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Show DEMANDS TO BE MADE OFGERMANY Loudon. Sept in France Is expected ex-pected here to demand not only the relinquishment of Alsace-Lorraine when the time comes lor Germany I to settle with the allies, but also the : return of the billion dollar indemnity of 1870. However, IyOiuJon is not talking much of peace and rumors from 1 America of suggestions from Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassa dor at Washington, arouse little comment. com-ment. The reason is that the demands de-mands to be made on Germany are so vast apparently that it is held here she will have to be brought absolutely ab-solutely to her knees before It will J be any use to formulate them. n instance of this is the billion dollar indemnity which the French are believed to be hoping to get back. Another, if the British have their way. is the dismantlement of the German fleet. Greater is the indemnity for Belelura, which, it Is said, will bej enormous. Adequate recompense to the Belgians Bel-gians Is one of the foremost things in England's mind, together with the destruction of Prusslanism in all Its pernicious forms, making it impossible impossi-ble for the kaiser ever again to disturb dis-turb the world's peace. One of the most interesting phases of the situation is Russia's future In event of the allies being victorious Russia becomes one of the most pow erful nations of the world. Some observers ob-servers fear her power, but others be lleve that, with Slavism, united Russia Rus-sia will become liberalized. Russia has already officially promised Polish reforms and llherty and shows ever tendency to give fairer treatment to the Jeyvs. to many of whom have been given commissions in the army Thus for the first time in Russian history, Jews command Russians. With this better treatment of the Jews one of the outcomes of the war may be an adjustment of the difficulties diffi-culties between America and Russia, as Russia, if she decides upon enfranchisement en-franchisement of her own Jews, probably prob-ably would yield to American demands de-mands regarding passports of American Amer-ican Jeyys. the refusal of which caused the abrogation of the commercial treaty during the Taft administration. on |