GERMANY'S IDEA OF PEACE TERMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1918, Page 7

GERMANY'S IDEA OF PEACE TERMS.

To the Editor. Sir,—ln view of the collapse of Turkey, and the possibility of a comparatively early termination of the war, ai.'d consequent discussion of the terms to be imposed on Germany, it may interest some of your readers to know the terms ■which Germany purposed imposing on the Entente Powers had she been the victor, as she confidently expected to be. These terms were set out in a pamphlet entitled "Deutchlands Zukunft ei einem guten und einem Schleeten Frieden" issued with the approval of the German Government. (It is hardly necessary to say that in Germany no pamphlet of this kind could be published without Governmental permission).

The principal proposals are as follow: Germany's copulation was to be increased by annexations from SO millions to 139 millions, and her territory from 3| million square kilometres 14 million square kilometres. Belgium to be annexed to Germany nermanently. The districts of Brioy, Longwv, and all other French mining districts 'to.be annexed. England's occupation of Egypt and other places m the Mediterranean to cease, and Malta, Cyprus, Aden, Perim, Koweit and Soc'otra, to be' taken by Germany. Gibraltar to become an international possession. Morocco, Tunis and Tangier, the Belgian Congo, Portuguese South Africa, French Central and Equatorial Africa, the Sahara, Somaliland, English' Eastj Africa, Uganda, Nyassaland, and Zanzibar to become German, and all the for-1 mer German colonies to be returned. Britain's shares in the Suez Canal to be taken by Germany. The Azores, Cape de Verde Islands, Thome, and Principe to be German. Courland, Lithuania, Livonia, and Esthouia to be taken from Russia, together with all the Russian islands. Austria to annex Wallachia, Montenegro, Albania and a third of Serbia. Bulgaria to take the remaining two thirds of Serbia. The Entente powers to pay Gel-many a permanent annual tribute of 650 million pounds or a lump sum of 10,000 millions. 1 If unable to pay this amount, then Germany would take and hold the railways, ports, canals, coal, iron, salt-and petroleum mines, forests, estates, and merchant shipping of the value of 200 .millions, and any balance in raw materials, manufactured or semi-manufactured' | articles, and foodstuffs. In addition Germany's allies to receive 7500 million, pounds sterling. A compulsorv trading agreement assuring Germany, of not less ihan million pounds business annually with Africa, and a free market over 32 million square kilometres of the world. Half the British fleet to be given to Germany, and the German mercantile marine to be increased from .4.7 niilhon tons, as before i.he war, to 17..S million tons. Germany to lie supplied with 50 million tons of coal per annum, and to get 509,000 million tons "in sttu, also 11 million tons of iron, ore per'atinum, and 70W million tons ; in situ.'and 350,000 tons of manganese ore per annum and 117 million tons in situ and* i 1,800,000 tons of petroleum.; as Tve'll as;; the whole of the Roumanian ' ( 'pi\ Wells. . There are other condition)} but few 5 will suffice. It is deypMy''to- ; feU hoped that the terms inip6sctf Jl fi| ' t/iief 5 Allies on Germany' will. nSt? 1 be lijsisU liberal than those Germany' ih'ferid'etl'Vo!'s impose on them-.—L-ain, etc., I 1 g C. E. B. i i