New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-06
Wants Full Power in
Balkans for Road
ConstantinOple.
BUFFER STATES
TO FACE RUSSIA
Full Freedom for Belgium
and Slight Concessions
for France.
PERSIAN PORT TOCZAR
Kaiser's Advisers Said to Regard
These Terms as Satisfactory
Peace Basis.
,From The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Dec. Germany is
about ready for peace with less
spoils of war than she has so far
demanded, according TO an outline
Of the terms that would be accepta-
BILE which was given to The Tribune
to-day by a German long resident
in America, but in intimate touch
with Berlin's policies. The state
ment is unofficial, but it is believed
to reflect accurately the views now
held by the Kaiser's advisers. The
peace terms, as outlined, are as fol-
lows:
Germany TO have full power
over the Balkans, insuring her a
road to Constantinople and Asia
Minor, thus giving her "place
in the sun" independent Of Brit
Isl sea power.
Buffer states 20 be maintained
between Germany and Russia, in
cluding the proposed new king
dom of Poland, and the strength
ening of Rumania.
The restoration Of the old
boundaries In the west, with COM
plete freedom for Belgium, and
even, possibly, slight concession
to France Of the French-speaking
parts of Alsace.
There is no mention Of indemni-
ties or of DR.. Dernburg's demand
for freedom Of the seas"
Nothing in "Peace Talk"
"There is nothing TO all this
peace talk" said The Tribune's in
formant. Nothing will ever come
out of peace talk The only way
that peace will come will be when
men in whom the powers have con-
f;dence get together and arrange an
understanding. II any power were
to suggest peace now her enemies
would decide that she was weaken
ing, and that by keeping up the war
a little longer they could get mucn
more. So you may take it for
granted that nothing will ever come
from public discussion.
"When we get peace it will be
suddenly-the powers will announce
that they have an understanding
and will arrange an armistice while
they discuss the details.
"As 10 what those details will be.
do no. belieye that either side has very
Je6nitelv formulated them yet. Ihey
90 waiting to see how many thlngs
work out. Yet believe that Germshy
would be willing 10 make peace to-u~''
with certain assurances. A..
..The great trouble is the mutual a
trust The Allies say that Germany nS
set out on a great career ior "yIIu
they must destroy nea
- tbev are to be safe. The Oermans
haI;evs that the Allies have been try
mo 10 hem them in, 70 destroy theif
.o.,, ,nS r,erce. TO prevent the natural ex-
,,ansion of the empire. IL both sizes
rronid be convinced that they were
S,rono. that they could safely live TO-
1ether. without friction and with room
for both. then the first step toward
real peace would come.
"Germany. think. does not want any
Increase in territory. We believe In a
Inifed nation, a nation wholly German,
and we know that the attempt 70 in
,orporate peoples Of other bloods Is
;ure 10 make trouble and weaken the
Thole. Now, there ere only few peo-
,le OF other blood in Germany-some
French in the west, some Danes In the
north and Poles on the ess.-but they
,re so mixed with the German porula-
ion that we could not, in fairness TO
,ur own people. give the other eoun-
.ries the land they live on. We hope
he Poles will mostly go of their own
will to the new kingdom Of Poland In
places where the population Is wholly
French We might be willing TO make a
change IL we got compensation else
where.
Must Give Up Belgium.
ave know there cannot be peace
with England while we try 70 hold Bel
gium. We would not expect that--not
even TO put her inside German Gus
toms union, which has been suggested.
England would nev3r make peace with
German soldiers at Antwerp.
"We must have protection against
Russia, and buffer states would do that.
The details are not fixed-l suppose the
new kingdom Of Poland, under German
influence. and perhaps Bessarabia 20
Rumania' We must be relieved Of the
constant danger and pressure from the
north. II has long been intolerable.
"The most important thing would De