The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-17
In Harmony With the
Stand of Gonpers
German Crisis Temporarily Over
mo Annexationists' Want
Policy of Creating Yassal States
of Territory Occupied.
John Edwin Nevin
q. Y. S. SAD Corresnondenl


WASHINGTON, Jan British la
Dor remuneration of annexations in
Asia Minor, India and Africa. with
declarations for vast protectorates
marks Britain's most important step
forward in the interest of democracy
in the war, officials here declared to-
day. They insisted that it would be
impossible to overestimate the impor-
fance of this announcement made with
the full sanction of the government
1t backs too, President Wilson's ap-
peal to the Russian people. 1t should
prove potent weapon of assistance
IN German discord now that the mill
tary control of the kaiser's empire is
firmly established in the saddle.
Whether it will hold the Russian
people firmly against a Berlin made
peace is problematical Bolsheviki
control is of such a nature that no
man can forecast what it will do from
moment to moment on any subject
But OFFICIALS here were very hopeful
that the British announcement, which
advices to the embassy here today,
show, was sent in full to Petrograd.
Will have a very beneficial effect
there.
Organized labor in the United States
endorses to a very complete extent
the British position There is com
plete accord between labor leaders in
England and those in this country,
according to officials at Headquarters
of the Federation today Their at
tention was called to sections Of the
message of greeting cabled by Presi-
dent Gompers to w. A. Appleton, sec
rotary of the British Federation of
Trades Unions In this cable, after
declaring that organized labor of the
United States will never participate
IN any international conference of
workers of all countries of the world
which would allow representation to
German labor as at present controll-
ed. Mr.. Gompers said.
THE people of Germany must es-
tablish democracy within their own
domain and make opportunity for in
ternational relations that life shall
be secure and that people of all ma
lions may live their own lives and
seek out their own salvation: and I'M
less this has been accomplished by
the German people themselves, the
allied democracies in this struggle
must crush militarism and autocracy
and bring new freedom to the whole
world, the people of Germany includ-
ed. Until these essentials are accom-
plished an International labor CON
terence with the representatives of
the workers of all countries, Germany
included, is prejudicial to a lasting
peace"
With military domination in Ger
many certain carrying with il as it
VIII oppressive measures against all
liberals. especially the labor leaders
who have persistently and consistent
iy advocated a peace without annex
atlons or indemnities. the British la
Dor policy was announced at this time
equally for the effect il will have in
hussla and Germany. 1t is not ex-
pected that it will be published in
Germany or even referred to there
But 1t is certain to be printed very
fully in Sweden, whore the labor
movement is very strong, and in all of
the neutral countries adjacent TO
Germany And the effect will be felt
as the military stranglehold on Ger
many liberalism is lightened.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. -Germany's
internal crisis has been temporarily
settled, according to the dispatch
quoting the Berlin Anzeiger
According to the dispatch linden
berg has given in to Chancellor Hertz
ing regarding the situation in the east
in return for being given a free hand
in the west. The field marshal it was
stated will be an absolute dictator in
all questions affecting the western
front
The policy Hertling will pursue with
regard to the Russian negotiations
was not made clear. Il is believed
here, however, that he will frown up-
on the plan of the military leaders
which contemplated extending Ger
many's frontiers. Hertling is report
ed to favor the establishment of Ger
man vassal states in lieu of the mill
tary leaders plan.
Germany's internal crisis is far
from being settled permanently. Ad-
vices received here today show that
new split has developed over the
Brest Litovsk conference The su-
preme military command and the gov
eminent are at loggerheads over the
way that annexations shall be demand
ed. A dispatch quoting the Leipzig
Zeitung says
"Of course the controversy is not
one between annexationists and non
anneXationists for both sides agree
that annexations ought to be made
The struggle is how the annexations
are to be attained. The supreme army
command insists on the removal of
the German frontiers to the eastward
on the plea of the necessity of making
them secure, while. apparently, the
government would like to secure this
object by a round about way. that is