Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-03

Olyni Cantuet. herr Ocrfuant re-
ported to have been invited to 20
to confer with allied representa-
tiyes. EEt
Paris, June s--Two changes. In the
German peace tcrms one territ"rialiy
and the other financial, are being con-
sidered by the council of four, 1t be-
came known today.
Rantxau Asoajts Allied Leaders.
The reply or the allied and associ-
ated governments to the German coun-
ter proposals, the Echo de Paris says.
will be handed 10 Count Won Brock
dorff- Rantzau on Friday.
1t will constitute "a refusal of the
German proposals. The Germans, the
newspaper adds, viii be told they
must either accept or refuse the al
lied conditions before June 20.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau.
when asked whether he believed the
German counter proposals would lead
to negotiations according to a Ber-
lin dispatch to the Wireless Press,
said he had cured himself Of the
habit of believing in such things The
chairman OF the German delegation
added: ~
II will do what think right and
await results. The French press
began the game of asking Will
they sign?' We, on our part. should
reply today with another question,
VIII they negotiate?'
Gives Up Hope.
According to an article in the
Temps ON Wednesday our opponents
seem to assume that the German coun-
ter proposals go beyond the limits
within which they wish to grant
discussion. II this article interprets
the view OF the enemy leaders l hard
ly see any prospect OF an understand
Ing"
Asked whether he considered un-
bridgeable the gulf between the allied
demands and the German offers. the
count replied:
This question itself is based on
controversy Of principles on which no
agreement can be reached. 1t is pos
sible to be of different opinions about
the resources of Germany. but there
exists no agreement about the ques-
ton whether this nation is to do PEN
ance as q criminal or to fulfil its OBJ
legations as party to the treaty.
III in October, 1918. an avowal OF
its sins had been laid before the Ger
man nation for it's acceptance instead
of preliminary treaty regarding the
foundations OF peace it would have con-
tinued to fight. At present Germany
cannot fight any more, but she can
still say no." sse
Assails Allied >Premiers.
After .stns.n sthat If he We're in the
position Adf President WILSON, Pre-
mier Clemenceau or Premier Lloyd
George he would be afraid OF "assum-
ing an equality to God" Count Won
Brockdorf Rantzau continued:
AT the moment when the moral
cloak of penal justice is removed
from the peace document it becomes
bearable for Germany to certain eX-
tent that we, as the vanquished. must /
make sacrifices in power and goods
We realize this. hut we decline TO
agree like criminals to our removal
into a second class position among the
nations.
TherC Is IN the uTalt al dstouho'i's
amount of mental work which could De
used usefully If the stipulations. when
were formulated in the most blunt
onesid edness in favor of our opponents.
were to change to point of view
which would correspond with peace
Of justice. hE
st is true that such work would
possess many bones Of contention
which would have to be done away
with in some other manner. but the
first condition for the establishment
of a peace OF understanding would
have been fulfilled by it"