The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-10
FEAR OF INVASION
PROMPTING HUNS
PEACE PROPOSALS ARE LOOKED
UPON AS INSINcERE.
END OF WAR IS NOT IN SIGHT
No Change of Heart Can Be Seen In
Germany Through the New Chan
ceIlor-Hun Crookedness is
Feared in Washington.

Washington, Oct. An Austrian
appeal for an armistice for discus
sion of peace on President Wilson's
own terms, is regarded here as the
logical sequel of the Presidents re.
cent summary rejection of the pro-
posal that hostilities be suspended
for secret and non-binding peace dis.
cussions. What the American gov.
Iernments answer to such an appeal
would be is indicated by the state.
ment authorized when the Austro.
Hungarian foreign minister complain,
ed that his acceptance of President
| Wilson's principles had not been no
of upon any terms so long as Germa-
ny and Austria occupied single foot
Of conquered territory.
Want To Save German Soil.
New and more aggressive phases
of the Teutonic effort for peace by
negotiation before Allied and Ameri-
can soldiers invade German soil evi.
IDENTITY are about to be launched, and
the only question is the exact form
they will take. Officials here will be
surprised neither by the Austrian ar.
mistice plea, which Berne press dis.
patches through Paris tonight say is
coming, nor by a similar move by
Germany herself, which the new
chancellor, Prince Macmillan of Ba.
den, is said to have proposed or to
be about to propose in the reichstag
End of War Not in Sight.
There is no disposition to believe
that an early end of the war is in
sight, in spite of the fact that the
Germans are known to be desperately
anxious to halt by diplomacy the
steady advance of their enemies to-
ward the German border.
Proposals will continue to come
through, and there is no doubt here
that sooner or later, as the great task
of driving the Germans out of Belgium
and France progresses, the Teutonic
alliance will crumble and seek such
terms as were given Bulgaria
no Sndh9e OF 7esFt seen.
In the meantime every offer and
suggestion is regarded as nothing
more than a continuation OF the long
talked peace offensive, for the re-
cent reorganization of the German
cabinet is not regarded as indicating
any real change of heart in Berlin
or as making the actual masters of
Germany any more worthy of trust.
The proposal to send plenipOterr
taries to a neutral place to discuss
tiOnal arbitration and disarmament
is regarded as a transparent effort to
anticipate the peace council and
probably would not be entertained
for a moment for that reason. The
same objection lies against discus
sion of the liberalization of Austria,
the right of self determination of the
Russian border states. restitution and
indemnificstion of Belgium, autono-
my for Alsace-Lorraine and the re-
turn Of the German colonies.
Sec Hun Crookedness.
The reported intention of Germa.
ny, Austrian and Turkey to seek
President Wilson's good offices to
arrange an armistice, like the other
moves said to be impending would be
received here as nothing more than
a continuance of the efforts institut
ed by Baron Burian as far back as
last January, and repeated several
times since, to trap the entente into
concessions by a prOfessed accept
anCe by the central powers of the
terms of settlement laid down by
President Wilson.