New-York tribune., 1918-10-03
Only Captures in March
OHenxiive Warded OF
Munitions Crisis
Despair In Germany
Cannot Be Hidden
Put All Strength Into the
Balkins, One Paper
Demands
BY II. w. Smith
,Srac,ui Cul,lo 10 1'jio T,iimnhD
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ROTTERDAM. Oct 2-Thn Berlin
psuu,s arn doing them hest to carry
ou. the government order to p1estn.
,he situntiun IN the luast disag1eeable
light, but despite themselves they IT,
tlucs chs despair prevailing:
1t is haEisved here that Genma1rys
rollu1aso IN the West front has hecn
due lgrEnjy to Il lack OF munitIunS. 1t
< known here that in August Jnden-
dnrF ssRtnd privately that the failu1c
~ xG r7sw material WAS making tho
s,.1atiun >scriuls and added that only
,be cg,,tlres of tho March offensive
savad n Erisis earllmr.
The "Ilcqtsrlnp TsSnhz"iinng" thanks
l,nd thnt R.srIin is not Germany The
l,or,alllslla4ss of the capital since Satlr-
Gsy's uRl,ir I'M the Rulrrsf, 1t sRyH. out
strrs by marry hurses' lanEth that OF
the Cuuutl,y IN; whole, which, though
ii regards the situation seriously, pre-
s,rv,.s the inner calm of Il people con-
scuus of it's strength.
And SD on.
The reRctionary papers use this
crisis to frighten the public into a
postponement OF the demands for re
form One says that the Centrlsts are
,hnut to yicld to the fatal demands OF
.he Social Democrats and warns them
and the National Liberals of the dam
ger Of such course.
Fury Over H0Ilweg
The idua muuted in sunfe quarters of
recalling van RethmHnnH ollweg makes
IL. sIleutscie Tagpszt.itllng" furious.
As If" it SAYS, "the nation had not
paid e,rnugh already for the ChHncel-
lorsfip, this enemy of the empire
Eeic}sxcrilnl'berl
1t Is generally agread that much, and
some say svarythlng, depends on Ger
many's saving her position in thu RnE
ks1ys. TIN '''Vussische zeitung" III an
ar'trdln communicated frum a "srsn2nlt
Quarker." even advocates u withdrawal
from tne West frunt and Italy IN nNdAi'
% prevent n ganeral cnIiHpaa, In the
Fast. 1t insists that with Bulgaria
out It IS inIpussibha fm Turkey, with
Constantilmple gates tllrantelra by
Tho Aliis.. TO hold out.
"7i1n effect of this on Runtanm Is
oniy ttm c.ear." says tie, newspaper.
Tic wir1la of the Ralkalls Mouuld fhen
lto in tin hands uf tic, flnta,irtn and
would form an adniirah}n baHn of ope1-
aeinns AGAINST Austria. That Austria
could cnnt inun to resiss IS iiglprobable.
A Lone Germany
"facturs witch need not be discussed
here would operate to make that I'M
probability an imnussibilitX. Germany
would then find herself atune. unable
oven ct TIM cost of fer-lHaciJlrg con-
cessions. to obtain an accnptaDE peace
and would have to choose between an
entirr surrender or persistence in the
war At the cost of heaviest sacrifices.
Only the restoration of thn frnnt in
Bulgaria can sparn her tlult hard
choice.
Even If she is to override fhn wish
Of the maturity CT tite BulgUr people.
sentinrnl1sdl scruples would ant hn al
luwed 10 stand in tlln WY any more
than in t}ce case uf the AlGirgs in Cireece.
ut ia 4 mistake To hold ontD the
treaty of EYnst Lttuvsil, for If Germany
iailad TO yostor.e hcY poSiGiun in the
balkans. tlpo treaty nigh easily open
% the enonly' q now R,taar-1mffsh front
against an isoietod CnYnrar!s.."
lha "Voasischo Zeiaung' points on
thst America is not na WEI with Hul-
r,..a and has hecnS hohind tho scenes
al ainNs in bringing about the defec-