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SoNDoN, Dec. 1o.-Angry COM
ments In tho London press today on
the German chancellor's speech were
mingled with sarcastic shots and dec
laratons that "the chancellor mere
Iy repeated the old blur and brag."
"He had the temerity to warn us
that the longer tho war continues the
harder will be the German terms of
peace said tho Daily Express, land
this In the face Of common knowledge
that Germany Is necessarily growing
weaker every day and less able to car
ry out the grandiose plans Of her
rulers. ...
~ there was long sighted states
man In Germany he would contrfve to
arrive at settlement that would leave
his country powerful and menacIns
Fortunately for the world, the leader
Of the German people is determined
to rush on to lrretrievabIe disaster.
The allies will read the chanceIIor's
speech with relief and satisfaction"
The Chronicle answered tho Ger
man socialist. DR.. ScheIdemann. who
declared Europe would be ruined II
the war continued and that tho only
victor would be tho United States.
That, Of course, 10 a reflection
which Germany might we'll have taken
to heart before piunsine Europe into
tho war;" said tho Chronicle, "but It
10 not an argument for stopping the
war At the moment whom its ending
would be most advantageous to those
who provoked Il.
"The allies do not regard Germany
% InvIncibie and will not do 80 any
tho more because Rethmann-Holiweg 9
asserts L. A. for his attempts to In
clte our allies against ourselves, they
arc not the first Of their kind and we
know how our allies have hitherto
regarded them"
CONSUMPTION MAY COME.
LONDON, Dec. 1o-The govern
ment will learn early next week
whether the voluntary system OF
bringing the British armies up to tho
numbers required has proven sue.
cess.
! II WAS officially stated today that no
extenson Of the tlme limit OF Lord
Derbys recruiting campaIan, which
expires Saturday night, will be grant
ed. Lord Derby will report tho first
Of next week and results Of his sys-
tematic house to house canvas In an
effort to obtain the necessary enlist
ments.
! II tho recruiting campaign proves a
failure, tho government Is expected to
for conscrIption.
PEACE DEMONSTRATIONS.
k~h
porting violent peace demonstrations
In Berlin and other German cities
were received here from Swiss sources
today, but were accepted with reserve
ONE OF CREW DROWNED.
LONDON, Dec. 10.-The Norwegian
steamer Nereus dlspiacing 7e2 tons
and haiIlne from Porsgrund, has been
sunk by a German submarine. One
Of her crew was drowned.
VICTIM OF SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Dec. 1o.-The Danish
steamer MInsk has been sunk by q
German submarine.
The Minsk displaced 1929 tons and
was owned by a Danish firm to Cop
enhaaen, from which port she register
ed. She was buiIt In 1911.
COMMENT ON SPEECH.
lBy Ed L. Keen. United Press STAFF
correepondent.l
LONDON, Dec. 1O-Chancelior Vor
Bethmann-HoI speech In the
German reIchstes, has practically pu
an end to all talk Of an early peace
60 far as Great Britain Is concerned.
Several high officials, interviewed
iby the United Press today, said th<
declarations Of the German chancel
Ior should convince even the mos
ardent pacifist that the end OF th'
war Is not in sight. The London news
papers not only took the same view
but a certain portion Of the press de
cIared that peace prospects arc nov
moro remote, ais the result Of setn
mann-H ollweg's speech, than at an.
time since the war bean.
! British officials interviewed, ind'a
nantly resented tho attempt Of th'
German chancellor to throw respons
lbjIity for continuance Of the war ur
on the allies. They said that tn
chaneeIIors speech was plainly desIer
ed for home, not foreign, consumption
and construed it as an effort to ar
pease the growing demand in German
for peace.
Their statements and the attitude
the London press today apparenti
correctly represents the attitude Q
the nation.
/ The newspapers scofred at eetF
mann-HolIwea's statement, that Gel
MANY 10 Invincible and will, 1t the wa
lie continued, take more tribute fror
the allies.
"This turbulence, which he eithe
feels or deems Il desirable to assume,
said this afternoons Globe, "shcu'
mako Il plain to the widest paoifis
even to Henry Ford, that there ca
be no peace until Germany's power