New-York tribune., 1916-12-29
London Press Suggests All
Allies Should Follow
Cars Lead
NO PEACE ON BASIS
OF STATUS QUO ANIE
Would Take Alsace, Col
onies and IndemnitieS
from Germany

ro,don December 2S.- The Official
order issued bv Emperor Nicholas stat
inc that the time had not arrived Tor
ncace negotiations. takes the leading
nlace TO-DAY IN both the news and cd
torial sections OF the evening news
paners. Some Of them suggest that tac
other members Of the Entente should
follow the lead Of Russia and state
their terms. "Thc Standard says;
I'VE cordially welcome this frank eI-
nosition Of war aims from one consul
erablo member Of the Alliance. ~
would do no harm and it might 40
much GOOD If tho other Allies maze ll
clear once for all that there can no"
bc no question Of restoration OF the
sfa,us QUO. There has been Tar 100
much inclination in this country 10
tre4t tho mere evacuation OF occupieo
territories as test Of sincerity o."
Gcrmany's part.
What Allies Aim TO Win
"Wc trust that the Allies in their re-
ply 10 the peace overtures VIII empha'
size the point made by the emperor
and they might 90 further. hcy
might poiut out that Prussia mas
broken faith time and again and tha'
there is every reason 10 suspect treach-
erous designs in her present ap-
proaches, and that no peace could De
safe for Europe which leaves Prus hoh
militarism with the prestige OF victory
which would be hers should the war be
terminated tomorrow.
orents and neutrals understood the
true situation. The Allie believe they
can iDfict very shortly crushing mil
itary defeat on Germany She Will
then be offered peace on the lines OF
restitution Of Alsace- Lorraine, relin-
cuishment Of her spoils. the loss Of her
colonies and the po-nent Of suitable
indemnitics, while l. allies viii have
20 meet the minimum demands Of Rus
sia and Italy"
Hopes for speedy Victory
"The Westminster Gazette" expresses
the hope that the Allies will reply fully
and adequately 70 President Wilson's
note. and says:
"If the internal situation Of the Cen
tral Powers and their prospects m
men and munitions arc what we sup
pose. we shall get or from point 20
point until we reach the stage where
our necessary aims become realizable.'
"The Manchester Guardian arguing
that Germany has rejected The pro-
posals made in the American note, says
that President Wilson's suggestion, in
stead OF being the outcome OF dark
German scheme" is so embarrassing
10 Germany that it Is evaded alto
gether i'm the reply. which recurs in
stead to the proposal Germany herse #
had made and which the Allies already
had rejected.
Peace Longing Aroused
British denunciation of the note is
clearly superAuous," "The Guardian
continues. "The task Of our Foreign
Office will be very much lightened if
Germany refuses to carry her dehni-
tion any further, or even TO reply TO
the general statements made on our
behalf Il is clear we on our side can
20 no further for the time being.
President Wilson by the issue OF
his note has cleared his conscience,
and if Germany now resumes or,
rather, increases submarine frightful-
ness 20 as to strain her relations with
the United States, the President will
at any rate stand before his people
as one who did his utmost TO avert
catastrophe by an effort to reestsblish
peace.
I'VE shall have no conference for
the present, nor even any formal
negotiations, but the word peace for
two or three weeks has been in every
ones mouth, and in no country can
men speak Of peace without raising an
atmosphere OF longing"