MOTIVES OF PEACE OFFER.
: : SCEPTICISM IN BRITAIN. DEMANDS FOR GUARANTEES. . FRANCE NOT CONVINCED. Times. LONDON, Oct. 14. " The Times, in a leading article, says: We may rest assured that the American Government is fully conscious that Germany in her present humiliation must abide by the arbitration of force to which . she appealed .in her presumptuous pride four years ago. The genera] tone of the press comment is one of scepticism regarding Germany's sincerity, and insistence on the strongest guarantees or complete surrender. The promptness of the German reply is taken to indicate fears that Austria-Hungary jo likely to follow Bulgaria's example, and ' Germany desires to secure tho basis of a decision permitting her to retain her hold on the Dual Empire. , The French comment shows that suspicion is intensifying. The German attitude is. now generally regarded as a plea for mediation, not mercy. Dutch messages state that much excitement prevails in Germany, particularly in "the large towns. The streets wero crowded with people waiting for hours for tho Government's reply. When it . was Issued men and women wept hysterically.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16982, 16 October 1918, Page 8
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