The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
Drop Tentative Proposals foY
Peace and Demand Fresh
Concessions
WANT RICH LANDS
IN D0BRUDJA FOR
BULGARIAN BRIRE
Preparations for Drive to Black
Sea Are Already Under
Way Ia Belief-India Goal
Of Ieuton Ambition

Washington. March 1s.-aerrsary
sweeping on to new con1uaass In
southern Russia is riding rough Hhod
over PROSTATE Roumania-
Dispatches to the state department
late this afternoon are brief, bra
grimly eloquent
The tentative peace profrers pssa
forth to tho Roumanians have been
ruthlessly scra'pped.
Germany read the despa+chem.
dated March 10, considers Rouruantn
at its mercy and is making demands
all the more exorbitant as the Original
demands are being complied with by
Ronmanis. The frontier agreed upon
Is now being extended at the expenses
OF Roumania."
Originally the terms imposed were
disastrous enough, Rich Dobru61a~
lying along the Black sea, WAS to be-
paroelled out to Bulgaria, who has
long waited the price which Germany
bid for her support in the war Thus
all outlet 70 the sea was to be shut
OFF from Roumania, rich lands to tho
north and westward being gra ciousfy
bestowed on Austria Hungary. az n
sop II the. Hungarians. grown bitter
against the war
For Germany. however, there arw
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happens, as officials ard diplomats
in Washington interpret the disrasch.
that more must squeezed from
Roumania and A. broader pathway
cleared for the German war ms ghir.a
headed eastward
German Drive on Odessa.
Earlier advicex have told of the haw
preparations under way for the Ger
man drive on Odessa. the leading
Russian port on the Black sea The
state department has not been ad-
vised that the Teutons have rot 60
FAR as Bessarabis. but admittedly the
advices received are helated ana
Handicapped by A rigid censorship
with which the. Germans veil their
movements Allied diplomats I'm
Washington attach greatest possible
importance TO this drive. In it thsy
see but one objective a German EN-
pire stretching on through southern
Russia and Afghanistan to the bord-
ers of India. Along this pathway.
they declared. Germany would erect
world empire for greater in extent
even than the original confines of tho
Berlin to Bagdad scheme.
This prospect ahead sta tesrnen of
three continents await anxiousIy the
oeutcome Of the Japanese reeotia-
tons on the one hand. and the DELHI
srstiors of the soviet congress at
Moscow on the other, There In y
suhconscioIs feeling everywhere in
Wa shington that a new chapter In the
world conflict is ahous to be opensd.
the conclusion of which is likely to
affect the world for generations to
come
Late this evening the report be-
came persistent in usually well In
<g.- ~,
Japanese Intervention in Siberia. with
the United States in the role of
pa ssive guaranter of Russia's soyer-
eighty and Independence.
Gompcrs Adds Appeal
To the appeal Of the American
president TO the Russians 70 stand out
for their independence WAS added to-
day the potent word of Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
federation of labor. speaking IN tho
voice OF the wsrktnguen OF America
TO the workingmen ans peasants If
Russia.
That the whole outlook is serious,
no Official IN Washington competent
TO Judge. stteu pts TO deny The rev
orders To speed up to ma ximunn pres
sure the movement OF troops TO Ei-
rope is significant of how adequately
the situation is gagged Eut there
ls no panic here and the last thing
thought of Is peace.
Peace now, officials declare. would
he the costltest error Of history, Nor
is it believe. that there Is any sin
Certify in. II Indeed thsir il an basis.
for the report OF new German peace
offers to come.
lust as the United States and tire
allies cannot afford to talk peace with
4 Ia ". ~ ~ iz 1ass1arad Tar
many Is not likely to talk peace at
the moment wnen circumstances have
suddenly opened up new worlds 10
conquer.