The sun., 1917-08-27
WILSON WILL
BACK SOME OF
P0PE'S PLANS
Expected to Indorse Dis.
armament and Guaran-
tees for Future.
GERMANY IN DILEMMA
, Can't Accept These Terms
without Giving Up Scheme
for New War.
Special Desposch to Ta, Sen,


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-President Will
son in replying to Pope Benedicts peace
proposals, 1t is understood, will indorse
unreservedly some of the basic features
Of the Pope's plan. The fundamental
idea Of making guarantee against future
war . preliminary to peace aaEeements
will probably be seized upon by the
President as a cornerstone for peace
negotiations whenever they come before
the United States and the Entente Allies
BY indorsing this basic idea the Presi-
dent. It 10 expected. will put the Prus-
sian war party in singularly embar-
raising position. because Germany can
not agree to accept this fundamental
principle without throwing overheard her
so-called "Drang mach Osten." or Mittel-
europa policy. which Is regarded by Teu-
ton military authorities as Of vital i'm
portance.
Entente diplomats are giving more
and more attention to the Importance
which the Pope's demand for disarma-
ment and guarantee against future war
has with respect to the avowed German
plan to organise and consolidate CEN
trail empire or confederacy composed Of
Germany. Austria-Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria and stretching from the North
Sea to the Persian Gulf. Reliable in
formation has reached London. Paris
and Washington that German military
leaders have considered that the mill
tary aims Of the Central Powers would
be achieved provided they made a peace
which left this powerful group Of ma
tions free to begin its task OF preparing
for the domination Of Europe through
the next war.
The German Plan.
Men like Won Hindenburg claim that
Germany and her allies could dominate
Europe in military sense in an In
credibly short time II they went to work
organizing this consolidation Of nations
for. the task. Their ideas indeed are re-
EAtded ~ sound by military strategists
througfDst Europe and-D ~ Genefxf- -6taR
Officers here. The United States and
the Entente recognise the danger Of
Prussian domination Of Europe in the
future II peace Is made on basis which
would permit the fulnlment Of Won Hin
dcpburg's plans.
The general plan as understood here
Is to organize this million or so Of
square miles OF central territory under
the leadership Of the f.russan war party
in sucl, manner as to make II constitute
an overwhelming and invinclble military
machine. Germany with 100000 in
habitants, Austria Hungary with $4,000
600. Turkey with 100000 and Bulga-
ria with 100000 would consolidate, 50
far as military aims were concerned. in
gigantic plan for unrivalled military
efficiency which could scarcely be
checked.
All industries directly or indirectly
connected with war would be quietly
nobilixed for the future struggle. not
works Of military railroads would be
built, prodigtous stores Of ammunition
would be made available and every angle
" warfare would be carefully worked
out. Then. when the time came. Europe
pgain would be plunged into war on
ono pretext or other with the GER
,ainty Of a Teuton triumph. A cardinal
feature Of the plan would be for all
troops Of the Central Powers to have q
uniform system Of training and for mat
,ers to be 60 arranged that they could
operate under Prussian high command
What Berlin Has Said.
1t Is only within the last few months
that definite and authoritative informa-
ion about Germany's plan has reached
mere There have been hints of it by
bernhardi and others. and military writ
ers In Berlin have developed the subject
quiet hint to change their tactics. The
ono idea which the Prussian war party
wants ignored by German writers Is the
outlook for "the next war" Germany.
II - pointed out here, obviously wants
peace dissociated from questions Of dis
armament and guarantees against
further conflict
In the German reply to President Will
sons note Of last December this was
Let this war be ended first; then we will
talk about disarmament" The idea pre-
sumably was to obtain peace under
terms guaranteeing the military power
OF the Mitteleuropa group Of Central
towers and then to let theoretical dis
cusslon Of disarmament drag along in
dehnitely while Germany prepared for
the next blow.
But the Pope's peace proposals, it is
pointed out here. make this plan i'm
possible for Germany The Prussian n
war party understands it must make dis
armament preliminary to peace and
That hard and fast agreements must be
reached as to the future.
Rreakup of War Machine,
In other words. the Prussan aim to
Consolidate the Mitteleuropa nations into
war machine could not be carried out
or even be begun. Instead of buildins
up war machine. Germany and her
alhes would be obliged to dismantle such
construction as might have a military
bearing. II Is becoming increasingly
lent that the fundamental peace basis
OF the Pope implies the complete breakup
o' frussian military plans for the fu.
lure, Promises by Germany to do this
would not suffice because there must be
nisarmament and guarantees agains,
repetition before peace comes
1t Is for this reason that Presjden,
wilson, although he undoubtedly will no,
accept the terms as proposed in the
ropes message, may accept such funda
mental terms as disarmament, even
though he indicates that the time ia no,
.et ripe for seriously entertaining
unousht OF negotiating with the enemy
mo guarantee against future war will
We basic doctrine to guide negotiations
Nnen Germany admits defeat and II
ready to accept democracy's terms