Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
War Lords Expect Revolution
But Dare Not Make Just Peace

autocracv is sinking its NE tn,
great and perhaps The final cam.
paign in The field viii be under was
within few weeks perhaps To,
battle lines iu tho west Will ba sway
INK under tho shock OF battle when
lhiH dispatch ia printed,
lsut railing that military decision
or strategic breAk.thrI" which 30
military authority here bclIoyoa nm.
denbcrg can possibly ntt,hu tfe IN
t'rnal struggle IN tho central en-.
plres VIII foieuin thruout the sprinK
as today, the Issue Ia Tho world wAt
OF most Importance
From official soufcea / have oh
ialned material which makes DOS
hlhle an acc auto description ~ that
political situation In Germany and
Austria which the dominant and re-
dictionary parties those cuuntrira
ara trying to hide from the world
How that Information was gathered
ana reached England would make a
romsnco Of absorbing interest n b,
could be told.
The kaiser and the Austrian en-
perOr KING, ate faced by a terrible
dilemma. They believe themsolytz
ana with the best OF reasons. in rA-
irems personal danger The tide uf
revolt is rising about thcgl Their
thrones and Offices Ia their own
opinions are In litte less peril than
were those OF their counterparts In
Russia year ago. Just before the
catscilpsm Awept the cEar"s utOCrucu
into limbo overnight,
Why, then. do they not make
peace1 why do they not give thelr
peoples the settlement Tor whioh
they crY, meeting the lust demands
Of the allies, and saving their own
HkinH at the cost ~ abandoning their
attempt 10 dominate tho woHldg
The answer ls that they cannot
In the German military view. pri-
vatsly expressed by General Laden.
dorff at the time tho strikes Ia Ger
many began. no peace Involving the
ceasion Of yard of the territory OF
Germany or any OF her allies. even
Turkey, can be concluded wituohi
provoking an imm ediats revolution.
T0 whole Issue, budendorff said Id
summed up In one word. prestige
The prestige OF the German army
must he mainta lned. or the fabric ui
the milltarlst state falls to pieces.
ANY concessions made by Germany
to the allies unless met by similar
gifts Of territory on our side. win be
regarded In Germany aa symbols OF
dSefat.
Germans Must IIayo Peace and
Bread.
The uermaulc nutocrnts must give
peace and bread To their peoples. or
their peoples viii rise against lhemS
They must maintain the prestige Of
Victory or they will he swept out uf
power for having fought AN unsuc-
cessful war, They cannot obtaln
terms from rhcir enemies which do
not involve tho admission on their
own parts that they have failed to
win tho war
There In 4. paragraph II tho eH.
senoe Of tho whole situation. AZ tho
precious crew put II 10 Themselves,
among Themselves. For mare than
two years Of war, there was no
crown council In Germany. Now
there are crown councils every weok,
and Ludendorff tear Ia
special trains from Berlin Ia nrest-
l.itovsk and so>rT1aT headquarters on
the Meuae, -llertling and A'Eernln
rush Wildly about central lfurops
using up more mileage than an
American presidantiai candidate con
oumea To parody "a phrase OF viii
sons predecessor, the central Euro.
pean autocracy has become "A gov
eminent on wheels"
But they cannot find the way ou.
~ the dellenma, For there Is no
way out, They arc heading Tor the
abyss, and they know IT, Only one
thing can save them. n weakening
or n breakup among tire allies. Az
their hour OF fate approaches and
trose best able 10 Judge rere believe
Il 20 he Verv near--they redouble
their Efforts 70 get peace, and get Il
quickly without admitting defeat
Their speeches their diplomatic
manoeuvres. their offenslvos, their
are Ru directed TO one
end peace that will enable them
10 say TO their peoples. You see, We
have saved you from your enemies