Evening star., 1918-01-20
RUSS PEACE CAUCUS
AR0USEs HUN INTEREST
President Wilson's Message Causes
Boehes Little. Concern, German
Newspapers Reveal.
By PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.

Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Jam
uary 19.-Careful study OF the latest
German newspapers reveals the fact
that the mass of the German people
paid little attention either to Premier
David Lloyd Georges speech or to
President Wilson's message. Their en-
tire interest seems to have been CEN
tered on the Russian negotiations and
the rumors Of a forthcoming offensive
on the western front. Considering
themselves victorious, as nearly all Ger
mans do at present, it is difficult for
them to take the entente peace program
seriously.
commented on more widely than the
British premier's declarations. Regard
ing the former, the semi-off1cial Koel-
nische Zeitung says:
There is nothing sincere in President
Wilson's declarations. They deceive
only those who wish to be deceived.
The ravening instinct of Germany's
enemies manifests itself ceaselessly.
We know there Is poison in the honey
cake which is being offered US. Mr..
contradiction existing between the
brutal facts and the fine theories of
which he has made himself the apostle.
Raps President Wilson.
LAS for Mr. Wilson, he does not even
take the trouble to conceal his contra
dictions. He says the time of con-
quests is passed. but at the same time
forgets to give back Germany's colonies
and Turkeys possessions. He adds
that in the interests of world peace
Germany should restore Alsace-Lor-
raine to France and that Austria-Hun-
gary should give Trent and Trieste to
! Italy. but there is no question of the
United States giving Cuba and the
Philippines back to Spain, although a
rigorous application of the principles
he lays down would demandsth this resti-
tuition.
rs England disposed to give back
India and Egypt? The quadruple al
lance should restore Belgium, Serbia.
Montenegro and Rumania and bear
most of the expense of this restora-
tion. but there is no question of re-
storing Germanys world commerce.
which the English and Americans are
daily trying to reduce to nothing. But
why study the list of these insolent
pretensions in detail? II the German
people subscribed to a peace such as
would be signing her own death war
rant Anglo-Saxon world domination
would establish itself under the hypo-
| critical mask of society of nations.
| Central Europe would be as poor and
powerless as after the thirty years
war.
Victory After Victory.
| This is the peace which is proposed
to a nation which not only resisted a
world of enemies. but won victory after
victory; a nation whose armies are
still a few miles from Paris and camp
ed in the heart of Russia; a nation
which, thanks to it's submarines. is daily
sapping the basis of the Anglo-Amer-
ican economic life. 1t would be gro
! tesaue IL 1t were not a question of the
i bloodiest human tragedy.
| "In any case this Anglo-Saxon inso-
lence should destroy our last existing
! illusions. One must have no blood in
| ones veins to consider Wilson's mes
sage anything other than blow at all
| German patriots.
Fortunately 1t Is not speeches but the
result Of mems acts which will bring
| peace. 1t il the exploits OF our armies
| which have brought US to Brest-
IAtovsk. It is our armies which will
continue the work begun until -succesS
crowns our EFFORTS IN the vest"