Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-12


situation. and handle 1t In a hurry.
He is expected TO act as soon as the
state department receives officially
the text Of the notes from Berlin and
Vienna.
There was no disposition In official
circles 10 distinguish between the
German and Austrian moves, as the
proposals are deemed hut another step
il the great peace offensive now IN
Ger way. Because the two govern
ments are acting in accordance on the
matter word of similar action on the
! art Of Turkey is expected momentar-
lily.
Feace for Germany Now Impossible.
1t can be stated semiofficially. how
ever that peace is impossible ar the
present time rs far as either Germany
or Austria Is concerned. The reason
I: is impossible Is because they have
made il So Oficials expressed dis
gl.sg az the hypocrisy which cloaks
the present proposals and which
glares from beneath the camouhage o.
good faith
See Foe Trying to Gain Time.
The opinion still obtains here
among army and navy officials that
Austria and Germany are working To-
eether with deceptive propositions in
order 10 gain time with which 70 over
come the panic among their peoples,
The branch Of the government most
keenly interested IS the war depart
ment. Views were expressed by some
of its officials today which are ~ Tn
usual interest.
Views at the Capital.
These may be stated in this way:
]. The changes IN the cabinet OF
the kaiser and their first fruits. this
offer Of Prince Macmillan. are 8 con-
fession Of defeat
2. A confession az defeat is not
enough while there is a single army
in the field furiously fighting rear
guard actions and devastating Bel
gian and French towns as they
retroCrade under ctr pressure. The
desolation they are leaving in their
track casts grave doubt on the pro-
fessions Of sincerity IN their peace
proposals.
g. What stands out wildly as the
main point Of the speech Of Prince
Macmillan and the Austrian actual
proposals is an armistice.
/. As We understand the presidents
POSITION it will be in vain to appeal
for an armiStice unless the two enc
my governments first state what
they propose 10 20 pending that
armishce. That means that the over
lures are open 10 grave suspicion.
8. What is manifestly necessary Is
q statement with guarantees from
10th governments that they win
abide not merely ny the propositions
Of the president, which nowhere men
tons an armistice. but that they Will
II an arrnistice he granted, accept
any conditions Kat the president VIII
impose.
6. From the military point Of view
an aTmistice that would meet the
views of the United States, as UNDER
stood here, should carry with the
cessation of arms several hostages"
for performance.
Must Quit Invaded Soil.
zone of these hostages, or guaran-
tees, should be what we would call
the minimum" said a high official.
land that means we viii not talk
armistice until they have withdrawn
into their own country and have
abandoned all conquered territory.
1.-The second would be the maxi
mum. namely. that after they have
withdrawn across the Rhine the allies
shall he allowed to occupy some Of
the Rhine towns, preferably the
Rhine fortresses-this implies a de-
mobilization Of the enemies armies
and the allies. or probably the United
States. would administer Alsace and
Lorraine until final adjustment had
Teen made at the peace congress"
The imposition of such terms would
not be incompatible with what is
generally understood to be the presi-
dents idea of a just peace. because
st involves the actual forcing of the