The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-03

Washington, Jan Dawn of a
new year found the United States ana
it's allies answering toward any
peace on the Teuton terms.
Reports insinuating that the allles
were weakening before the Teutonlc
insinuating propaganda met with the
statements from leading authorities
that there was no change OF front.
The kaiser must become the puppet
and his people the rulers before this
country and it's associates Will malt
the fight, leaders agreed. Though
1918 finds the world again swept
with peace ak and the governments
bordering over it seriously, such con-
sideration as the subject receives is
not about acceptance, but about coun-
tering the flood of German press
agenting on the topic.
Authorities had planned to ignore
the German peace movement. But,
finding that the talk and the propa-
ganda grew apace they were confront
ed today with the question of answer
ing this mass of insidous propaganda.
That explains Lloyd Georges and
Clemencteau's coming conference. 1t
explains too the reports that Ameri-
can government heads and allied lead
ers are consulting no peace.
No Peace in Sight
True, the allies will consult Wash
ington before making any attempt to
outpress-agent the German press
agents. But there is no general con-
centration at the moment, except in
solar as entente ambassadors gather
the American viewpoint in their calls
at the state department and give
their governments views in return.
There is little need for consultation.
Opinions Of allies and the admins
tration is unified on the opinion that
there is no good basis for peace.
There is less talk of a victorious
peace emanating from Germany than
ever before. Now it is mostly just
plain peace.
But the American and allies posi-
ton is that Germany S still insincere
in meeting the world half way. She
has not stripped herself Of the power
which made the war possible and
which could inflict other wars. That
is why the present peace campaign,
press agent via Petrograd and Brest
Litovsk getting no "raise" from
those opposing Germany.
To Offset Propaganda
But lest allied American silence be
misconstrued there will be some state
ment to offset the Germans unless
present plans fail.
Some quarters insist this statement
will contain even more specific war
aims and peace terms than any pre-
vous pronouncement. In that event
it will not be an acceptance.
In regard to thought that the kaiser
had taken a step toward democracy
by comforting more power on Chan
cellor Hertling, officials declared that
this is mere show, but forth to quiet
German voices for more representa-
ton on the Slav peace commission.
Unrest of the Slovaks and Czechs,
under the domination, is speeding his
peace efforts.
= Russia Doesn't Count
AS for Russia, she can stay in or
out now, and it will not make any diff
ference to the military situation. The
best that can possibly be expected is
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nest on his hands in internal revolu-
lions.
In many quarters it is believed
peace between Russia and Germany is
inevitable, and that Rumania must
accept peace or be crushed beneath
the German war machine.
If peace is concluded, Russia, Bull
garia and Rumania will doubtless
reach agreements. However, diplo-
mats are resigned to the inevitable.
They declare the sooner this happens
: the sooner will they know how to
frame their future war plans.
These plans tentatively include the
seizure of Vladivostok and Kola in
event war supplies there seem likely
to fall into Teutonh ands.
Above the peace talk now looms
the great question of winning the war,
officials say. ~.
The message they all agreed on to-
day with bloody 1918 ahead, was
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