The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-01
America will So Ad.
wise Her If Ask
ed To Aid
No POss bility That An
Armistice viii Be
Even Considered

w 29-(Associated Press)-
Only the acceptance of the terms
OF peace to be presented by the
Allies, which will be practically
a call for an unconditional sur
render and complete break with
Germany, Austria and Turkey,
will save the Bulgarian army from
destruction and save Bulgaria
from being overrun by the armed
forces of the Entente.
This is the opinion here, which
appears to be backed up by the
press opinions expressed in the
various Entente capitals. Neither
here nor abroad are the reports
of Austrian reserves coming to
Bulgaria's rescue being taken
seriously. Austria has no first
class reserves to spare from her
Italian front and from the west
frons, where Magyar units have
been assisting the Germans.
FRIENDLY BUT FIRM
The United States will take no
part in the Bulgarian peace plea,
although it was stated yesterday
by the Bulgarian minister here,
Stephan Panaretoff, that Bulgaria
would appeal to the United States
in the event of the refusal of the
Allies to listen to the peace over
lures from Sofia. Minister Pana-
retoff states his belief that Bull
garla is out of the war for good,
although he has no official advices
regarding the peace offer, and be-
lieves that his country's request
for an armistice and a peace con-
ference should be heard.
In official circles here it is stat
ed that America will confne her
activities to the transmission of
notes and communications be-
tween the Allies and the Bulgars.
Mercy Perhaps Later
" If asked to do more, the United
States might in a friendly way, ad-
wise Bulgaria to comply with the only
conditions whirh would bring about
peace now, leaving any territorial
questions to ,be settled later on at the
general peace council. Representatives
of the United States might intimate
that if Bulgaria accepts the Allies
terms now the United States might aid |
her in getting justice and even mercy |
then.
There is no possibility of Bulgaria
having her request for an armistice
granted as II preliminary to peace
conference. Both France and Great !
Britain have 80 spoken, the British an.
swering the Bulgarian request yester
day by stating that her request for an
armistice has already been fully cover =
ed in the reply of France denying it, |
1t is perfectly well defined, says the /
British note, that no military opera,
tion can be suspended.
Must Break Away
Regarding the proposals for a peace
conference, the British make. it clear
that such a peace must necessarily be
preceded by complete rupture by
Bulgaria with Turkey, Germany .anl
AustrO- Hungary.
- iah - =.
yesterday on the Bulgarian situation,
recognizes the advantages to the En-,
tente of a separate peace with the
Bulgars, but agrees in declaring that
an armistice is an unnecessary preli.
minary. No British paper Of import
ance believes that any armistice will
be granted. !
No Whim Of Premier
Light upon the Bulgarian overtures
and upon the vehement TeutOn claims
regarding these was obtained yesterday
by official statements from Sofia and
from London, the latter statements be
the that on Tuesday an authorized RuI-
garian announcement of her initiation
of a proposition for obtaining peace
had been received by the Allies
Paris reports the receipt of Zurich
dispatches which state that the Bulyar
peace offer is the result Of meeting
held in Sofa on Monday, attended by |
all the political leaders and the mem
hers of the cabinet. This disposes of
the German contention that the offer
was merely an impulsive act on the
part of Premier MalinOf.
Sofia Explains
fa Sofia explanations, received by way |
of Copenhagen, say that the Bulgarian