The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-15
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PREMIER AsQUrEH 1lELLs OF
ALLEg PC'sIT9N.
international Problems 1Lspt be
Handled by Free Negptlatjons On
Equal Tetms Prircaple - shkc..
London, April 10.--Premiar AsQuith
declared tonight that the Shtents al-
lies were prepared for peace only on
the terms Of his declaration of Mo-
venbsr. 1914. and expiainsd 4 that
when he spoke Of tile dsStsHction of
the military domination of rxUss]a ne
meant that the allies intendSd to
establish the principle that iutefna-
tional problems must be Aaiidlsd by
free negotiations on equal Ysrnfs bs-
tween free peoples. !,s} /
The premier spoke at q s6vSramens
reception at Lancaster hoV5S % visit
Ing French senators and dtpSaaiss and
replied to- the speech rtcs4slv made
by the German chancellSr. pt. Won
Bethmann- -rIollweg. z,,nss PRESENT In.
ciuded Earl Kitchener, TIN iGsxqhis of
Lansdowne. Sir Edward Grey, q. Aus
tin Chamberlain. Sir waltsf ssRpnct-
man. Lewts Harcourt vlsco9At Drycs,
=. y. Halfour and Lord Rohstt Cscil
The premier, In propoaipg, AAs;t6ast
"Ouf Gussts'' referred to&.xSn Bsth.
mann -Hollwes's claim toll xlp9Ss oh
ths part cf Germany . y y eebiis&S
peace ana said: The Ceis esan.
csiior wants us to asgpsldS ke satti-
tuds Of . defeated Advsrsi iar. = = hut w.
srs not defeated: we are MI nany q
b. defsatsd." ,ssss y &, I. y,
Reiterating that the sstskts allies
were prepared only for 1Ses pn sths
tssms o. his declaration. 4. si6xsu.
Der. 1914; Mr.. AsQuith ptdS Md: ssss
'.Ths chancsller first nsisd & s5nsYI
ianGuase. then procssds t0 Ssort IT.
Obvious meaning and intslitlS GiriiI r .
Britain and Frahce enter / &c 81 =, wj6;. y
not to- strangle dermany of 81 . aSs i; ~ q
on the map Of Europe prM ~ IVA = y ssssty s :
'or mGltilate her national III dest ~.
~ not TO intsrfsrt With f. q ih{
cht ttcellcr's 'ishgu4siSs IN y skiss
'ciseH OF her pdxctfui <Snds 1lve1 b "
~ = result Of tie war iIsS.s6
70 s4tablilh' the prtndipis III E(lt q =
natioAal pr0blSsns must ~ y
"a y : 4! . I !, ssilsl I : r y ! y
! 4 s5aSns "a 9 Ss / "a { III ~ u;
or sswaysd by.ths over mar q finfs diS,
tatiSn of q governm&nt cohttotlsd by
=; a;nnilitary caste. That u what / mean
by the destructidn Cf tie military
,donination Of Prussia. NOTHING more,
but nothing leks." y ~
Referring to the tate y Of servia,
Montsnegro and Bslsium the prem Ter
raid: 80 ns ~ eS' ss's',t 4 ..,.E ~. 4
we are In this struggle the cham
pions not only Of treaty rightss.b but
Of the independent status and free de-
velopment Of weaker countries. u
the circumstances csynicism could
hardly 60 further than in the chan.
cellor's claim that it is for Germany
OF all powers-to insist. when peace
comes. upon giving various races q
chance Of free evolution along the
hnes'of their mother tongue and
national individuality.s ~
Apparently this principle 10 to be
applied. suppose. on aprovs4' prus.
sian lines both to Poland and Bel.
gtum." ~
Contendins that the Poles have had
an illuminating exerience OF the Ger
man Ideas Of = free evolution OF this
kind. Mr.. Asquith continued:
1.-THE attempt' to 'Germanize Poland
mas Deen TOR the last 20 years at
once the strenuous purpose and colos.
sal failure Of Prussian domestic poll
ICY Nobody knows this better than
the chancellor. for he has been one
OF Its principal instruments. 'it -
The Wholesale strikes Of Polish
children against the attempts to force
the employment Of the German Ian
suase; the barbarous nosgins, in.
nicted upon them. the arrest and i'm.
prisonment OF their mothers, contin-
ued the premier. form black chap.
Ter even IN the annals Of Prussian
culture. 1t is with this record that