Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-06
= <rtf Declares That He
y JId Sign No Peace Ex-
C6pt One Founded on VIII
sons Fourteen Points,
NO ALTERNATIVE IS
BEING MENTIONED
German People Assured That
Peace Delegates Will Not Be
Empowered to Accept Dc
tated Peace,
by Cyril Brown.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Publish
ing Co.
(The New York WORLDLY
(SpeCial Cahle DisrltchD

Berlin, April 4 (via London, April
5.l-Germany's fina. peace strategy
will be to oppose an emphatic "No,
Never!" to every peace condition in
consistent with President Wilson's
fourteen points as nterp preted 10y the
Germans themselves,
The Journal CORRESPONDENT has
gathered enough CirC Imstantial evi-
denCe to warrant this tssertiOn. Fur
ther, the present government will not
authorize ne German delegates to
sig any kind of n "dI'tated peace
particularly one emhoGping-as is eA
pected-suCh feature as the satisfac-
ton of Polish territorial aspirations.
indemnities other thuu reparation, and
economical slavery
This view is confirmed by the Ger
man propaganda whtch is functions
ing at the highest pressure as the
peace climax approach II now lays
it's main emphasis on the Wilscu FOUR
teen points with the corollary that,
il Germany cannot obtain n Wilson
peace, which is the only kind she will
accept, Germany is certain to 60 over
to the Bolsheviki.
Bcrnstorff Reveals Attitude.
Added confirmation of this view was
Obtained by the correspondent from
Count Won Bernstorff. now chief OF
Germany's general peace staff, who,
when asked whether Germany's dele
Aates would sign a peace treaty en-
bodying clauses considered by Ger
mans as contrary to the Wilson four
teen points, answered emphatically:
II would not sign such a treaty II
| were a member OF the delegation"
Won Rernstorff stated that Germany
naturally wottld not 90 70 Versailles
with any positive peace program, for
she would be on the defensive. But
the Journal gained the impression
that this defensive would he n stub
horn one along the lines of the Dam
zig question and would employ tactics
regardless of consequence.
Won Bernstorff strongly intimated
that Germany would stand pat on the
proposition that the acceptance OF
President Wilson'S fourteen points by
the allies and Germany has already
constituted a virtual peace treaty.
and that anything at variance with
those points would be treated as n
scran of paper.
Official GERMANY has become inn
bued with hopes of scoring the initial
victory on the Danzig question. An
official close to Won Bernstorff said
to mo today:
when Foch begins to negotiate
there is hope of a favorable issue.
Foch is good at debating but not at
negotiating"
In adopting the defiant attitude of
demanding what they call "a just
Wilson peace" authoritative Ger
haK -
Further they apparently believe that
America and the allies will keep right
on feeding Germany If only to prevent
the spread of Bolshevism.
Berlin Again Storm Center.
Following the Adjournment of the
Weimar assembly. Berlin is again the
political storm center of Germany.
All members of the government havo
returned here and party leaders have
also been summoned to Berlin TO keep
in the closest touch with the govern
ment and participate in the decision
when Matthias Erzberger transmits
Marshal Foch's diCtum regarding Dam
zig.
Meanwhile impassioned propaganda
demonstrations against the transit of
Polish troops are reported from East
mark including Flaming protest"
passed by the German democratic
party of Brandenburg assembled in
convention. AT the convention of
soldiers, workers and peoples coun-
ellis in Bramberg the principal speaker
aroused wild enthusiasm by declaring
mot a foot of the province of Posen
must go to the Poles. In the interest
of humanity and to avoid useless
bloodshed the landing of the Polish
H., t.,l. I,,t
essary we pledge ourselves to shed
our blood in the cause
Recruits for Army Demanded.
Another speaker demanded nation
wide propaganda for ne creation of
an efficient fighting army of recruits
to he morally prepared for battle"
while members OF the soldiers coun-
ellis are quoted All saying that the
people of the eastern provinces were
Burning up TO "recouquer the stolen
territories win or lose on the Dan
zig question. and whether it signs the
peace or stalls, the present German
government is doomed to a speedy
fall.
In the opinion of most political OBJ
servers the irresistiuie trend of the
times continues unmis .lkably toward
increa sing radicalism and the present
probabilities are that Hugo Haase
and the Independent socialists will
be the next to come into power with
no rest for weary Germany, however,
as fresh struggle would be bound
to result hetwee nthe Independents
and the ultra-ra 1ical communists.
The situation in Germany is so full
of explosive pOsSi ib'hties today that
nothing would surprise any one. while
,a1 bn t,aslxF
imminent catastrophe with dangerous
indifference or despair,
A characteristic feature of the sit
uation is that Germany has hardly re-
covered it's shaken nerves and begins
to view the future with a faint OPP
tismism. when fresh shock causes a
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