Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-14
SCOTS At
allies PEACE TERMS
OPEN REQUEST FOR ENDING OF
HosTILlTlEs is DEMAND
OF LONDON.
HEAVY INDEMNITY AND
MUCH TERRITORY DEMANDED
Foes Of Germany Apparently More De-
fan. Thar When War Began and
Teutons Say Demands Are Ridicu.
Ious-AIi Peace Talk Appears to Be
Moving Against Settlement.

Washington, April 14.-Great Britain,
France, and Russia are unwilling to
end the war unless Germany and Aus
tria Hungary definitely and officially
sue for peace.
This is the answer of the allies to
the statement of the peace terms Ger
many will consider which was made
known unofficially to the United States
government last week.
The attitude of the allies has been
communicated to their official repre-
sentatives in Washington and became
known today.
Allies Price Of Peace.
The proc of peace which the allies
contemplate demanding of Germany
and Austria comprises:
Evacuation of Belgium and restor-
alton thereto of complete sovereign
ty.
Payment to Belgium of an indem-
nifty to compensate that nation for the
havoc wrought by the German inFa-
sion.
Cession by Germany of Alsace and
Lorraine to France and the payment
OF an indemnity for the invasion OF
French territory.
Cession to Russia Of German Poland.
Galicia, and possibly additional Aus
trian territory.
Cession to Servia of Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Division of the German colonies in
Africa among the allies.
Foes Of Germany Defiant
If Germany, in setting forth the
peace terms it would consider, thought
that the allies were weakening there
is no indication of such a development
in this latest outline of the attitude of
the triple entente
The peace terms of the allies here
presented are even more comprehensive
than any hitherto enunciated by the
enemies OF Germany
The allies appear to be even more
defiant of Germany now than ever be-
fore.
Germans Scott at Terms.
German officials here characterized
as ridiculous and extravagant the
terms on which the allies say they are
willing to end the conflict. According
to the Germans these demands for
cession of German and Austrian ter
ritory and for the payment of huge
indemnities are put forth at this time
ticularly to counterfeit reports of the
exhaustion of the British and French
forces.
In any event the terms Of the allies
according to the Germans. contain
large surplusage of claims thrown in
for trading purposes.
v. s. Makes No Move.
1t transpired today that the United
hoS mot "a omitfp6
to the allies the statement of German
peace terms informally communicated
last week There was no request to
take such action and there appeared to
be no reason warranting the admins
tration in giving official recognition to
the matter.
Publication Of the German position
however attracted widespread atten-4
ton abroad as we'll as at home and re-
suited in eliciting from the allies con-
siderable comment upon the whole
peace proposition.
Bluff by Both Sides?
I he upshot Of ell this rcace talk by
tie warning nations appears to be no
tangible development in the direction
CT fetal overtu: es to end the war.
Germany is supremacy confident and
says it never will sue for peace w1ila
putting forth the ,erms it would con-
slider if the allies should cry for quar-
ter.
The allies are equally as confident
a.; their chief enemy and put forth
terms Of the character that would pc
proposed by any Overwhelmingly tri-
usnpi;ant victor.
Rivals Show confiden:e.
The attention of the participants in
the great struggle is now conferred upon
the maneuvers of the spring campaign.
Kitchener has landed his now army
Of loco, 900 men in France AMI is pre-
dieting that the Germans Will I've forced
out of Belgium before June.
Germany has called out fresh forces
and is confident of ability ID hold its
present position on the western front
unfit the allies are ready to cry quits,
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