The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-21
Belegation is Going to Paris With Confidence
That it Can Wreck Peace Machine by
Declining to Accept Terms.
ERL|N NEWSPAPERS BOAST OF PLAN
IL Bluff at Tearing up Paper and Then Pre-
senting Terms Made by Germany
Only Thing to be Signed.
'Ey Frank J. Taylor, United Press

Nv Frank J. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, April 20.-(Via Paris
bril- 21.)-The German peace dole.
ltion Is going to Paris, confidently
1pecting to wreck the allied peace
nachne. This is plainly evident to-
,(y from statements in the Berlin
less, as we'll as the attitude Of the
kFeign office.
lThe delegation 10 expected to leave
>H Paris on Tuesday.
Some reports have been circulated
HAT the government may hold a
Rbescite to decide whether the al
|,d terms will be accepted.
Oddly enough, the Germans plan to
s1ploy the same tactics which
rpuaht America into the war two
ears ago. The foreign office theory
that the allies will not call Ger
htny's bluff II the delegates an.
dunce their determination to refuse
sign the terms.
The diplomatists here fear the
bIics will not and can not retaiiate
Effectively If the German representa-
|yes baIk.--the same as Count Won
bFnstorff and other members Of the
cFeign office crowd calculated in the
5Hing Of 1917.
/ The new republic has entrusted its
dtstinies to a group Of diplomatists
Who have not changed in any way
3rpm those who directed Gernrany's
bSiicies before the revolution.
1--WE believe the terms reported
tpm Paris are just entente propa-
p;nda to prepare the German people
FG the hardest possible peace SO
ktey will appreciate the terms actual
yoffered, which undoubtedly will be
|npch easier" member of the
ftreign office told the United Press.
| vt is clever peace propaganda,
|bE unfortunately, we see through
| Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Ra
ku is prepared to interpret Presi-
|dNt Wilson's fourteen points In an
Entirely different light from that of
|te allies and Wilson's viewpoint re.
birding AIsace.Lorraine, Posen, the
German colonies and other disput.
|ate questions.
Il has been reported that the Ger
|Hans plan to tear up the peace terms
sM refuse to sign them, then make
|ttunter peace proposals according to
|L<man ideas, threatening to turn
|ltrmany over to the bolsheviki If the
|i|nes still stand pat. The foreign
ifAce is expected TO brighten Inc
allies into believing Germany will
fFy no indemnities If the bolshevikl
|iE control Of the country.
This is purely bluff, because the
|lreIgn office has absolutely nothing
y do with boIshevism In Germany
|ftlther can the allies be blamed for
Present. conditions in Germany since
|tte present government Is wholly re.
spcnslbie for trouble with the work
men. The government Is deliberately
'4noring the unrest. saying It Will
disappear as soon as the allies grant
q favorable peace. The fact Is Ger.
nIany's internal troubles will no more
unappear as the result of peace than
tfy faded when It was announced
tat allied food had arrived.
Most Of the German people say the
Present government will not last any
Wy, hence If 1t threatens to quit II
lsace Is not signed In accordance
sah German Ideas 1t will be an ex'
eAe, and nothing more.