The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-15
PEACE TERMS LIKELY TO
BE OFFERED BY GERMANY

washington, Dec. 12.-Based upon
information from their home govern
ments, the Entente diplomats believe
Germany's terms are in general about
as follows:
Restoration of Belgium, with the
conditions which would practically
leave it under German control and
probably give over the port OF Ant
werp to Germany.
Restoration of the occupied portions
of Northern France, but with econc-
mic control, which would guarantee
to Germany supplies of iron and ctner
raw materials drawn from there
Domination of Mesopotamia by
Germany and Austria to give them a
path to the Persian Gulf and break
England's gateway to India and Egypt.
To award to Bulgaria all of Serbia
as far south as Nish, which would
take from Serbia as much territory as
she gained in the Balkan wars.
They expect Germany will demand
the return of her African colonies or
at least propose to exchange them for
the French colonies.
Turkeys interests are considered
a minor affair and not fully develop
ed in consideration of peace.
The attitude of the Ralkan nations
of the Germanic allies, it was explain
ed. will be set forth in the notes
which have been dispatched from So
fla and Constantinople and nothing o.
them is known at the Balkan le5a-
tions here except that Bulgaria pron-
ably will expect to get Macedonia a2d
Dobrudja, which formerly belonged
to her, making the Danube the boun-
dary between Bulgaria and Rumania
and shutting the latter from the Black
sea.
Recent dispatches to the German
embassy indicate a belief that the
general terms might be in substance
as follows:
A restoration of the status quo ex-
listing before the war. This includes
the evacuation of Belgium and the
restoration of the occupied portions
of Northern France with the excep-
tion of Alsace and Lorraine. No au-
thorized expression was obta:nable
from the embassy as to whether coy
ditions would be attached to the re-
storation of Belgium and French ter
ritory but it was understood that the
German idea was to make provision
for the future neutrality of Belgium
and probably propose identification,
particularly of the city OF Antwerp.
1t was also understood that no con-
ditions amounting to economic con-
troll of the mineral lands of Northern
France would be likely to be asked.
ALL Germany's lost colonies she ex-
poets to be returned. Her posses
sions in the Pacific, however, are not
subject of great concern and the
Berlin government is understood to
be ready to relinquish the claim on
N;au 'chau.
The security of Turkey in posses
sion of Constantinople probably would
be insisted upon by the Central Pow
ers, as we'll as the restoration of AL
bania.
The esta ablishment of independent
kingdoms in Lithuania and Poland
would be one of the factors in the
German proposal, that part of Poland
possessed by Germany at the outbreak
l. ! l1
What adjustment would be made to
cover the Trentino region between
Austria and Italy, or any provisions
affecting Egypt, the Suez canal, Mes
opotamia or the gateways of controi
to the Indian empire are not made
clear in German quarters here. TIL,
Balkan situation is considered so DELI
cate it would have to be untangled in
the peace conference