Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-14
FULLSURRENDER
URGED by BARKER
Germany Should M a k e
Rcparation for Devasta-
ton, Economist Says
TERMS in L EFT T E r
Disappointed With Wilson's
Note, Philadelphian Writes
to Lodge and Balfour

Unconditional surrender by Germany
and her allies and full reparation for
the devastation in Belgium. France.
Poland. Russia and Serbia were urged
today by Wharton Barker, economist
and student of public affairs. as the only
basis Of peace.
Mr.. Barker, who expressed disappoint-
ment with President Wilson's COM
munication with the German chancellor.
made public a letter he sent to Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and to Arthur Bal
four. British foreign secretary.
In the letter. Mr.. Barker outlined ten
points which he believed should con-
stitute the terms of peace.
Mr.. Barker's Peace Term.
The letter follows:
II venture to put in formal way the
terms of peace / think the Central
Powers should be obliged to accept.
These terms are:
First That Germany shoulr sur
render all territory seized by Prussia
and the other German states since 1860.
Second That Germany. Russia and
Austria should surrender. that there
may be an independent Poland, the ter
ritory surrendered to each at the time
of the disruption of Poland.
Third. That Austria should surrender
to the Czecho-Slavs the territory they
inhabit to Italy the territory Italy de-
manded when she entered the war; to
the Balkan States all other Slav terri
tory; to Rumania the Austrian territory
Rumanians inhabit.
Fourth. That Turkey should open the
r1o
international waterway without fortif-
cations should surrender to the Arme-
mans. the Arabians, the Syrians of every
religion. the territories now inhabited
by them. to the British an adjustment
on the Tigris and Euphrates. just to the
Inhabitants thereof and of course re.
linquish all overlordship of Egypt.
Fifth. Bulgaria to be what the other
Balkan States and Greece unite In say.
ing is fair.
Sixth That the Slavs to the west OF
Russia be free to remain as independen,
nations or unite as a federation of ma.
tions.
Seventh That Russia should be re
stored other than the restoration o
Poland, SO that the Russian people cal
establish a democratic republic: no doub
Russians would follow the United State
and have a federation of States
Eighth. Germany mist, of course, max
reparation for the restoration of Bel
gium, France. Poland, Russia. Serbs
and minor States. as far as It is possibl
for her to undertake. Bonds to cove
this restoration to b. a first lien upo
the tax funds until principal and inter
est thereon have been liquidated.
Ninth. The colonies In Africa to b
made an Independent State under tn
joint protection of the nations now a
war with Germany. with power to es
tablish such immigration laws as tn
guarantor nations believe to be just tn
island colonies to be disposed of as ma
tions at war with Germany conclud
just.
Tenth. The last condition many woul
place as first condition. That German
should surrender her military establish
ments. land and sea, and agree to fnair
tain only such military force as migf
be necessary to support the regular pc
lice force, and that all establishment
for the manufacture OF arms and mt
nitions of war of every kind should b
dismembered. This condition to be i'm
posed upon Austria also. OF course, tn
Integrity of new Germany and Austrii
Bulgaria and Turkey would be guarar
teed by the nations now at war wit
these nations to the end that the PEI
Piles of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria an
Turkey could develop their natural r.
sources to the utmost of their abilit
Trade relations of nations must be lie
for adjustment between nations.