American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-17
LATEST TEUT0N PEACE
FEELER Is UNANAILING
United States May Not Notice PrOpO-
sal Separately But viii Join With
Allies in Refusing Any Round Table
Conference.

Germany's latest peace feeler. ad-
vanced through Austria. it was Off
cially stated Sunday, best finds its an
swer in President Wilson's Baltimore
speech delivered last April.
Force, force 10 the utmost. force
without stint or limit. the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the world, and
cast every selfish dominion down in
the dust"
That was the presidents answer
then. and it was reiterated Sunday, it
is his answer now. No one doubts it
is the answer of all the allies.
While Austria's proposal. reported
Saturday night from Amsterdam. had
not reached Washington in official
form Sunday night. il is expected
hourly through some neutral-pOssib-
~ Sweden-and in il is recognized the
lcng-heralded peace offensive upon
which Germany is counting TO arouse
enough sentiment for peace among
the people of the allied countries tC
compel an end of the war on terms
which substantially would preserve
Prussian conquest.
The allied leaders recognize it as
an effort by Germany 10 obtain tbs
/ best terms possible.
There will be no round table confer
ence, no sounding out process. sucl
as Germany proposes. and which sh'
I hopes Will give opportunity probabl,
to deal with her enemies separately
II any reply at all is made. il vii
be after an exchange of views hetweeI
( the United States and the other co
/ belligerents so that a reply for all MAJ
be made in one. On every side anon!
American officials and allied diplo
mats. il seems agreed that the onl.
ground on which Germany may havl
7 q conference is the acceptance of tn
principles laid down by President VII
son. and which have been accepted b,
all the allies as their watchwOrd.
American officials have been notin
for some time the various steps tina
have led UP 70 the proposition for
/ meeting ri some neutral point Of de-
egates from all the belligerent cour
tries 10 enter into "nonbinding dis
cussions~ with a view OF bringin
about peace.
NONA GtlllAU anu austrian OAAlNlc 9
Of high rank. from the German en-
Nor0r himself down 70 the vice chan
cellor of Germany. within the las
fortnight have come public utterances
differing widely in their tone an
scope but by singular coincidence
each and all containing in some plac
q declaration of willingness 10 exten
the hand OF peace. They were cOu
rled with denials Of responsibility 70
The further continuance Of hostilitie'
. Boron Burian. the Austrian foreig
minister advanced the movement tC
= ward the peace offensive further tha
any other speaker in his recent ad
dress TO visiting German journalists
and the ideas he then broached ar
now recognized here as the founda
tiOn upon which has been built III
proposition which Vienna is present
ing 10 the world at arms in a forms
! way
The Washington government a
b ready has made up its mind an
= formed its own opinion regardin
Baron Burian's plan and il can b
stated that even in the formal shap
+ in which il is now presented. il
quite as Objectionable as il was oris
; inally