The Independent . rself by holding on tothe Serbian and Rumanian territory shenow occupies. The hint from CountCzernin that Austria-Hungary wouldconsent to a general peace without an-nexation or indemnity called forth astorm of criticism from the Prussianand conservative press, which accusesAustria-Hungary with starting the warfrom which she is now trying to backout. But the suggestion had met withinfluential support in other quartersand an article in the Bavarian Staats-Zeitung, accredited to Count von Hert-linp, the Bavarian Premier and headof the Committee on Foreign Affairsin the Federal C
The Independent . rself by holding on tothe Serbian and Rumanian territory shenow occupies. The hint from CountCzernin that Austria-Hungary wouldconsent to a general peace without an-nexation or indemnity called forth astorm of criticism from the Prussianand conservative press, which accusesAustria-Hungary with starting the warfrom which she is now trying to backout. But the suggestion had met withinfluential support in other quartersand an article in the Bavarian Staats-Zeitung, accredited to Count von Hert-linp, the Bavarian Premier and headof the Committee on Foreign Affairsin the Federal Council, urges that Ger-many is willing to relinquish all claimsfor indemnities and evacuate occupiedterritory if the Allies will do the sameand allow Germany equal commercialprivileges thruout the world. But such suggestions of moderationin peace terms have aroused the furyof the Pan-German party, which de-mands the annexation of territory onboth fronts. They insist that Courlandand the other Russian provinces now. Bert Thomat in Patting Show {London) WRITERS CRAMP must be retained as a protection againstrenewed Russian aggression and thaton the other side Belgium must neverbe allowed to come again under thecontrol of France and England. Theyalso demand the acquisition of a porton the English Channel for strategicpurposes and the holding of the coaland iron fields of France as necessaryfor the industrial future of these extremes there are allgradations of opinion. Some favor aplan for the partition of Belgium intoits original elements by the creationof a Kingdom of Flanders under Ger-man protection to include the Teutonicpart of the population, leaving theWalloons to gravitate toward far, however, the efforts of the Ger-man Government to secure the goodwill of the Flemish by supporting theirnationalistic aspirations has met withlittle encouragement. THE GREAT WAR May 7—British Admiralty reportsloss of sixty-two vessels in pastweek. A German aeroplane
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