The sun., 1918-01-15
CROWN COUNCIL
BINDS GERMANY
TO ANNEXATI0NS
Russia to Be Dismembered
and Austria Vassalized,
Is Programme.
UKRAINE TO BE BUFFER
Capture of Paris and Calais Is
Given as Objcctives Of
New Offensive.
UKRAINE TO BE BUFFER
Special Gable Despdtch TO TINS Suv,

'SeSsu' Neote DecpNtsts ~ AM
Copyright. 1918: all rights reserved
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE conference oi
German political and military leaders ir
Berlin Saturday. followed by a Crown
Council Sunday. apparently crystal
lied. according to Dutch and Swiss ad
vices. in a programme for the continu'
ance Of the war. showing the complete
dominance Of the extremist militar,
section.
Tho programme may be summarized
as follows:
First. unrelenting insistencs upon
the dismemberment Of Russia, includ-
ing large and immediate annexation,
leaving what remains OF, Russia
powerless to resist future German
aggression and annexation.
Second. the determination to cease
the pretence Of treating Austria as an
equal. with the object Of giving Ger
many the lions share of the territorial
advantages accruing from Russia's COL
lapse.
Third. making an early peace with
the Ukraine for the purpose OF at
taching that province to Germany.
buuCi bCt"Scu
Austria and Russia, weakening Rus
sia and preventing the possibility of
Austria's expansion in that direction.
Fourth, preparation of a great offen-
sive on the west front. aiming at both
Calais and Paris and forcing the
Entente to accept a German peace.
.Jingoes In Control.
:,
complete control. Two months ago an
agreement had been reached for the re
Emperor becoming King. That pro
gramme dissatisfied the Slavic popula
tion OF Austria and likewise aroused tn,
German annexationists, who objected I,
giving Austria SO much valuable terri!
tory. These pretexts now are movin,
the German ruling element to dofr tn
mask and demand that Poland be addet
to Prussia, together with large areas 0
tho Russian Baltic provinces
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg an
Gen. Won Ludendorff are represented a
insisting upon absolute annexation
while Chancellor Won Hertling and For
eign Minister Won Kuhlmann preferre
more modest anneXations. However, tn
kuhlmann plan was to permit the resi-
dents of occupied terrtorcs 10 de
termine their own destinies under cor
ditions insuring that they decide i
favor OF Joining Germany.
The military counsel calling for All
solute annexations. has prevailed.
Austria is disaffected by prussias seiz
ure OF Poland, Prussia cannot help It.
''vOrwaerts's" summary.
TOrtoaer1s summarizes the controvers
as follows:
These conferences are being held I
decide whether much shall be annexe
In veiled form or less in open form
Everything now indicates IA militar
dictatorship and the resignation OF For
eign Minister Won kuhlmann."
In other quarters there are stron
hints that Imperial Chancellor Won Hert
ling will accompany Won kuhlmann /
leaving office.
The new programme even include
giving Ckrainian Galicia to the republi
OF Ukraine, thus establishing a power
full Ukraine as counterpo,se agains
Austria. without costing Germany an.
thing. Such a settlement is expected (
make Ukraine Gcrmanys friend. lea,
ing Germany free to pursue her futur
ambition in regard to Russia without In
reference.