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Show PRESS PREPARES, GERMAN PEOHf 1 f Newspapers Pave Way for t Disagreeable Surprise in Armistice. j (New York Times-Chicago Tribune Cabi. Copyright.) THU HAGUE, Nov. 7. The German majority prose is preparing the people lor a disagreeable surprise in the- matter of. armistice terms, and the Yorwaerts has overt dared to suggest that a dlarmo, (Joimany at the peace tablo would still bl an important factor. There is no doubt that the majority party is ready to accept almost any terms, but for the moment the military clique lias tbo upper hand The Deutsche Tages-Zeltung points out that ther0 is a limit to Germany's peaci readiness, "especially as we are not yet beaten, and when our armies still stand in enemies' countries." The paper points out that Germany caniiot suffer the humiliation of bi disarmed, dis-armed, and spoaUs ol the proposdjs pation of German territory as "grossed deeiro for destruction by an onemv who talks of a just poaco. For our army, such capitulal ion is impossible. Our front it still unbroken and will remain So." Tho Dauer sneaks of retreat as a suvina-- Ing-baok movement and part of the bit plan of tho general staff. The Koelnlseho Volks Zeltung saya-"Will saya-"Will Wilson propose terms which a peo-pie peo-pie and an army accustomed to victory -Victory against a world of enemies can accept without dishonorable capitulation?" capitula-tion?" Germany has shown it can resist Foeh'a armies of papor, it concludes. The nucleus of the whole question lies in the fact that, for the military or un-militar't un-militar't tho foreign soldier's foot may never press tho precious fatherland's soil. German officers' who were recently asked why they were fighting a defensive war on enemy soli, replied: "Becauso we doAt want our country devastated. At-tacR At-tacR is the best means of defense." The Tageblatt has an editorial on what it calls diplomatic battle with Wilson, In which it tries to discover the weak Bpots In political liaison and alleges that after four years the allies are not clear about : peace terms. |