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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger
COPYRIGHT, 1918, bv Ne,o York Times Co.

Copyright, 1918, bV Netc YORK 1tneS CO.
London, Sept Is.
The Daily Mail this morning under
the heading. The Words of Austria,
But the Kaiser's Voice. says the Aus
trian invitation to the Allies to open
"a confidential nonbinding discussion" of
peace terms is another form of the old
German trick.
1t has been disposed of in advance
by President Wilson in his mastery
speeches. There can be none but open
covenants of peace openly arrived at"
no said on January s, and on June Ia
of last year he pointed out that Aus
tria was always merely a puppet of Pots
dam.
THE Kaiser" the paper goes on, lis
ventriloquis. whose voice we hear in
this Austrian telegram. and we hear 1t
because the military masters under
whom Germany is bleeding are afraid.
They are afraid that If they fall back
or are forced back an inch their power
both abroad and at home viii fall to
pieces like a house of cards. Under
the blows Of the Allies in France they
are becoming nervous It is not hu-
manity that they have really in view.
/. Is the safety of their own skins.
Austria for generation has been
IN Mr.. Stcad's expressive phrase, a sui
tanate. not a nation and this new
world into which we are moving has
no use for despots. No peace with
autocracy,' President Wilson's great
watchword, applies to her as well as to
Prussia. and for the same cause no
Germany autocracy can be trusted for
an hour"
It is pointed out in the Chronicle that
three closely related incidents Of the
last weekend reveal more vlvidly even
than the Kaiser's hectic Grafton or the
portenous manfestcs Of Hindenburg the
changed mentality of our enemies under
the influence OF the Allied victory on
the western front.
The Daily Telegraph says:
Negotiations at tine present moment.
even though they brought temporary
peace. would only postpone the final
struggle between might and right. For
no longer in this tremendous war is 1t
a question of territorial concessions or
economical arrangements or demarCa-
tion of boundaries, or the mere righting
of actual wrongs. The issue is more
august and majestic. for it is nothing |
less than the secular conflict between
two great conceptions of world power
the arrogant despOtism of might arrayed |
against a league of nations guided by
principle1 of justice and humanity"
Cannot Stand Alone
The Morning Post says:
! 'The Austrian note cannot be taken |
alone. It must be read together with |
first the German offer to withdraw from |
Russia if the Allies would do |
the same and next the German bid for
Belgian neutrality, a bid which there is
reason to believe has been made within |
the last day or two.
1T Is a shameless proposal which is
put forward, net to benefit Belgium or
satisfy the Allies. but to provide an oc- |
casion for defsatist activities"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, bv Nc,c York Times Co.

Special Cdbte to ECening PubLc Ledger
COPYRIGHT. 1918. bv Ncto York Times Co.
Amsterdam, Sept. 16.
The Austrian proposal for a peace
conference, as I have good grounds
for knowing. was first seriously con.
sidered at the recent imposing meet
ing at German headquarters. In fact,
1t Is now quite clear that 1t was the
only subject discussed at any length
during the gathering.
So insistents was the Austrian de.
1nand that such a step should be taken
that the German Government had to
give rather unwilling consent. In
doing so, according to my informa.
tion, it acted in the hope that such a
move might have a certain influence
on Entente pacifists. whom the Ger.
man Government persists in believing
to be a very much stronger force than
hey really are.
1t is beyond all doubt that the
German military authorities and the
German Government do not want any
such conference as Austria.Hungary
suggests. I say the German Govern
ment without reservation, because Won
Payers speech clearly demonstrates
that despite some advances there are
no elements in the administration in
clined or bold enough to break suffi.
GENTLY away from Pan.G .Germanism to
make negotiations remotely possible
for the Entente
Plain Words to Chancellor
Much which I have recently re-
ported regarding the state Of affairs
in Germany receives remarkable con.
firmation in the speeches delivered
Thursday evening, when the German
Chancellor and other ministers re-
ceived deputation consisting of
leaders Of trade unions in German.
In straight. blunt words Count Won
Hertling was told the truth regarding
the pitiful condition OF the working
classes. The chief speaker was Herr
Thomas, of Frankfort -on-the-Main.
'The coming Of this deputation."
he said, "shows the workers have still
got q remnant Of faith in the Govern
ment, even though on account of
domestic and political happenings in
the last few weeks almost the entire
nation has become frightfully dis.
heartened.
1.-The physical strength of the
workers Is steadily declining and they
cannot now do what was formerly
easy. Trade union leaders do not see
things in unnecessarily black colors.
They are not agitators nor defeatists,
but 1t is high time to improve things,
for the commotion among the work.
ing classes Is tremendous.
1.-THE most inspiring appeals have
remained ineffective, and the workers
are determined not to starve any
longer, for the rich do not hunger.
1t is absolutely impossible to under.
stand the reason for the mad prices OF
shoes and clothes.
"In this connection there is general
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15

