New-York tribune., 1918-02-18
Pacifists Call for Peace Now
AS Step Toward q Revolution

ne contended. that to-day desires q
knockout military victory IS the bank
ing element.
"And why do they want it," he
asked. "l'll tell you the explanation a
banker recently gave NC Germany has
achleVcd an industrial integration such
as the world has never seen before and
very likely VIII never see again. II
proceeds all The way from the lowest
peasant up to the Deutsche Bank. and
1T all centres in the imperial German
government Therefore. says this bank
er' II We are going to Win competitive
;sscendancy over commercial Germany
we must smash the central authorjty-
IN other words, tho German gcvernnicn,
~an4 that means d military Knockout
10 thls man." cried Mr.. Pinchot. "Al-
sace.Lorra'nc means nothing except
poss'biy coal and iron fields. and he is
ASKING us TO Prussianizc America in
order that democracy may be cnthroncd
III germany 10 the end that the present
lndustrla! supremacy be ousted. y
pinchot Praises French
:, AR. Pnchot d"clt at length upon bis
French ancestry and his aboundinet nd
mlrdtlon tor French culture. Uc would
he aVerrcd. like to sec the whole world
come under tho influence of French
clTlilzaton. and would rejoice TO see
SCI l-detcrmination extended to all poo-
Lles' lnclnding thc Irish. thc Porto
Ecans and tho Filpinos, but he wor;d
not willingly see The life of his son or
OF any other man's son sacrificed simnlv
IN this cause
nc aud'cncc aDplauded when he dep
rcca cd reinforced loyalty" and WHOM ho
declared that the Allies failure ~ rec-
ognlzc the Bosheviki mouths AGO
coupled with thc publication BY the lst y
ter OF the secret treaties of the Allies =
"hlch Irotzky brokc open the safe Of
thc old Foreign Office to give 70 4hc
world had more than any other fac
tors strengthened ;hc morale of tho
German people for war.
Enpcriallsm is impcrialisr, ho
cried. '"hcthcr it is German. Allied or
! American; and no group in This conn
try is going to fight for anneXations
lndcmnltlcs and trade privileges. IF
though, We car get q just policy. then
TINS whole war will fall apart like n
mouse OF cards. because tic cause will
nave been removed and that is the
o,oJect OF sh,s conference: To end
this war now"
Then came lIillouit. recentlv Social-
lst candidato for Mayor Of New Yor,
He quellod an incipicnt ovation with ="
! motion of his hand. ="
discusses Russia
Russia was his text and lie discussed
that desire Tor life and freedom which
Is called BoisheYism.' Tie said sn in.
clplcnt revolt Of the workers was sim
merlne IN all parts Of the world before
thiS war broke, and he declared he was
deliberately brought on simply in order
20 dehcct this revolt He iecrcd at Tho
Allied statesmen as "short-siohted
/ piemies,' and smiled at the Presidents
naive Interpretation" of the difference
/ between the recent speeches OF Won
HertlinE and Czernin--a difference. no
/ declared, that was due solely 70 tho
greater pressure brought to bear bv
the Austrian strikers for q lust and
immediate peace
He contrasted the Ulrainian and
boishcV'k peace status, and hailed the
latter as victory over autocracv. lie
dared thc german army to invade rev
olntonaiy Russia, and pictured work
+ ing men. armed and in league with thc
army. defying The powers of the world
1t was here that Rabbi Magnes came
forward and, after declaring that tho
war as 1t stands to-day has reduced
itself to "sordid questions Of -er,.;-
tory. with democracy in the back
ground made his prediction as to the
contents of President Wilson'S next
speech and his impassioncd plea for
the status quo ante.
Appeal for subscriptions
During lull in the proceedings
Ci1aoeth Freeman, of the Peoples
Courcil, appealed for subscriptions to
send Mr.. Maurcr on his peace mission.
Harry Wonberger. attorney for
Alexander Bcrkmsn and Emma Cold
nan, tho convicted anarchists, started
me Jund with donation of $500 on
behalf of the emancipation fund" n.