people
out OF ali proportion 70 the military
strength that the Kaiser II claiming.
Won Bethmsnn-Hollweg, II II be-
lieved, would prefer to put out his
terms in secret, particularly IL he en-
tertains any real hope that the nego-
tiations can be prolonged. And that
he earnestly desires to continue the
negotiations IL regarded In entente
quarters here as probable despite the
expressed willingness Of other off,
cials OF the German government, in
cluding the Kaiser, to have the war
go on.
Position Is FoFfunate.
As the entente diplomats In Wash
ington se Il, the German chancellor
must realize that Germany will never
be in a. good position as 1t now IL,
from q military standpoint, to dis
cuss peace. Unfortunately for him,
however, he has Q divided public
opinion facing him. On the one hand
there has been the widespread wish
peace-for peace at almost any price
that win enable Germany to retain
what she had at the outset OF the war.
On the other hand there has been an
active radical element at work, head
cd by such men a. Reventlow and
the leaders Of the military caste, de-
manding that the war be prosecuted
with every available weapon until
Germany can force her enemies to
give such terms as will repay the
nation for its tremendous sacrifices.
Invites ReventIow Element.
It IL conceded in entente quarters
here that the terms announced by
Great Britain and her allies in their
note to the President have probably
served to give the Reventlow element
In Germany the upper hand. They
are willing that this should be 30. for
the entente diplomats frankly admit
that they odn't want peace to come
now. They express confidence that
the end OF another year or two will
IlnQ Lno ulllI8Iy blbuBSAOn COu8AaGE-
ably reversed, and they believe that
Won Bethmann-Hollweg believes 1t
also.
Consequently they look to see the
German chancellor seek to continue
the negotiations by secret methods,
using the argument with the Kaiser
that IL peace could be made now and
on such terms as Germany could get
on the basis OF her present military
position she would be in position to
await q more favorable opportunity In
the future to fulfll the Hohenzollern
ideal of a Germany hegemony over
Europe.
Likewise, the German chancellor
vsNuld be expected to argue, the adop-
tion Of secret methods in conducting
the negotiations would enable him 70
continue his efforts to woo one or
more of his enemies at the expense OF
the others.
DissensI0n Aroused.
In this connection 1t was recalled
today that the terms which were OBJ
tanned from German Embassy quar-
ters at the time the Berlin peace over
lures were first made-which terms
were printed at the time In The Times
were such as to stir up dissenslon
among the allies. That they did not,
a. Is admitted in entente circles, was
due largely to the prompt work of
IIoyd-George in bringing the various
powers allied with Great Britain into