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Why Germany Wants Peace

THE SECRET OF GERMANY’S PEACE OFFERS
The Central Powers
Population
(in round figures)
Germany.......................... 68,000,000
Austria - Hungary................ 52,000,000
Bulgaria.......................... 5,500,000
Turkey........................... 21,000,000
146,500,000
The Occupied Territory
Belgium........................ 6,500,000
Northern France............... 6,000,000
Russia....................... 63,000,000
Serbia, Montenegro ....	5,000,000
Roumania...................... 6,000,000
86,500,000
TO-DAY GERMANY CONTROLS 233,000,000 People
THAT IS WHY SHE WANTS PEACE
THE
PAN-GERMAN
PLAN
as realized by War IN EUROPE AND IN ASIA
March 16, 1918
“Central Europe” and its Annexes in the Near East (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey)
Territory occupied or controlled by Central Powers
The Entente Powers
Territory occupied by Entente Powers
Neutral Powers
GERMANY’S MAIN ROUTE TO THE EAST
(Berlin-Bagdad, Berlin-Hodeida, Berlin-Cairo-Cape)
Supplementary Routes (Berlin-Trieste, Berlin-Salon-ica - Athens, Berlin - Constantza - Constantinople)
Uncompleted Sectors


Every American ought to know WHY we entered this War.
Every American ought to know WHY this conflict must continue until our aims are achieved.
The Publications listed below will give YOU this information.
Publications of the Committee on Public Information
(Established by Order of the President, April 14, 1917)
10 JACKSON PLACE . . . . WASHINGTON, D. C.
You may receive FREE (Except Nos. 2, 3 and 7) any TWO of these Publications. Ask for those only which you will read:

I.	RED WHITE AND BLUE SERIES
1.	HOW THE WAR CAME TO AMERICA
CONTENTS: Developments of our policy from August, 1914, to April, 1917. Appendix: the President’s address to the Senate, January 22, 1917; his war message to Congress, April 2, 1917; his Flag Day address, June 14, 1917. 32 pages. (Translations into German, Polish, Bohemian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, and Yiddish. 48 pages.)
2 NATIONAL SERVICE HANDBOOK
(Price 15 Cents)
CONTENTS: Description of civic and military organizations directly or indirectly connected with war work. 246 pages.
3. THE BATTLE LINE OF DEMOCRACY
(Price 15 Cents)
CONTENTS: The best collection of patriotic prose and poetry. All the countries associated with us in the war are represented. 134 pages.
4. PRESIDENT’S FLAG DAY ADDRESS, WITH EVIDENCE OF GERMANY’S PLANS
CONTENTS: The President’s speech with the facts to which he alludes explained by notes giving the proofs of German purposes and intrigues. 32 pages.
5. CONQUEST AND KULTUR
CONTENTS: Quotations from German writers revealing the plans and purposes of Pan-Germany, one chapter being devoted entirely to the German attitude toward America. 160 pages.
g GERMAN WAR PRACTICES: PART I —TREATMENT OF CIVILIANS
CONTENTS: Methods of the German military machine in Belgium and Northern France; facts stated on the basis of American and German evidence only. This book shows German “frightfulness” in action. 91 pages.
7.WAR CYCLOPEDIA. A Handbook for Ready Reference on the Great War
(Price 25 Cents)
CONTENTS: Over 1000 articles, covering all phases of the war, with special reference to America’s policy, interests, and activities. THE BEST SINGLE VOLUME ON THE WAR. 321 pages.
8.GERMAN TREATMENT OF CONQUERED TERRITORY. Part II of “German War Practices”
CONTENTS: Deals	with the systematic exploitation of occupied territory by the Germans under the Rathenau Plan, and their wanton destruction in the evacuated districts of Northern France. 61 pages.
9. WAR, LABOR AND PEACE.
Some Recent Addresses and Writings of the President CONTENTS: The American reply to the Pope (Aug. 27, 1917); Address to the American Federation of Labor (Nov. 12, 1917); Annual Message to Congress (Dec. 4, 1917); Program of the world’s peace (Jan. 8, 1918); Reply to Hertling and Czernin (Feb. 11, 1918). Translations into the principal foreign languages are in press.

