Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-19
NO LASTING PEACE IF
GERMANLAND TAKEN
Kaiser's Representative Gives Warn
ing Empire Will Never Yield
to Dismemberment.
WILL NOT GIVE UP ONE INCH
AmbassRdor Asserts from Military
: vtewpoint tcrnia Is Not seek
ing Peace Any More Than at
Any Previous Time.


NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.--Count Won Bern
storff. the German ambassador to the
United States discussed today the pros
pect OF peace IN Europe and the efforts
of President Wilson TO bring It about.
Talk OF peace was started by the peo.
pie OF the United States" said the am
bassador. Its continuance after the an
swer sent by the German government,
through Ambassador Gerard, depends on
the attitude OF the allies.
'As long as they talk of crushing and
dismembering Germany there is abso-
lutely no possibility Of peace. am
quoting Premier Asquith and other En-
glishmen. have no idea that Germany
could be crushed or dismembered
mo lasting peace would be possible If
a square inch Of German territory was
given up That applies to the colonies
OF Germany as well as the German en-
pire itself. It is perfectly clear that II
any territory was taken Germany would
again arm to the teeth"
Count Won Bernstorff was asked II It
was possible that peace In Europe might
lead to general disarmament.
That" he replied would depend on
the sentiment with which peace was en-
tered into by the allies"
Count Won Rernstorff said that un-
doubtedly the German empire had been
Informed of'the talk between Ambassador
Gerard and the imperial German chan
cellor and that the answer given had
been first submitted TO the emperor. He
added that It should be emphaticaily un-
derstood that from military viewpolnt
Germany was not seeking peace at this
time. anymore than before.
Little Prospect of Peace.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1s.-President
Wilson sees little prospect OF peace in
Europe reflected in the unofficial ex.
changes which American ambassadors
have been conducting with Germany,
Great Britain, France and Russia
This was learned today at the White
House Until something more tangible
and more definite in the way OF over
lures comes from the belligerents, the
president feels that his hands are vIr-
tualiy tied. To undertake to elicit terms
from Great Britain. France and Russia.
as Germany suggested. would place the
president, he believes. In a delicate posi-
ton, in view OF what Sir Edward Grey
has told Ambassador Page.
The British foreign secretary recently
took the position that the war had been
forced on Great Britain; that the neutral
ity of Belgium had been disregarded, and
that II would be necessary to crush Ger
man militarism before the allies could
feel safe against New attacks and before
treaty OF peace could be worth scrap
OF paper"
The president 1t Is understood, feels
that In view Of the neutral position OF the
American government IL would be unwise
TO press either side 10 make overtures
10 the other He hopes. however that as
the war progresses. one eide or the other
will make known it's terms in some def
mite form; 50 that the American govern
ment can act.
Deny Separate offer 20 Belgium.
AMSTERDAM. Sept IS CVia London. J.
The German consul general announces
that there Is on truth whatever in the
report that Germany has offered KIM
Albert OF Belgium separate peace terms