New-York tribune., 1918-06-22
With the Enemy
The Ne,o York Tribune

Foreign Press Bureas
CPEAKING before the Finance Commit
tee Of the Reichstag. Imperial
Vice Chancellor Won Payer declared
that the German government is about u
create a special department which will a.
rect Germany's affairs in relation to tie
eastern states bordering with Germsay.
Germany's object, he said, is to live n
peace and friendship with those states, to
raise their economic and intellectual ecn-
ditions and to conduct there German col
onization.
"The union Of these neighboring ststss,s
Won Payer stated, will give US the neces-
sary military security against Russia In
addition there is the national sympathy Of
the Germans which draws us toward them,
especially toward the people in the Baltic
provinces"
He maintained that the Ger lsn interven-
tion in Finland will give independence and
freedom to the Films and will put an end
to the war declared on Finland by the
Russians and the Finnish anarchists. SIN
freeing Finland" he said, Germany does
a great service to Sweden. The German
Oriental policy tends to strengthen the
most cordial relations between Germany
and Sweden and Finland"
AS to Esthonia and Livonia, the German
Vice-Chancellor repeats the views Of Hert-
ling, and continues: "The two states, with
their relations with Russia completely
broken off, will have to place at the head
of their governments a popular representa-
tion based upon the broadest lines. But
this is domestic question Of THESE coun-
tries. In regard to Lithuania, Germsnys
objects were similar. Like the other east
ern states, Lithuania will have an admins
tration and q government of its own"
German conquests in the East nave
raised great ambition for real thrones
among the petty German princes. "vcr-
warts" says:
at is no secret that various German
courts and petty courts have been IN .
state of the greatest excitement regarding
the opportunities of obtaining throne ~
the East, and agents are journeying IN sii
directions to make propaganda for o.
against various families. II Prussia Is en-
larged something must also be found some
where for Bavaria as we'll as for Saxcny
Wdrtemberg and Others"
There are at the most six thrones to dn-
tribute, the journal comments, but there
are twenty-five dynasties, and to guaso
against the serious dangers to Germsn
unity" "Vorwarts" offers the suggestion
that all the new thrones should be allsd
by Turkish princes.
A report that the Austrians are not 81
ing to make an offensive against Italy ~.
reached the "Ostdeutsche Rundsehau ~
caused it great pain. 1t says:
Through every street and every sli9
there rumbles the soul-deadening runner
that there is no further intention to attsss
Italy.
"Thank heaven, this idiotic twaddle nss
received its death blow in the woros =
Kaiser Wilhelm. Those words reawaKeb =
US the duty to attack with all cur m'sn'
and to beat ruthlessly every enemy, no mss
ter on what front"
Here is the reply Of the "Arbiter zeituns'
of Vienna:
According to this, It is Austrisr'aup
gary's duty to undertake the orensNs ~.
ply because the German Kaiser desires ~
"What impudence!
apart from this, however, let Us
Gods name calculate what bloody saershe.'
such an offensive may entail in the eA'ss
ing circumstances. 80
''The women who lose their husnsnu.
the mothers robbed Of their sons,
never forget which was the party as Nass 49,
bidding these sacrifices were insoe
German Radical party