Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-18
MillTARlSTS WILL NOT BE AL LOWED TO BARGAIN OVER RE-
 STORATlON OF BELGIUM.
kuEHLMAAN's RETIREMENT
Mason Says That Two Taken Togeth- ~ Show Deceit of Germans-Hin- denburo's Reputation Dead Even
 If He Is Not.

New York.-Germany has begun 8 now campaign for peace with the old gang of militarists still in control ot the Hohenzollern empire.
 Chancellor von Hertling has been pushed forward to assure the western world while German diplomacy is pill fering all it can in Eastern Europe. The batter of the Kaiser's spokesman has ever been made to include a re- pudiation of any intention by Ger many to hold Belgium after the war.
 Instead, however, of offering lo give up the western loot unreserved- ly. as an evidence of contrition, Won Herltnig demands that the allies must bargain over the restoration of Bel gium's independence.
 Bargaining necessitates the recog- milton of the right of the German militarists to participation in delibe- rations over conditions to govern Bel gium's future. If any conditions are allowed the militarists will not have been defeated. Militarism's defeat implies it's first essential the uncon- ditional and undebatable evacuation of Belgian territory by the German army. Von Hertling is trying to evade this issue, and in the true miii- taristic spirit insolenetly intima,es that Belgium is being held as a host lge for the western democracles to ransom. The kaiser cannot succeed with that kind of camouf1age. Amer lea is in the war to prevent 1t.
 Won Kuehlmann's enforced retire ment from the foreign secretaryship because of his public disayowal of Germany's ability to win peace on the battlefield shows the spirit which is back of Won Hertling's peace drive. The same childish attempts at deceit still characterize German diplomacy Repudiation of Von Kuehlmann by the militarists is accompanied by pro- testations that the lords of Germany's destiny have no imperialistic ampi. tions. With such clumsy tactics as these revealing the truth, it is ;m- possible for the worlds democracies to be led into a peace trap of Ger many's making.
 Reports of the illness and death of Won Hindenburg recently probably have originated in the continued in- activity of the German armies. Wheth- CT or Eot Won Hindenburg is dead physically, his reputation as the con queror of Western Europe is rapidly nearing destruction. His name mas mysteriously disappeared from coni- ment in Germany. The shadow be- gan to make its appearance simultan- eously with the announcement of .he uninterrupted arrival of Americans in France by the hundreds of thousands.
 Every week Won Hindenburg has delayed his fifth offensive has meant the reinforcement of the allies by from 60.000 to 100000 fresh Ameri- cans. No wonder disillusionment is beginning to arise concerning the ef- fectiveness of Won Hindenburg's strategy of slaughter. If Won Hind enburg is not dead there are enough Germans who are to drive the lesson home.
 The most dangerous policy the Ger man war lords can accept would be another offensive gamble. Victory is made wholly impossible for them by the presence in France of Americas armies. Yet if new drive Is not forthcoming the former ones of this fateful year are proved vain and con- demn Won Hindenburg as Germany's
 
 Hindenburg's waning popularity. the German leaders are inspiring reports of his death to abserve the reaction upon German public opinion. If tho public shows no regret there may be no more German offensives, whether Vo,, 4indonhurp ia dad or alive