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| that time. that It had made any direct

that time. that 1t had made any direct
approaches.
Among the entente, it may be said IN
passing, there was even then fear that
Austria. by anticipating her ally. mieht
be treated with consideration ~hlch
Germany. acting alone. could not nope
to obtain for herself.
Kaiser Foresces Doom
Later it was this fear that lay behind
the irregularities pnl4ti I'VE a hT0'GsS x
another. Then came the Bulgarian diS.
astcr In Germany none more clear ,
! than the Kaiser and his gang Of swash-
! bucklcrs and rcactiunnrIcS who nave
ruled Germany with him. saw forcwaTn-
ing Of their doom. The peace front
might be broken. but while ting tightlhs
front remained all might be well.
Bulgaria had left tlr. enemy. Though
the next bid mast BE- Germany She must
bid higher than ever before. Hence the
hurried councils in the past ten uays'
the elevation Of Prince Max, the gov
crnment Of "crsatz" democracy and the
offer of President Wilson.
1t is chu actcristic that Germany
offer should be made to America Pres
ident Wilson's speech was not released
in the German press until the eve or the
meeting OF the Reichstag and there need
| be no doubt that in the meantime every
phase that could be twisted to show
divergence IN the views existing between
America and her European allies were
weighed and examined TO the last ounce
in the hope that having expressed "A
Willingness TO discuss peace on the gen
! eral conditions laid down by President
Wilson il might be possible, when II
came to particular c1cstions. such as
AlcaSe Lorraine 1.-THE eastern border states
and colonies TO obtain a settlement Such
as would at least maintain an impress
sion among the people that everything
!
, Trying to Fool Kaiser.
There was even hone that they might
be convinced that something had been
gained by the war. 1t was feared That
if tins could not he done 1t would go
i'll with the old gang
1t is not to he expected that Austrif
I will dsavuw the present action Of he'
ally. Independent efforts In other dircc
tions to secure Indispensable peace nave
provoked q statement that she has asket
mcnt has denied. but the denials arc mo-
Visits 10 london and Berlin by nutcf
public mon associated win the peace
movement and still more inc p.eSieneS
peace advocates. and the visit of Raror
Calico us a representative of the Vienna
government at The Hague are certainly
unlikely condolences! =.
Wants Separate Peace.
Austria realizes her advantage II
going forward single handed. In an.
, case she cannot afford TO put ali ne,
money on the German horse. Pernn p'
| she is not without hope that the allie!
may seize the advantage 10 them IRON
the point Of view OF future deailns
with Germany nf first agreeing To
separate peace with Austria; and nI. rr sne?
may be willing to pay for TINS by gran
ing better terms than she could hope Il
I obtain with Germany.
The view here is that the kaiser
! proclamation to his troops Is not likei!
| to conciliatc allied opinion. 1t goes !,
| prove that the military spirit is entirel!
/ unaffected by the loudly trumpettt
| characterization Of government and con
firms the statement made by my inform
ant n week ago regarding the intentions
! Of tho army and official circles in cas-
| tho efforts for peace finally, break down n.
! I AIN informed today that the Ger
! man withdrawal from the Belgian coas
! Is rrccSSitatcd not only by the rctrca
! In France and Flanders, but also oE IN
/ needs in the Balkans. whittier q con
: siderable number OF troops are penn
! rushed from the west.