The sun., 1918-11-05
BAVARIA PRESS
ASKS SEPARATE
PEACE OFFER
Leaflet Suggests South Ger
man States May Join
in Demand.
"BACK DOOR" is FEARED
Plea Made to Save State From
Devastation by Invasion
Of Allies
"BACK DOOR" is FEARED
SPECIAL caots Despa,ch TO TIE stN from Me
London Times Service

Copyright 1915; all riohts reserved.
LONDON, Nov. 4.--Despatches from
The Hague say the German press
has distributed leaflet throughout
Bavaria advocating that Bavaria
make separate peace offer.
The leaflet says that Bavaria. per
haps together with the South German
states, ut most within three days,
will send TO the Entente separate
peace offer. In short. If the present
royal Bavarian Government declines
to do so, the leaflet adds, Its re,en-
tion in office is impossible and a new
peoples Government would be neces-
snry. as it would be objectionable to
have Bavaria devastated and its
women and children dishonored by
an invasion. The leaflet says:
T ..This represents a very widely
spread feeling in Bavaria, where alarm
over the back door TO Germany being
'otced Is very great"
No Hint OF German Action.
OF what Germany is going to do there
9. still not q hint. The Dusseldorf
Nachsichteh talks OF a German army
OF millions, able TO hold out and even
later to take the offensive. II is sus-
sested that The Entente conditions may
be Impossible. says the raper. and
life and death struggle must result. 1t
adds:
How many Frenc.lmen would re-
maia for the occupation of Alsace-Lor-
raine:"
The Vortcderts. Berlin, ASKING
What will the Kaiser do?" notes that
it is at least ten yearS since 'his "a
nous Daily Telegraph interview. and
that "a heavy cloud hangs over the
Castle Bellevue, where he is struggling
over his decision" When will he do
?" adds the Vor1cderts article.
A Munich telegram to the Frdhk-
tprter ze|tano says a large progressive
peoples party meeting approved the
LEAGUE OF nations and the kaiser's re-
tirement. at the same time expressing
Bavar.an fidelity to the empire. In op-
position to certain destructive tenden-
cies," It adds, there are so many press
reports denying that the spirit OF the
army Is broken that II looks as II con-
trary reports are prevalent"
Recalls Deeds of Omcers.
The Roelnische VoIkEeitun0 recalls
especially the deeds OF the officers and
adds the whole world will say admir-
ingly, THE Germans have retired un-
conquered by a superior foe"
The Rheatsche WeStfoeHsche Eettua0,
the krupp organ, is defending Luden-
dorff and blaming the Reichstag, saying
the descent tn the fortunes Of war began
with the peace resolution OF 1917.
Prof Eicolai, who became citizen
OF the Russian Socialist Federation Of
Sov!ets and resolved passport from Ka-
meElen in Moscow. Ia Iecturing in
Stockholm and prophesying that Ger
many soon Will become n popular free
state. which would be helped By the
F, Kaisers abdication.
A Berlin despatch 10 the Dusseldorf
Ndchriohter tells OF arguments in the
War Cabinet on the subject OF the
Kaiser's abdication. which the Social
Democrats are urging. but the bourgeois
members oppose this on the bold ground
Of German necessity for the imperial
regime. and oppose 1t also as con-
temptibie and yielding to the jingoaS
in the enemy countries. ,
Abdicntion Not Demanded.
1t adds: "Since the view prevails that
| President Wilson himself is a re-
| sponsible leader of the Entente and has
not made such a demand. all rumors
anent abdication are entirely devoid OF
| four dation."
The Letp=iger VoIkSseitun0 Indignantly
combats the claim said to have been
made by tho Bavarian Premier that
/ Bavaria should inherit the imperial
crown II the Kaiser quits. At no time dur
| Ing the war. writes the Tines's former
Berlin correspondent have our enemies
striven 30 desperately TO spread false
/ news and confuse the allied statesmen.
! He points out that Ludendorff was re-
! lieved OF his command at the end OF
| September when his terrible strategic
| mistakes became evident.
, Tho Fran kJttrter ZeAuRo October 81
blurted out the truth:
! 'It Is lost brain directing the west
| ern defensive. whoever may nominally
hold Ludendorffs place"
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