The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-27
Wants Free Hand to Develop
Country and Guarantees
Country Shall Not Be Used
to Menace Germany
FURTHER DEMANDS ALL
HER COLONIES RETURN
When Evacuation kite" Was
Sent Up at Munich. Won 1ir-
pitz Is Unmuzzled to Let
Loose Trade Against Bel
sian Freedom

Amsterdam. Sept, 26.--By word OF
mouth the German government has
declared its willingness TO evacuate
Belgium-IF>:
l. She receives guarantees that
Belgium cannot be used by other pow
ers as a menace to Germany.
2. German industry is given a free
hand 10 develop in Belgium. parucu-
larry In Antwerp. the worlds fourth
seaport
3. She receives assurances from
England that all German colonies are
TO be restored to Germany
The proposal was made as a sup
Elementary declaration 10 Germany's
reply to the pope's peace message. II
was given orally by Foreign Secretary
DR. kuehlmaun 10 the pApaI nuncio
at Munich. News Of It was received
here today and is still vague. espe-
ciaily as regards the condition about
the German colonies
But the Big ''If'' fs There.
II the stipulated conditions are met.
Or. Kuehlmann asserted. Germany Will
agree to Belgiums evacuation as one
fundamental peace term. and restore
the invaded Kingdom TO complies indie
pendence.
subtle attempt to cater 10 the king
OF the Peiwtans and the Belgian peo-
pie independently from the entente
allies ls seen in one version OF Or.
Kuehfrnann's declaration which repre-
sAnts him as saying that any Belgian
government conserving TO the condi-
tions named could obtain n corres-
spond agreement from Germany 5ut
there Is another phase 20 the surprise
sprung hv WiIhelmstrasse with re-
gard 20 German Intentions IN Bel
giurn,
Al the very moment that the svacu-
alton Kite" was sent IN at Munich
Berlin resoundea with the crening
homhe -fneut IN an enpire-wide cam
raign FOR axactton by Germany OF
t~trssr4a afv 'ssf tsffffAt peace terms. inetnd-
ing huge Indemnity The extraor-
binary point about this carrTaign, es
diplomats AZ this neutral point of OBJ
servatfon view g. r. that the man
who fired the opening gums Is none
other than Grand Admiral Won Tfr-
PITT father Of the U-boat warfare.
May Have Been CumuzxIesi.
II was recalled that when Tirpfty wa .
dismissed as minister Of marine. he was
secret that this was done TO prevent
MIN from taking an active part IN the
political situation and stirring up
trouble for the government In his
cs pacitv 90 naval officer sttii carried
on ths official roster TTrpitr was vtr-
tusily ,"muzzled' two years There has
been 70 change IN HIS status as far
a a Ia known here. r. therefore, close
observers pointed out tonight he Is now
allowed 10 address public meetin e
with 're-sr speech as he did Mon
day night, according 10 today's Berlin
advice~--then he must have done SO
with previously obtained OFFICIAL sane
tion.
This phase places the Kuehimann
declaration In "a significant light. diplo-
mats point out 1t conjures up the PR
ture of wtIhelmstreSse officially, de-
ciaring the German Willingness 70
abandon Belgium while at the same
time letting down the bars to public
agitation ry ore Of the most popular
apostles OF pan -Gerrnanisn, There is
a well-defned belief here that the IN
tention ia TO use the popular Germ An
ramor TO re released by the TIrp!tx
campaign Hs club to make England
and her allies hasten TO consent to thu
Belgian proposal should tho entente
decline German pubic sentiment would
be prepared for defiant declaration of
now we must annex It"
Tfrpttx Played Belsfans.
The T1rpitz speech was made at the