The sun., 1917-05-21
Plans for Domination Of Aus
tria, Bulgaria and Turkey
Known to Washington.
BALKANS VITAL REGION
L. S. Diplomats Bring Home
Details Shedding New Light
on TeutOn Schemes.

WASHINGTON. May 20.-Germany's
next peace declaration, expected to sug-
gest programme of territorial renuncia-
here as largely answered beforehand by
information revealing for the first time
the full scope of the Imperial Govern
ments aspirations for conquest in the
south.
This Information dlscloses as one of
the primary aims of the war a plan for
the consolidation of an impregnablo mill
tary and economical unit stretching from
the North Sea to the Mediterranean, cut
ting Europe permanently in half. control
ling the Dardanelles. the Egean and the
Baltic. and eventually forming the back
bone OF a Prussian world empire.
In the light OF German history the
plan shows how implicitly the Kaiser
has followed out the blood and iron
politico o-economic methods OF Bismarck
for the development Of Prussian power.
Considered in view OF the present war
map II shows that the major portion
of the Kaiser's war programme has been
accomplished, regardless of what dis
position Is made of conquered territory
in France. Belgium and Russia.
TfuCe McTfiy ~ truce.
A full realization of this situation.
which will form a sinister background
for consideration of whatever renuncia- =
tion proposals the Imperial Chancellor
may make. adds a new force to the re-
peated declarations of allied statesmen
that the German peace manRuvres are
in reality war moves. and that prema-
ture truce would only give Germany a
Inc. tal In Lob, F,,r Ipr,,o
sianize and prepare for a greater world
war the territory to the southeast which
she has conquered under the guise of a
friendly alliance.
Although officials have refrained from
definite public expressions of what the
United States might demand as a peace
guarantee. these possibilities recall with
recurring emphasis President Wilson'S
| declaration that America must fight
| until the world is made safe for de-
mocracy." They bring into relief Scare
| tary Balfour's warning that hard fight
| ing is necessary to win the war, the
conviction of the American Army Gen.
| eral STAFF that the country must prepare
| for at least three years of war and the
fact that predictions of an early peace
have been discredted as visionary in
virtually every allied capital.
| ANCsCahCus
How minutely defined is the German
plan and how accurately IL Is being car
ried out have become fully apparent only
with the opening up during the last few
weeks OF several new avenues OF in
formation. The return OF American
diplomatic agents from the Central En-
pires, the visit>of the British and French
| war missions, detailed confidential re
ports of the recent frank expressions II
the Reichstag and In the German presi
and the deductions OF American agent,
abroad watching the newest peace moves
have supplied the explanation OF NOR,
than one hitherto obscure feature of tn,
German policy.
In her southeastern conquests 1t Il
apparent Germany has followed almos
In toto the long established plan OF th
Pan-German League, whose propaganda
had been regarded outside of German,
as the harmless activity OF extremists
too radical TO be taken seriously
Coupled with this plan. as an instrumen
of economic consolidation. the Germa,
officials have used with only slight modi
fications the system of customs uniol
expansion which aided In former year
to extend her domination over the othe
German States now making up the EN-
pire.
As early as 1911 the Pan-Germa
League is said to have circulated q def
mite propaganda Of conquest, wit
printed appeals containing maps OF
greater Germany. whose sway frou
! Hamburg to constantinople and the
southeastward through Asiatic Turkey
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