The sun., 1919-04-29
GERMANS USING
ITALY AS WEDGE
Fiume Incident Taken Up
With Hope Of Splitting
the Allies.
TO SEND AGENTS TO BERN
Intriguers Sidetrack IA Point
Cry-Bernstorff Leads
New Propaganda.
TO SEND AGENTS TO BERN
Special Gable Despatch to The suS.
ropvrIchf 1918. all rjohfs yrs,pred

Special Cable Despatch to The suS.
Copyright, 1913: oil rights reserred.
PARIS. April 2s.-The Germans in
tend 10 take full advantage OF the
Italian situation to break the allied
diplomatic front when peace negoti-
atoms start.
Advices from Switzerland and SPA.
Belgium, say that Count Brockdorff-
Rantzau. the Foreign Minister. and
Count Won Bernstorff. head OF the
Berlin peace bureau, are seeking en-
issaries to send to Switzerland to get
In touch with italians there. and to
intrigue for renewal of the Ger
manhattan alliance, IL possible. At
any rate, It is hoped to wheedls the
Italians, by lockeying and promises,
into an attitude fa, orable to the Cor
man case against Great Britain.
France and the United States.
The Germans realize there Is n chance
for them to use tho Fiume situation TO
their own interest According to ad-
vices the Germans intended. until the
Italians went home, 10 make their fight
on the basis OF tho fourteen points.
They were going to out t-Wilson Wilson,"
as they put II. and claim that a really
democratic peace was tho only one that
would insure the future safety Of the
world.
Tie machinery Tor intrigue in Switz-
erland Is ready for them. Prince Eitel
Friedrich, one OF the former Kaiser g
surrounded by circle Of retainers. It
Is reported he is already intriguing in
Lucerne for the restoration OF the for
mer Kaiser.
That the Germans retain strong
hold on the Swiss is shown By the fact
that the commander in chief OF the
Swiss army recently invited a German
General TO visit Switzerland to instruct
the Swiss army. The atmosphere of
Switzerland is thick with intrigue. dcs-
pite the statement that all the old Ger
man spies have been paid of These
spies are still thick there
In the meantime tie Germans have
started propaganda designed 10 in
iuence every American they can rea ch.
Under Count BernstorT's direction they
prepared books that are an admirable
example Of German thoroughness.
Armed with these the Germans will
try to persuade President Wilson that he
should reverse hinsel: in the Saar cas~
reparation questions, responsibility for
the war and various other clauses OF the
treaty which the Germans hope 90 have
rewritten TO suit themselves,
/ Sprci0l cable De'pdtch 10 THE suN troaI the
London Times seyrioc
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserred
THE HAGUE. April 2S.--The Frank
! f!rter zeitunO taunts Italy with having
backed the wrong horse and almost goes
and friendship OF Germany IL she will
| break with the Allies.
She is now further than ever i, SAYS,
! from being able to oppose Anglo French
! domination in the Mediterranean, and
il ~ therefore TIE more important for
Instead OF having TO face only the art.
! icial rickety Empire of Austria Hun.
/ gary. she now has to face the homogen.
! eous. young and ambitious Jugo-Slavs
| She has one clear course-she must in.
sist upon retaining Fiume at all cost.
lest the Juyp-Slavs use 1t to destroy the
! Importance OF Trieste.
The writer points out that when Ger,
| man Austria has iOinpd Germany Nh,