Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1918 — BERLIN’S PEACE OFFER. [ARTICLE]

BERLIN’S PEACE OFFER.

London, Sept. 15.—Germany has made a definite peace . offer to Belgium, according to information received here. The terms of this proposal are as follows: “That Belgium shall remain neutral until the end of the war. “That thereafter the entire economic and political independence of Belgium shall be reconstituted. “That the pre-war commercial treaties between Germany and Belgium shall again be put into operation after the war for an indefinite period. That Belgium shall use her good offices to secure the return of the German colonies. “That the Flemish question shall be considered, and the Flemish minority, Which aided the German invaders, shall not be penalized.” The proposal contains no word respecting reparation or indemnities, 10 admission that Germany wronged Belgium.