The Washington herald., 1918-08-19
A United Answer.

Before Germany prepares herself for the inevi-
table next spring, she will make her greatest
peace drive this winter.
VIII she succeed
The answer depends largely upon America,
although Germany does not believe that II does
She will aim her lure mainly at France and Great
Britain. She has bare gambling chance of
succeeding.
Hilaire Belloc says that there 10 "a danger of
'disunion and detestable propaganda which exists
both in France and Britain, too little checked by
the governments, and appealing to the fatigues
and dsappointments of four years of war, to
popular ignorance and discomfort, and to every
joint of weakness in national armors"
He makes secret of his belief that this
propaganda, despite the recent allied successes,
Is still greatly to be feared. However Lord
Northclife says there is less pacihsm in England
today than at any time in the past three years
II Is conceded that out of the conference at
the German main headquarters may come peace
campaign. Young Emperor Karl, who does not
conceal his anxiety for peace, is attending the
conference. and before he leaves it is likely to
promise Germany help in the West in return for
which the Kaiser and the mitarsts will agree
to another peace drive. This at least Is what
one prominent London correspondent thinks.
Germany will get Austrian men and guns,
while the young Emperor will appease the NAL
contents among his people with a peace
drive that is certain to be failure in advance.
( 1t is not to be assumed, however, that because
Germany wants peace that she is ready to quit, ;"
that she realizes the end is not far off. Because
Foch happens to have the initiative and the war
kaleidoscope presents a pretty picture for allied
eyes, there is no proof that Germany is at the
end of her rope. Whatever faults German mill
tarists have, they can't be charged with faint
hesrtedness. The allies have peace this fall,
but not the kind they want
Even before the enemy leaders started for the
conference at German main headquarters, the
German peace machine began to move. German
agents in Switzerland Spain, Holland, Sweden and
Denmark began to work for peace through the
neutral press, through statesmen, honest and dis
honest, and through financial concerns to whose
interest it is to bring about a speedy peace.
Almost the moment the Somme battle died down,
the neutral press began to publish peace items,
and they have increased in number and size since
then
Following Branting's return from Stockholm,
according to Arthur F. Draper in the New York
Tribune, after his attendance upon the conferences
in London and Paris, comes news of peace
drive by Sweden. From Holland comes the report
that Won Kuehlmann, the most skillful of German
diplomats, because of his mixture of liberalism
and junkerism, is about to become Germany's
representative there. From Switzerland there is
a report OF considerable deposits OF German gold
for propaganda purposes
Ludendorf's military policy consisted in con-
centration against of the allies. Germany's
peace drive is likely consist of similar attack,
but whether against Italy France is hard to say.
If Germany could separate the allies she would
gain a. great victory, but that possibility passed
when America arrived The German wireless tries
constantly to divide the allies and to exaggerate
the bravery and losses of to the detriment of
the other. She probably will follow the same
tactics in the coming peace drive.