New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-14
WAR MUST LAST
ANOTHER YEAR
Allies Ready, He Says, to
Fight Ten Years for
Their Terms.
FORESEES UPHEAVAL
Recognizes That Proud People
Cannot Be HumiIiated With.
out Political Danger.
fBr cable % The TrIhuns !

London, April l3.-Ihe Tribune Is
able to state on the highest authority
that all Germany's extra-diplomatic
peace eforts-such, for instance, as
interviews with the Pope-have been
vissd in Berlin before being allowed to
be sent to New York. The Socialist
propaganda, suggestions, too, for terms
Of peace on the lines Of the status
quo ante bellum, etc, will be unavsil-
ing.
Germany must be beaten into the
dust" said The Tribune's authority.
How long do you think the war will
last" was the opening question.
81 never did think it would be
short war was the answer. Pressed
for q more exact statement, the reply
came after a Drln. but thoughtful
pause: at will not be over this time
next year"
Not even if Italy comes in ,"
"No. not even if Italy comes in. You
must think Of the terms of peace"
There was another short pause, a
very anxious pause, as The Tribune
correspondent wondered il he would
hear the Allies terms Of peace, and
then:
Germany will have 10 be humiliated,
and the Germans are a brave people,
you know. We must not forget that.
The Germans are as brave as any OF US,
and it will be hard for them to ac-
cept humiliation. We will have 70 beat
them into the dust. They will have to
-, A I a..z hnrV
will have to give back Belgium. with
big indemnity to the Belgians, be-
sides. Schleswig, too. belongs TO Dem
mark. They will probably have 10 give
back ScheSwig. Austrian Poland has
already gone, and Germany will have
to give up German Poland. That is
one of her richest provinces, ALI it
will be hard 10 make her give up Po-
land.
Italy TO Have Share.
"Bukowina and Pennsylvania will go.
Austria will lose also Bosnia, Herzego-
vin1. Dalmatia and Croatia. Italy will
get the Trentino and Italia Irredenta.'
and there must be limitation OF
ornaments. That is Were America
can come in and help US in making
peace. She can help US in the linita-
tion of armaments.
Germany will not accept such terms
easily. Again say, she must be be I.
en- into the dust. And England will
fight ten years for victory, if neces-
sary."
These terms will probably have to
be modified on some points, anyway. but
without question they state what is IN
the Allies minds now as the price OF
peace, and there is little question that
they feel an absolute confidence IN their
ability TO impose them on Germany.
There Is little official eXuberance
over the military situation, but there Is
very substantial satisfaction with the
present course of events and quiet
confidence in victory that IS very i'm
pressive.
The terms stated in this conversation
will make such vast and important
changes that the conversation naturally
turned on the effect Oh Germany, and
the suggestion was made 10 The Trib-
une correspondent that the final result
of the war might be social revolution
in Germany, with the establishment OF
a great central European democracy. IL
was stated to be considered very likely
that Hungary would break away from
Austria and establish herself as sepa-
rate nation. In that event, II was sug-
Hesteu, huSllld anu btiH'o'ly HA'H"S
combine into a single Teutonic empire
or democracy.
Changes of vast Importance were also
foreshadowed in England. War will
bring a big change in this country
also" said this high authority, "and
our upper classes are beginning TO real
lZe that il will have to come. Our men
fighting in the ranks are getting, with
their pay and separation allowances for
wives and families, an average Of q
shillings pence q week.
Readjustment in England.
MANY Of these men before they en-
listed were agricultural laborers earn
ing IL shilings and 6 pence week.
Their families are getting more now TO
live on with husbands and fathers away
at the front than they had when the
husbands and fathers were home. Do
you think these men are going 10 be
satisfied 70 come back 10 II shillings
and pence &. week for the whole fam
lily? No, there will have TO be some
readjustment there. And our upper
classes will have 10 readjust them
selves. They will have 10 tone down
their scale of living. There is too
much extravaganza now. You Ameri-
cans are partly responsible for that.
With your big country and big fortunes
you spend freely, and you have come
over here and taught US 10 do the same
thing. But there will have TO be
change in that. We shall have TO re-
turn to simpler way of living
Washington, April Accommodating
on a published statement II Pope Bene-
dict that the latter had indicated de-
sire to support any move the United
States might make for peace, President
Wilson declared to-day that intimatiOns
of this character had been frequently
conveyed to him through different per-
sons. He said. however. no formal
communication had come 20 him on the
subject.
Asked whether the United States re-
Gently had learned officially or unof-
fcially of the terms upon which tho
belligerents might be ready TO make
pt ace, the President said regretfully
there had been no basis whatever so
far as he knew FOX the rumoys - that
effect -