THE GERMAN PEACE TERMS

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13819, 8 October 1918, Page 3

THE GERMAN PEACE TERMS

Unsatisfactory Conditions

ACCOMPANIED BY A THREAT. NEW YORK, October 6. i The new German. Chancellor, Prince Maximilian of Baden, hats announced in tike Reichstag 1 the offer of an armistice to ttba Allies. T3ie terms in;clue: (1) The restoration. o& Belgium by am irebematioiial fucd; (2) Revision of the Brest Litovsk Treaty by general cangiresis; (3) Freedom of the aetafi; (4) No indeminjities; (5) 'Hie French to retain Alsace in return for the restoration of Germany's colonies; (6) Partial and' progrfejasiivei dimrnmtnenit. LONDON, October 6. Prince Maximilian has declared that whatever the result of the step the Government is talking, Germany will be found firmly resolved and unanimous, eitiher lor the conclusion of a reasonable peace, or a final life amd death struggle, wherein the people: will participate through, no- fault of their own. The Reichstag lias adjourned till tihe middle of the ■week.—A. and N.Z. Cable. . REAL AIM OF THE <SPEECH, LONDON 1, October C Intense interest is shWn in hviidon in Maximilian's speech. The text arrived too late for newspaper comment. The first impression is that tihe proposals fall far short of ..the necessities of the case, though the tone is vastly more suibdued than early Chancellors' speeches. It \ . is evident the real'aims of fclie proposals are the preservation of the Holienzollerns, and divisions aanongot the Allies by appearing to accept President Wilson's programme.—A. *ahd N.Z- Cabfe. . „■_ ;/. ' -\ HOLDANO SNIOT NEGOTIATiNG. HAGUE; i Octoiber jJ The Foreigin office dendee that it has' taken steps tofwards^:. madiattdn and peace.—nA. and NvZ.. Gable. ; >* 1.. ' ' '<■ ".-i;. ; .,i|v ■ ",-Xr AUSTRIA'S NOTE TO AMEIUOA; BERNE, Oct<>berA6' ; The Austrian note , : t&,-Presiilent Wilson says: —lAustro -Hungary never waged any thing but a defensive war, on ixmnj occasions has,, shown a desire to end the shedding of blood, and conclude <an honouraible peace. Austria hereby proposes to conclutli: with, America, and/ witih the Allies a, '■ general armistice, and engage in negotiations, ibased on Mr. Wilson's foiu-teen point© of January 8, and his four points in his speecih of Febi-uaiy 12'- The note will also take in Mr. Wilson's declarations of Septemiber -26.—A. and N.Z. Ouble. TERMS RECEIVED IN AMERICA. WILSON'S UNFAVOURABLE REPLY. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The Swedish Minister delivered th« Austrian! Note and also me terms of Germany, to Mr Lansing 1 at 11 a.m. Pr'ealident Wilson is preparingl a, prompt reply to Govmahy. It is understood Mr Wilsoa will a*efuse to consider negiotiatiomis. on the basis of a round table conference, but. if Gexraainy sincerely accepts Mr WilBtoin's terms and agrees to etvaouate immedsaitely the invaded temtoay, Mr Wilson will likely oorasiider the 1 dioor open to the consideration of peace.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WILSON'S FOURTEEN POINTS. 'The fourteen points of peace outlined by President \V ilsoin, v hich Austria has jexpressed. her willingnesfl to accept, were: (1) Peace compacts to be openly aarived at ; diplomacy shail proceed publicly. (2) Freedom of navigaitaon,, outaide territorial waters, alike in peiace ov war, except when, necessary. (3) The removal, as far" as possible, of all economic barrieirs. (4) Guarantees to be givem that armaments will be reduced to the lowest point. (5) An iroparfcial juijustment of all OQlondal claams, bearing in mind tha.t the interests o>f the jjopulations concerned must have equal weight with the demands of the claimant Government. (6) The evacuntdon, of all Russian tewitory. ' , (7) Belgium must b© evacuated and restored. (8) All French teiritory should' be freed . and tho invaded portions r&&toaed, amd the wrong don© to France in the matter of Akaoe-Lorraiiiie righted. (9) A readjustment of frontiers of Italy along lineisi of nationality. (10). Oppoirtuiiity for niutonomous development for the ixople of Austria. Hungary. (11). Restoirtastion of Roiiman'ia, Serbia and Montenegro; and tlie re laitions of tho Balkan States to be Qfetermined by friendly council.

(111). The Dardanelles should be permanently opened under international guarantees; nationalities under Turkish, rule should be given; opportunity for autonomous development. ,

(13). An dndepsaidtant Polish State. should be preaited.

(14). An aGsooiatdon, of ?naibions must be formed, to attford guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great ami small States alike.