New-York tribune., 1918-03-16
Advances Ignored
BY the Entente
F erdinand Reported
Sending Spokesman
to America for
Audience
staff Correspondence

DISPATCHES from an Allied Foreign once
received here day disclose an effort
made by the allies Of Germany to open
in Berne a discussion with the Entente
Powers on peace terms. After failing
to receive any encouragement in that
quarter, the cable states, the repre-
sentatvcs OF Austria Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria obtained the ear of a rep
rcsentative of the United States.
Bulgarian delegate has arrived at
Berne with the intention of proceeding
to the United States, the advice states,
and the government which dispatched
the cable reveals its concern in connec-
ton with the enemy Vaccinations. The
name of the American official APP
preached in Switzerland was not given.
but there is doubt here whether the per-
son was the charge d'atfaires or Mrs.
Norman de Rham Whitehouse, repre-
sentative Of the Committee on Public
lnfOrmatlOn.
Ignored by Allies
1t was intmated in the cable. which
follows, that the information obtained
telegraphed to Washington:
Representative of Turkey have
Joined the Representatives at Berne of
Austria Hungary and Bulgaria who are
attempting to negotiate with the En-
tente. But they have been made to un-
dcrstand that England will have moth
ing to do with them. They have sought
to get in touch with the Americans,
toward whom they display much ac-
tivity. O.
"The terms Of peace proposed BY
Turkey and Bulgaria are IS follows:
For Turkey: The integrity of her
territory, the abolition of the capitula
tions and provisions against any for
cign intervention in her internal at
fairs in the future
For Bulgaria: She declares that she
complies with the principle of nonan-
nexation. but asks for a referendum in
during this war SO that the populations
would be enabled to declare what they
want
Want L. S. to Investigate
"Accordng to certain dispatches. the
American representative in Switzer
land has communicated with the United
States government, tclegraphing opin-
ion.
"a Bulgarian delegate has arrived at
Berne, with the purpose Of proceeding
government to send a mmlttcc to the
provinces actually occupied by Bull
garia, with the object of discovering
What are the real aspirations of the
populations Of these provinces.
"This is done, more or less, for Ser
bian Macedonia, but it is very likely
that he will ask something for the
Greek portion, where, after the depor
tations in masses of the Greeks. and
owing to the terror which rcigns there,
the Bulgarans may be able to show the
country in light entirely different
from the reality
"Thcrc is no doubt that the Ameri-
can people cannot be deceived by such
traps, but we desire to remind you of
the communication of October 26, 1917,
from Won Kuehlmann German Foreign
Mnister) to Rizoff bulgarian Minister
at Bcrlin). This communication was:
"'We do not think Of sacrificing the
Bulgarian interests, but you must make
it understood at Sofia that our effort
to defend Bulgaria's rights would be
greatly facilitated if Bulgaria could
prove to the other part of the world
! entirely with the prctensions Of the
Bulgarian government.
Must Cocrce Opinion
""rhe German government appre-
ciates these facts and understands that
the Bulgarian government is right But
this is not enough. The populations in
Macedonia and Dobrudja must them
selves speak, because the Bulgarian
government must realize that the
transformation Of this war into war
of principles must make them settle
the elastic question of nationality.
"'This communication is given in the
interests of Bulgaria, who, being
actually the master in the provinces
she covcts, has every opportunity of
utilizing her means in order to at
tempt to Justify her claims
at is owing to this advice FROM her
ally that Bulgaria has applied this
principle, and as a result great ma
jority of the Greeks in Macedonia
have died of starvation, about 10000
Of them are suffering from hunger and
cold in the concentrations camps in
Bulgaria, and thousands of others have