The Washington herald., 1918-07-13
HUN WAR HEADS.
KNOW VICTORY.
WATTS ON TIME.
'Unattainable in 1918, They
Face Hungry Winter for
Weary People.
PREPARE NATION FOR IT
Kuehlmann Debacle to Put
"Out-andO Outer" in For
eign Portfolio.

London July 1z.-Germany's mill
tary masters realize that the war
cannot be won this year. They are
settling down to the grim busi-
ness OF "trsining'' the people At
home for q nfth war winter. They
are entrenehing for defense against
the iercest offensive yet launched
In this war: The drive Of starving.
freezing, war-weary people.
That. and nothing else. b the an
swer to the Won Hintze puzzle, all
well informed observers here agreed
tonight That alone explains. they
believe, why at this tuncture an
arch-militarist. and out-and-out
bitter ender." Is Haunted in the
face of the world as successor to
the gentle Ruehlmann as secretary
OF state for foreign affairs
With q batch OF great map vic
tories. yet without a sembIance Of
decision in the West; with the
transatlantic tide of fresh Ameri-
can troops rising. rising. rising; and
with every peace offensive shatter-
ed In the making only ons course
remained open; brazen unmasking.
No weakness Vow.
The slightest show OF weakness at
| this stsge-sc4 argued the sword wor-
shippess--would uneiain thss lurking
tiger OF rebellion at home and feed
the defiantiy growing lion outside: the
/. allies war VIII.
So the -~yelvety camoufage that
looked like the invitation "Shake,"
] was torn of and the mailed fist was
| thrust out in all its ugly bluff and
defiance. addressed both to the folks
at home and abroad.
Thus came to be appointed as for
eign minister one of the most accom-
plished international thugs gilded by
the glitter Of an admirars uniform.
He, however, isIf indications tell
the future correctly-only the FIRST of
series of junkerist pillars that are
to hold the house Of Hohenzollern
when the holocaust breaks
Every remaining "weakiing'' or
doubter Is to be chopped on. and the
semi-civilian government is to be con-
verted into an out-and-out military
or. militarist, at least-cabinet, with
Ludendorf openly at the head as
1 NAtNNOAg Will blOOu anu
iron at home. and keeping up the
neck or nothing race against fate
upon the battlefield.
Caution Exercised.
But, lest the troublesome socialists
butt in during the arduous period
OF transition from camoufiaged mill
tary despotism to actual military
tyranny, caution is being exercised
at Berlin not to let the proverbial cat
out of the bag. Thus the imperial
chancellor. Count Won Hertling. deem
ed this q proper moment to say that
Germany is ready to consider ''sin-
cere peace proposals. with the usual
dressing OF 'ifs" and ''howevers."
In the meantime, DR.. Richard vou
Kuehlmann, who paid with his ON.
cial head for a few timid words OF
truth. Is going to Switzerland "for q
long vacation" There, also on a long
vacation, is his former chief at Lon,
don, Prince Lichnowsky.
Kuehlmann's parting thrust to cor
respondents at Berlin was:
"sick of II All,
ct. shall be glad to get bit Of fresh
air. am sick of 1t all.''
Whether he placed some emphasis
| on Ine WOTu ITesn, or Wnetner ne
choose to save what he has to say
for interesting memoirs like Lich-
nowsky's. is not told In the dispatch
In his statement, regarding the
willingness of the German political
and military leaders to listen to
sincere peace proposals." Won Hert-
ling reiterated the assertion that
"the recent speeches Of Presiden,
Wilson and Foreign Secretary Bal
four, plainly indicating that our
enemies will is to destroy her. force
EGermany to continue the struggle
The Chancellor also made a pain
full attempt to explain" Won Kuehl-
lmann's dismissal as not being caused
by real differences of opinion. but
by the revelation Of matters that
should not have been said publicly
II Hertling's explanation" wers
Ito be taken on its face value. OBJ
servers point out, then what Kuehl.
mann said was true. and there il nc
"difference Of opinion" regarding IL,
truth. but the crime was telling 1t II
the Reichstag.