The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-11
BIND RUSSIA TO
MITTEL-EUR0PA
German Vice Chancellor OeveI-
ops Program.
CHIEF BASIS is ECONOMIC
Danales Before People Disarmament
as Bait For Teuton Domination of
the Continent.

Amsterdam. June 11-Permanent
! economic military union between Ger
many and Austria Hungary. with the
| gradual disappearance of customs du-
ties and frontiers" is proposed by
! Friedrich Won Payer German vice
| chancellor.
A statement by him is published in
| the Neue Erie Prpssp of Vienna is
| quoted in the NossiSche Zeitung of
! Berlin.
! (Freiderich Won Payer, the German
! vice chancellor, is Il member of the
so-called Progressive party. and was
| appointed To office lis Il concession to
| the moderate or liberal elements in
| the reiclistag His reference below 70
| the deSirahility of disarmament after
| the war. and the peaceful aims of the
| proposed alliance, would not repre-
sent the pan-German or milltaristic
| view)
Included in this scheme Of Il Mittel-
| Enropa under dominion of the central
powers are tiSSia. Poland, Bulgaria
and Turkey,
The vice chancellor points out with
| this Hnion effected. the peace of Eu-
rope would be in the hands Of the
| Teutonic allies, the settlement of veX-
| ing problems arising from ~" war
| would he made more easy, and tn
| solution of internal questions would
| be facilitated,
THE present form of the alliance
| IS inadequate" the vice chancellor
| sa-s. Vital cues Tors being concern
| ID. the dur: ION of The alliance mus
not depend on the feelings at the mo-
| ment Successive treaties of short
| duration lapse. The union must be
so intimate the idea Of sep ration
practically would be out of the q les
| ton. The center of gravity If the al
lance must be laid in an economic
union"
After explaining why s'ch 4 union
| offered bright prospects. Herr Won Pa
yer said these advantages would be
| increased if Pr'and and the northern
border states were joined econOmi-
cally with the central empires They
| Npull ne plllltiilCpN tllcI lllouSll IL, III
loose form, Russia and, perhaps
Turkey. also participated. Continuing,
| he said:
"The experiences of the present war
| have shown what similar training in
| arming. equipment and supply systems
mean in facilitating the conduct of Il
war and what difficulties their absence
has entailed. The military authorities
would easily come to an understanding
of what is necessary in this direction.
1T would be, indeed, fine if general
| world disarmament would be reached
| with the conclusion of peace. Let us
! take stand for the present, however,
| on facts and make the alliance COM
| plete.
"Once Germany and Austria-Hun-
| gary are economically and politically
! united. who would have the courage,
whether alone or with others, to run
against this bloc, especially when the
| war preparations of the allied empires
| are unified, when France is weakened
TO such degree as she appears to-
day to have no idea of when cZaristic
! Russia can be neither a menace to its
enemies nor a protection for political
| states which play the role of perpetu-
| al diSturbers of the peace and intrig-
| uers when the northern border states
are the military followers of Germany
| when Poland is allied to the central
| empires and when neither starvation
in the central powers, nor dissension
between them can longer be counted
| upon.
The peace of Europe VIII then rest
in the hands of a united Germany and
| Austria Hungary. and will be in good
| hands. With every economic and pO-
liticaI agreement that takes place be-
| tween the new alliance and the Bal
! kan states. or e-en with Turkey. the
Importance of the bloc, and conSe-
! quently its guarantee of peace. still
| further increases.
THAT is the road by which we in
Germany. with Austria Hungary. will
| eventually arrive, If not at immediate
| disarmament, nevertheless at sub
| ~antial lessening of our armament
! burden