Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-20

obtain such peace, at any time, they
were leading the way to irreparaole
disaster, because, since human nature
is made that way. they were inevitably
weakening our war spirit. winch
should at all costs have been strength
ened?
They made our people yearn for
peace, without making the enemy
ready for it. In fact, they made peace
more difficult of attainment, as the
entente knew all about the state vi
feeling in our country, and used it for
their own purposes. These idealists
also impeded the efforts of general
headquarters to make the enemy more
inclined for peace by those means
which alone lead TO success in war
In spite OF all their idealism they are
responsible for the misfortune OF our
country.
Never Saw Chance for Peace.
1 know of no time when the attitude
of the enemy justified our nope for
fair and just peace of understanding
Everything that has been said or writ
| ten on this subject IS wide of the
mark. The government never indi-
Gated to general headquarters posi-
BILE opening for such a peace.
No doubt we could at any moment
have had such peace as has now
been forced upon us. What cham
cellor, what statesman. what man with
true German feeling in his blood
would have even thought of it? But
everyone might have known perfectly
we'll that no other peace was to be
had, and so there was nothing Tor 1t
but to fight for victory, once the war
had started.
Towards the end Count Czernin evil
identity thought as l did, although he,
too. would not admit the truth. In
his speech of December II. 1918. he
/ said
THE best we could hope for was to
take advantage of a favorable military
situation, such as might still be ex-
pected, to propose a peace which,
while involving considerable sacrifices,
/ would perhaps have had chance of
being accepted by the enemy. But
the more brilliant their successes, the
i more exacting did the<German mill
tary leaders become. and after their
great victories it was less possible
! than ever to persuade them to such a
lpOlicy, of remuneration.
4 II believe that there, actually was
one, and only one. moment in the
CouIsG VI lIllS Wal WihSit SuNii III CO..
tempt really seemed very likely to
succeed, and that was after the IA
NOUS battle of Gorlice."
No Peace Talk in Victory Days.
: The battle of Gorlice was fought In
! May. 1915. Subsequently, therefore
: according to Count Csernin--there
was no chance of peace at all, even al
the cost of considerable, sacrifices
And even If there had been a chance
: Ieither IN May, 1915, or later, not only
1.-The German military party, but almost
the whole German people would have
refused it so long as they felt proudly
: Teonfident of their strength.
This confidence and strength should
, have been fostered hv the statesmen
to keep the will to victory alive In
1.-The country, and preserve 1t from the
Unreasonable disaster of defeat. The
determination of our enemies beine
II what 1t was. there could be no mid.
| die course. Our will in the matter
J Twas no account. That Of the enem,
: Twas not yet broken. When this hat
| been effected by military victory tn,
diplomats might talk about reconcile
ton If THEY STILL. WANTED
{ TO.
II At the beginning OF April, 1917. tn,
I kaiser received the Emperor Charlie
( Tat Homhurg. The latter was accom-
i panied by Count Cxernin and Genera
Won Arg. The chancellor. the tield