The sun., 1918-10-11

Chancellor to take immediate steps for
peace; otherwise they would quit work
As this would have crippled Germany'f
war industries there can be no doub,
that Il had Its effect in driving the
Chancellor TO send his note to President
Wilson.
1T 10 all very well to talk about Prince
Macmillan representing the people, and
the opinion may gain ground outside OF
Germany thta he does; but nobody In
Germany. least of all the Social Demo-
GRAFT. is fooled The fact that he Is a
Prince and at the same time a General
Is enough to condemn him In their eyes.
They profess to believe that his term OF
office will not be very long.
so desperate Is the situation, how
ever. that most of the people are willing
TO try anything once, and 90 Prince Max
was allowed to take once unmolested by
protests All hands stand ready to, APP
plaud him II he does anything toward
getting the nation out Of its terrible
mess.
Socialists Behind Government.
"As to the German Socialists, II the
Entente is counting on them Il In akin
TO leaning on broken reeds. They are all
one with the Government II must be
titbt tIty NtE0 nOL IUT tNC
war when Il seemed likely to succeed.
and 80 generous and unquestioning was
their support that the Kaiser remarked
In one OF his outbursts OF confidence.
'Henceforth know no parties. but only
Germans.' The German Socialists ara
Germans first and are no more opposed
to war than the Pan-Germans, provided
the war is successful.
You ask whether Germany can hold
out much longer. That Is a hard ques-
ton to answer. Some Germans told me
they could hold out another Ave years.
Others said the war might end as
quickly as II began. Others said the
true Germany wants peace. but 30 does
the Entente. and after his latest speech
President Wilson evidently wants It as
badly as any one.'
Much depends, of course. on the turn
Of the food situation, which Is becoming
more and more troublesome. Last
month ] saw disturbances in Berlin
itself duo to the food situation. Women
obliged to do war work and suffering
from under nourishment get desperate.
They demand moro food, saying they
have lost husbands, sons and brothers
and that they will not endure further
unless better fed. When they do not
get II some few lay down their tools
ana run cxClt6uly through tn6 etreetS,
smashing shop windows and creating a
disturbance generally until the police
halt them. II there Is much resistance
the police use their revolvers shooting
the women In the legs.
These are tho disturbances OF which
you hear from time to time. They
break out all over the country, but so
far have. not assumed really dangerous
proportions. As to the food itself, you
must not think that Germany can be
starved out. The food Is not of the best,
but 1t Is sufficient to sustain life and
then. too. mon and women who are
we'll fed and who get hungry when a
meal is delayed really have no concep-
ton OF the remarkable adaptability OF
the human constitution.
1T is astonishing how little one can
eat and remain alive. Yesterday when
returned to my home after a long stay
in Germany was unable to eat the
good food placed before me. Ny long
abstinence from fat had altered my
powers Of assimilation. had got used
to German food. and though lost flesh
really didn't suffer after the readjust-
ment period.
bad as the food is, IL ia n little more
plentiful lately as a consequence Of inn
ports from the east. All the same Ger
many's food problem IL difiicuit and II
never can be solved while the war lasts.
1t won't end the war. but it will be a
decisive factor"