The sun., 1918-07-15
TROELSTRA SHOWN
AS GERMANY'S TOOL
Dutch Socialist Hopes to Pro-
mote Outburst Of Pacifist
Talk.
FEAR OF AMERICA SEEN
Teuton Newspapers Attempt
to Juggle Figures About
U. s. Troops.
Special cabis Despatch TO THE sus from the
london Times

Special cable Despatch to THE sus from tie
Lo~doN Timss.
Copyright. 1918; all ri0An rsssrpsd.
LONDON. July l5.-F. A. Mckenzie.
formerly correspondent OF the Ttmss In
Berlin, in an article In that paper to-
day on the subject Of the alleged peace
offensive, says no German newspaper
contains the slightest confirmation of
the assertions on Saturday by Arthur
Henderson, formerly a member OF the
British War Cabinet, that the German
Socialist majority has accepted the
principles Of the labor memorandum on
war aims adopted In London In Febru-
AIRY. The position OF the German Aus
TRAN Socialists IL no more satisfactory
than that Of the Germans. Mckenzie
continues:
1T Is becoming abundantly clear that
the great object that Troelstra and his
message are expected to accomplish 10
to promote a pacifst outburst before
America can make her weight felt. The
Cologne Gazette published on July an
open letter which Troelstra addressed
to Henderson In which he proposed TO
call a new Socialist peace conference.
This remarkable Dutch neutral says:
~ know that among the Entente
peoples anxiety about their unfavor-
able military situation Is At the moment
weakened II not removed by large ex-
pectations which are based upon Ameri-
can help and also by the hope Of the
demoraiising effect Of economic stress
upon the Central Empires.
Points to Russia's Error.
"'As to the last point. I regard It as
my duty to give warning against repe-
tltion Of the mistake the present rulers
OF Russia committed when they based
their peace policy upon the hope Of a
revolution in the Central Empires
After poohpoohing the local dis
turbances' in Germany and Austria and
paying q high tribute to the brilliant
organization of both countries. strength
Of both empires and their splendid pros
poets In the east, Troelstra proceeds:
As regards the help OF America. 1t is
| assuredly at this stage OF the war a
factor OF great Importance not only to
the Entente countries but to all man
, kind. no doubt.
at is questionable whether II Amer
lea had not taken part In the war the
possibility of an agreement among the
| European Powers would not have arisen
earlier. especially II America, instead Of
| throwing into the war her fresh and still
unimpaired strength AZ belligerent. had
maintained her original role as a peace
mediator. but a. matters stand, Amer
lea. as a counterpoise to the successes
| of the Central Powers In the east and
In the occupation of Belgium and north
ern France, Is the main anchor for all
| who must regard the repetition of Brest-
Litovsk in the west as a worlds dis
| aster'
''Troelstra then proceeds to lecture
President Wilson on the duties of the
United States, saying: What is the
duty of America and what her respon-
sib!lity II she desires to remain true to
| international organization which has
been set up by President Wilson?
| Points to Americas DUTY"
"Tf, as assume. America is the power
which, in spite Of the great military ad-
vantage OF the Central Empires. now
holds the balance between the two
groups of belligerents. her subsequent
| duty is to cooperate at the right nome mt
for the conclusion Of peace by agree
ment. whereby the foundation will be
laid for the league of nations and for
the disappearance from the world OF
unitarian as dominating factor in the
fate Of peoples.
| dHl especially VI SHldi
nations. whose independence cannot in
| the long run be maintained II the mill
| tary system continues
Amy confirmation that may be needed
| OF Troelstra's inspiration is amply
supplied by the German press. The an
nouncsment that more that 1000. 900
Americans had sailed for Francs and
| detailed statistics OF the embarkations
were suppressed by the German censor
ship. By some accident they got into the
| Cologne Gazette under the heading
! American Blur with an editorial note
which said !. We know absolutely that
| the figures are immensely exaggerated
and do not correspond with the reality,
"On the other hand, the German pa
pers were encouraged to publish an an
nouncement that there are now more
than 1000 900 Americans with the COL
ors. and then to go on arguing that II
will be a very long time before any con-
siderable America army can take the
field. On July the Wolff Bureau, the
official news agency. issued a carefully
prepared tumble OF statements purport-
ing to show the contradictory estimates
of Americas strength published by the
Allies and indicating that all of them
! probably are false"