II.	WAR INFORMATION SERIES
101. THE WAR MESSAGE AND THE FACTS BEHIND IT
CONTENTS: The President’s message of April 2, 1917, with notes explaining in further detail the events to which he refers. 32 pages.
102. THE NATION IN ARMS
CONTENTS:Two addresses by Secretaries Franklin K. Lane and Newton D. Baker, showing why we are at war. 16 pages.
103. THE GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY
 By Charles D. Hazen
CONTENTS: Explanation of the constitutions of the German Empire and of Prussia, showing the way in which the Prussian monarch controls Germany. 16 pages.
104. THE GREAT WAR: FROM SPECTATOR TO PARTICIPANT
By Andrew C. McLaughlin
CONTENTS: Showing how events transformed the temper of a PACIFIC NATION which finally found WAR UNAVOIDABLE. 16 pages.
105. A WAR OF SELF-DEFENSE
CONTENTS: Addresses by Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Assistant Secretary of Labor Louis F. Post, showing how war was forced upon us. 22 pages.
106. AMERICAN LOYALTY
By Citizens of German Descent
CONTENTS: Expressions by German-Americans who feel that AMERICA IS NOW FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF LIBERALISM EVEN IN GERMANY. 24 pages.
107. AMERIKANISCHE BUERGER-TREUE
A German translation of No. 106
108. AMERICAN INTEREST IN POPULAR GOVERNMENT ABROAD
By E. B. Greene
CONTENTS: An historical account, with quotations from Washington, Monroe, Webster, Lincoln, and other public men, showing America’s continuous recognition of her vital interest in the cause of liberalism throughout the world. 16 pages.
109. HOME READING COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
Prepared by the War Department
(This pamphlet is out of print)
110. FIRST SESSION OF THE WAR CONGRESS 
By Charles Merz
CONTENTS: A complete summary of all legislation passed by the First Session of the 65th Congress with necessary dates, notes, and brief excerpts from the debates. 48 pages.
111. THE GERMAN WAR CODE
By G. W. Scott and J. W. Gamer
CONTENTS: A sinister revelation of the WAR PHILOSOPHY of the German Government, with its DEFENSE OF FRIGHTFULNESS. 16 pages.
112. AMERICAN AND ALLIED IDEALS
By Stuart P. Sherman
CONTENTS: Presents the reasons why all who believe in the principles of FREEDOM, RIGHT, AND JUSTICE, should aid our cause.
113. GERMAN MILITARISM AND ITS GERMAN CRITICS
By C. Altschul
CONTENTS: A careful study of German Militarism before the War, especially as revealed in the ROSA LUXEMBURG TRIAL and the ZABERN INCIDENT. (A German edition also is being issued.)
114. THE WAR FOR PEACE
By Arthur D. Call
CONTENTS: A compilation of the official statements and other utterances of the leading Peace organizations and leaders, showing how the present war is viewed by American friends of Peace.
115. WHY AMERICA FIGHTS GERMANY
By John S. P. Tatlock
CONTENTS: A brief statement of why the United States entered the war; concrete yet comprehensive.
116. THE STUDY OF THE GREAT WAR A Topical Outline with extensive Quotations and Reading References.
By Samuel B. Harding
117. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE on public information. Report to the President, Jan. 7, 1918

III.	LOYALTY LEAFLETS

A series of leaflets of ordinary envelope size. Designed especially for the busy man or woman who wants the important facts of the war and our participation in it put SIMPLY, BRIEFLY, and FORCIBLY.
201. FRIENDLY WORDS TO THE FOREIGN BORN.
By Hon. Joseph Buffington, Senior United States Circuit Judge of the Third Circuit. (Translations into the principal foreign languages in preparation).
202. THE PRUSSIAN SYSTEM
By Frederic C. Walcott
203. LABOR AND THE WAR. President Wilson’s Address to American Federation of Labor (Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1917).
204. A WAR MESSAGE TO THE FARMER
By President Wilson
205. PLAIN ISSUES OF THE WAR
By ex-Secretary of State Elihu Root
206. WAYS TO SERVE THE NATION
A Proclamation by President Wilson
207. WHAT REALLY MATTERS
By a well-known Newspaper Writer
IV. OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Published daily)
Accurate daily statements of what all agencies of government are doing in war time. Sent free to newspapers and postmasters (to be put on bulletin boards).
Subscription price $5 per year.
(Other issues of these three series are in preparation.)