Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-23
Already The Triple Entente is Outlining
What II Will Do When Germany Is Con-
qneIed, Which They Expect Will be
Within q Year Ur Two.
SAY GERMANY MUST GIVE UP
HER DREAM OF AN EMPIRE
Denmark is TO Get Back Schleswig- Hol-
stein and Belgium is 10 he Given the
Grand Duchy OF l%uxemhurn as a Prize.
No Dismemherment Desired.

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tere~t will be- best served BY the retention
of Germany n a sound and virle unit in
the rank Of nations. But she must give up
her dream Of world-empire. She shall no
longer be- n menace To- peace
This j. an absolutely authoritative state
ment Of the attitude the British government
will assume N the event 81 Il victory bv the
allies. 1t i To be- qualified BY the follow
lne statements:
'There !, no thought of an early-ol
a prcmature-peace ENGLAND will fight
on, IL -he has 10 fight alone, until peace
D. made CA beer terms.
"No member 81 the government has a.
vet given serious thought 10 the formula
ton 81 these terms. II will be quite time
enough To- do - when Germany j. de
fcatrd.
'~Gcrmany's Resources are 50 great that
the war office considers 1t probable that
the war viii last another year. When the
invasion - Germany begins another phase
Of the conflict viii open. which will be
quite ~ desperate a. amy Of the preceding
phases"
II must not he assumed that this i an
interview with amy single member Of the
government. Rather II = a consensus of
governmental opinion. The members Of
the government have discussed the nature
of the peace terms which viii be- offered
If The allies win-with q certain amount
1T caudor from the beginning Of the Ger
man retreat from the gates If Paris. But
these discussions have only served To
vaguely outline the English policy. They
have not vet extended TO details.
"Two things England will insist upon.'
sand the gentleman who may he taken a,
the spokesman for the government in 20
FAR n this article i concerned.
"Onc l. that the German colonies must
Ice gwen up. We do not want them-but
who else i there 10 take thcme We onl,
ask that they be taken from Germany. m
order t. remove her a. a disturbing ele-
mcnt IN world affairs.
"'The German navy and the German
coastal fortilicatIon~-urh W. those ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. be- smashed. We
hope the British navy will attend to this
before the war ends. Ii l. highly imnroh-
able that the war will end before there i
. test of strength upon the seas. But If
the improbable should happen-then the
'trman war~hip> must be sunk. The
forts must be- blown up. We can no longer
endure her challenges a a sea power"
~ present there i q disposition To frown
upon any suggestion that England shall de-
mand ar indemnity from Germany. II
seems fairly certain that 10 punitive IN
dcmniiy will be- asked. ~ l. di~tanilv
possible that 4 comparatively small sum
will be eXacted. Complete financial re-
raration must be- made IL Belgium. ~ far
n hat i possible. Not only must the
state w. fully recompenscd. but those III
dividuals who have suffered in pocket
through German invasion must have their
lo>>t~ made up.
" fully recognize the invaluable aid
rendered by Belgium al the outset ~ the
war. sand the gentleman who spoke. 1--WE
propose % show our appreciation ~ eN-
acting such terms from Germany that in
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of snail and peaceful nations shall be- re-
eHrdcd ~ ultra dangerous. Such repay
mcnt of individual losses would also stiff
en- the backs Of other small n%eutrals III
situations which may arise in the future"
Banks have been looted, homes plllaged.
lewelry stores robbed ~ the Germans.
England and France will insist that an
such losses ~ made good.
I'VE have no information that France
will demand 4 monetary indemnity said
the speaker. Nor have we any assurance
that she viii not There haS been no dlS-
cussion of tins point between a.. The war
has not Yet reached the stage which would
Justify such discussion.
But there J. 4 determination on the part
ot all the allied nations that uniformed
aggressions against peaceful civilians shall
be punished. The English and the French
are paying for supplies a. they 20. The
Germans must likewise pay. Wherever il
i possible 10 establish the identity of Of
hcer> who have directed outrages against
individuals We shall insist that these Of
hrrr~ ne punished.
A. To territory, Germany Is 10 be- trim
med a follows:
France viii regain AlSace and Lorraine.
The Slav and Polish provinces of the
east are 10 be- divided between Russia
and Servia. Perhaps the ancient kingdom
of Poland will he re~-estabIished. Little
consideration has been given tins as yet.