The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . rmany responsible political circles did not denythat that eountiy was in a similar condition. He said: It is entirely clear that our military strength is approaching itsend. ... I merely refer to the approaching- exllaustion of rawmaterial for manufacture of munitions, to the entirely exhaustedsupply of liuman material, and above all to. the dull despair which,jirimarily as the result of under-nourishment, has taken possession ofall classes of the popul
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . rmany responsible political circles did not denythat that eountiy was in a similar condition. He said: It is entirely clear that our military strength is approaching itsend. ... I merely refer to the approaching- exllaustion of rawmaterial for manufacture of munitions, to the entirely exhaustedsupply of liuman material, and above all to. the dull despair which,jirimarily as the result of under-nourishment, has taken possession ofall classes of the population and which makes impossible any furtherendurance of the sufferings of war. ... I am absolutely con-vinced that another winter campaign is entirely impossible, inother words, that in the late siunmer or autumn we must finishthings at any price. In this situation undoubtedly the most im-portant thing is to begin peace negotiations at a moment when theenemy is not yet fully conscious of our decaying strength. In this war five monarchs have been dethroned, and the sur-prizing ease «ith which the strongest monarchy in the world has 316. CHARLES OF AUSTRIA, HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN Charles had succeeded Francis Joseph in November, 1916. Count Czernin, his Foreign Minister as early as April 12. 1917, had advised him to seek to bring about peace ON THE WESTERN FRONT now been overthrown may induce reflection and recall the phrase,Exemple trahunt. It is no use replying that in Germany or Austria-Hungary conditions are different; it is no use replying that thefirm roots of the monarchical ideas in Berlin or Vienna precludesuch an event. This war has opened a new era of world history; ithas had no precedents and no prolog. The world is not the sameas it was three years ago, and it is useless to seek in history anal-ogies for all those events which are now everyday occurrences. Your majesty knows that the burden upon the people hasgrown to dimensions which are simply unbearable. Your maj
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