Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
NOVELIST DISCUSSES
CONDITIONS OF PEACE
Frank Harris IL Not Surprised That
England Turned Down Pro-
poSals OF Kaiser.
HAD EXPECTED LARGE DEMA NDs
Only Year Ago His Book, "England
or Germany" Aroused Storm Of
Protest Because OF Suggestion That
Latter Might Win.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. VA,
November G.-Among the many refu-
gees at the Grcenbricr at White Sui
phur Springs this autumn. people who
have come frome Europe on account OF
inc war and are learning that America
can furnish a cure quite as wonderful
as Carlsbad. AK les Baines. Vichy or
Wiesbaden' is Frank Harris. the tall
cnted English novelist, whose book. en-
Titled England Germany" pub
ishcd about year ago brought down
such a storm Of protest from the Brit
iSh because he dared suggest that the
enemy might. because Of years OF prep
arhtion. win the great conflict.
Mr.. Harris was somewhat avcr.c to
discussing the war, but eager to praise
Wet Virginia with its glorious seen
cry and enchanting climate When
Hermann Bcrnstcin's statement APP
peared last week. asserting that there
had been an interchange Of views be-
tween the Kaiser and Sir Edward Grey
every one at the Grcenbricr, consider
Ing Mr.. Harris as qualified TO judge
WAS anxious TO hear what he thought
Of Hernstein's story and the conditions
OF peace he outlined.
You must be better able to Judge
OF the truth OF the tale than ] am.
Mr.. Harris replied. FOR ! did not know
Mr.. Bernstein But the terms said to
have been proposed by the Kaiser are
curiously like what ! imagined they
might b.. According to BERNSTEIN. the
Kaiser demands the restitution OF all
German colonies and az indemnity
from England. the cessation of her
great Fast African possessions from
Zanzibar to the Victoria Nyanza, with
the railway
AUSTRIA TO BE REWARDED
WITH WHOLE OF ALBANIA
AS ransom from Belgium and the
part OF France which German troops
now hold. he wants the whole OF the
Belgian Congo. pieced out with the
French mid-African possessions. Aus
tria IL 70 be rewarded with the whole
OF Albania and the sea coas, to Sa-
lonki. and Turkey TO be reconstructed
Mr.. Bcrnstein left the terms of set
Element with Russia rather vague
which made me wonder n little 7
imagine the Kaiser will want To round
of his dominions by keeping Russian
Poland as far az Warsaw. which he
VIII turn into u greater Metz. Then
he will probably reconstitutc the
Kingdom OF Poland and thrust IL across
the path or Russian ambition to the
south. This new Poland would of
course. be under the hccemony OF Ger
many. and as all countries must have
81 national debt. 'Olands share o. the
Russian debt would be turned over to
Germany and form some sort of in
demni.Y in cash for all Germany had
expended
But whcthcr tho Kaiser would keep
Warsaw FOR himself or hand II over
as "A capital for the new Kingdom Of
Poland, don, know. and don't much
care. These purely selfish conditions
of peace don't interest INC greatly: they
depend merely OF the relative. strength
OF tho contcrdinE powers; are = re-
suitaut. indeed, OK tn" opposing forces
It's only natural that Germany
should demand even more than she
hopes 10 get: but TO make this Drn-
poSal 10 England for a couple OF billion
dollars 10 boot In ash WAS 10 ensure
refusal. England would not consider
such capitulatiou. The English are
proud and stubborn people: such
humiliation might we'll bring about a
social revolution ana The downfall of
the titled oliEarchy. The present Cahi-
net could not consent TO such terms;
no wonder Grey refused them. | don't
believe he would even listen to them
PEACE OF THIS SORT
WOULD NE MERELY TRUCE
Resides. a pence OF this sort would
only lie II truce. In J, few years we
should have war again. war. this time"
a
to finish which. however II ended
would be a world wide Gala nifty
There is no hope, no progress no de-
velopmcnt In mere national sclfshness
But for a thousand humanitarian
reasons, I should like to sec Germany
have great colony In Africa: her en-
pertinent In colonization would be cX-
tremcly interesting and would prick
the English and Boors in South
Africa 10 higher efforts. Such peaceful
competition is the very breath of ma
tionai life.
II proposed this solution In my book.
England or Germany year ago.
~ great German colony in Africa
would help, and not hurt England.
And IL there were n rich and prosper
Gus German community in Central At
rica. Germany would be much less
combative She would have given
hostages TO fortune, Besides Germany
would not be satisfied to build merely
railroads, docks and harbors: she would
erect a great African university and
establish new schools Of medicine ana
research Fancy. even now. in the
midst OF this world -dcsola ting war n
new university Al Frankfort. the first
German city to have university of
It's own. And such educatv efforts
would perhaps be as valua BILE to hu-
manity as the great game preserves
the British have instituted near Nairobi
--laudable ms that undoubtedly IS.
The two peoples are complementary
and each needs to learn from the other.
They represent different ideals. and
each should be trying to assmilate the
virtues OF the other. instead OF fight
fng. 1t is the unclaimed selnshness
OF individual liberty that has led in
evitahly to this worlds war. l could
preach for nm hour on this text-but
who has ears to hear, will hear.
The end OF this whole matter is that
the selfish hageling about conditions
ana the terms that may result there
from don't interest me greatly' Mr.
larciS want kc1l lcr,al