The sun., 1919-05-27
GERMANSREADY
TOGOLIMIT FOR
WORLDS PEACE
ENJOYS Say They Want Only
Treaty Which They Can
Sign Consistently.
TO LAY CARDS ON TABLE
BernstOrff Hints Surrender to
League Of Nations as Last
Alternative.
TO LAY CARDS ON TABLE
By KARL H. Won wIEGAND.
stag Correspondent Of TIE srS.

Copyright. 1913; all rights reserved.
BERLIN, May "a (delayed) Ger
many will go to the utmost limits In
the aide memoire" embodying her
answer to the peace terms and which
Is to be presented to the allied repre-
sentatives at Versailles early next
week.
That is. the essence of statements
made to me by members of the Gov
ernment and the peace delegation, in
Guiding Chancellor Scheidemann. who
returned from Spa to-day. All of
these men expressed a keen recogni-
tion of Germany's situation and a
desire for immediate peace If it Is
obtainable on anything but "impossl-
lse" terms.
There was touch of resignation
in the manner of. the Cabinet men,
bers, all Of whom expressed satisfac-
ticn over the unanimIty established
between Count Brockdorff-Ra
delegation and the Government lead
rrs. 1t was also stated that all diff
ferences within the Cabinet had been
lroned out.
Accept. Peace ON Defcaf Basis.
The danger Of a Cabinet crisis Is
now past,'' declared n member of that
body. Said another member: 'The
answer that Germany's delegation
will deliver early next week will
leave no doubt of their recognition of
defeat, or Of their willingness to ac-
cept peace based on that defeat.
Not only Germany. but the entire
world must have peace. Germany Is
willing TO go to the utmost limits TO
meet the conditions laid down, to
show her good faith. We will lay all
our cards on the table and show what
we can and cannot do.
After that ii will be a question of
what the allied Governments will do
10 make 1t possible for the present
German Government TO sign the
treaty.
1t was agreed by all members of
The Cabinet and by the peace dele
gates that unmodified terms could not
be signed. 1t was noticeable. how
ever. that much less stress than for
merly was placed on the probability
of not signing. and much more talk
~ what notifications would be Deces-
sary TO induce Count Won -Brockdorff-
ltantzau and his colleagues to sign.
In connection with that note it is
apparent that the protest excitement
i dying out and that a thoughtful
mood Is replacing the demonstrations
or few days ago,
On the whole. it Is said, only few
changes were made in the original
counter proposals. The document con-
tanning these was heightened by some
thirty pages, mostly filled up with
statements of what Germany could
not do to meet the economic and an
@ustrial conditions. There is in-
SiStence also upon adherence to the
original Wilsonlan principles as first
cabled on August Is.
Germany Willing to Disarm.
The new draft reaffIrms a willing
Hess to take the first step toward dis
armament, to renounce n naval pro-
erammc. 10 give up the greater part
Of the German fleet and to abandon
conscription. The suggestions as to
shipping and cable pools remain the
same as cabled In my previous des-
patches.
1t is said, however, that the new
draft contains an expression of will.
n-ness to reduce the army to 100000
as soon as the stability of the Gov
ernment Is established. There Is also
counter proposal whereby Germany,
by its acceptance, would not lose
wholly all rights to her colonies.
Germany wants TO be among the
Powers with a colonial mandate. her
answer In this respect being based
IN the assumption that the League Of
Nations will become reality. In
which she demands immediate men,
Lcr>hip.
The German message also will de-
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