Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-27
Joint REPLY
To Be MADE
BY ENTENTE
Bonar Law Says Britain and
Allies Will Make Concerted
Answer to Wilson's
Notes.
BRITISH PRESS is HOSTILE
First Impressions Reflect Re
sentiment at Tone of Presi-
dents Languages Sim
certify Unquestioned.

certify Unquestioned.
London. Dec. 23.-The British gov
eminent will make no statement at the
present in regard to President Wilson's
peace note, considering it a question
that Can be dealth with only in COM
munication with the other members of
the ntente. Announcement to this eff
feet was made in the hous of COM
mons today by Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the exchequer and gov
eader in the house.
Mr.. Law was asked whether a state
ment could be made regarding the
American note. He replied:
ut must be obvious to the house
that this is a question that can only
be deal with in communication with
our allies, n that it is absolutely inn
possible to make statement nov
Parliament was p%rorogued this aft
ernoon without the members being Civ
en- further information regarding Pres
ldent Wilson'S note or Wh't action the
government contemplated with respect
to it.
No Mention Of Peace.
Neither the. note nor the German
peace proposal was mentioned in the
kings speech read in both houses. The
only reference to the presidents sug-
gesrion was made bv Andrew Bonar
Law, the government leader, in reply
to a question by Sir William oliar
Byles, a pacifist member, Mr.. Law de-
claring The question was n which
could not be dealt with except in COM
municatiOn with the allies.
The speech from the throne was II
of the briefest on record. 1t expressed
confluence in the ultimate victory of
the allies and determination to prose-
cute the war until we lave indicated
fi0 RIGHTS SN rllth1oSS1y- vinlotn6 Inv o11r
enemies and established the security Of
Europe on a sure foundation"
Britain Taken Aback.
The general public had their first
0cws of President Wilson'S note from
.he morning papers n the matter was
.ae one topic of consideration on in
coming suburban trains and through
put the country. The people. like the
press. were rather taken aback. as they
mad about arrived al the conclusion
that Premier Lloyd-G Georges speech
had put an end to all a talk I'M
less the central powers. in their reply
70 the premier. were prepared to de-
tine their terms. That the president
or any other Neutral ruler would take
any action was farthest from their
mind.
The evening papers. which do not
print editorials. came out with big
head llneS, which expressed their views.
The Evening News. which is the aft
ernoon edition of the Daily Mail, heads
q reprint of the m Of the morn
ing papers with the n word. Mo-" in
a large, black type. and under it: Our
Answer to President Wilson" And
again: NO, No. MOI" that is the an
swer Great Britain gives today with
out n moments hesitation to the sur
prisips note from President Wilson"
The Globe today gives Il secondary
place to it's. comment upon President
l-- ~ ~,lS1l, -, ~orI0 IL, ~
satirical vein under the heading:
"What is the Matter With Him."
I'VE sincerely hope President Wilson
is not unwell," says the Globe, yet we
find ourselves graVely doubtful as to
his physical we'll being"
The neWspape proceeds to ask If the
president has never heard of what the
Germans did in Belgium and Serbia,
end continues that it finds itself UNI
able to believe he knows these things
when he describes the central powers
AS DESTROYS of securing small states
The high cost of living is said to bt
hitting the average American either
very hard indeed, which may account
In some measure fe:- the milk of human
kindness in the" presidential %cOcoanut.'
Stars Views Friendly.
The star in it's comment says:
president Wilson'S note is a Christ
uIdS OoIllOSJcl1. ~ COAlCS do SOlhiPICt<
surprise. to us. Let us say at once thai
the allies in general and Great Britain
in particular ought to treat 1T will
the most sympathetic respect and give
1t most friendly. most careful. consid
GRAFTON.
mir. Wilson il one of the creates
presidents Of one of the greatest ma
tons in the world. He stands for thu
things that we az a nation believe in
His ideals r our ideals. We gladly
give his words the hearing u to
friend speaking in behalf Of. friends
We refuse to question his sincerity o.
his single mindedness. "ss The spiri
OF his Christmas soundings is the RICH
spirit. It is a spirit which he believes
animates the British people and theit
allies. They are not afraid Of sound
ings.
There could be no worse mistake
than to think MIR. Wilson is doing t,
the allies what President Lincoll
dreaded the European powers would d.
during his fight for h union. = 9
We did not ask President Lincoln t
save Lancashire at the expense o
American liberty, and we are confiden
Mr.. Wilson will not ask us to sacrifice
our liberty in order to mitigate tn
hardships which the war inflicts upol
Americans"
As to the question of objects of TIL
heliigerents being virtually the same
THE star, in its allusion to Presiden
Wilson'S words in this case. says:
"This is an astounding Statement
which we cannot, with the best will il