New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

II great deal of space to discussinc
the possibilities of disagreement
among the Allies The "K0nische Zeitunc,
in an article under the title, "Can Llova
George Keep the Entente Powers To.
gethcr?" says:
For various reasons Lloyd George will
always find France the easiest to hold. Italv
also, although this will be less easy. will
be kept in the alliance. America has on
various occasions let it be seen that she
will go her own way, and as to ENGLAND. a
change of government in England. if it
takes place, will produce powerful reac
tions. These conflict of interest will make
themselves still moro sharply felt when it
comes to peace negotiations"
Professor Bonn, who was Herr Dernburg's
assistant in America. contributes an article
to the Munchener "Neucste Nachrchten." in
which he represents President Wilson "as
searching for peace before real participa-
tion in the war becomes necessary, and has
consequently prepared to water down his
principles if the Germans Will meet him
half way. President Wilson is no longer
the stubborn doctrinarc who desires to
create a new Europe after the pattern which
he has in his heart Professor Bonn is
even confident that Mr. Wilson, although he
Cannot abandon the principle of the res
toration OF Belgium, viii bv no means IN
sist on the evacuation of Belgium as 4 pre-
hminary to peace negotiations" The art~
Gle concludes with the following guide to
German tactics:
During the last three months Wilson
has forgotten many things and learned
much He has grasped clearly the charge
Of the military situation in our favor
which has been produced by the Russian
collapse. From his point of view America,
far as concerns real military operations
is somewhat in the position of a neutral
who can look on as long as the forces of
the two sides are more or less balanced
But if the side with which he feels himself
allied at heart suffers a decisive defeat, he
must either accept in the peace the conse-
quent alteration in the world situation or
he must throw in his whole forces. Viii
son is afraid of the first possibility and he
would like to save America the cost Of the
second possibility.
Consequently, it is sober policy which
makes him offer US peace suggestions. 1t
is also sober policy for us to regard these
suggestions with the calm which is per-
mtted to US by our brilliant military sit.
uation, and for us p ask ourselves what we
shall gain if we dispose Of the English
enemy only to find the American enemy
take his place.
A dispatch from Amsterdam TO "Thc
Times" of London sag .Vorwaerts' he
Berlin Socialist newspaper, is very patroniz-
ing to the Inter-Allied Socialists.
hot aa1tlv with their
views and partly not but it declares that
the Inter-Alied Socialists have much less
influence in their respective countries than
the German Socialists in Germany 1t
then confesses that German Socialists have
very little influence in their own country.
German Social Democrats have been the
first who have been obliged to realize how
infinitely difficult it is for Socialist party
belonging to the victorious state to secure
recognition Of its ideal demands Arguing
on these lines, the newspaper recommends
the lnter-Alied Socialists to restrict their
demands to the German status quo an1e
programme, though by its own showing
such a programme has no chance OF ac
ceptance from the German nation"
The German "Almanach de Gotha' Tor
1918 has just been issued. copy OF 1t mas
been received in Zurich, Switzerland, from
where the correspondent OF the ltalsA
"Tribuna" describes it to his paper Inc
most interesting thing about the new issue
of the we'll known German 3 manac IS .ns
new titles and political designations wheA
it introduces.
The Prince of Wied figures this year S
the Prince of Albania
In the chapter devoted to Belgium 'as
Crown Prince and Prince Charles are sa'
to be residing in Eton (Englandl. !.
The Duke of Cumberland, the father %
the Duke of Brunswick, is no longer desg.
mated as general la suite of the brslsH
army.
The almanac does not indicate say
longer either the dignitics or the Ens'lsa
orders worn by German princes But Wv
Kaiser still remains honorary doctor Of w
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