The Washington times., 1915-04-09

to do. the President, IL not urging
peace, at east standing ready TO help
along anything, however remotely
trending I'm that direction.
At the White House IL is denied that
President Wilson has set afoot any re-
cent inquiries concerning the disposition
of the belliger1nts to ind the war. IT
ts supposed that the Kaiser assumed
that the United States would be inter
ested In understanding the German
state of mind, and possibly would
transmit the intelligence to the allies,
although no specific request of this
character accompanied the message.
1t is considered not unlikely that the
Berlin government Is seeking to take
advantage of signs of discouragernent
and unrest in the laboring classes In
England to serve notice of the futility
of launching Kitchener's new army in
the spring campaign.
The German intention may be to pro-
s1ete the incipient revulsion in Eng
land from further waste of lives.
British officials pronounced the ac-
ton of the German government con-
fessior that II is about ready to throw
up the sponge.
Poland and Serbia.
The eGrmans apparently expect the
war to end in a draw.
Deprived of a smashing victory,
such as the capture of Paris or Petro-
grad, Berlin could not expect to die
tate te terms of peace.
What some of these terms would have
been had Germany sgnally triumphed
recently became known here. In addi-
ton to exacting a huge indemnity from
Russia and France, Germany intended
to erect an independent Polish king
dom, which would constitute a buffer
state between Russia and the aisers
empire.
The proposition also included the di-
vision of Serbia between Austria and
Bulgaria. This latter consideration has
held Bulgaria friendly to the Germanic
allies. Bulgaria profoundly hates Ser
bia for robbirg her. as she alleges. of
the fruits of victory in the Balkan war.
Having fallen back upon a defensive
make a peace which represents a com
promise on the basis of the status quo
before the war.
There is a qualification to the propo-
stion of the status quo. however, af-
fecting Austria and Serbia. According
TO the most reliable Information OBJ
tainable here, Austria has agreed to
cede to Italy part of the Italian prov
inces of Austria. provided Italy remains
neutral until the conclusion of peace.
A part of this agreement is said to
be the understanding that Italian in
huences shall not be eXerted to pre-
vent Austria from gaining part of
Serbia in the realiSnment of European
interests at the close of the war.
Alsace and Lorraine.
Germany is unatera bly, opposed to
relinquishing Alsace and Lorraine to
France, although the Berlin government
is known to have considered recently a
proposition that the Kaiser keep the
Flemish part of Belgium and give
France the French part of Alsace and
Lorraine.
At the British and French embassies
It is emphatiCally stated that peace ia
not in sight. and will not come until
the spring campaign opens ur the way
for victory for the allies. Tho British
and French officials here insist that
Austria Is tottering under the Russian
onslaught. and that she is making
covert overtures for a separate peace.
DR.. Dumba. the Austrian ambassador
pronounces preposterous these report!
that his government is backing oIt Of
the war. TIe saws that tho Russians
never can pass the Carpathi1ns. which
are a series of ranges. instead OF a sin.
gle line Of peaks, as the dispatches
from Russia. would indicate. The fight
ing, he points out. is now in the first
range. which the Russians have not
succeeded in penetrating.
Attitude of ROumania.
Some interesting details Of the atti
tude of Roumania also transpired TO-