Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
II. AUN STAFF OFFICER Says
u !. GERMANY IS NOT BEATEN
Request for Armisticc Proves That
Grand Headquarters Is Submerged
80 by Pcssinism at Home.
.iiEFEATIsTs ARE RESPONSIBLE
A.Eeoplc Want Peace at Any Cost.
,psol Separatist Movement Growing.
Bavaria Worst offender i'm This
ReSpcsct.

.s,t. 4 ENCH HEADQUARTERS n
fiAscE arc HoSsmSS acsor6xr
.S German divisional slan otnccr recently
: niken prisoner on the french 'front.'. ard
stcas the result OF the influence winch
spessimists have gained in the govern
~iriCnt and over the Emperor TINS OIL
1cer. an Intelligent representative Of
his class. said:
-, The Germans request for an arms,
ice is proof TO me that the grand
Headquarters has been submerged by
The crisis in the interior Of Germany.
isie Emperor has been exasce1a,cd
!, .T+'' The Emperor IS surroundcn by peo-
pie who feel and talk defeat Of the
socialist LEADER. They are 90 . nually
setting before the Em2eror enc un
.theiT point o. view. and painting III
= 'e,omber colors the trightful RESPONSE
,-tisilltE, he has incurred as well as the
case of defeat, which appears to them
80 be imminent.
There are days when 10 officer of
.sae general stan can gain access TO
The Emperor. These are days Of acute
,.passinlism, passed BY the monarch AZ
most entirely in prayer and Bible read
tine German psoPle . wam, pease az a;
.g0oush Q: war.
',Another cause Q; anxiety is the
:p2ras5t T Th ia has GgSG
,aN South Germany nov is; Let us
separate from Prussia
tne. even the soldiers, may Insult Prus-
+. hs;a without pTovokinG q word OF de-
atense in our behalf. The Bavarian press
employs the same tone and We arc be
ginning 10 think tina; this is desired
by the Bsvarian army, which Will make
7,ernigma.
No MILITARY NECESSITY FOR
CONCLUSION OF PEACE
There appears to be no military
ci. or hn 81 & n1 r,f mo- 90
nov. in spite OF the constant retire
!nent OF our forces since the middle OF
July, and this is the opinion OF the
majority of my comrades on the differ
I'VE though, generally tina, our re
would continue til winter. in the mean
time, weakening the enemy by our
utilized the winter recognizing and
resrouping our forces, while our dipio-
mats would have entered into negotin,
lions that would surely have terminated
ia 2 favorable peace for US.
The abandonment OF the ;Aisace,,
;us sian territory and the creation Of 4
Polish kingdom arc equivalent to the
ra an Of 5akinS dfsm the
which are Indispensable TO our indus
tries and the markets that We aimed
,!a4.in consequences there will be
ntoppase Of great part of our Indus
.inent OF the working class, interior
troubles. separations and Il complete
auphaava!.
"Thcn. our enemies will have what
they have des!red-the compiete an
utilization Of Germany. That would be
'ta peace due TO Scheidemann.
,cS"We thought our present retreat
us: that the war would finally term-
natc by the success OF our at
some part of the front with the aid Of
our new tanks. and would bring about
.aRconciliatory peace favorable 10 US.
PLAN TO JOIN IN
ESE-AMERICkN WAR
rhe divisional staff officer revealed
That II was the opinion OF the military
caste In Germany that but FOX unto
ward events Germany. after a success-
,would have put her industries in shape
70 furnish war material TO both sides
IL a Hypothetical war between the
3itsd h Stat siSo ana mao a aeon aHa ,iS
would have Joined hands Win one
country TO crush the other
The officer said:
Japan and the United States would
surely clash some day, and We would
then furnish both sides with enormous
quantities OF material and munitions.
w: would have cXtingu!shed our debt.
.;iSmed ourselvss. and; al the moment
;.Ay Japan, and would have Imposed
conditions which we are unable 10 OBJ
.ta.n at this time
,.'rhe sole hope that remains 10 me
~ that the present German offer is
j.ethlnE but "a feint TO d!sc0rd in
Ire camps OF the allies and 70 gain
&tinn 10 reassemble and rcsToup our
forces"
RESTRICTION OF EXPORTS
DEVELOPS NEW SOURCES