Evening star., 1916-01-03
GIVES HIS OPINION
OF PEACE TERMS
Oscar 7. Crosby, Returning
From Europe, Outlines Pos
sibIe Conditions.

Some of the subjects and conditions
for consideration involved in the maxi
ing of a peace treaty between the war
ring countries of Europe are given as
the opinions of Oscar T. Crosby of this
city. who has recently returned from
the war-torn continent. Mr.. Crosby
says that he does not believe a lasting
peace may be had under the given con-
ditions, in view of the many important
questions which are most difficult to
solve.
He believes that the answer to wishes
for a durable peace may be found in
the body of a bill that has been intro
duced by Senator Shafroth, which calls
for the establishment of an interna-
tional tribunal, where all disputes of
ma atoms are to be settled, and an inter
national army and navy for the en-
forcement of it's DEGREES.
No one would expect, he says, that
this tribunal could be set up as part
of the treaty ending the present war,
but Mr.. Crosby thinks that the bill
presents the only practical method
by which peace can be maintained be-
tween nations. 1t sets up a standard,
perhaps an ideal, he believes, toward
which people in all lands may continue
to work, If in fact they desire to do
away with militarism, which is the only
alternate to an armed international
tribunal.
Travelled Through Warning Countries
Mr.. Crosby has travelled through all of
Belgium and a great part of France during
the present war. At it's beginning he
was in Japan. His trip home carried him
through, China, Siberia. Russia, Sweden.
France and England While returning he
saw the Russian troops mobilizing. +
About a year before war was declared
Mr. Crosby was in Mesopotama. going
into Palestine from Joppa. From Jeru-
salem he went to the Sea of Galliee.
BY rail to Aleppov he was a passenger
on the railway which. it is said. will be
used by German-T Turkish troops if they
make the threatened attack Egypt.
From AIeppo he was three weeks going
to Bagdad He went by steamboat to
Basra at the head of the Persian gulf
navigation Many of the Arab tribes who
are now reported as surrounding the Brit
sh forces at kut-el-aman were passed
through
Mr. Crosby thinks that Belgian inde-
pendence and compensation must first be
taken up when peace is considered.
Must Get First Place.
'It is a fair assumption" he says,
that however the war may end, this
condition will be given first place. 1t
should be so. Afterward, with the con-
sent of Belgium. some rearrangement
of trade rights through Antwerp might
be established. And-again with Bel
GUMS free approval-some swapping
of African territory might take place.
"2. Retrocession of French territory
recently occupied by German armies.
"3 Retrocession of the whole or
part, of Lorraine.
~. Delimitation OF Balkan states.
No boundaries" he says, "can be fixed
which will satisfy the overworked ma
tions be effected. Compromise must be
IS. The right of German Austrian
trade movement, by river and by rail,
through the Balkan states to Constan-
tinople. The central powers will want
this to be secure against Russian in
reference. Question-Can such secur-
ity be established without some politi-
cal control? A strong Balkan union
would tend toward security, since the
commercial interests of all the Balkan
states will be found in free intercourse
with Germany. rather than with Rus
sia II common sense ruled the world
free commercial intercourse would be
general
Settlement of Polish Question.
"s. The Polish question will cry for
settlement. There is Polish nation.
1t is one of the Slav groups. But there
Is no brotherly love between Poles and
Russians. The Pole cherishes' a tri-
parte enmity-Russia, Austria and Ger
many having equal shares in it. If a
new kingdom is set up, it should be
truly independents hard condition.
"7. The titanic problem of Turkey
| of Constantinople-mus have some
kind Of treatment The sick man
shows that he can fight. If the allies
win crushing victory, 1t seems that
IGreat Britain's traditional policy of
Russian repression must be completely
Ireversed--that Russia will be seated at
IConstantinople. II compromise be the
lardac of tho DAY. than wa may aaa