The Alaska citizen., 1916-12-18
TERMS OF GERMANY'S
 PEACE PROPOSAL
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 b4ssy possession of advices outlining in general what Germany expects The substance of the p'posa it has received at the Germat embassy here, IS as follows
 Germany expects restoration oi ner quo be fore the She will Bcgum aud that part O France being held by German ;ro0p bt % not Ccde Al sace and Lorraine back France under peace agreement Germany provision for the future neutrality Of Belgium and will probably propose the dcorttcatlon ot all Belgian fortresses particularly that at Antwerp No conditions amounting the economic control of the mineral lands of northern France will be asked All Of Germany colonies lost since the beginning of the war, she expects be returned to her. with the possible exception o ka chau China.
 Turkish possession of Constannope and the Bosphor is insisted upon in the proposal It also demands the res toration of Albania and the establishment of independent kingdoms m Poland and thuaa Those parts ot Poland which in Germany and Austria are, of Course excepted
 What adjustment would be made covering the lren- tino region, between Austria and Italy, not stated Nor any provision suggested affecting Egypt the Suez canal Mesopoania or the gateways of control to the Indian en pre The proposal that the Balkan situation IS con sidered Germany delicate that 1t would have to be untanged peace conference.
 According the German view of the chancelors peace proposal, step toward discussion of peace terms which ought show definite progress toward permanent peace early in January least German newspapers ed toraly commend the chancelors saying that Ger many does the responsibility of the further suffer ing of mankind and the loss of property which would dure with further fighting They also state that Germany moved suggest of peace for the that she had given up hope that President Wilson would make such It IS understood that the Berlin papers claim that there possibility of the peace conference ii such natures, being held in America Berne The Hague suggested the likely places holding the 
 Other factors which induced Germany make peace proposals this time the British ministry crisis and the reorganization of the French ministry It stated however that the principal object of the peace proposal to force show down the part of the Entente Alles to determine from them, by making toward peace, whether they disposed make peace whether they still determined to crush Germany and dismenber her
 The Entente diplomats here regard the peace offer the part of Germany having double purpose They think that the offer made for the purpose of placing the responsibility for continuance of the upon the Entente and impress upon the German people the fact that they fighting the defensive, confident that they are fighting aganSt enemies who will refuse quarter
 PROPOSAL, FORMALLY ANNOUNCED
 BERLIN, Dec 12-( (Deayed) )-Chanceor Beth mannHolweg formally announced the submission of peace terms the part of Germany to the German reichstag today He made general statement the terms on which the proposal that Germany will accept peace, saying that the proposal had been submitted to representa- ves of the neutral nations and of the pope The latter he ad willing and anxious to present the proposal to the Entente Allies and the representatives of the neutral nations have been requested to do
 While the officially discussed is stat cd that Germany would ask her former status quo That she asks restoration of her former boundaries and those of the countries involved in the war; with the exception of the establishment of independent kingdoms in Poland and l,thuana.
 It is also stated here that Germany would like for peace conference rearrange the Balkan saon making the lines of the countries different from what they were before the war.
 KAISER NOTIFIES SOLDIERS
 BERLIN, Dec. 12-(Deayed )-Kaser Wilhelm today officially notified the German armies fighting the various fronts that peace negotiations in progress. He dis patched note each of the army and navy commanders telling them that Germany and her allies have offered to make peace under conditions but that until the Ger peace proposals have been received with favor by the nations composing the Entente Allies, they ordered to continue fighting
 AMERICA WILL. ACT
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12-(Delayed) )-The department has expressed willingness transmit Germany's peace proposals the Entente Allies Oues- oned today in regard the matter Secretary of State Ian sing said that he could tell whether submitting tie proposal the United States would make reconnellda tons what action should be taken ly the Allies.