The sun., 1916-02-15
FRENCH SOCIALISTS
WILL FIGHT TO END
Victor BaSch Denies COur.
lands story Of Giant Move
for Peace.
GERMANS WANT ALSACE

Victor Easch, professor in tho depart
mcnt "f philosophy and science OF IN"
University Of Paris. az official delegate
of the French Government :" III" Fa-
nama-r.citic Exposition and vicc-rresi-
dent II tn" French f.caru" for TN" Rights
of Man. W an interview with THE SIN
yesterday rofu'cd statements made by
Andre Courlard. formerly a prominen'
French Socialist. that the German and
French socialist parties are awaiting an
auspicious moment 80 effect II complete
union for the restoration of peace among
the warning nations I'm Europe.
Fundamental difference ~ opinion
between ,hrsr iva parties over tn"
status II AlsIc".iorrdu" ts tn" bone
of contention over which neither can
agree, Mr.. Basch contends. and this pre-
cludes any possibility of an ehernr"
agreement which would lead To short
euing of hostil!ti"S.
"By the treaty ~ Frankfort AZ 'he
close Of III" Frincn-prussian war, sad
Irof Basch. "AlsaC"-L Lorraine was ceded
10 Germany by fostering III" present
war Of aggression and annexation Ter
many has broken this treaty and Al-
sacc- Lorraine should automatically hc-
come Fr.sich territory once more. but
Il IL the contention Of the German So
cialls;s that matters should remain as
beror. the war. This l. not the view of
the French Suclalist party TIL" re-
cnyery ~ this lost French prorin'" ~
the main condition upon which a salts
factory settlement of the war can rest.
win Back Government 4" Ind
"Iu this contention tn" French S"-
cisltSts stand almost Sulidly behind the
Government A. the last SOCIALIST con-
gr.SS III Paris iu December II was N"''h
10y AN overwhelming majority I" sustain
the Government, IN carrying the war 70
the hitter end Therefore when Mr.
courland states that most OF the SOCIAL
lists are in favor uf peac" hut nav" p"eil
asked by the Government to remain
silent i'm order no, to show Germany
that France is tired nf the war h" is
no. only misinfurmed but is grossly
miss,atifX the facts.
wv. French Socialists will Civ" the
last drop of our blood 20 help our coun-
try In it's defensive war. We insist upon
IA. recovery Of AlSac, Lorraine. but We
decry any move for territorial eXpan-
sion We Insist that Germany Shall
Civ. back belgium and Serbia To th"'r
rtEntfll owners anu WlNlbItN INV ''''
own country. We ask nothing m"r"
After this is doie We would h" WILING
to- treat with any other Socialist parties
in "A plan for setting VI? a world trihun"l
Of arbitration nd making further prog
ross toward general disarmament. bu'
We cannot trust the German socialists
now because they hav" sustained th"ir
coun,ry's aggressive warfare ana no.
cause We see in II victory Tor I'M
pcriaii~m and trtctionarv tendencies
MIR courland states a,Sn that me
soldiers of Franc" are desirous oi poac"
and that the wives and mothers are
banding together into so'ietitr 10 de-
n,nd - cessation of hustilties no"
foolish that all il. The l.ea=u" to' th'
Rights OF Man every week receives hun
dreis nf letters from the soldiers in the
trenches saying that they would ne Will
ing 10 carry on th' war on" i"ar. TWO
years. thrc, wears Any length "i time
tu bring !. 10 a successful CONCLUSION