Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-19

! celiOr OF the German Empire, says
Bernard H. Ridder Ia his last article
on the war situation, would, under
circumstances such as obtain today,
present his country's terms of peace.
as the Chancellor did in recent
speech to the Reichstag, unless some
foundation for o hope oil an early
peace definitely existed.
One cannot conceive of the equally
responsible Premier of England re-
plying to the Chancellor's words, in
the terms Ia which he promptly re-
! Piled to them, unless the same as
sumption is clung to.
The whole face of the European
situation seems suddenly to have
changed The desperate efforts that
are being made by Great Britain to
drag this country into the war to re-
place some deserting ally proves IT,
One Will search the annals of in~
ternational alliances in vain to dis
cover another so incongruous as that
which was created in 1907 between
Great Britain and Russia
The political systems of the two
countries are irrevocably opposed TO
each other. and their territorial ann
bitions can never be brought into
harmony The alliance was de-
nounced by British Liberals from the
moment when it's consummation be-
came known TO the British people.
The inherent dangers which it in
GUIDED and the disastrous end to
which it would inevitably bring one
OF the other Of the parties to il. have
been pointed out time and again
Signs are now pointing TO the be-
ginning Of the end of the rapproche-
ment between the British Lion and
Russian Bear, so inconceivably
stupid and insincere from the be-
ginning. The alliance was engineered
by Sh Edward Grey as part and par
eel of his intrigues to block Ger
many's peaceful penetration Of Asia
Minor to the Persian Gulf; but it
seems destined to react unqualihedly
10 the disadyantaec Of the British
Empire
The signs which point to the de-
scrtion Of Russia from the ranks Of
the Entente Allies .uay be summar-
lied somewhat as follows
Cd The Worlds Special Staff
Correspo Mr. Karl Won Wiegand.
states, on The authority of Geneva
despatch TO the leading Hungarian
newspaper, Hirlap, that through
out the Conversations" between
London and petrograd preliminary
% the Paris Conference Of March
2Tth the Russian Government dis
PLAYED o reluctance % send a delegate
~ the Conference, and WAS eventually
induced TO 90 50 only by the media
tion Of the French Government
The Pctrograd Government stood
out in these conversations" for tho
discussion at the Conference Of "tho
question Of the Dardanelles. to the
solution OF which England and
France had obligated themselves" F."
~ sought also, full freedom in Asia
ID fact demanded that her Asiatic
operations be excluded from the Con-
ference. Also, that her agreement
with Japan be NOT touched upon
Great Britain retorted, with char
actcristic stupidity and chestiness,D
that Russia ought 10 subordinate
any special aims to the general and
mutual aims and goal and not him
der the solution Of pending questions
with special demands
TO which Russia countered with
the reply that England and France
must long ago have come to realize
that military victories are not won
with diplomatic documents. but with
blood and iron; moreover that adj
vice OF a military nature must be de- I
clined when il comes from source
which has yet TO prove its military
superiority; that Russia is not in q
position 70 fight only in front Of its I
own door like ENGLAND; that Russia /
fights where shc can see benefit and |
achieve something"
stormy scenes are reported from 4
The Conference itself The British |
Premier insisted that the fate Of !
Europe must be decided In Europe.
and therefore Russia's armies could (
be used more advantageously in /
Europe itself Whcreupon the Cars I
Aidc-de-Camp suggested ironically (
that Russia could not permit her (
strategy to be dictated by those rel 1
sponsible tor the Dardanclles fasco, /
the oblitcrauon Of Servia, and The at
traction Of Bulgaria TO Teutonic (
Which all goes to show that Russia I
has decided to launch out into cam
paiens of her own. and that these I
will lead her whore tho fruit hangs /
most low and thick and luscious
CD Coniirmatory evidence OF this
intention oil the Russian Government
is TO be found in the fact that Rus
sian forces are no longer hurting
themselves with any spirit against
the Germans and -Hungarians
on the East Front What feints they
are making there are to be inter-
proted only as intended to hold
down the franchise" while the dis
cussion with Great Britain over Rus
sian pretensions 10 q place In the sun
Of Asia is being prosecuted. The
Russians are not even pressing the
Turks in the Caucasus or seeking /
energetically TO relieve the British at
but are aiming rather
for the Persian Gulf--the same Per
sian Gulf, the Germans attempt 20
reach which by peaceful penetration,
brought Great Britoin and Russia in
to alliance! The house Of cards of
VII. and Sir Edward Grey
seems already undermined