Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-16
SOCIALISTS MAKE
PUBLIC kAISER'S
PEACE PROGRAM
No indemnify for Belgium,
Restoration Of Germany's
Colonies
RETENTION BY GERMANY
OF ALSACE-LORRAINE
A Provision Of mo Protective
Tariff" Is To Protect Ger
many After the War
BY Arthur E. Mann,

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
Stockholm, June 16.-What may be
considered to approximate the German
government Is peace terms was outlined
here today when the German majority
socialists gave out their program for
peace. The striking points of the plan
were:
sit would be difficult to determine
which belligerents were responsible for
damages on the various fronts and a
one sided liability would merely mask
an indemnity"
Return of the German colonies-under
the socialist doctrine Of emo annexa-
tion. +"
Retention by Germany OF AlsaceLor-
raine, "because they are nine-tenths
German"
The German socialists outline like
wise insists on complete political and
military independence Of all nations.
Belgium is to agree with her Austrian
"comrades" regarding the future of
Serbia and other Balkan natiens
Poland's and Finland y future is to
be left to determination of those prov
inces themselxesaif independence is
impossible there, certainly they shall
be autonomous. p
To Greece, Ireland, Egypt, Korea,
Tripoli, Morocco and Thibet, the Ger
man socialists extended "greatest SYM
pathy" and socialists in those princi-
palities were urged to work for inde-
rendence.
Would Be Annexation"
Of Alsace-Lorraine, the German state
ment- declared:
"These are nine-tenths Germans.
They originally belonged to Germany
and then to France. If they are return,
ed to France now it would be annexa-
tion. -
After return of peace, the Germans
would have international arbitration
and disarmament except for defensive
measures, and for short enlistment for
a "police army"
There should be an international de-
cision on all war provoking disputes.
Listing their suggestions for future
international laws, the German social
lists would require:
No expectation of munitions by neu-
trails.
No prizes to be taken at sea.
No merchantmen to be armed.
Canals, straits and sea routes to be
intcrnationalized
Food and clothing not to be held con-
traband. No censorship Of letters from
belligerents and neutrals
No trade war.
Full freedom OF the seas.
No protective tariff.
No secret diplomacy.
Giving out their outline, the German
socialists urged that the general social
ist conference declared it was not will;
ing to discuss the responsibility for the
present war, unless the entente dele
gates insisted on this.
The German majority socialists pro
gram, as outlined above, differs some
what from terms for peace which have
generally - and semioffieially - been
credited to the German government.
Germany has usually indicated its
willingness to indemnify Belgium.
The German majority socialists are
headed by Philip Scheidermann and arc
ardent supporters Of the kaiser's gov
ernment They are the men at whom
| President Wilson struck his Flag day
speech when he remarked that German
autocrats are "using" liberals. The
German militarists were careful not to
grant passports to the Stockholm con
| ference to German socialists of the
Liebknecht, Ledebour, Haase types be-
cause these radical socialists are anti
autocrats.