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Show WIT PEACE Wi WiTIIMIIQi Newspapers of Germany Disclose Growth of Well Defined Movement. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 8. A well-defined well-defined movement is manifesting itself it-self in Germany, combining a protest against the attitude of the reichstag majority in adopting the peace resolution resolu-tion with expressions of indignation at the references in President Wilson's reply re-ply to Pope Benedict to internal conditions con-ditions in that country. Eusiness organizations or-ganizations in various parts of Germany Ger-many show signs of careful nurture and acceleration of the movement from some central force-which is perhaps not far removed from the interests now controlling the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, Ber-lin, the main protagonist of the movement. move-ment. This campaign should be considered in connection with the campaign now being made in the conservative press tor overthrow of the reichstag's resolution. resolu-tion. How far these newspapers are in earnest in suggesting dissolution of the reichstag is difficult to determine. Incy certainly do not desire it unless I the government will use the election ! machinery 'in connection with press propaganda, in favor of annntim,ii I conditions in the campaign. The chamber of commerce of Elbing is the latest commercial organization to -oin those of Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg Ham-burg and Lubeck in protests against peace without annexations and the note of President Wilson. The municipal authorities ot Halle have issued a flaming flam-ing protest against Mr. Wilson, declaring de-claring that he insulted the German people gravely and shamefully in his reply to the pope Only a few newspapers news-papers thus far have printed the reports re-ports from Washington stating that the American note did not necessarilv mean that the elimination of the Hohenzollerns was regarded as essential essen-tial to peace. |