The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-29
SUPPORT HIM
IN ALL PARTS
Of THE WORLD
Socialist of Council Are in SYM
pathy With the General
Peace Movement.
SITUATION is HOPEFUL NOW
Messages by Way of London
Tell of the Many Promises of
Support of the American
President in His Effort for an
End of the Terrible Worlds
War.
SITUATION is HOPEFUL NOW

THE HAGUE, Dec. 27 (Via Lon
don, Dec. "A flood of cablegrams
is being sent to President Wilson by
trade unions, social welfare societies,
religious bodies of all denominations
and other organizations wishing him
success in what they regarded as his
efforts to bring about peace. The
Dutch Socialist party sent the follow
ing message to the President today:
The Dutch Socialist party sup
ports in the strongest way your
initiative in, favor of peace and ap-
peals to the bellirerent powers to
accept your proposals"
The newspapers in voluminous ar
ticles regard the situation rather
hopefully with the exception of the
anti-German Telegram, which favors
war to a finish and sneers at Ger
many's answer, using the words "If
1t Can Be Called an Answer" The
Telegraaf says that the central pow
ers are greateful to President Wilson
which SIS comprehensive, inasmuch
as their idea of durable peace is to
arrange things so as to avoid having
to give up the territory they have
grasped."
The general feeling is perhaps best
expressed by the pacifist, Neuws Van
den Dag, which says:
NEVER BE STILLED.
mo one will be under any illusion
about speedy meeting of peace
delegates at The Hague or elsewhere
to begin discussions, although the
hope remains that this mountain. of
talk will bring forth more than
mouse and that from now on the
voice of peace will never more be
stilled'
The paper speculates as to whether
the British imperial conference may
possibly purposely have been called
for the end of February because the
entente will then have their terms
ready.
STRIKING DIFFERENCE
The Calvinist organ, Nederlander,
calls attention to what it terms the
striking difference between the tone
of Germany's reply to President Will
son as compared with previous Ger
man notes to America. This change,
the Nederlander says, gives the i'm
preston that Germany not only de-
sires peace, but also wishes to avoid
giving offense to America. The Ro-
man Catholic Tijd understands, from
a diplomatic source, that diplomatic
and parliamentary circles at The
Hague are fairly optimistic regard
ing peace prospects. There is talk of
preliminary non-official meetings of
delegates at The Hague, but the Tijd
says that the wish in this case is
probably farther to the thought, al
though Holland, owing to her geo.
graphic position, is doubtless best
suited for preliminary negotiations.
BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-(Via London,
Decl 2S)-Germarys Answer to
President Wilson and the promptness
with which it was made have caused
a good impression generally in the
press. Only the American news
papers show tendency to dissent
and express the view that interfer-
ence of any kind by America Is in
tolerable. The latter papers find
certain satisfaction in the proposal
that delegates of the belltgerents
meet on neutral territory, which is
Interpreted as clearly excluding the
participation of neutrals in the con-
ference.
MUST APOLOGIZE.
Count Won Reventlow, while avoid