The sun., 1918-07-04
GERMANS OFFER
NEW PEACE BAIT
Inspired Article in Berlin
Newspaper Sets Forth Terms
for Treaty.
AIMS AT GREAT BRITAIN
Demands Egypt Be Restored
to Status Quo and German
Colonies Returned.
AIMS AT GREAT BRITAIN

Special CaIie Despatch TO TIE srS from the
London Times.
Copyrioht. 1915; all riohfs reserved
LONDON. July 3.--Before DR.. vnn
Kuehlmann. the German Foreign Mini
lister. delivered his now famous speech
the German Foreign Office press bureau
launched one Of its most remarkable
essays--an article in the Berlin Fos-
stsche Zettun0-called "Balfour or Peace.
and attributed to George Bernhard. IT
began with 4 careful denunciation of
Mr.. Balfours violent anti-Germanism
and proceeded to explain that Great
Britain was victimizing all her allies
by refusing to allow them to negotiate
separately; It ended with positive sug-
gestions Of the sort of proposals that
Germany might be willing to consider.
After a long account Of Mr. Balfour's S
bad character the writer in the Vossiche
Zcituno proceeds: -
1T might perhaps clear the situation
somewhat II English statesmen. or at
least the great English newspapers.
would say whether they regard as ac-
cepta BILE the following sketch of the Joint
result of separate negotiations: We
assume by way of preface that affairs In
Russia are still in a state of fiux and
that Germany and her allies shortly will
: discuss the Brest-Litovsk peace afresh
in Berlin with delegates from Russia.
Foundations for Peace.
For the rest-purely as an imaginary
picture--we might sketch the future
foundations of peace as follows:
Belgium is to be completely restored
as an independent sovereign state
France retovers all the territory occu'
pied by Germany and the two neighbors
arrive at friendly agreement about the
frontier line agreeable to them both
| similar conditions are agreed upon be-
tween Austria-Hungary and Italy anl
! Austria Hungary negotiates about the
restoration OF Serbia; all German
colonies are to be restored; all com
J mercial subjects Of the Central Powers
who have been deprived Of their prop
erty overseas are to be reinstated II
their former rights or possession with
out diminution England evacuates alb
solutely the Turkish territories she oc
cupies and Persia is evacuated by Brit
ish troops.
! "In Egypt the conditions existing be
! fore the war are restored the passage
of the Dardaneles is opened to Russif
| upon the basis OF a treaty with th'
States bordering upon the Black Sea"
The writer thinks that a declaration
I by enemy statesmen that such a peace
would be thoroughly satisfactory woul'
III atn ~.
peace negotiations.
Restoration of Colonies.
The Vossische ZeitLng article, lik'
Won Kuehlmann's speech, is absolutel.
| silent about America. but there Is
plum for Japan. 1t appears that Eng
land wants to expel the Germans from
the Pacific, with the sole object OF keep
ing out the Japanese. Germany, OH th
| other hand. mb2ht get the Japanes
| their wishes. The VOSS'sche Zeitun!
puts 1t thus:
THE question of the restoration o
| all the German solOnies is not for
moment OF doubt for any German poll
tician, but If Germany were in the futur
to permit negotiations with her abou
the sale or exchange Of South Sea Isl
ands she doubtless never would conduc
such negotiations with England, but a
most, perhaps, with that Asatic Powe
whose natural sphere OF interest Ger
many recognizes the Pacific Ocean to be
THE insolence with which the Eng
llsh imperialists already are disposint
of the South Sea Islands against tn
Interest OF Japan shows for what reaso,
! England will not permit her allies 4
negotiate directly with the enemy. Tha
Is just a trap that England is settinl