Show Experts Expert's Daily I Review of War Var WarBy VarBy By J. J W. W T. T Mason United Press War EXP Expert It N NEW W YORK June Tune 26 The The Germa Germa Germa Ger- Ger ma has confessed in the reichstag reichstag- that Von HIndenburg cann cannot cannot can can- n not t win the war for the central empires This is by far the most roost significant declaration In Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann's speech His statement that peace cannot be gained on the battlefield but must come by negotiation negotiation is destined to have far reachIng reaching reaching reach reach- ing consequences upon G German morale The German people were led to believe that the frightful slaughter of German manpower durIng during during dur dur- ing the four western offensives this spring would end the war with a Teutonic victory Now that Von Kuehlmann has haS' made the naive admission admission admission ad ad- mission that peace cannot be gained by such means there must eventually be a profound reaction in Germany The decline of Hindenburg's reputation reputation reputation tion among his own people may be dated by future historians from Von Kuehlmann's r revelation in the tag It is difficult to see how HIndenburg Hindenburg Hindenburg HIn Hin- denburg will be Justified in ordering another offensive Further calls on the German people to sacrifice themselves themselves themselves them them- selves anew to break the allies allies' s' s lines Jines must hereafter be associated ted with Von Kuehlmann's confession that peace cannot be won on the battle battle- field Without naming the United States Von Kuehlmann pointedly indicates that American troops are the obstacle to tn eld sl success he does by attributing the impossibility impossibility of ot a a military decision to to the number of powers engaged in including including In eluding the one from overseas The inference Is very plain Von Kuehlmann Kuehlmann Kuehlmann Kuehl Kuehl- mann has no wish to admit openly that Germany has ruined herself by forcing America Americ Into the war yet he heIs heis heis is compelled to make known to the leaders of German public opinion exactly how the situation stands For this reason he has adopted the method of verbal suggestion Germany is not yet beaten but the German government has gone further than ever before in admitting that the German army cannot win Whatever Whatever Whatever What What- ever HIndenburg may do and however however however how how- ever the kaiser may boast Von Kuehlmann's speech means Germany henceforth can only cling to the de deg The German governments government's sole purpose now is to save sate what it itcan itcan itcan can from the the- wreck of war That is why Von Kuehlmann uses uses va vague e generalities generalities generalities gen gen- historic about boundaries boundaries' in describing Germanys Germany's peace peace- terms |