Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-09
HOW GERMAN EDITORS
VIEW CHANcELL0R's OFFER
Not in Position Of Duclist Who in
Moment OF Weakness Can Pro-
pose to End Combat.
CLAIM ATTACK BY BANDITS
Another Demands to Know il Re-
FORM Consists of Speeches and
Papcr Promises of Minister'S, OF
whether Deeds Count.

LONDON. October S.-Germau papers
are filled with editorial comment on the
situation created by the Chancellor's
reace offer.
george Bernhard. writing in the Vos-
siche Heitung. says: "All our sympathy
Tor the Chancellor cannot keep us from
recognizing that his peace offer is based
ana erawn up jus, as little on politi-
cal foundation AS all former offers
chancellor Maximilian cvidcatly sill
.rSardS Asace Lorraine as an intcrna!
rohtlcal question. lie has consequent
~ neglected the opportunity TO de-
clare In Gcrmany's name that she Is
10y Tor direct discussion with France
on this point"
Referring To Russians formal rcqucs.
!or the revision of the Erest Litovsk
treaty. the writer adds:
~ IS now, therefore. known that at
INC International peace conference Rus
STA VIII put forward her claims to tho
border lands. How. in these circum-
stances,J is il possible that the Chan
ceiior Yesterday did not. ut the clcv-
understanding with Russia herself on
the question Of these lands: The
IhancellorS attitude on this point only
confirms the view that the new gov
ernment means TO perpctuate the world
political conceptions OF the Old gov.
trnment. This continuation OF the old
poiiGS is quite an extraordinary dam
In a special article. headed Victory
or Disgrace" the Schlessichc Zeitung
sa w. ,ro 80, -, ,,,
duclist who. in IL moment OF weakness,
can propose to an honorable adversary
70 emu the combat and thus insure aa
honorable conclusion.
we are in The position OF solitary
traveller. who is attacked by rapacious
and blood-thirsty bandits.
we cannot reckon on mercy and an
honorable peace To be weak is death:
death for the German nation and SER
v,,ude for every German. Therefore,
we must be victorious.
CLAIMS OFFER SCIIEMI:
TO UNITE ALL FACTIONS
The StrassburS Post an influential
no question really of dcmocratizing
Germany, and asserts that it was not
Tor the sake OF ratization, but
forces OF the nation for common ac-
ton that the National Liberal party.
:or example, consented to support the
new regime.
rho German paper Bergische Ardet-
stimmc. Of Solingcn in Il leading ar
ticle says:
Does reform consist in speeches aud
paper promises OF ministers who are
in chains? We thought that it consist
ed Of deeds. If what is meant by re-
form is alta Unable at all. payment must
be made in hard cash. Political credit
has declined very greatly in value. as
paper money has declined.
IF the state of siege were raised the
have returned to it wha; is owing TO
it--but even then 1t would receive
nothing more than it formerly pos
seSScd.
On great placards posted on -Au
gust /, 1914, in Germany, it was an
nounced that the state OF siege would
be abolished after the advance of our
armies z. That lIas not happened. Will
summon a fewa Scheidemanns to the
will BIO all. Do they
think they can content the people,
the whole laboring people, with that?
They are much mistaken IL they do.
SOCIALIST POWER FARCE
DECLARES THIS PAPER
The participation OF Socialists in
the government is Il farce because this
government has nothing TO say since
the state OF siege weighs upon the
country and places all power in the
hands of generals irresponsible TO the
government.
THE condition precedent for a re-
form government having regard TO it's
responsibilities in existing circum-
stances is the abolition of the state
Of siege.
"if We are not to lie satisfied with
words alone, if the confidence of the
people is to be won, or at least hope
aud faith in Il now free Germany OF
the future are TO be awakened why
is the state Of siege not abolished?
III they think they can win the con-
iIdcncc OF the working people by sum
m0nins Scheidemanns they are mis-
"a