The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26

General Won Ludendorff now rules,
not Chancellor Won Hertling.
$50 far as Belgium is concerned.
we ought to have spoken sooner and
differently
"The submarine warfare has link.
ed America against u.s."
This Is Sincere Peace Move.
IBy Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson may be called upon to
settle age-old intricacies of Balkan
Germany and Austria appears on the
horizon.
This is indicated by two things to-
day:
First-The strong belief in semi
official and diplomatic circles here
that Turkey and Bulgaria will soon
crack under the strain Of allied pres
sure, and,
Second-That when Bulgaria moves
for peace with her enemies. she will
probably lay her appeal in the hands
of President Wilson.
Both in her official reply to the
recent Austrian peace feeler and
through diplomatic channels the
Bulgarian government has stated it
IS willing to abide by President Will
sons views regarding the settlement
of Balkan boundaries. 1t is further
learned today that If Bulgaria de-
ttermines to get out of the war, she
likely will appeal through American
channels.
That this situation has long ex-
listed is indicated by the fact that
President Wilson has persistently re-
fused to yield to steady and powerful
pressure for a declaration OF war
against Bulgaria.
To those inquiring into his atti-
tude he has been reported to have
said that his reasons for holding off
were good and sufficient, though not
subject for disclosure.
All Bulgarian newspapers are now
clamoring for peace. Germany's in
liability to send aid in the present
flight of the Bulgars before the
Franco-British-S erbian-Greek Italian
drive in Macedonia and Albania is
increasing the dissatisfaction among
the war-weary Bulgars, according to
diplomatic advices here, and even
the newspaper organ of the present
Malinoff cabinet is reported to have
voiced the same feeling. If Bulgaria
decides to get out and place her fate
in the hands OF President Wilson,
one of the most interesting and COM
plicated diplomatic problems in the
worlds history will arise.
Aside from the unique position OF
nation allied with Bulgaria's enc
mics, called upon to determine the
future of Bulgaria's boundaries, the
matter of nationalities is SO compli-
Gated in the Balkans as to be a ter
rifle problem for any arbitrator to
solve.
Some cities-Nish, for example
which originally were Bulgarian.
have in the last generation become
largely Serbian. Spots in Bulgaria
have become largely Greek, and sec
ltions in Greece have become largely
Bulgarian.
According 10 reports here of Bull
garia's probable contentious, she
would ask that in disrupted regions
there should be a plebescfte and, no
matter what the outcome complete
freedom of religion, language and
commercial regulations should be
lgranted by the governing nation.
On the basis of nationality, Bull.
garia is understood to hold that her
boundaries should embrace the fol
lowing, subject to compromise:
The Danube to be the northern
boundary bulgaria thereby retain.
ing Dobrudia, which she claims is
almost entirely Bulgarian and
Turk
The western boundary to run