Connecticut western news., 1916-12-21

 REJECTS PEACE
IntimateS That German Terms
 Must Be Stated.
DEMANDS FULL PREPARATION

Bunder-Hope For Peace Still Ex-
 pressed at Washington.
 The entente allies will not treat with Germany for peace until Germany formally announces the terms upon which her peace offer is based.
 X formal note to this effect will be sent to Germany within d few days.
 The allies terms are complete resto. ration and full reparation, with cffcc- tual guarantee for the future.
 Premier Lloyd George made these announcements in an epoch making speech i'll the house of commons.
 He stated that England indOrsed the Russian and French rejection of the German peace proposal. He character ized the Teutonic offer as a moose in which the allies were asked to place their necks.
 The premier emphasized the unity of the allies by declaring that each of them had arrived independently at the decision tO reject the German proposals.
 His speech was full of bitter irony.
 Despite the uncompromising Ian guage of the premier's speech. the be- lief is entertained in Washington and other neutral capitals that the door k still partly open to peace. The feeling Is that the British premier has put it up to the central powers to state clear ly their peace terms if they wish further discussion. Otherwise the case is closed for the present. In some quar- | ters d reply from Germany is expected shortly.
 Insists on Preparation. "Without reparation peace is impos- Sible," Lloyd-George declared. "All the outrages on land and sea cannot he liq- lidated by few pious phrases about humanity.
 We will wait until we hear what terms and guarantees there are surer than those which Germany broke. Meanwhile We put our trust in our un. broken army.
 "The allies insist that the only end of the war must be complete guarantees against Prussian militarism disturbing the peace of Europe" | Lloyd-George spoke of Germany as "swashbuckling through the streets of Europe" and denounced her 'broken | faith.
 At the outset the premier declared that the speech of the imperial German chancellor and the note which England had later received afforded small hope for an honorable and lasting settle ment."
 What guarantee is there." he said. "that subterfuges will mot be used in the future to overthrow any treaties of peace whereinto we might now enter? @"We must keep steadfast eye on the purpose for which we entered the war. We entered it to defend Europe from aggressions of the Prussian mill tary caste. We must insist that th9re be the most complete guarantees against this caste ever disturbing again the peace of Europe.
 Prussia haS been a bad neighbor. Now that the war has really been un- 1 dertaken it would be folly not to sec to it that this swashbuckling through the streets of Europe and this disturb unce of peaceful citizens was dealt with here and now as the most serious Offense against the law of nations.
 Any one who wantonly prolongS this conflict has a crime on his scui which oceans of tears could not cleanse. but any one who abandous the struggle without attaining the object would be even more guilty. Are We 1 likely to attain our object by accepting 1 the German proposals? To accept the proposals would be to put our heads into moose. Historic example causes us to regard the proposal with dis quiet
 Quotes LincoIn's Words.
 LlOyd-George quoted the words of Abraham Lincoln: The war will end when its object has been attained un- achieve the object"
 This quotation was received with ! cheers.
 We have done our best to make ccr- tain that disaster similar to that in Roumania will not recur" the prime 1 minister asserted. That is why We have taken such strong action with ! Greece. The government has decided ! to recognize the agents of former Pre- mier Vcnizelos.
 '''rhc Roumaman blunder was unfor- 1 tunate," the premier continued. but at it's worst it will only serve to pro- long the war.
 Speaking of the western front, Lloyd George referred to the growth of the British armies there, and continued:
 I am convinced that ultimate vic i tory is sure if rhe nation shows the same spirit of endurance and readiness | to learn as the mud stained armies at ! the front"
 From his discussion of Gcrmany's peace proffer the prime minister launched into description of the re construction of government by which he became premier. He did not mincc words in referring to England'S lack of concerted effort and proper energy in conduct of the war undo the cd rahi- net.
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