Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-05
STATUS QUO NOT
To SATISFY THE
COMMON PEOPLE
Governments of BeIIIgere0ts
Cannot face Masses Empty
Handed Atter War Is Gen
erai Opinion

tAssociated Tfsss Correspondence
Stockholm Iuue nc fu soeh
holm whore Watfarem of ul nations
meet and mingle 90 neutral ground
hnt feN hours ioufne, from bel
liRtrent lauds L r. possible ~ learn
much that mal bp credited ~ 900 th,
views VI governments md peoples
concerning the ppsribiiiiirs and tbe
problems Of peace. This Is part.au-
srly uue with regard 10 the Germans
and Russians. for 40 this time thc fm
iiouals ~ THESE countries maer up bY
far the larger part ~ thr foreign pop
ulatlon iu Scandinavia orr als and
travellers from France aud England
are also Constantly ramiua through
Stockholm on their way to relroErad
leaving behind their entirely informal
ana unofficial ideas as io what the
future holds
Prom contact not alone with ofne
ials aud men 81 Influence fresh from
ihe warning countries. but with tbol
diplomats accredited DO The swedish
capital az we'll the correspondent OF
Inc Associated Press can slate that
each government as ID coutemphtcs
tho terms Of peace seea behind any
prospective international negotiations
the far gfayer problem Of squsting
with its own people the mcnaciuR ac-
count in which q balance must bel
struck between benefits won and thel
staageuns losses u blood and wealth .
What viii the common people" OF
the helhgefeuI countries do ANA say
u The net result of rHe years sacrifice
and fighting 10 but "a re-esiAbllshment
Of The ante. hellum status uuo Can
my one Of She nations at war satisfy /
its people with such ara accounting
status QUO Not Enough.
Whenever The prospects Of an early
peace seem bright these problems
cloud the skies of hope. TIE "offlc \
ial' views az 20 the conditions of
peace sllosed 10 drlft ont OF Ger
many Austria and The entente coun-
tries have AS yet offered 90 basis OH
agreement which takes into consder.l
snon the. settlements % be- made at
home by both sides Al least that MI
the view taken here Ia stockholm
Il f. felt here that France occupies
perhaps fhe least difficult situation on.
any Of tie nations now on war ForI
France waa Invaded rafis Was threat
ened and the army was called into the
field in defense Of home ana fireade
France, IL Is said here, can settle up
any honorable terms and there VIII
be little dierontenl among the people
Germany Problem
Bot What of Germany Can she, al (
IL asked, give up an he occupied ter.
titory IN Europe return 10 her own
borders e3ih inapaiu"s shattered for
eiEn trade to he won an over again
and YET mako the people at home
feel that their losses and suffcrnRs
were n0tiu vain
can Great Britain afford 10 give
back to Germany all Of hot colonies
after the sacrifices ut gaiHpoH in
East Afuca Mcsopotamla ana n tho p,
fields and trenches OF FLANDERS and a
western France VIII Germany n Il
these circumstance have been sur. %
uuenih crushed ANA will Great q
Hritains prestige ID the world have "a
hecn sufficiently Increased % offset y
the enormous losses of British lives, =
and make easy The bntdeas OF the I,
,ehfs 60 COME
MANY Peace Theories
Many theories are discussed her.
ls 90 how peace misht he accom- c
plished y 4 were bur q muuei OF give 2.
ana take 10 the conference table but "
.his greatest of au world wars has .
such e havoc Of loss fn all. I,