Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 18 | Boring His Bit

1 i Borin Boring His Biti Bit I 1 i Tf F VON YON P PAYER A YEn German imperial vice I IJ J chancellor is but doing his bit for fOt 1 as ashe ashe he adds his peace testimony r to the latest German peace 1 drive ve It is encouraging to note that the thc Germans arcing arc are ti giving ing more moro and more moro thought to peace pence not because it i t J indicates t nt the they arc sincere sincero in their desire or that i t peace can come coma of their thet c propaganda a but because it is ish isk 1 h k evidence that we wc have havo found tho the key to peace on the thet t west est front If mill military t ar effort t would 1 1 d stop the thc allured allied 1 t y drive on on the west front Prussian leaders Jeader would woul not e to talk peace and so we must re rai from g giving int r s serious rious thought t to l their peace chatter I. I Having discovered their weakness we time the one thing that pr prompts them to talk peace let us S pursue this course to toJ 1 J conclusion If It the recent nt allied successes 1 wild stir the Prussians im to peace tall talk the thc full accomplishment of our military aims nims in the west will c compel them Jo crawl for that peace which the they y deprived the thc 1 world of more mOle than four years four years car ago ngo We Ve have ha seen repeatedly rc- rc 0 that peace discussions hrin bring n us nowhere in nef nen ne- ne f with wilh the enemy and we 1 have ave conclusive vo i knee that militar military y successes get et re res results in this tins dire dire- J t tiou 1 In Tn the face of these truths we cannot afford to 1 n abandon the time successful course to D adopt opt o one e which is 1 lJ not t only doubtful but dangerous and may lead to ruin I The Time German imperial vice chancellor hol holds s German Germany y up to the world to today ay as ns the aggrieved rie party fi fighting a n a. a war ot of self lie He is forgetful of Belgium for forgetful or i et l o of the thc Lusitania and anel the thc outrages born r of military necessity and hence he ho is ms not talking of or a peace pence that can be satisfactory to the allies ames Von Yon Payer Paver 1 is is talking D of ot a German peace n a German an victor victory y wl which irh t will stem the thc tide of defeat lefeat in the thc west Peace is im- im imi i t possible so long as Germany seeks to build a defense for forthe the e outrages ra cs she has m co committed m The only possible t peace pence is 15 the tho one ono which h brings Germany to h her r knees t not in defense but in full fun confession of her ermines crimes It II ItI I i I is to fo be bo based on whatever mercy the thc allies s of humanity I II I c care rc to s mow V Yen n Payer Paver utters litters one truth and nd it is is well for us to to tok J l keePit k keep it it constantly y before F He lIe reminds p us l' l u us 3 that thai i after four years of conflict the time f fighting is s still on the f territory of the entente The fact cannot be denied n and dit it constitutes Germanys Germany's strength today and is the me mer r I most log logi logical ical al reason before leforc us for refusing to hens hear l' l the time 2 f. f p. p 1 e yelps of the Prussian loaders leaders W We Ve a have a long longer er 1 ways to go RO be before ore we wo can carry the battle to the Gel Ger- moan man borders but havin having attained the time ii iii in i i. i I tiar r we wc look no longer upon the time task with fear Or i J- J of f confidence Before wo we 6 reclaim this territory y wo we will wil J IP tear ear many many cries for peace fr from time the enem enemy but we mus must mustI I keep k p Yon Von Payers Payer's s words before us and realize 1 can gain no gratifying ing or satisfying peace pence this ibis side of Germany Germany When times the tho pawns of war pass to the allies and aud ami the they are arc ra rapidly pi dl passing passim Germany will hill talk peace on terms that do not insult the time integrity of the world M fn n 1