Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-14
"EuRoPE MUST BE FREE"-vIv1AN1
GUERET, France. April H.


Germany. ignorant of the soul OF
Frame. now is being punished for her
mistake" was the declaration made by
Premier Niviani at the opening OF the
Departmental Council of Creuse.
''She thought to find" he continued, "a
divided. frivolous nation, but she met an
iron wall. against whose heroic resistance
the power of her army was broken. Then,
behold the iron wall moved, supple and
unbreakable, toward the western front,
crushing little by little the army whose
chiefs were not prepared for so long and
bitter a struggle.
THE French nation, misunderstood and
despised, has arisen, ready TO pile sac
rifce on sacrifice. with millions in arms,
preparing for Germany's chastisement,
We are certain OF victory-the victory OF
Justice. We want Europe free Belgium
liberated our lost provinces restored,
Prussian miltarism crushed, since the
peace of the world is irreconcilable with
its sanguinary whims. We shall accom-
plish this task with our allies. We shall
write not only in the history of France.
but in the annals of humanity, a page
which our sons will read with emotion
y and pride"
BRITAIN DOGGEDLY DETERMINED.
LONDON, April II.
All Germany's eXtra-diplomatic peace
efforts-such, for instance, as interviews
with the Pope-have been vised in Berlin
before being allowed to be sent to New
York. high official declares. The Social
ist propaganda, suggestions, too, for
terms of peace on the lines of the status
quo ante bellum, etc, will he unavailing.
Germany must be beaten into the
dust" said this official.
How long do you think the war will
last?" was the opening question.
Il never did think 1t would be a short
war" was the answer. Pressed for a
more exact statement. the reply came
after brief but thoughtful pause 1T
will not be over this time next year"
Not even II Italy comes in?"
mo, not even If Italy comes in You
must think of the terms of peace"
Germany viii have to be Inundated,
and the Germans are brave people, you
know. We must not forget that, and II
will be hard for them to accept humilia-
tion. We will have to beat them into the
dust. They will have to give up Alsace
and Lorraine. They will have to give
back Belgium, with big indemnity 10 the
Belgians, besides. Schleswig, too be-
longs to Denmark, They will probably
have to give back Schleswlg Austrian
Poland has already gone, and Germany
will have to give up German Poland
That is one of her richest provinces, and
II will be hard to make her give up
Poland.
ITALY TO HAVE SHARE.
"Bukowina and Pennsylvania will 60
Austria will also lose Bosnia, Herzego-
vina, Dalmatia and Croatia. Italy will
get the Trentino and Italia Irredenta.
"And there must be a Limitation OF
armaments. That is where America can
come in and help us in the Limitation of
ornaments.
Germany will not accept such terms
easily. Again l say. she must be beaten
into the dust. And England will fight ten
years for victory, If necessary"
These terms will probably have to be
modified on some points, anyway, but
without question they state what is in
the Allies minds now as the price of
peace, and there is little question that
they feel an absolute confidence in their
ability to impose them on Germany.