The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-06

The aggressive annexationsts who
compose the Pan German and Father
land parties seem to recognize that
Germany is inevitably beaten unless
she can gain a decisive victory before
the full weight of America can be
thrown into the scale. They have risen
In their might against the reichstag
majority, which favors a peace by I'M
derstanding," and have forced the
kaiser to bow to their viii by COM
hitting him to an extreme annexation
list policy. This new turn of events in
Germany became apparent when the
crown council met as a result Of the
! failure to effect n separate peace with
Russia. and all signs now point. as the
Berlin Socialist Nerwarts sadly tells us,
to military dictatorship" 1t con-
tinues.
"These conferences are being held to
decide whether much shall be annexed
in yelled form or less in open form
everything now indicates a military
dictatorship"
How good a prophet Vorwarts proved
can be seen from the resolutions passed
by the crown council--dominated by
the crown prince, Hindenburg. and
lAuuCiidolls lHeS Idll, as SUMMARIZED
by the Associated Press:
First. unrelentlng insistence upon
the dismemherment Of Russia, includ-
| ing large and immediate annexation,
leaving what remains of Russia power
less to resist future German aggression
| and annexation.
Secondly, the determination to cease
the pretense Of treating Austria, as an
| equal. with the object of giving Ger
| many the lions share of the territorial
advantages accruing from Russia's coll
lapse.
Thirdly, making an early peace with
the Ukraine for the purpose Of attach
ing that province to Germany. estab-
fishing powerful buffer between Aus
tria and Russia. weakening Russia, and
preventing the possibility of Austria's
expansion in that direction.
"Fourthly. preparation of great Of
fensive on the west front. aiming at
both Calais and Paris and forcing the
entente to accept a German peace"
or these decisions the Berliner Tage-
blatt remarks:
Even now II is a question whether
those who are ready for peace will
overthrow the wall erected and con-
| tinually strengthened by chauvinists.
Meanwhile. nothing can so contribute
to shake the wall of arms as this new
public diplomacy"
The dispatches tell us that II the
designations of Count Won Hertling as
chancellor and Won kuhlmann as for
eSgn secretary are secured, the triumph
of Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz and the
Vaterland party will be complete.
What their aims are can be seen from
the grand admirars statement to the
Rheinisch- Westfalische Zeitung, which
runs:
"Germany's future is tied up with the
coast of Flanders and the port OF Ant
werp. We have arrived at the most
critical period OF the war. England
and America have begun general
peace. offensive. If We could conserve
our world position we must not take
renunciatory peace because England
now is ready to demand 1t. At this
critical moment We place all our nope
in Hindenburg and Ludendorff."
Some of the allied editors welcome
the advent Of the jingoes to power, as
they see in it sign OF the beginning Of
the end. They argue that Germany,
knowing that peace is now impossible
except upon our terms. Is willing to
trust the Pan-G Germans in the hope
that they can snatch victory as q
gamblers desperate last throw, and
.thSt In the event OF their failure the
war may blow up before the summer as
the result OF a huge political eruption
within the German empire. Certainly