New-York tribune., 1918-09-16

outer world being less bitter toward
Austria than toward her evil COM
panion nation.
'However Washington may view the
invitation, it is certain that the bid
from Vienna will bring no change
short OF the imminencc Of real peace -
IN the American purpose to keep the
war at Its present good speed
''Thc Tines
"From Vienna, the quarter in which
Tor three years the Allies have felt
that the movement for peace would
originate, comes the first vcritable
peace offer. and it comes in form
which the Allies may honorably accept
N the confident belief that it will lead
to the end of the war
"Thc Vienna invitation to conference
is not of the kind that victors send
forth"
Upon that we need not dwell. All
the heligerents desire the end of the
war. The stricken world longs for
peace. While nv armisticc precedes the
proposed conference we are justified
IN entertaining tho hope. the belief,
even, that lighting viii cease this year
as the fruit Of this mon binding" dis
cussion of terms. It would be the
worst Of blunders for us or for any of
the Entente Allies, to abatc war pre-
parationS now But reason and
humanit. demand that the Austrian
invitation be accepted"
The Boston Herald
THE bait thus offered is not attrac-
tive and not even fresh. AS factor
of the anticipated peace drive it will
be of no avail. a peace by negotiation
has been made impossible by those who
nj ~, Il o,,l Ii, lol
hagrauon."
The Boston Globe
In all this there is one real danger
TO the Allies. The German diplomatic
offensive finds the Allies with divided
diplomatic front. England, France and
Italy have never yet officially indorscd
rresldent WILSON'S war ans. 1t is
plainly the German governments plan
to make a specious peace offer which
the Allies are bound to reject, then go
back to its people and make a success
lul DID Tor continuance of support"
philadelphia Record"
"A sufficient repy to Austria Hun
gary peace overtures was made in
advance by the recognition bv the
United States and its allies of the
Gzecho- -Slovaks as au Allied nation.
We cannot make peace and betray
them, and their country must be carved
out of the Dual Monarchy"
''Chicago Herald and Examiner"
Talk of peace is idle until the war
ends by decisive victory"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Germany has failed to conquer the
world with her arms. now she proposes
, TO conquer the world with her wits.
Let none of us be deceived by the
new tactics. Let the Hun whine. Let
hIm sing his song of peace and brother
hood.
Our answer to his peace twaddle
shall be moro war. We shall reply to
MS "himpots with machine guns.
Against his tiimsy structures of whin-
with renewed vigor'
st. Louis Globe Democrat
General March, our chief of staff.
voices American sentiment when he
says that we're going right on. We are
now taking in the language the Ger
man junkers can understa tand the Ian
guage OF force. We can borrow a motto
from General Grant. If Germany IS
ready to surrender uncond tionaily
let it speak. 1t would be to its advan-
tage to do so, for we are going right
on. 1t may check our programme for
time, but it can never turn the tide"
'Srhe Omaha Bee"
''If the Central Powers recognize in
the military situation the hopelessness
of their case, and are willing to sub
; nit TO terms, the approach will be
without especial difficulty. But they
cannot be admitted to conference on
a status other than that of the van
ON Sh ed "