Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-21

BRITISH BUSINESS
A STUMBLING BLOCK


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81 have much confidence I'm the
business sense OF the British and thinl,
that when once they have found the
Dardanelles cannot be forced this will
lead them to take steps in the direc-
tiOn of peace"
The correspondent suggested that
business men usually are unwilling 10
make a contract wherein all the ad-
yantages Of conditions are on the side
Of the other parties to It and that 1t
was customary in business circles To
have some definite Idea Of the terms
upon which an agreement would be-
possible before sitting down to- draw
up contract.
He asked whether this business
would not be facilitated if the opp0u-
ents had some definite information a.
TO the maximum terms upon which
Germany would be ready An dier1es
conditions Of peace. The official re-
piled that for Germany To make o
statement at this time ON the rordI
tiOns Of peace might po.-ihI, ha H..
terpreted as confession Of weakness
and for the present he preferred IN
await Ovcrtures from fine other side
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oln,r IHiS conversation the CORES
b"i'",'s "I l"r Associated Press mas
.Iir '',rII'I ''II"Ihs from other Of
.1l7' l"o N6"I WIN which the
1hi !ouS PoI''lrdI groups aud big In
Nuol, 'aI' .uHII'cI'IaI ana agricultural
VI ~" HI""'loHS are pursuing the dis
"cuSSloh Oh the tibo"od topic Of the
uims oi Ihe war Which, although
s"G'ii, uIS' uaSluh "r II IN the press IS
ri, lDi uIuue", ~ lhe anS"rhihE topic in
~ I'' 'lldu SocIeiy, Indicates, too, that
we soNerhuehi Is giving serious con-
'eTm rr TO the SUBJECT OF peace.
ms discussion ana the oracuIar ut
.erances OF Dr. Kari HeIfferich sccrc-
tary or the German imperial treasury
0lf EdWard Grey, British foreign sec
re'aIy' ana otner responsible person
ayes ie.l on possible and impossible con
uitIohs or peace give color to the sus-
pIc,"i lhht something may be going
1ohultlon Non1cctural.
-, 49,. S,uhuIhk out If undertaken
ifv updnnItoiI,' to, suns 'il dulh9f-
formally ana I'm such manner ss -
permit OF a disavowaI sbpuld rircIIr,-
stances require
No statement whatever ne IN aor-
manys peace conditions can he OH
tanned ShoWd IL be permftfad how
ever, to hazard a guess. based an
personal observations and deductions