Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-28
WHAT IS FRANCES
MINIMUM DEMAND?
Her Conditions of Peace With
Germany Already Are
Discussed.
FEELING ONE OF CONFIDENCE
But There Is No Disposition to
Believe Kaiser Is De-
feated Yet.
FEELING ONE OF CONFIDENCE
BY GEORGE DuFREsNE..

more pcrsistently that In 81 few weeks
Germany may sue for pence Will.
not attaching too much importance. to
these rumors. which come principally
from Copenhagen. Switzerland and
America. leading French politicians arc
discussing among themselves wha,
Frances minimum demand should be IL
Germany actually expressed Il wish 10
end the war.
To give my American readers an idea
OF what the feelings are in the French
Chamber. ! went 10 see NJ Jules Della
fasse. member who has made "A spe-
cial study OF economical and social
conditions In Germany and who is.
therefore, particularly qualified to say
what Germany could afford to pay
1T seems to me rather premature 10
discuss such a thing now" NJ Della
fasse said. but In a general way ]
think our conditions should be these
First of all. we must. Of course, have
back our lost provinces and the new
boundary lines all over Europe must
coincide with the nationality of the
population. This point, however, is
quite covered. think, by mutual agree
ments between the allied powers.
GERMANY MUST MAKE
FULL REPATRIATION
Then We must insist that Germany
make full rcparation for all losses con-
tanned by private individuals. business
men and manufacturers in all the dis.
trict invaded"
f'nt what can Germany pay? asked
German economists before the war
were fond of boasting that Germany
was richer by far than France In
1871" the total national assets of Ger
many were estimated ut four hundred
thousand million francs. $4,000, 0oo, 900
Herr Helferich estimates the annual
revenue OF the German people at fifty
thousand million francs, $4,000 600 900
These enormous figures should not
arouse any envy In France, and 7 most
heartily wish they might be correct
for then Germany can afford TO paw for
the material damage she has done II
must. however, be remembered that the
greater part Of this enormous wealth
is based on credit. particularly on Sc
curities. and the value Of German Sc
curities has deprecated very much
since the war began There should be
enough left though for Germany to
settle her debts.
ITO force her to do so, an absolute
is to say. that the armies OF France
England and Russia must meet in Ber-
lin or somewhere in the heart of Ger
many. Such victory is certain If We
pay no attention TO rumors OF Ger
many's willingness In make peace. but
remain as Cato did towards Carthage"
NJ. Maurice Barres. the famous
acadenlician. writes on the same sub
ject:
we must not stop this dreadful war
on terms that leave unfinished the sub
lime work done by our soldiers When
the hour comes TO discuss tho terms of
peace we shall meet among ourselves
strong opposition on the part Of GER
tain International groups Of drcamers
like Professor Ruyssen, OF the Cnivcr-
sity of Bordeaux, to whom we must
pay no attention whatever.
ALL MUST COOPERATE
IN TAKING PRECAUTIONS
1T is necessary that all who love
France cooperate to take sufficient
precautions against tho barbarians.
and to safeguard our children and
grandchildren that they may reap the
fruits of our glorious efforts
Our soldiers are sacrificing their
lives for the salvation of France and
for nothing else. They are not sacri-
fcins themselves for combinations of
political conquest. but because thcy
desire TO save France and disarm Ger
many. II is the necessity OF this that
should inspire all minds
we are not going to waste our
time discussing the arguments of Ger
many. which prctends to have a right
to Alsace-Lorraine. because that coun-
try is partly inhabited by n race of
more or less German origin. and which
lays the same claim TO Holland. Rel
GUM. Switzerland. ITranchc- Comtc
Champagne and Rourgoync Neither
are we going to discuss the German
pretention that Germany alone nos
sesses tho law which all human kind
must obey. All these things are STUPID.
German savants mutilate science and
mold truth to make 1t suit the aims
of their rulers. They fight with arRu-
mcnts MS soldiers with arms, and uni
versities and Socialists try TO Guido
krupp In their efforts to furnish an
artillery of arguments.
ITO day II Is force that counts Tho
Germans wanted to rule us. they have
tried to scare us by all means of
frightfulness here and in belgium
We must take every prccaution TO
make them harmless. When the saw
age beast once gets into our power.
we must pull out it's claws. nut Il in
side stout cage and set free those
who were It's slaves"
PARIS Is ATTRACTIVE
no AFRICAN SOLDIERS
Dull and melancholy though Paris
seems to us. who have known Il az
la Vile lumiere, 1t still proves dan
gcrously attractive to our brave
African soldiers.
In police court the other day APP
peared, crestfallen and miserable. an
Arab. Djeunan Ell Had. OF the Third
Regiment OF Algerian tiraillcurs. who
had managed 10 desert twice during
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