Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-26
SHOULD CONTINUE
WAR PREPARATION
United States Must Not Take
Germany's Peace Offer
Too Serious Now.
RUSSIA'S EXIT AIDS KAISER
Emperor William Seeks Domi-
nation From Hamburg to
Persian Gulf.

BOSTON. Mass, Dec 25.-Secre-
tary OF War Baker Is right in stating
that the German peace manuevers
should not for a moment induce the
United States to slacken preparations
for war, in the opinion OF II. Charles
Woods fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical society. and recognized
authority on military matters in Eng
land, who now Is in this city.
In statement today Mr.. Woods
pointed out that the exit of Russia
from the wal would remove one Of
the great obstacles in the way OF
the realization of lhe desire OF En-
peror William and his advisers FOR
domination from hamburg To tne
Persian gulf, an area in which they
sea power. "If any proof were
wanted" he continued" that the Ger
mans. in negotiating peace with Rus
sia, have in view their future success
in the east. II would be in the person
alities of the German and Teuton!c
delegates.
Sought an Agreement.
"Von Kuehlmann, whom Nncw
when he was councillor of the Ger
man embassy in London until the out
break of war is himself an avowe"
easterner.' At that time his one aim
and object was to bring about an
agreement between England on the
ore side and Germany on Turkey on
tho other, favorable to the latter two
countries in regard to the Bagdai
railway.
"In this he nearly succeeded for he
lost no opportunity of making p-opa-
ganda of tho most subtle kind with
politicians and journalists, British and
foreign. Indeed, 1t was nearly impos-
sible To persuade him to speak upor
any other subject
"The personalities of the Austrian
aud Bulgarian delegates are. in my
opinion. of no great importance. for
the representatives of the dual mon
archy will have to follow the orders
of Germany, and Bulgaria has no al
rectly outstanding questions with Rus
sia. II is. however. interesting TO note
that the bulgarian delegates are none
of them men OF outstanding reputa-
tons at home or abroad.
Coming 10 Turkey. the personali-
ties of the delegates is again most
significant, for Germany cannot ig-
nore the present and future attitudes
of that country and at the same riinc
realize her .nSittel- Europa scheme.
Messing Pasha must be either Csman
Miami Pasha. formerly Ottoman am
hassador in Berlain and delegate at
the London peace conference after the
first Balkan war; or Nesim Pasha.
who is prominent diplomatist and
a member of the committee OF union
Progress. In either case he is an in
fluential person.
"But the Turkish delegate OF out
standing importance Is Haakki Pasha.
He has beer grand viZier and am
hassador In various countries and Is
cne of the most pro-German OF the
Turks.
Moreover. when Germany and
Russia had come to an agreement as
TO the Eagdad railway as n result
of the meeting between the kaiser
and the czar at Potsdam in 1910, II
was Haiku Pssha who, after the con-
clusion of the Tripoli and Balkan
wars. was sent to London by Turkey
In agreement with Germany, to try
to bring about agreement between the
British foreign office, the German en-
bassv, that is Won Kuehlmann, and
the Turkish embassy in regard To- the
BaCdad- Persian gulf section or inc
railway and other important matters
connected with that region. Those
Agreements had fortunately not been
signed on the outbreak OF the war
1T is for these reasons and be-
cause of the identity of these persons
that | lay particular stress upon the
Influence OF these peace negotiations
upon what I feel convinced are the
designs OF the Germans in the east.
The realization OF such designs would
be as dangerous to the future of the
worlds peace as would be the conclI-
sion OF n peace unsatisfactory to the
allies aud to America In western
Europe or elsewhere"