The sun., 1916-12-30
ENTENTE'S REPLY
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Continued from First Po0e.

result. putting into practice the prin-
cipies Of action which the allied Govern
ments have already laid down in order
TO provo thesr perfect sincerity.
They do not supposs the Central
Powers will be likely to accede to these
terms. because the military power Of
their enemy IL not yet suficientiy broken.
Their answer might conclude by thank
ing President Wilson for giving them so
good an opportunity OF making clear to
the Central Powers the terrible respcn-
sibility which they have incurred. both
10 their own subjects and 10 the world
at large. by prolongins the war. The
more they prolons II tho greater the
amount OF reparation will be required OF
them, the more stringent will be the
guarantees the Allies will be forced TO
demand to insure the world against n
repetition Of the crime Of 1914 and the
crimes that have flowed from It.
Peace Terms OutlineS.
The Spectator, Furthermore. devotes
the greater part Of to.morrow's Issue to
answering President Wilson'S question as
to what are the peace terms OF the En-
tente Allies. Briefly summarized the
principal demands an outlined by the
Spectator follow:
THE peace terms arc to start from
the status quo before the a thus In.
Guiding the evacuation Of the whole OF
northern France. Belgium and Luxem-
burg, and Of all lands taken from Serbia.
Rumania, Russia and Montenegro.
"Alsace-Lorraine Ia TO be restored to
France. The Danish portion OF
SchleswiG-H olstein 10 to 60 10 Denmark
ana Posen. Polish Prussia and Austrian
Poland arc to be added to the new SUBJ
kingdom Of Poland which the Gar has
pledged 10 create.
'.The siavs Of Bosnia. Herzegovina.
Da,matia. Croatia, &C. are to be created
into a new kingdom.
Bohemia to be an independent State
'"rhe Rumanian section OF Transyl.
vania TO be added TO Rumania.
Additions 60 Italy.
THE whole Austrian Tyro'. plus
Trieste. lstria and other portions o'
Austria which arr Italian In blood OF
feeling to bs added to Italy.
Turkey to yield Constantinopie and
the straits to Russia
The Armenians 10 be put under Rus
sian tutelage.
THE Arabs TO ne freed. while Syria
Asia Minor and Mesopotamia are to b.
under external protection guaranteeing
tranquility.
THE German colonies TO remain Il
the hands OF the Entente. Moreover.
money indemnity for the ruin German!
has done in Belgium, France. Serbia
Montenegro. &c.
Regards shipping. Germany TO maxi
PREPARATION In kind for all ships OF com
merce destroyed ton for ton. neutra
:, shipping to be replaced only after all tn
demands OF the Allies have been salts
fed.
and distributed among the Entente ma
tions,
a guarantee against future wa
! the Allies are 10 insist upon the democ
ratIsation OF the German Government.
The Kiel Canal to be neutralixed. I'm
der an international non-Gerrnan com
mission. including the Entente countries
the United States and other neutrals.'
Plea "Stspidly Received"
The weekly Nation. in referring {
President wilson's inquiry as to wha
: tho belIigerent Powers require for III
/ conclusion OF peace. takes the view tina
Mr.. Wilson II exercising tho right an
! performing the duty laid upon a neutra
! by the Hague convention. and says tina
hls communication has been stupidity re
: ccived by the British press.
President Wilson knows n q
r history and Of human nature not 10 b
: discouraged by the fact that his enort
. to do the belligerents n good turn hav
been misunderstood by one side an
evaded by the other, the Nation add
ut In open TO the critics OF the note.
the Nation continues. TO say 1t IL In
..no,,a n = nhcr,,rp n,f ~ "a inlpOSs al
; bic for them to deny that behind IN
note lies the greatest material fore
/, that the war has left standing. The.
may find Il harder IN realize the en-
tirely r~eassuring truth that his powe
, IL now formally enlisted to secure tn
: worlds deepest need.
when a prairie hre is raging
:. planter has the right and duty to loo'
to his own homestead. A confagratioi
: envcloping human society ia no domesti
bro,l as. with all It's indirect conse
quences TO mankind. was the American
civil war. This war IL a flame whic|
daily devours or deteriorates the world
stock of labor. food. raw materials AM
implements of industry. including Amer
ica's share OF these necessities. while a
least one of It's possible and even earl,
developments threatens her peace
!. The Nation. carefully Analysing tn,
note, declares that IL Is completely de
void Of offence TO the Entente Allies an.
proceeds to argue that II Germany /
willing to abandon the idea OF masterin;
: Europe and will drop desires OF annexa
tions and explorations and take he
place In the sohety of nations. the basi
, President Wilson seeks for peace ha
been found.
"It there Is a force behind Prcslden
Wilson, the Nation concludes, ito ar
rest the war at the point OF security an
fix II there, the Governments may no
! l.pnup what IN aay 10 ~ mt millions q