The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-21
BRITISH PRESS PERSISTENT
Demand on What Conditions
Teutons as the Leading Ma
ton in the Conflict, is Asking
for a Cessation 1stiIities
and Wants a g.. .,ar-
standing Right Now.

LONDON Dec. 20.-premier Lloyd
Georges reply to Germany peace
proposal meets with chorus of ap-
proVal in the British press and the
general comment is that If Germany
really wants peace she will, when the
joint reply of the allies is received,
state in terms which can form q
basis of discussion. The Manchester
Guardian says:
Premier Lloyd George has not shut
the door on peace with that resound-
ing clang fer which some OF his. less.
balanced supporters in the press have
been listening. 1t is true he insisted
on the impossibility of accepting the
German invitation as it stands. In.
this he was ably seconded by Mr..
Asquith, and will be approved by the
country. The German chancellor
must be both more modest and more
explicit before he can expect any ia
vorable answer to his visitation. But
the real danger in the situation, which
his offer created was that the allies
VI Aiio tpAHtiJ III Bai lHiEnI
be led into an abrupt and sweeping
refusal not merely of the actual I'M
vitat'on, but of any proposal to dis
cuss peace terms This snare Lloyd
George has avoided"
The Guardian Gays that as the
speech invited Germany to be more
explicit 1--WE do not then cast out
every idea Of settlement and the neur
tral world cannot take exception to
this attitude
The Guardian notes that the speech
contained no rint Of the crushing of
Germany
Bulk of the morning papers agree
that Premier Lloyd George expressed
the views Of the British nation in his
speech In the house Of commons,
dealing with Germany's peace pro-
posal.
Premier Lloyd George says the
Times, Expressed the thoughts ami
wishes of the nation and laid down a
program which will command its
hearty support" This is the tone of
the comment in most of the other
papers who hold that the premier's
angwer and also Lord Curzon's speech
in the house OF lords are "moderate
in praise firm ard unanswerable In
substance"
The paper declares that the nation
is prepared and viii willingly under
take all the sacrifices foreshadowed
and will face greater privations if
necessary TO ensure those ends OF
feparation and security which the al
lies demand from the central pow
ers.
There is nowhere any criticism
Of the governments declaration, but
the Daily News contends that the
forecast OF the measures for organiz-
ing the nation do little more than
indicate that the policy Of the late
government will be continued and ex-
tended. It says that II the new gov
ernment succeeds as well as its pre-
decessor the nation he grateful
and that If it succea ion will
be more than grateI
At the same time the newspaper
comment points out the possibility of
negotiations being undertaken not
withstanding the strong statements Of
the premier and Lord Curzon and
their endorsement by members Of the
late government Thus the Daily
News says that the door is not neces--
sarily banged and bolted and that the
allies flat refusal of Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollwegs offer is not
meant to indicate that the allies do
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