to form the subject of such a discus
sion, for mutual enlightenment, as
well as the genearl principle that
shall serve as the basis for peace and
the future relations of the States to
one another, and regarding which, in
the first place, an accord can be sought
with prospect of success.
"As soon as an agreement were
reached on the fundamental principles
an attempt would have to be made IN
the course Of the discussions to apply
them concretely to individual peace
questions and thereby bring about
their solution.
I'VE venture to hope that there will
be no objection on the part of any
belligerents to such all exchange of
views. War activities would experience
no interruption. The discussion too,
would only go so far as was considered
by the participants to offer n prospect
of success. No disadvantages would
sented. Far from harming. such an
exchange of views could only be useful
to the cause of peace.
Duty to Humanity
what did not succeed the first time
can be repeated and perhaps it has
already at least contributed to the
Qualification of views. Mountains of
old misunderstanding might be re-
moved and many new things per-
ceived. Streams of pent-up human
kindness would be released in the
warmth of which everything essential
would remain and, on the other hand
excessive Importance is still attribuu.
ed, would disappear.
According to our conviction, all
the belligerents Jointly owe to hu-
manity to examine whether now, after
so many years of n costly but unde-
cided struggle, the entire course OF
which points to an understanding, it is
possible to make an end to the terrible
grapple.
"The Royal and Imperial Govern
ment would like. therefore, to propose
to the Governments Of all the bellig-
erent States to send delegates to a
confidential and unbinding discussion
on the basic principles for the con-
clusion Of peace, in a place in a
neutral country and at near date
that would vet have to be agreed
upon-delegates who were charged to
make known TO one another the con-
ception Of their Governments regard
ing those principles and to receive
analogous communications, as well as
to request and give frank and candid
explanations on all those points which
need to be precisely defined.
THE Royal and Imperial Govern
ment has the honor to request the
Government Of through
the kind mediation of Your Excel
lency, to bring this communication to
the knowledge of the Government of
1.-THE names Of the intermediary
Government and of that addressed in
the particular note dispatched are left
blank.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
COMMISSIONED IN CAVALRY
Three Philadelphians and Bris
tol Man Made Lieutenants

The list OF officers commissioned to-
day at the cavalry officers school at
Fort Bliss. Texas, contains three Phila-
delphians and one Bristol man-William
F. Wendt, 21l4 Watkins street Clar-
ence l.. Bender 1882 North Sixty second
street Frederick r. Hetzel, 25pl South
Seventy-first street and George II.
Sampson. 1l2 Walnut street, Bristol.
The four have risen from the ranks, be-
ing noncommissioned officers when they
wen to the school.
Lieutenant Wendt Is thirty-seven
years old and has been in the army
eighteen years He was sergeant,
assigned as instructor at Fort Bliss.
Lieutenant Hetzel is twenty-five years
old, and has been in the cavalry four
wears,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
EXPECT WILSON
TO,VOICE ALLIES
VIEWS ON PEACE
London Believes He Will Again
Act as Spokesman
for All
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copvri0ht, 1918. bv Neo York Times Co.
London Sent 49,

Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. bv Neto York Times Co.
London. Sept. IS.
1t is stated here that Austria's invita-
ticn to preliminary unbinding peace dis
cussions will receive the full considera-
ton of the Allied Governments. This
statement may be taken to mean moth
ing more than 1t literally says. What
ever form 1t may be decided by the AL
lied Governments who will act as one
the pact of London. to give to the re-
ply or whether any reply will be made
by the Entente Powers individually or
unitedly. cannot, Of course. be yet
stated, for there has been no time for
consultation, but 1t Is suggested that
probabilities are that the Entente Pow
ers will simply notify the Austrian Gov
ernmeQt that they have taken notice OF
the proposals made and leave II at that.
Another suggestion is that President
Wilson, whose expression Of the Allies
policy has won universal admiration
will again act as spokesman oT all the
Powers arrayed against Austria Hun
gary and her confederates. In some
quarters II Is believed that Lloyd George
had foreknowledge of the Austrian
move. and that his speech at Manches'
ter. in which he said victory was es-
sential to sound peace, sounded the
note on which Allied consideration OF
the Austrian note will be pitched.
The first impression here was thai
acceptance of Austria's invitation could
have but one Cf two results. either Il
would prolong the war or 1t would lead
toward an unsatisfactory peace, ir
which would be found the germs oi
future wars.
Allied Requirements Not Met
The Austrian proposals meet none o.
the requirements which British states
men have laid down as essential prelimi
naries to peace discussions. II is alsS
held here that they omit to take iStS
consideration the vital point that Presi
dent Wilson has laid down certain prin
ciples to which German spokesmen hav,
paid lip service. bug absolute reeogni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15

