The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-13
CENTRAL POWERS WILLING ID ENTER
 PEACE NEGOTIATION
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 Balkan situation is considered so de- icate it would have tn be munglei m the peace conference.
 The whole German uew os the peace move is that it is a step towarl discussion of peace terms which. f u amounts 10 anything ought to show some definite progress early in Jan uary. There is said 10 be no possi- bility of a peace conference bein. held in the United States. Berne and the Hague are mentioned as most likely places and it is not doubted that Colnt von Bernstorff, the Ger man ambassador here, would go as one of his country's representatives. His attitude was expressed tonight m the lolowing statement:
 "I am. Of course extremely grauli- qd at the step that has been taken hope that it will be successful Even if it does not lead to peace it offers proof that Germany wants peace, even after a victorious campaign. and does not desire the responsibility for fur- ther suffering of mankind loss of life and property Germany wants peace and does not desire conquest. | can not say anything about the terms
 Diplomats of the entente allies here regard the peace offer as having the double purpose of placing upon the al- lies the responsibility for continuing the war and of impressins upon the German people that they are fighting defensive conflict against enemies sWho refuse quarter. Coming immo- diately after the culmination of the triumphant Rnmanian mEaign, the peace offer, entente diplomats say lis intended also to impress the Ger man people that they need have no lack of confidence in taeir govern ment to continue the war
 Based on entente allied adyices, Germany will demand:
 Restoration of Be.gium, but with conditions which would practically leave it under German control and probably give over the port Of Ant werp to Germany
 Restoration Cf the occupied DOT tons of northern France. bat with economic control which would guar antee to Germany supplies or irol and other raw materials drawn from there
 Domination -. Mesop5mmia by Ger many and Austria to give them a path to the Persian gulf and break Eng lands gateway to India and Egypt
 To award to Bulgaria all of Serbia as ia south as Nish. which wou'l take rom Serbia as mnch territory as she gained n the Balkan wars They expect Germany vii demand the return of her African colonies or al least propose to exchange them fo- the French colonies. THrkey's inter ests are considered a minor affair and mot full developed in consideration of peace.
 The attit de 3f the Balkan nations ol the Germanic allies, il is expected, will be set forth in the notes which nave been dispatched from Sofia and Clnstantinople and nothing o1 them lis known at the Balkan legations here except that Bu garia probab } will expect to get Macadonp and Dobrudia which formerly belonged to her. making the Danube the boun diary between Bulgaria and Rumania and shutting latter from the Black sea.
 The actual procedure in conveying Germaay's proposal to her enemies according to precedent. begins with Charge Grew forwarding the note tC Washington The state departmea .len will forward it to the American ambassador resident in the county to be addressed and he in turn vii present it to that government, act ing in the interest of Germany anC her allies. The United States nov epresents Germany and Austria il E. eium, France Great Britain, JaraI Russia. Serbia and Rumania it rep resents Turkey in France Great Brit ain and Japan It does not represen Bulgaria anywhere and represents none of the belligerents in Italy, Por tugal and Montenegro.
 One immediate. effect of the peace developments upon the United State' will be 10 hold practically in abeyancC all the diplomatic issues pending witt the warning countries The new sub marine issue with Germany, the pro test against deportation oi Belgians the controversy with Great Britain over mails and commerce all vii mark time unti il becomes apparent whether they will be solved by the advent of peace.
 ln German quarters here it is be lieved that any sort of an armistic' during a discussion of peace planl would be out of the qUestion, because this is an economic as well as a mil itary war It would mean great loss o time and in the event of failure o oyertures probably see the creaing ol the spring campaign without any thing accomplished
 Meanwhile the central powers, it is