The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

The ewertures for pesoe made BY
Germany have given rise 70 an in
tsres.tng discussion Of Row WAITS are
endsd The ways % ending such con-
Meas ar~ numerous ard varied. There
- no parallel IN wars OF modern
times Tor Gerna1y's acton In asking
her a1versar4es 10 meet her and dis
cn0 terms OF peace which have not
been formulated The New York
Times Of Sunday prints an exceed
taGfy Interesting summary OF how VA
r4crs wars have been brought TO an
snA
wnsn England desired 10 end he
wax WITH ire Colonies. says the Times,
sic eesaa By sending separate nego-
t1A4c-S 70 TIE French government and
- the American commissioners IN
PAr4A TIE latter. though positively
summarized BY Congress to negotiate
No peach without the participation of
1nser French allies. did sign "A sepa-
FaAs treaty. though with the reserva-
epu that II should not 20 into effect
until France had made peace, They
Men Informed the French government.
which accepted the terms
The Napoleortc peace treaties
Usually began with an arn1iHtice. The
most famous, the treaty Of T'flstt was
nsUusirt about By personal meeting
Ao&wsen Napoleon and Alexander I.
On . raft In the middle OF the river
Nlenen TO agree upon an arrnisttce
IN asxntst,oe was also agreed upon
akte1 xhe battle OF Lutxen, but Ma
poleon would not agree TO the allies
esrms and resumed hostirties. Ills
nm IN 1s14 was accompanied by no
hagot1a&1cns: the allies were actually
b Paria Napofeon's generals per
Suaded him % sign an act of abdioa-
ton. ana the French Senate dethroned
him.
The way 30 the peace Of Client,
was1uA ended tire War Of 1919. was
pa~ed BY an Offer of the Gar 10 act
- mediator. though II was rejected
N r13ectlng It, Lord Castiereagh lei
= b known that he was willing tc
nsroetase directly with the United
ytaAea. The Omitted States gladly 40
pspted and sent commissioners. bu'
nnsaand neglected TO appoint ENJOYS
untn long afterwerd. when her trou-
49, had become 60 great that shs
was des,rous OF peace.
In tie Mexican war Presid sent Pofs
was always anxious for peace, but hi,
suvUys were not accepted. AZ last h.
went 30 far as TO send an envoy
Nicholas P. Tr'st along with Scott''
army, authorized to treat with Mexico
sa,e moment that country was wilkins
10 do 60 SCOTT querreIed with Tr'F
and refused 20 transmit his letter II
The Mexican government, and Iris
had TO get the British minister 10 for,
ward n. After repeated failures ant
febufts, he finally got in touch with
; 60mzniasonere appointed by a new
government which had succeeded
0uutA Anna. but not untfl Polk hat
spdered his recall Hs disr~garded thii
order and negotiated The treaty o.
ouaAx1upe Hidalso.
On Chs death of Gar Nicholas I
his successor, Alexander II, an
nounced 70 the courts OF Europe hi,
desire that the Crtmean War shouit
end, ard this r. the nearest approach
to q parallel with Gernany's actor
today. A peace conference WAS hold
broken of and the war resumed The
war went on until Austria. neutra
power. threatened 20 ION the allie'
uniess the CEar accepted her uiti.
matum. He ~ frrt refused but q
personal letter from me neutral Rtre
y 81 Prue~,a induced him 10 reconsider
and the fnal peace conference was
held.
The war OF italy. France and Aus
tx4a In 1889 was terminated IN a sur
cFietng fashion by An armistfce agreed
q On personally between Napoleon III
H THE ANTI Sal