The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-08-09
BY 60 l. KEEN

-AeAL la" ~ ~-as-Tfl LGGE44EfTl- 80
a. 10 match up with Asker-nan's. Sra.
Wood. and HearIey'v Otherwise ID
couIt b. told IN ten TOgLts. thus Eu--
land /. ready for pa.s~@ no~-on hs-
own terms.
she 10 Just a. read ~ she wa tsc
DAY after xar was declared. War
segrinssS hzs nSs discouraged her-
I III awful drzi.. Of bsosId and 1noncy.
the knowledge thai every days pro
Ion >ztion OF the struggle means a big
zsr bill in both 10 pay. has not abafeti
her zeal O. released her determination
10 win vhat she vent to war for The
military revere ~ the Izst year have
='insaed h=r DaEpose to accomplish a
p-aee that wilI remove forever the
menace ot Pr1lssian nlIiilariSrn.-
Yes. there il p-zce-ar-any- price
party In England But its member.
are negligible. its influence Is nil
some half dozen Of them arg in pariia-
naent because there has been no gen
eA ES-'-AAcA4 " a. U-<cA - pEDul
Of this. witness the special election IN
Merthyr Tydyil. South VALE. the .-d-
hottest socialist constituency in al!
Britain Eeir Hardy, ever a consistent
peace advocate. has represented Mer-
thyr Tydyil in commons for fifteen
years. When he died his seat was con-
tested by two members Of the labor
party. Stanton and Winstone, the fo--
ner a supporter OF Britain's war. the
latter Hardie pacifst. Stanton had
the nerve TO tell the coal miners be
was for continuing the war to BE
finish. even IL II meant conscripttnn
twice over. and they elected him b. a
vote Of 1926 to e.6s6. II Morren. 1
Snowden, Treyelyan. Outhvaite, Prin- I
gle or Mason. all from far less radical
constituencies. should stand for re-elec. .
ton, there can be little doubt as to The
result The British public and its gov
eminent servants don't always agree
On great questions. There has been
much popular dissatisfaction with the
var cabinet The diplomatic blunder,
whereby Bulgaria was lost and Ger
many enabled TO oyerrun Serbia snd
Montenegro and involve the entente in
serious difficulties with Greece: the
military misealculations which result
ed In the evacuation OF Gallipoli and
the surrender Of General Townshend's
forces at Kut-elAmara; the failure 10
exert stronger economic pressure On
Germany by tightening the blockade;
neglect to intern enemy aliens In Eng
land. etc. etc.-on these matters Sec
tions OF the public have expressed
their opinions strongly.
On the question OF peace, statesmen !
and common folk with the unimport- :
ct exception referred 10. are one.
There has been no criticism OF the re- /.
plies OF Premier Asquith and Foreign &
secretary Grey to Germany's peace
Jvertures. {
England Is ready for peace On her
'wn terms. England's terms are those {,
II her allies. The general principle
or which she is fighting have been re.
stated. Only one Of her spe- c
:ifc terms which the allies endorse
ias been laid down: that IL the restor.
ition OF Belgium. The German chan.
ellor's recent tentative offer to create
new Belgium. not Franco English
'assal. but between whose people and
he Germans there should be the col
alteration OF neighbors. brought a
rompt and specific response from the
british preimer:
we. the allies. are determined 10
&c once more the old Belgium. She
lust not be allowed to suffer perma.
emily from the wanton and wicked In.
aston OF her freedom That which has
cen broken down must be repaired
nd restored" AZ for the other terms,
ritishers feel that it would be futile
discuss them now. Here is what Sir
dward Grey says On this point
The first step toward peace will
me when the German government he.
ms TO recognize the fact that the
lies are not beaten and are not going
be. The one thing that is more re.
'onsible than anything else for the
oiongation Of the war Is that the Ger.
an government goes on telling the
srman people thar they have won the
ar that the allies are already beaten
any OF the allies have special right
talk peace at this time. 1t Is Franco
whom for weeks past the concen-
ated fury Of the German attack has
lien But France is not talking
ace. Under the relations govern.
the allies we are bound not to PIT !