ligerent States, without exception, the
desire for peace Of understanding
has been enormously strengthened;
that the conviction Is increasingly
spreading that the further continu-
ance of the bloody struggle must
transform Europe into ruins and into
state of exhaustion that will mar
It's development for decades to come
and this without any guarantee of
thereby bringing about that decision
by arms which has been vainly
striven after by both sides in four
years filled with enormous sacrifices,
sufferings and exertions.
Doubts Success Of Former Plan
I'm what manner, however, can the
way be paved for an understanding
and an understanding finally attained? :?
Is there any serious prospect what.
ever Of reaching this aim by continu.
ing the discussion of the peace prob.
lem in the way hitherto followed?
I'VE have not the courage to an
swer the latter question In the affirma.
tive. The discussion from one public
tribune to another, as has hitherto
taken place between statesmen Of the
various countries, was really only a
series Of monologues. 1t lacked, above
everything, directness. Speech and
counter.speech did not fit into each
other. The speakers spoke over one
another's heads.
"On the other hand, was the pub
licity of these discussions, which rob.
bed them of the possibility Of fruitful
progress In all public statements of
this nature form Of eloquence Is
used which reckons with the effect at
great distances and on the masses.
Consciously or unconsciously, how
ever. one thereby increases the dis
tance Of the opponents conception,
produces Misunderstanding which
take root and are, not removed, and
makes the frank exchange of ideas
more difficult. Every pronouncement
Of leading statesmen Is, directly after
its delivery and before the authori.
tative quarters of the opposite side
can reply to it. made the subject of
passionate or exaggerated discussion
by irresponsible elements.
But anxiety lest they should en-.
danger the interests Of their arms by
unfavorably influencing feeling at
home and lest they prematurely betray
their own ultimate intentions, also
causes the responsible statesmen
themselves to strike higher tone and
to adhere to extreme
standpoints.
Favors Round Table Talk
III, therefore, an attempt is made
to see whether the basis exists for
an understanding calculated to deliver
Europe from the catastrophe Of the
suicidal continuation Of the struggle,
then, in any case, another method
should be chosen which renders pos
sible a direct, verbal discussion be-
tween the representatives Of the Gov
ernments. apd only between them. The
conceptions or Individual
States would likewise have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
AUSTRIA'S VOICE, KAISER'S
HAND in PEACE PROPOSAL
British Press Riddles Plea Emanating From Vienna
J and Quotes Wilson's
x Watchword
The Manchester Guardian saws .

The Manchester Guardian says:
1t would be a monstrous thing TO
plant this proposal as proposals have
been planted in the past. Neither In this
nor any other country would general
opinion stand any false heroics of this
kind. 1t would also be an extreme and
unwarrantable course to lay down any
definite military conditions as prerequi-
site to any discussion.
"On the other hand, we fear that the
day of peace would be delayed rather
than advanced If we were to enter into
confidential discussions without some
suggestion from the other side of their
approach to our clear and well known
proposals. We think, therefore, that the
Allied Governments should request some
expression of view as to the possibilities
of settlement on such lines as those
which President Wilson and Lloyd
George have laid down"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
KAISER'S SPEECH CENSORED
Vorwaerts Declares Portions Re.
garding Prussian Reforms Were
Cut Out
Il Gable 10 Epening Public Ledger

Special Cable TO Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1913. BY NeiO York Times Ct.
The Hague, Sept. 16.--The Vorwaerts.
Commenting on the Kaiser's speech, says
II appears to have been censored, and
that especially in the labor press sec
tions concerning the Prussian franchise
were not published.
Anyway, the paper adds. the Wolff
Bureaus official report OF the speech did
not mention Prussian reforms, where
as we now learn from authoritative
sources that the speech contained def
mite recognition of the demands for
Prussian franchise according to the
(5overnment program"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
Naval District Wins

Pottstown, Pa, Sept. l6.-Fourth
Naval District, of Philadelphia, blanked
Pottstown here yesterday. TO o. Jing-
ling johnson was the master mounds
man. allowing four widely separated
hits and striking out nine batsmen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
DEATHS

BEALE.-Sept a.. at Devon. Pa. MARY
ANNA, wife Of late Truxton Dixon Besle. of
St. JAMES the Less $3.50 p. m Washington
GILCHRfST.-sept Is. MARY j.. daush-
ter of Mary j. and the late James Gil
christ, Relatives wan and friends inyitsd to
mothers residence. Sis5 Cedar ave. Int.
private. Friends may call Tues. to 10
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Austria Aims
to Split Allies
Continued from Page Ono

Continued from Page Ono
proposal. Until those ruling the des-
TIMES of Germany-whether the general
staff the Emperor, the Chancellor or
the Reichstag-are prepared at least
to show an open mind mere conversa-
tions are useless"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
AIRPLANES ATTACK PARIS
Bombs InAict Casualties and
Cause Material Damage
By the United Press

pavis. Sept. 16--Several enemy air.
n1666h approached Paris last night, IL
&8 nDcLG1Iy announced today.
- lefs soms casaaities and mate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
HELP WANTED--MALE

YOUNG MEN wanted several. under 21
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for Mr.. stevens.
CLERK-Nran with general office experi-
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Phila.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-10
Poultry and Pet Stock

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WANTED-Rabbits for laboratory work
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FOR SALE lew pairs Of large Car
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YOUNG SQUAD RANCH
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