Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-09-10
PEACE TERMS
THIS COUNTRY
WILL APPROVE
FULL SUFFRAGE FOR GERMANY,
RELEASE OF DISPUTED TERRI
TORIES AND RESTITUTION OF
BELGIUM AND SERBIA.
(By Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent. Copyright
1917 by United Press.)

(By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent. Copyright
1917 by United Press.)
WASHINGTON, September 10.-Full
suffrage for a Germany rid of Hohen-
zollernism, right of disputed terrific
rfes to speak for their own futures, and
restitution and restoration for those
countries trodden under foot during the
war means peace. Nothing short of
this can terminate the war.
To clear up the confusion created by
the state departments recent an
nouncement in apparent conflict with
President Wilson's reply to the pope,
the United Press sought and obtained
today a semi-official Interpretation of
the administration actual attitude, an
Interpretation youched for by the high
est authorities
The allies cannot talk peace with the
Hohenzollerns in the opinion of admin
istration officials. The German people
should act promptly to eliminate en-
tirely this dynasty and abandon all
militaristic rule, if the war is not to
go ON indefinitely.
Bluff reform, such as merely making
the chancellor subject to the will of
the reichstag, is not sufficient There
must be a clear knowledge among the
allies of full responsibility of the Ger
manic powers to their people.
Acceptability of Germany's internal
reforms will not depend on the decis-
ion of the United States, or England,
or France, but must be such as the
other peoples of the world would be
justified in accepting
This point, it is stated, is one of the
most important in the presidents re-
ply to the pope. 1t means in fact
that the United States believes all the
allies and the rest of the world shall
sit as court of judgment on Ger
many's internal reforms
The United States will be guided in
its peace opinions largely by nations
which have had the most experience
with Germany-Franc for example.
France believes it would be madness
to enter peace negotiations with the
kaiser. So does the United States.
When President Wilson said peace
must rest upon the rights of the peo-
+. pie. great and small--not upon govern
ments-he meant it literally, and that
point applies directly to his utterance
against dismemberment of empires.
It is declared that Alsace-Lorraine,
Bosnia a-Herzegovina- Schleswig-
wrested by Germany from
Denmark in 1S66-do not constitute
integral parts of the body and soul OF
Germany and Austria. Bosnia and
herzegovina were assume dby Austria
by executive order in 1908. Alsace-
Lorraine was part of the Teutonic
spoils of 1870.
The administration holds that these
should be given the right to express
themselves upon the question Of
whether they shall remain under the
military heel of the Germanic powers,
return to their mother countries,
France, Denmark and Serbia, set up
autonomous governments and rule
themselves, or attach themselves to
other nations.
Bosnia-H Herzegovina, for instance, is
understood to desire berth in the
proposed jugo-slav state, the nucleus
Of which is Serbia and Montenegro At
the same time, Dalmatia, Fiume Istria,
Trieste and Gorilla, upon which Italy
has designs, also desire entrance into
this state, and the official view here is
that these states also should be al
lowed to determine their respective
fates.
lHeAe must, vi Gurus We dutohOuIN
for Poland and restoration for Bel
GUM, naturalization of the Dardanelles
and some rein to Turkey.
The president has left the door to|
peace open, but it is well guarded,
and the Teutons can't come in with
guns in their pockets"
Free grant of power to the German
people, willingness to let disputed ter
ritories speak for their own future
and grant of restoration and restitu
lion for over-ridden small countries