Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-07

wondering, now that they know that
the central empires, particularly Ger
many, are seeking the cessation .e or
President of the United States:
The feeling Is general that the cen.
trail empires, bent upon the greatess
gamble Of all times. have attsmptea
to bring about by one stfoSe tns
termination Of their losing aa d gams ~
President Wilson as intermediary.
paris went to church today as never
before since the opening Of hostllities.
AS 1t emerged from the enarcn,e'
it overlooked upon the cneer1ui o1a' in
cafes bathed in sunshine. ana every
where one heard no longer the IA
miliar and hopeful cry OF -" g sna'
get them" but the satisfied ana con
tented exclamation: I'VE nave e''
them
Called "White Flag Trick"
"The White Flag Trick" is the cap.
ton of the editorial in the Temps on
the peace proposition OF the centrai
nowers. What Germany has done,
saws the newspaper. sis to invite tne
United States. who are neligereni1 liz
as much as Germany. to play inc . 1oie
of mediator. as II they "ere ou'''oo
our alliance r.r,,,
Germany is willing to admit as the
basis of negotiations President VIII
sons program for general peace.
the TEMPS. :The question is. What
does Germany accept and what Goes
she reject? Germany only fnvokes
President Wilson's principles TO MAKE
us let fall our arms. Then "nen the
fighting has ceased, Wnen the GeIa
troops have regained their Dreatn'
when the imperial government has be-
come popular and strong. the German
diplomats will undermine and over
turn one by one the pretended oasls
of negotiation. 1t is easy to under-
of Prince Maximilian's policy. but
Macmillan, with LudeDdorn ana
Scheidemann. is mistaken in attrib.
uting SO much naivete to President
Wilson.
Asks Same Conditions as Victory.
"The cornered beast draws in its
claws and offers US its blood-stalned
paw" says the Journal des Bats be-
ginning it's editorial. This newspaper
declares that the suspension OF hos
tilities will be acceptable only on con-
ditions offering the same advantages
as the continuous victorious advance
of the allied troops-the evacuation
of territories occupied in Belgium,
Luxembourg. France. Russia, italy,
Rumania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Monte
negro.
1--WE shall keep our program Of res
titution. reparation and guarantees"
says this newspaper. There will be
no armistice before we possess guar
antees for the execution of these con-
ditions."
germany wishes to stop the war
at the moment she is going to be
beaten, and knows it," says Figaro.
Let us suppose the proposition is ac-
cepted. Immediately in Germany there
would be a delirfum of JOY. The
people, are electrified and the kaiser
has retaken them into his hands. The
humiliation of having demanded peace
would disappear rapidly. He becomes
the hero of the heroes. He has re-
sisted a world coalition"
Is Against Any Let-Up.
I'VE are on the road to victory"
says L'Homme Libre. I'VE will not
let them stop us. An armistice Is not
are: Macmillan of Baden's PROPOSE
tions for peace are insufficient. We
would not be satisfied with autonomy
for AlSace-Lorraine. We want rep
aration for the past and guarantees
for the future. Macmillan is silent
on these two important points. The
war continues. Germany is in despair.
She begins to feel the anguish of her
defeat. She sees that the cataclysm
she brought on will result in disaster
for the central powers"
THE central powers move is not
without it's danger for it Contains the
elements of trouble" says lie journal.
I'VE must not be misled by appear
ances. The enemy offers to negotiate
on the basis of President Wilson's
peace program. There is no discus
sion between conoueror and conquered.
"Beaten on all fronts and facing the
menace of being completely vanquish-
ed. but not yet definitely conquered,
she seeks, to save what is left Of her
military prestige and materials in
arms. She wishes to represent her
self as having asked for peace out of
consideration for humanity"