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It is affirmed both in Vienna and Berlin that the

demands upon which the German Powers will ultimately insist are four in number. 1. Complete indemnification for the expenses of the war and for the captured vessels. 2. Total separation from the Duchies,

which must have an independent Government, and be incorporatel in the German Confederation. 3. Kiel, Rendsburg, and Alsen to be Federal ports and fortresses. 4. The ruler over the Duchies to be under the special protection of a German Power. That German Power, it will be observed, must by geographical necessity be Prussia, and special protection will doubtless be interpreted in a very wide sense indeed. Protectorate in politics always means the advantages of dominion without its responsibilities.

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