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Show WHAT GERMANY'S TERMSJLL BE AN INDEMNITY TO REIMBURSE GERMAVY FOR COST OF HER MILITARY OPERATIONS. Absolute Freedom of the Seas to bo Established Through International Declaration of Rights to Which All Powers Shall be Signatory. Washington. In well informed diplomatic dip-lomatic cirles it is reported that the terms which Germany is willing to consider for peace are substantially as follows: 1 The establishment of Poland into an independent kingdom, to be comprised com-prised of all Russian Poland, a part of Austrian Poland and a small part of German Poland. 2 Absolute freedom of the seas, established es-tablished through an international declaration of the rights to which all maritime powers shall be signatory. Germany will agree never again to establish a submarine blockade. England Eng-land to agree never again to make the North sea a tributary water. 3 Co-equal rights and liberties for the Jews in all lands guaranteed by . all signatories to any treaty of peace. 4 Bessarabia, now Russian territory terri-tory on the Black sea, to be ceded to Rumania. 5 Austria-Hungary to be given a dominating influence in the Balkan states. 6 Belgium to be restored and her sovereignty and future neutrality guaranteed. 7 All French territory held by Germany Ger-many to be restored to France. 8 That portion of Alsace held by France to remain a part of the German Ger-man empire. 9 All German colonies seized during dur-ing the war to be restored. 10 An indemnity to reimburse Germany Ger-many for the cost of her military operations. |