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Show HUNS INSIST ON WILSON PROGRAM PRO-GRAM BERLIN, March 25. "I tako a most solemn oath that tho government govern-ment will not sui render to tho enemy one Inch of German territory, either east or west," said Dr. Shlffer, minister min-ister ot finance In thu new cabinet, in addressing a great ciowd in front of the chancellor's palace on Sunday nccoidlng to the Tuges Zeltung. PARIS, Match 25. Geuuany Is determined de-termined to stick close to the Wilson program In making pence wltli the allies, Count von Bernstorft, former German ambassador to tho United States, declared In an interview given giv-en tho Beilln correspondent ot tho Tops, which that newspaper pilnts today. "Tho armistice of November 11," bald Count von Bernstorft, "wns signed whon all tho powers lnloiest-ed lnloiest-ed had accepted tho progrum of peace pioposod by Prsldont Wilson. Germany Ger-many Is determined to keep this agreement, which histoty will legard in a way, as tho conclusion of a pre liminary peace. She herself 1b ready to submit to tho conditions arising fiom It nnd she expects all the Interested Inter-ested powers to do the same. It those essential conditions of tho Wilson Wil-son program should be violated or neglected, and especially it conditions condi-tions are imposed which go beyond thv program, the German delegates would unfortunately find themselves In a position of say, non-possumus," Count von Bernstorft advocated a piebesclto for Alsaco Lorraine and German Austria. "Germany's attitude on indemnities," indemni-ties," continued the former ambassa dor, "Is fixed by her acceptance by her note of November 5, fa 18, whereby reparation Is accorded for all damage done to the civil populations popula-tions of Franco and Belgium by Gorman Gor-man aggression. This noto admits )f tho payment of no other indemni- ics." Asked what tho consequonco would bo ot tho failure to slgii u peace', Jount von Bernstorft replied: "I am no 'prophet, but Bolshevism would gain immensely. The liberal woild, which has seen salvation for humanity in President Wilsons pi In-clples. In-clples. would bo terribly disappointed if peace woro not made. Even tho highor classes would bo driven to despair. de-spair. Remember that slnco tho Mlddlo ages no Idea has aroused tho worlds enthusiasm llko n league of nations based on pcaco and justice, nnd who will dare to causa tho Idea to miscarry, at tho flist test? I hope Uiat a loaguo of nations will inako common causo against tho spectre of Bolshevism and triumph over it." |