The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
PEACE PLANS APPROVED.
Statesmen of Warning Nations Send
Message to New York Meeting.

7 New York, Nov. 25.--AIessages of good
will from the chancellors of three OF Eu,
ropes warning powers were read at q
dinner given here last night by the
League TO Enforce Peace. The purpose
of the banquet was to consider program
for permanent league OF nations at
the close of the great conflict.
Approval of the principle proposed was
given by Aristide BRAND, premier OF
France, Chancellor Won Bethmann- Holl.
veg Of German and Viscount Grey, Great
Britain's secretary OF state for foreign
affairs.
Premier Brands message read:
"You are certain of being on common
ground with the countries who, in the
present conflict, are giving their blood
and their resources, without counting the
costs, TO save the independence of the
nations"
From viscount Grey the following
message was received
81 think public utterances must have
already made 1t clear that | sincerely
desire to see league of nations formed
and made effective TO secure Culture peace
of the world after this war Is over
regard this as the best, if not the only,
prospect of preserving treaties Ind of
saving the world from aggressive wars
in years to come"
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg sent
as his message extracts from a speech
he delivered on Nov. 8, before the com
mittee on ways and means of the Ger
man Reichstag:
Germany viii honestly cooperate in
the, examination of every endeavor to
find practical solution of the ques-
tion, and will collaborate to make its
realization possible. This all the more,
if the war, as we expect and trust, win
create political conditions, which do full
justice to the free development OF all ma
tions, the small ones as well as the
great nations. Then it will be possible
to realize the principles of justice and
free development on land and of the free
dom of the seas The first condition for
evolution of international relations by
way of arbitration and peaceful compro
mise of conflicting interests should be
that no more aggressive coalitions are
formed in the future. Germany viii at
all times be ready to enter a league for
the purpose of restraining the disturbers
Of peace"
Lord Bryce, former British ambassa
dor to the United States, also sent TO
former President William H. Taft. pres
dent of the the league, who presided t
the dinner the following:
"Those working here on your lines
send heartiest sympathy with, and best
wishes for your leagues efforts"
Among the speakers were Senator Will
lam J. Stone of Missouri, chairman or
he Senate committee on foreign affairs, !
md Jacob II. Schiff, the banker.
Referring to the approving message |
'eceived from European statesmen, Will |
lam H. Taft, president of the league,
,aid,
The action of France, England and
Germany in fulfilling their obligations |
n this war in respect to an issue in
which they had no direct concern is a |
of the claim that treaty obli- |
cations cannot be relied upon to make |
uch league MS this practicable
81 don't think il too much to say that I
when the war is over, when the awful !
consequences more and more impress !
upon the suffering belliger
nts, Europe will be ripe for the accep-
anee plan like ours for it consider
tion, discussion, amendment and adop
ion"