New Britain herald., 1917-04-14
WHISPERS OF PEACE
AMID BATTLE ROAR
Copenhagen Socialist Predicts
Wars End in SeVenty-Fiye Days
NEGOTIATIONS ARE RESUMED

lSuC t00 E1Fe.E0Cm& Won HeVentlOW
Insists Germany Must Be Compem-
stated In Line With Amextionists'
Plan-Criticism of Zimmermann.
Copenhagen. April II. via London.
$3.50 a. nn.-Peace within two months
and a half is predicted by the Copen-,
hagen correspondent of the Danish
socialist press who confirms the re-
ports of unofficial negotiations be-
tween Russian and German socialists
as against the diplomatic denials in
the socialist newspapers here and in
Berlin.
The first negotiations, says the
correspondent, who is socialist
member Of the Danish parliament,
were broken off, enabling two papers
to launch a denial that they were in
progress, but they were Immediately
resumed and are being prosecuted
vigorously. The correspondent then
enters into a discussion of peace
terms, in which he appears to take
German socialist expectations and
hopes for the government policy.
To Restore Captured Territory.
ct am assured from an absolutely
trustworthy source he says, that
Germany is ready to restore Belgium
and Serbia, evacuate France and,
with Turkey. arrange an agreement
with Russia over the free navigation
of the Dardanelles. An agreement Is
also possible on the Polish question.
as the Russian government knows"
The correspondent pictures England
as the sole obstacle to peace. There
is reason toN believe that the first
part of his statement regarding ne
gotiationss between Russian and Ger
| man socialists is correct, but his ex-
position of German peace terms con-
fiicts with the recent highly official
declaration of the North German Ga
zette, that Germany is willing to con-
cIude peace but on terms compatible
with the great sacrifice which she
has made.
No Compromise for Won RevcntlOw.
Count Won Reyentlow continues his
,, campaign day in and day out against
any thought of a compromise peace
which will not give to Germany In
full measure what 1t demanded 10y the
annexationists, in both the east and
the west. He expresses the hope that
the renewal recently of the proposal
for a peace conference by Count Ger
| min, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, which the socialists are
| now trying to emphasize, has been
buried definitely saying it is impos-
sible to permit the western powers to
| have a hand in the Russo German set
| Element. He intimates that Russia
| must reconcile herself to the loss of
! territories considered necessary for
| the future greatness of Germany, but
| that she may procure compensation
! elsewhere, probably in Rumania and
Persia, which would enable her, he
says, to consider honorable and ad-
vantageous terms Of peace.
In another article Count Won Re-
ventlow breaks a lance with Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman to whom he
J has transferred his old Anmity against
| the foreign Office. He asserts that it
! is now less than ever in the interest
of Germany to "sing political hymns
to the Japanese or attempt to- use
Carranza as match maker.
Although Germany and Japan, to a
certain extent, are natural allies, he
says the opportunity for an alliance
has passed, as Japan for the present
probably will decide to maintain re-
| lations with Anglo-Saxons and to con-
| tinue all possible profit therefrom.
The Hague, via London, April a.
The Vossiche Zeitung Of Berlin learns
from Vienna that Austrian socialist
leaders had conference with Foreign
| Minister Czernin on Thursday. One
then left for Berlin with the inten.
ton of joining Philip Scheidemann
the German socialist leader in Copen.
hagen.
! jump IN COST OF FLOUR