The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-01-24


many, brings picture Of acute dis
tress throughout that country.
He says the food shortage is like.
ly to force an end to the war the
coming summer and he believes a de-
mocracy in Germany will come as a
result Of peace.
Law for 13 years has been a prac:
ticing dentist in Berlin, having as
clients many Of the junker class.
He left the kaiser's capital Oct. %,
but was obliged to remain in Nor
way and Denmark seven weeks be-
before securing passage for his home
here.
His story of irecent conditions in
Germany is one Of the most intimate
to reach the United State. His
views summarized are:
The Prussion autocracy fight to
conquer because it fears the wrath of
the people.
Soldiers and the people are tired
of war but seem powerless now to
stop it.
Militarists are concentrating all en-
ergies on the western front drive
before America can strike telling
blow.
Socialists are growing in power,
but to date they want a German-made
peace.
The junker class holds that Ger
many must fight Sntil victory.
The German democracy must come
as result of peace, not as a cause
leading to it.
Crops, which have been a failure
the past two years, may result in
food famine in May and June, and
this may bring peace this summer.
"The Prussian dynasty" says Mr..
Law, "is in the war to win and con-
quer. They will die fighting before
they will yield an inch. They know
that if they make anything but vic
torious peace they will perish, for the
people would dispose of them quickly
once they knew they had been be-
trayed.
"The people, too, are thoroughly
imbued with the war spirit and al
though one hears the soldiers scold-
ing amongst themselves against their
government and other governments,
tco, they have no intention of start
ing revolution at home. They must
be thoroughly whipped before salts
factory peace can be arranged.
1.-The Socialists are very powerful
and have grown materially since
1914. They desire and work very
hard for peace, but it is a German
peace they desire.
"The war is destroying Germany
and her allies and if it should con-
tinue two or three years more they
know that utter ruin must be faced.
"The soldiers as we'll as the popu-
lation at home are heartily tired of
the war, but they are powerless yet
TO stop it.
1.-The German government controls
the entire press of the central pow
ers and the press keeps the people In
line by promising them peace.
"The Prussian government never
has made any real peace proposal,
for its terms of peace are the terms
of victory. The proposals they have
made are all based on the present
status of the German army-upon
how much land they have taken.
"Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
has kept up the morale of the junkers
by promising victory, but when the
army begins to weaken the power
of Won Hindenburg will break and
when the Teuton armies are driven
back to the Rhine the Germans will
settle with his overload.
The German democracy must
come as result of peace rather than
a cause leading up to it.
Germany has set aside interest
except that of winning the war. The
government controls everything and
portions it out to the civil population
oy the card system, with fixed prices.
Notwithstanding this, enormous
quantities Of food are bought and
sold by the profiteer for which he
gets as much as he can. Germany is
honey-combed by the most gigantic
system of graft that ever existed.
"The food supply Of the central
powers will carry them through to
next spring by greatly reducing their
rations. From May until June the
times will be very hard. Should the
crops again fail the war probably will
end the coming summer, for there
will not be food enough for the peo-
pie. / greatly doubt if the soldiers
will fight when they know the people
at home are dying of starvation.
Summing it all up the German