Evening journal., 1915-06-17
GREAT britain
. NOT READY FOR
Peace PARLEYS
Will Not Consider Overtures
Until Germans Are on
Their Own Territory
ENGLAND Sees VICTORY
EVENTUALLY FOR ALLIES
BY ED. L. KEEN.

European Manager of The United Press &
LONDON, June 17-Although an of< N
fcial statement is not procurable, (
am authoritatively informed that th9 4
allies, especially Great Britain. would +
regard any German peace overture@
at this time as premature.
Great Britain is determined to conc
tinue the war at least until Germany
is driven back upon her own territory.i
Any peace talk that has reached tha
United States certainly has not had
its origin either in London or anyt
other capital of the allies.
There are several reasons WHY
Great Britain in particular intends
to prosecute the war until the Ger
man grip upon Belgium and north-
ern France has been shaken. Briefly
these are among the more impart-
ant:
First-It is the firm belief here that
Germany has reached and passed the
high peak of her offensive efficiency.I
England believes that from now on,
the Kaiser must fight desperately onl
1.-THE defensive to hold what his armiess
4 grasped by getting the jump on the
1 allies at the beginning of the war.
Second-It Is the universal belief.
here that England is now only APP
hproaching the height of her offen-
I sive efficiency. When its full inten-
hslty is developed; the Germans, it Is
believed here. must be rolled back out
OF France.
Third-Military men here agree
hthat the final verdict will be won, not
lby brilliant dashes. but by a long
!, Mdrawn out endurance struggle. They
base this belief upon the strength Of
~ line after line of strongly fortified
= works on both sides OF the Flanders
~ France battle line. And England is
, certain that the longer the struggle,
the more certainly will the great re-
sources of the allies ultimately over-
whelm the Kaiser
Fourth England wishes TO domon-
lstrate that citizen army organized
! by volunteer enlistment can cope
successfully with what she calls
German militarism." The signing
lof a peace pact now no matter how
satisfactory It's terms might be to the
/, allies, would leave the solution OF
the question of the ability OF a
democratic" army still in doubt.
In support of the statement that
Germany has passed the height of her
offensive ability. Il is pointed out here
that since the dash into France, last
D fall, the Germans have been unable
to make any appreciahle progress
D against the Franco-Flanders front.
. on the contrary, they have been
forced back at several points. notably
north of Arras.
The German victory in Galicia is
% icredited to temporary shortage OF
shells in Russia. The same lack of
, munitions. il is admitted. has pre-
, ivented France and England from
launching an effective drive against
the enemy. But this situation is now
r being remedied both in France and
r England. and within a short time the
l. superiority in ammunition supply
+, will shift from the Austro-G Germans
! to the allies.
The people of France unquestion-
lably would resent an attempt at
peace negotiations at this time. No
). other nation in Europe can boast of
more whole-hearted support from its
). citizens and the fiery patriotism OF
e France demands not a compromise
q but a decisive victory.
y The English were slow in becoming
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