The sun., 1918-09-17
LONDON CALLS NOTE
SHAM AND INSULT
Only One Pacifist Paper Re-
fuses to See Anything But
a TeutOn Trick.
STRONG AGAINST FARLEY
Germans Are Stigmatized as
Criminals Scheming to
Cheat Civilization.

LONDON. Sept IS. - Characterizing
Germany's offer of peace to Belgium as
a shameless insult and Indignantly re-
jecting Austrias offer of a peace con-
ference as a German trick in which
Austria has been made the catspaw,
editorial opinion throughout England to-
day reflects the public's attitude that
there can he no peace parleying with
! the Central Powers until the Allies
specifically stated basic demands for the
security of civilization have been uncon-
ditionally accepted.
The editorial opinions expressed in the
evening newspapers to-day were II pos
sble even more drastic than those con-
tanned in this mornings issues The
STANDARD this evening entities its edi-
torial on the Austrian peace offer NO
Conference with Criminals" The Pau
Mall Gazette says Austria can have
peace by separating herself from Ger
many. Withdrawing her troops from the
! western front and retiring from her an
nexations in Rumania and then opening
peace negotiations with the Allies on
her own account
The only note OF discord was sounded
in the pacifst Daily NeUs this morning.
which, anticipating general rejection
Of the Austrian proposals. says that re-
| sponsible, sober minded men SHOULD,
nevertheless. face the proposals sauarely.
The Standard welcomes the note Not
only as a new ssign of enemy distress.
but because It affords the Allies an OPP
portunity Of making plain statement as
to the real obstacle to peace"
How vienna Can Get Peace.
The Pail Mau Gazette says: IF Aus
tria wants peace she can have 1t by
separating herself from Germany. with
drawing her divisions from the western
front, retiring from her annexations IN
Rumania and opening negotiations OF
her own accord with the Allies"
In the Globes opinion anything more
impudent than this move to cheat civ
ilization could not be imagined. even
from Germany"
The Westminster Gazette considers
that the Austrian note gives the Entente
Powers an opportunity ito set forth
| anew our idea of the world as 1t should
be after the war, the world OF league
OF nations. That and not the
contemptuous negotiations. which some
people seem to favor, is the right way to
challenge the German war lords and to
appeal beyond them to the peoples OF
| Austria and Germany"
Referring to Vice Chancellor Won
Payers speech. which the newspaper
says contempiates an unqualified Ger
|
| ster Gazette concludes:
I'm answering the note we must make
It clear to the enemy peoples that our
principles apply to the east and to the
, west"
THE Austrian note does not bring
| real peace any nearer" says he Express
preliminary conditions to peace have
been stated over and over again by the
Allies. and there Is not the faiutest sug-
gestion that the Central Powers will
agree to any one OF these conditions.
| They who drew the sword are schemng
to save themselves from perishing by the
sword. The disingenuousness of the note
betrays that 1t was written in Wilhelm
| strasse, Berlin"
Plan to save HohenzoIicrns.
Relative 10 the offer OF peace to Bel
GUM the Express says:
| This is another Brest-Litovsk scheme
and part OF the same plan for preserv-
ing the power OF the Hohenzollerns"
After referring to the sinking OF the
liner Galway Castle as a coincidence to
the offer of peace the newspaper says:
THE allied peoples will not shake
hands. They viii not be friends, nor will
they agree to any hole in the corner
negotiations Democracy Is now at the
helm OF the worlds affairs M!litarism il
tottering. and II the German people de-
sire to save themselves from falling with
It they must insist on the preliminary
conditions which alone make useful talk
possible"
Our peace terms have been made
abundantly clear says the Post. when
Germany and her dependents are ready
to accept them they can let us know.
There will be no abatement to them.
Germany must be beaten. and must rec
ognize she Is beaten. Until then her
suggestions for peace conferences are
not TO be regarded any more than the
cracking of thorns under a pot"
The Daily Neps says:
| cThere Is no solid ground upon which
statesmen sincerely jealous for peace
can Justify the rejection Of the Austrian
proposals Discussion would not involve
an armistice There would ,be no oues-
tion OF the Allies compromising tbeI,
fundamental principles Against the
more than remote prospect that discus
sions might leave Germany obdurate
they might have very different result
In the case of Turkey. Bulgaria and
even Austria. The Allies. with an I'm.
assailable moral case. have everything IN
gain and nothing TO lose by discussion. -
Another Form OF German Trick,
IAN impudent sfar:." is tho Mar,
editorial head over its comment on the
note. which 1t describes as another 10, m
Of an old German trick.
The German Emperor is a ventrilo.
quist whose voice we may hear In this
Austrian telegram the newspaper con.
tinues, land we hear It because the mill.
tary masters under whom GERMANY Is
bleeding are afraid. IL Is not humanity
which they have in view, but the safety
OF their own skins This German trIcL
has been disposed of in advance h,
President Wilson's mastery addresses
Mr.. Wilson's great watchword NO peac,
with autocracy' applies to Austria a,
well as Prussia. and for the same caus,
no German -autocracy can be trusted 10,
an hour. The allied attitude L. clear