Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1918-01-01
German Propaganda Will
Force Reply to Kaiser's
Proposal, but It Will Not
Be an Acceptance.
Coming Statement May Con-
tain More Specific Terms
of Peace and War Aims
Than Have Been Pre-
viously Stated.
BY CARL D. GROAT.

Washington, Jan. Dawn of new
year found the United States and its
allies unswervingly opposed to any
peace on the Teuton or Russian terms.
Sub surface suggestions that the al
lies were weakening before the sin
lister Teuton peace propaganda met
with the positive declaration from fore
most, government leaders that there is
uoN change OF front.
THE KAISER MUST BECOME THE
PUPPET AND HIS PEOPLE. THE
RULERS, BEFORE THIS COUNTRY
AND IT'S ASSOCIATES WILL HALT
THEIR FIGHT. LEADERS AGREED.
Though 1918 finds the world again
swept with peace talk and the govern
ments pondering over 1T seriously such
consideration as the subject receives Is
not about acceptance but about coun-
teracting the flood of German press
agenting on the topic.
IGNORE PEACE MOVEMENT.
Officials had planned to ignore the
German peace movement.
r But finding that the talk and the
propaganda grew apace, they were
confronted today with the question of
answering this mass of insidious pro-
paganda. That explains Lloyd Georges s
and Clemenceau's coming conference.
1t explains, too, the reports that Amer
lean government heads and allied lead
srs are consulting on peace.
True, the allies will consult Wash
ington before making any attempt to
out press agent the German press
agents. But there Is no general con-
suitation at the moment, except insofa r
as entente ambassadors gather the
American viewpoint in their calls at
the state department and give their
governments ideas in return.
OPINION UNITED.
There is little Eeed for consultation.
Opinion of ;.llied and American govern
lment men is united on the point that
the time Is not ripe for peace.
GERMANY. THEY KNOW REALLY
WANTS PEACE-wANTS IT MORE
BADLY THAN EVER BEFORE.
There is less talk of q victorious
peace emanating from Germany than
ever before. Now 1t is mostly just
plain peace.
But, the American and allies posi-
tion Is that Germany is still insincere
In meeting the world half way. She has 5
not stripped herself Of the power which
made the war possible and which could
tnflict other wars.
That is why the present peace cam
paign, press -agented via Petrograd and
Brest- Litovsk Is getting no rise" from
those opposing Germany.
TO be SOME SENTIMENT.
But, lest allied and American silence
be misconstrued there will be some
statement to offset the Germans, un-
less present plans fail.
Some quarters suggest that this
statement will contain even more spe-
cific war aims and peace terms than
event, 1t will not be an acceptance.
Answering the thought that the
kaiser had taken step toward De-
mocracy by comforting more power on
Chancellor Hertling. officials declared
that this IL mere show" put forth to
quiet growing German voices for NOR.
representation In the slav peace ses-
sion. ,. 49,.
The increaGlng dissatisfaction OF the
Bohemians. olovaka and Cxechs under
the kaiser's domination IL spurring his
peace efforts.
INDlFFERENT ON RUSSIA.
Az for Russia she can stay in or get
lit makes NO difference now in, the
military situation. according to off,
cial expresssOns hsre. She il doomed
to tall spfey to 0er1ma1 hrewdness and
the best that can poss' by be expected
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