El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-28
CRAFTY GERMANY TRIES TO PLACATE
US. BUT IT'S AN EFFORT WASTED

torous terms out Of the peace conference It will be noticed
that time does any German official come out into
the open and say what peace conditions Germany would
consider fair
Now keeping in mind the presumption that these Ger
leaders looking to peace conference to terminate
the basis Of compromise read another paragraph
Of Won Kuehlmann's speech, TO wit;
Il believe that say without fear Of contradc
ton, the result Of revelations, that the deeper
the Of this the clearer 1t becomes that the
power which planned and desired the Russia that
France played the next worst role nsgatOr and that
England's policy has very dark pages to show
Note that he shoulders the chief blame upon poor old
helpless Russia that he deals quite lenienty with England
and does not the United States of shining by taking
up the sword by the side Of those nations whom he de-
nounces In fact he does mention the United States
all This gentle touch upon England and no touch at all
upon the United States must be considered significant
When the peace conference comes Germany England
ard the United States in enent frame Of mind believing
these AngoSaxon nations dominate the conference and
free Of TancoT allow German diplomats to make way with
favorable peace Il would be surprising If
from until the end of the there more
member that you read Of any denunaon Of the
American people, but only occasionally somewhat bitter
reference president Wilson. Remember that while Amer
lean prisoners undergoing deplorabe prvaons IN Ger
many, such that they die Of disease there is
positive evidence that they being subjected any
Of those tortures which were inflicted on English and
Canadian prisoners in the earlier years Of the Ger
many wants friends least enemies Of the bitter
sort and Is willing 10 take some pains 10 cultivate them
Territory in the east held be retained If posi-
BILE and peThaps-ho knows Belgian seaport might be
retained Also, the German colonies to be recovered
and above all there must be economic warfare when
the armies 90 home IF England and the United States
pacated they could sway the other allies that in
portant point.
As to all Of which, Germany has an awakening coming.
It is useless Try to coddle the British US useless
berae Russia and France We snail all stick together and
are all anti-Geman. That means now and after the
war.
Germany may not realize it. but IS in desperate pre-
dcament nevertheless Up to now the offensive IN France
and Flanders has failed The offensive Of Austria the
Italian line has failed also. But Germany must night
Unless the central powers deal knock
blow at once there hope for them They cannot
win The speed with which American troops are landing
IN France makes the issue of months The German
power fixed The Of the allies are
almost Hmitless, thanks the United States In few
months, unless Germany wins Immediately there viii be
such peponderauce Of allied troops all along the line that
for Germany to win at al viii be Of the question.
But Germany believes that in any the allies can
not strength enough TO break down the German
military wall and iufict defeat We Of different
opinion. In fact military leaders know It be
Our Gen Pershng says Germany be beaten; Ger
many must be beaten; Germany viii be beaten That
be to such speeches those Of Kueh
and Hertlug Germany viii be beaten and forced
give up all the spells Of Germany VIII be forced
make peace terms humane and justice loving world
approve. Germany viii there after be subjected to
economic terms which VIII render her unable to finance the
upbuilding Of another great military machine with which
to Try 10 ensave the world.