The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-24
NORTHCLIFFE SEES
PEACE DRIVE PERIL
More Danger in German Pleas
Than in Military Acts,
He Warns.
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LONDON, Oct. 23.--Lord Northcliffe
stirred the members and guests of the
American Officers Club to a high pitch
OF enthusiasm to-day when he pointed
out the dangers Of the German peace Of
fensive and argued for q unified dipio-
matte front to combat the German polit-
ical man9uvres.
president Wilson has dealt most ably
with the various German suggestions"
said Lord Northcliffe, land 1t IL not
dousted in any OF the allied capitals that
he will continue TO deal with equal skill
with the present and later efforts Of the
enemy to confuse the issue.
I'VE are now facing the great enemy
peace offensive. which for US has as
many or more dangers than the military
offensive started last March. Could the
German peace offensive he met by a
close coordination Of the powers asso-
ciated against Germany 1t would prove
a grea. blessing. In the hour of our
military. peril nothing was allowed to
stand in the way of uniflcation OF our
military command. and nothing should
now DO allowed to impede the unification
Of the Allies in peace purposes. / shud-
der to think what would happen were
the representa- ves of the Powers which
have SO nobly borne the trials and sacri-
fees Of this great war to enter with
divided councils or divergent aspirations
into negotiations with tho subtle, I'M
scrupulous and cunning enemy. That
peril must at all costa be avoided
Fear of BoIshevism.
Some timid voices warn US to have a
care lest by discouraging the enemy's
will to peace and desire for reform We
throw Germany into chaos and foster the
spread of Bolsheyisn,. Bolshevism IL a
peculiar Russian blend of anarchy and
blood lust acd is plant that In not
likely to flourish In its Russian form on
German aoil.
II knotice, too, that It is the German
press which shares tho anxiety OF some
Of our public men lest Bolshevlsm and
it's way through Germany into the En-
tente countries. I may be dense and. !
may not know the feelings OF the masses
of my fellow citizens, though ! have
some means for judging them: but of
one thing I am certain. and that Is that
there Is no danger OF Bolshevism gaining
a foothold in this and the associated
Entente countries II a satisfactory peace
Is made.
"As to the feelings aroused In Amer
lea by the unexpected and extraordinary
Lansdownisms, such as those recently
expressed by Lord Miner. a very re-
spected member of the Government. l
cannot do better than to read you an ex-
tract from cable message received to-
day from a friend in the United States,
~ lD,,kN xI,,En No. d.
Zled by Miners statement. Were our
workers to feel their blood has been
Shed in vain; their heroism wasted; pri-
vat!ons ceaselessiy endured and efforts
made valueless by the weakness, short
sghtedness or vanity OF the Government
verify believe there would be an out
break OF wrath in which many Of our
institutions might vanish like the fabric
OF "A dream"