Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-29
FRIDAY, DECEMBER ~. 1916.

tBraol lyn Eagle

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The moment President Wilson asked the
bel; sercnt- t. specify the terms upon
which they would he willing to end the
war Il was inevitable that Count Won Bern
siorif should rush ID ibe fore and con
strrc an apparently impartial inquiry a.
a reinforcement Of The German proposal
! that q conference hc held. Mr.. Wilson's
pci j no;h.ng If the kind. II i an entire
re- pecttul effort 10 find out If both
Ies viii not definitely state the purpose
~hich 'ncy fight and without the at
rmcu; of which they are unwilling to
l,se peace. IL is not a move made in be-
|half - orc 3roup Of bclIigerents as OPP
! posed TO another group, and, i cannot be
80 represented by official or unofficial
girii-ians without injury to the very
cause The President aims to serve.
Whan the President says that all man
sfHd long, for peace he j. merely stating
tht h%sinite. Every beliigcrent wants
pcact. Not upon the desirability Of peace,
bts uiah The Fundamentals ~ peace. do
the warring nations differ. III hat Mr..
Wilson l. tr, iHg - iird out III whether.
through the definition and comparison Of
terms. q common basis for peace cannot
be Uncovered.
That we may irtcllIgcuuv estimate the
meaning and the Consequences of the note
let ar mark The Difference between the at
titade 81 Chancellor Won Bcthmar y 1oli-
we. speaking for the Central lcagEc. and
the atri1dc VI Lloyd-Gearge, speaking
for thc Entente. The German Chancellor
announced tho readiness Emf Germany and
her A.ie~ io enter peace negotiations, but
h. drnanded the caihnr of an information
III conference W. preliminary - amy state
mcrt ~ irrri-. O-.ra-.h.v, ht- position j.
this: Germany aad her Allies cannot
specify terms urHl hey know whether
the Ente.ste Power care enough about
peace "a discuss terms. We Will not lay
our cards upon The table until our oppon-
emit are prepared ~ ~ the same.
This attitude Mr.. Llrvd- George charac-
tcrized a an invitation 10 the Allies e.
slip their heads into the moose and leave
The rope end into the hands Of Germany
He feared The Greeks even hearing gifts.
While he DID not say il in 50 many words
III wis hitiH tt't ht i1-0iNtA ''T
ascnccs of accepting the German propoS-
nj n being first, an armi~tiee and second
a Tremendous ettort during the period OF
suspended hostlitic> 10 stir up paciiisi
sentiment all over the world 10 prevent a
renewal of fighting and assure the adop-
tion of peace upon German terms. or an
approximation of them. In has reply The
British Premier was not precise IN his de-
flnition 81 the purpose for whirh the Al
lies are striving. but h. came mach nearer
10 specification than did the German
Chancellor. Ills broad declaration thu
England and the hclligerenis aligned witt
her dcmar.eed restoration. PREPARATION anc
guarantees ean mean. in the minimum
sense. eniy the restoration and indemnifi-
eaten 81 Relgium and Serbia. the re~ior'
ation asd naturalization Of France ane
tie ~ seat 81 GERMANY 10 a position II
En-cre.n paaiic- frem which she can No
longer dictate ~ ether nations by threats
10 dnssih .ts nabiie peaee. To this ex'
ten: sh.. 9ssl,Sh government has beer
spec;fic. hut Mr. Wilson thinks Il NIGH
% q Sep farihcs and state exactly TN
o%ualits and quantity of the rc7aration
.xncets, the nature of the sra@,ntees ]
N.neks, aud whether, as . compensation 10