Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-26
Won Bernstorff Says Allies
Must Accept Or Face
BOlshevisn.
NO INDEMNITIES
UNLESS SPECIFIED
Serious Effort on Part of Allies to
Join Peaee Treaties With Germany,
Austria, Turkey and Bulsaria-italy
Forces Change Of Plans by Demand
ing Outline rof Her Status in First
Treaty to Be Drawn.
tBy the Associated Press. I


Paris, March 25.-Germany is de-
termined to stick close to the Wilson
program in making peace with the al
lies, Count Won Bernotorff,\ former
German ambassador to the United
States, declared in an interview given
the Berlin correspondent Of the Temps,
which that newspaper prints today
The armistlce of Nov. H." said
Count Won Bernstorff, was signed
when all the powers interested had
accepted the program of peace pro-
posed by President Wilson. Germany
Is determined 10. keep this agreement,
which history will regard. in way, rs
the conclusion of preliminary peace;
she herself Is ready to submit to the
conditions arising from il and she ex-
poets all the interested powers to do
the same. If these essential condi-
tions of the Wilson program should be
violated or neglected. and especially if
conditions are imposed which go be-
yond the program, the German dele
gates would unfortunately find them
selves in a position of, say, non pos
sumus."
Count Won Bernstorff advocated a
plebiscite for Alsace-Lorrainc and
German AUSTRIA
"Germany's attitude on indemnities.
Continued the former ambassador, rs
fixed by her acceptance oe the note OF
Nov. 5, 1918, whereby reparation is
accorded for all damage done to the
civil populations of France and Bel
GUM by German aggression. This note
admits Of the payment of no other in
IDENTITIES"
ASKED. what the cons snces would
be OF the failure to sign peace, Count
Won Bernstorff replied:
|. Il am no profit. but bolshevism
would gain immensely. The liberal
world which has seen salvation from
humanity in President Wilson's prin-
ciples would be terribly disappointed
If peace were not made"
May Join Four TreatiesA
1t became known tonight that a
serious effort was being made in the
highest quarters to join together all
the peace treaties with Germany.
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, thus
making one comprehensive treaty in
which Germany would be linked with
the other central powers as their re-
sponsible head.
While such a step would cause some
delay. yet the American and British
leaders here feel that it would save
time In the end in completing the
work on all the peace treaties. The in
clusion Of Austria in a comprehensive
treaty would be particularly accept
able to Italy. which has resented the
conclusion Of terms with Germany in
document which failed to deal with
Italy's interests in Austria.
The movement for a single treaty
with all the four powers probably
grows out Of Premier Orlando's strong
opposition to such omission in the
first treaty Of clauses dealing with
Italy's interests. The plan has not
yet been finally determined upon and
it may meet with objections. but the
tendency is toward it's. acceptance. 1t
is stated that the fact that the United
States Is not at war Nth Turkey or
Bulgaria has raised no objections 10
the plan. Should the plan be adopted
it Is expected that the -four treaties
would be linked together and coc-
pleted by May /.