Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
EACH MUST SHAPE
OWN GOVERNMENT
Cologne Gazette Would Have
Belligerents Concern Them
selves With Own Affairs.
RESENTs OUTSIDE DICTATION
Declares Germany Already More
Democratic Than Most of
Entente Countries.
REsENTs OUTSIDE DIcTATIoN

BERLIN. August 25-The semiofficial
Cologne Gazette, discussing the pos
sibility of peace by negotiation. in
long and evidently inspired editorial.
says:
AN understanding which may make
peace possible can only be reached II
the belligerent nations begin to con-
Germ themselves with their own affairs,
Instead of those OF their opponents.
In Germany the crown, the government
and the majority Of the people are
frmly resolved to carry out certain re-
forms. the necessity Of which has
been proved by the war. A few drops
OF democratic oil can only do good in
the reshaping OF our political institu-
tons. but we are going to decide for
ourselves what kind OF reforms we
about.
Unfortunately, there are people
among us who are foolish enough to
believe that peace cannot be obtained
pire. prescribed by Lloyd George and
President Wilson.
This idea is silly. We are masters
OF our own house and are going to
shape our government according TO our
own needs and interests.
Foreign dictation in our internal
affairs cannot and Will not be tolerated.
The threat OF the entente statesmen
that they would not negotiate peace
with our present government is moth
Ing but clumsy attempt TO stir up
revolutionary movement among us
They want us to beat each others
heads of. because 1T would then be
easy for them to defeat US, tear our
country to pieces and enslavc what Is
left OF our people for centuries. or
forever.
Germany already lis more demo-
cratic than most Of the entente coun-
tries. and 1t will be model for all OF
them after the war. but we are going
to take our own time in working
out our reforms. and will brook no in
reference from the outside"
ALLIANCE IS STRONGER
AND FIRMER THAN EVER
The Lokal Anzieger publishes an in
terview. which was given to the Sofia
correspondent OF the paper by the Bull
garian Premier Radoslavo1, after his
return from Berlin. The Bulgarian
statesman says
There was no especially urgent rea-
SON for my trip to Vienna and tn. Ger
man capital. / made the journey prin-
cipally to disprove the stories OF the
entente press about an alleged rup-
lure between Bulgaria and the central
powers. The alliance between Ger
many, Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria and
Turkey is stronger and firmer than
ever before
The economic condition of Bulgaria
is as good as can be desired under
the circumstances. Like our allies.
we lack many necessary things which
cannot be imported on account Of the
blockade, but Germany Is furnishing us
substitutes for everything that we can
not get or produce ourselves We have
plenty OF food and our population
does not suffer in the least. Our indus
tries have been built up and improved
wonderfully since we entered the war.
Our military situation is very salts
factory We have called about Is per
cent OF our male population to the
coiors. but our losses are much smaller
than they were in the Balkan wars.
Our supply of munitions is unlimited,
and we have no difficulty in beating
of the attacks of the army of Cen
eral Sarraii, no matter how often and
how long they may be repeated.
COULD DRIVE ENTENTE
OUT OF MACEDONIA
With the aid of our allies we could
f,YD off
drive the entente armies from Mace
donia, but we do not consider this
necessary, and the German general
staff shares our views.
we want to avoid heavy losses as
much as possible and do not like to
carry the war into Greece. Our feel
friendly, although the entente and
Venizelos have at last succeeded in
dragging the country into the terrible
conflict.
''Our peace conditions are simple
enough. We want nothing but secur-
ity for the future and the unifcation
OF the Bulgarian nation. That means
that the parts of Macedonia an! the
Dobrudja, Inhabited by 'Bulgarians,
must become parts of our kingdom,
Serbia. We are only taking what be-
longs to us. The territories now re-
conquered by our victorious arms have
been stolen from us by our treach-
erous former allies. The shame of the
treaty Of Bucharest must be wiped out"
TO SPEND NEXT SEVEN
YEARS IN PRISON
According to the Tageblatt, Chief
Landed Estate Administrator Won Eber-
stein, Of Duppel, an important official
who superintends twenty estates be-
longing to Prince Frederick Leopold. of
Prussia, will spend the next seven years
in prison.
He has long been in business rela-
tions with Master Butcher Haseloff, OF
Teltow. to whom he recently sold
twelve pigs. which. 1t had been ar
ranged, should be removed from tho
princes property while Won Ebersteln
was absent on journey on hks royal
employers business. so that were ques-
tions to arise later the former could
excuse himself on the plea Of his is-
norance OF the affair.