The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-07
PEACE OFFER
PROPAGANDA IS
ROGERS CLAIM
Chairman of Liberty Loan for
Ninth Reserve District
Warns Goddard. q
VARYING EMOTIONS HERE
People Generally Inclined With
Reserve Judgment Till
Wilson Speaks.

day evening in United Press specia
to The Tribune and Immediately bul
letined caused less of a. furry in Bis
marck than might have heen expected
People generally were skeptical, in
clined to reserve their Judgment un
til something definite had come from
Washington. If, as has been claimed
the peace note was designed as Ger
success of the Fourth Liberty Loan, Il
would have proven Intellectual locally
The United Press dispatch read:
Copenhagen, Oct: 5.-speakins
before the Reichstag, Prince Max
Of Baden, new German chancellor,
today offered an immediate sus-
pension Of hostiIities to the allies,
according to the Berlin cores
pondent Of the Tyd. t,,t 80. ,'~
He also offered to send pIeni-
potentaries to some neutral place
to meet the allies and discuss dis
armament, league Of nations and
arbitration. He also invited the al
lies to state their terms Of peace.
The Tribune was unable to Obtail
verification of this report through its
regular news channels via the Asso
ciated Press. The st. Paul offices O
the Associated Press advised that II
had no special service to offer on the
subject Of peace. The Tribune, fear
ing that this dispatch might be a new
chapter in the German peace Of
fensive," designed to slow up wal
work in America, declined to give the
story general publicly by, pnblishint
an extra, although It was prepared tt
do so, should confirmation have come
through the Associated Press.
Almost simultaneously with the
United Press dispatch to The Tribune
there came over the wires Saturday
evening the following message to H
p Goddard. Burleigh county Liberty
Loan chairman:
minneapolis, Minn., Oct. s.
Rumor has been circulated and
some papers have news that Ger
many has sued for peace on VIII
sons terms. This is German
propaganda for the purpose Of OBJ
structing the Loan, and has no
foundation in fact. Instruct the
press to give the widest publicity
in your county that this rumor-is
utterly farse.
"A. r. ROGERS, Chairman,
"Ninth District Federal Re-
serve District Liberty Loan
Committee"
TOday's developments doubtless will
give the people something tangible up
on this all-important subject. Sun
day Associated Press dispatches, to
The Tribune indicated that i'll a proc
lamation issued that day. to, the Ger
man army and navy Emperor Wilhelm
had announced that he was ready to
offer the allies peace on the basis OF
President Wilson's recent notes. If
this is "a fact, peace may be near.
Today, however. America still is in
the war, heart and soul; the campaign
for the Fourth Liberty Loan still is
on. The one best way to insure peace
remains absolute support OF the gov
ernment in all its war activities. 1t is
far wiser to purchase more Liberty
bonds than to talk of the probabilities
of an immediate peace. An investment
in Liberty bonds will DO much more
to bring the war to speedy termina-
ton than will any argument that Ger
many possibly is ready to consider
peace which the allies can accept.
Colonel Roosevelt's declaration that
Germany must first be whipped to her
knees still stands as good American
gospel. %.