Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
KAISER TEMPTS Tally
TO GET OUT OF WAR
Peaoe and Added Possessions is
Bait; the Offer Expected
by Washington.

Washington, July E.-The predic-
tion was made yesterday by Senator
james Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois that
within the next week Germany would
offer attractive overturcs" regarding
Belgium, Northern France, Alsace-lor-
raine. Rumania, and Serbia, If in return
she were allowed free hand in the
east. He declared such a proposal had
been made TO Italy, and that the sug-
geston would now be presented TO the
United States.
1t will be before us In the next week
he said Ii will be used to try TO make
the American public believe that We are
fighting uselcssly; that the men who are
dying in France are spending their liVcs
without purpose. and that Germany Is
rendering 10 the United States every
principle for which We went to war. III Is
an attempt to awaken revolt upon the part
of every father and mother of son and 10
spread the cry in this country, Why not
accept the terms of Germany? She gives
everything for which we went to war!
But / protest against such peace
terms and stand against thom every
where. Our duty is to take the course
our government takes for the protection
of Russia, the preservation OF the east
and the salvation of America on the
Pacific
The talk of German peace proposals
came UP when Senator Lewis said nc
had reccived petitions attacking this
government for refusing TO recognize
the Bolshevlki IN Russia.
These papers. said Senator Lewis,
"charee that this government has the
object of intercepting the men who rep
resent what they call real democracy ;
hot,
Russia that they claim violates all poll
cies NC have heretofore professed. They
call attention TO our friendship tor
Greece and our resolutions on behalf OF
South America and different States from
time to time They invite attention TO
the fact that we raised voice against
foreign governments attempting TO lay
a strong hand upon the pursuers OF Cuba
when she sought freedom
The Illinois Senator would not present
the petitions. saying they were couched
in unwarrantablc language, ter1nIng the
Senate the slave Of the wealthy.
If there be those IN this country
who charge the United States with in
tervening in the east for the purpose
OF supprcssing liberty, he said. let
them understand that any move OF this
government. in harmony with other
Justice for all the world
Here the Senator made his direct
prophecy of German peace offers
II make bold. said he TO suggest
that If we Welded To Germany possess
sion Of Poland IithuanIa, EsthonIa, and
part Of Russia she would make attrac-
tive overtures regarding Belgium, North
ern France. and Alsace Lorraine.
II am free to tell YOU that there Is
information IN this country that the
suggestion has now been made 10 Italy
land will find its way in more official
form atht Germany's proposition nov
Is that she will offer 10 give up Belgium
and Runania, and offer some privileges
to Serbia and apparent conceSsioCs OF
freedom of the seas and the consent Of
the governed 70 the different localities
In turn she will ask that she he allowed
to deal with the east without interior
ence, her object being 70 work her power
IN multiplied form
Germanyis plan, then, would be. the
Senator declared, To hold the east fast
IN her grip while strengthening her pow
er for new war for conquest OF the world
We cannot have this, he said
THE future Is one Of peril unless We
guard those interests IN the east that
could be turned against us from the
Pacific
Senator Sherman took the floor
Il don't care TO hear any peace talk
o. any IntiInatIon of peace while Ger
many occupies Belgium or has her col
ors above a single foot OF French soil