The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-02
How Nations End Wars.

In connection with Germanys pro-
pesal for peace the following edi-
,4erial of The New York Times will
BE read with general interest. AS
The Times says, there is no exact
parallel IN modern wars for Ger
nnny's actton-an unaetealed Lei
Egerent asking her adversaries to
meet her and discuss unformulatad
terms OF peace. The Impression,
however, that nations desiring to end
"a wart generally avail themselves of
aSe ofer sofS sbme, friendly neutral to
sas as mediator is utterly unfounded.
aAoaghi great deal of the talk about
aBe possible action, of the United
states in sudh away has proceeded
AS if that were the almost invariable
rsle:
E'sNaen Engiand desired to end the
EFar with the Colonies she began by
sending separate .nfgotiators to tn.
French government and to the
american Commissioners in Paris:
-Ihe latter. though positively. COM
.nanded by Congress to negotiate no
8eace without the participation tof
sheir Frepcn allies, did sign sep
sirates treaty, though with the reser-
sation that II should not go into ef-
SECT until France had made peace.
they then informed the French >goy-
ernnent, which accepted the terms.
1.-THE Napoleonic peace treaties
Usually began with an armistice. The
snost famqGs, the Treaty Of Tlsit,
Yas brought ABOUT BY a personal
meeting between Napoleon and
Alexander I. oh. 4 raft sin, the middle
Of the River Niemen to agre On
IN armistice which the Gear ha,, al
ready; SOU ght. AIN srmistice wi as 'also
agreed upon after the battle bf .Lut-
Ken, but Napoleon would not agree to
ae.e alliess' terms and resumed hostili-
sies. His fall in 1914 was accom-
Eanied by no negotiations: the allies
we're actually in Paris Napoleon's S
generals persuaded him to sign an
Sc1 of ,abdication, and the: French
Senate dethroned him.
>'The. way to the Peace Of Ghent,
which ended the War of 1872, was
s{aved by an offer of the Czar to, act
as mediator, thought it was rejected.
n rejecting it., Lord -Castereaeh let
i be known that he was willing to
Negotiate directly with the United
sStates. The United States gladly &C
.eepte9 and sent Commissioners, but
Bngaahd neglected to appoint ENJOYS
until long afterward, when her ;trou
iles had become so great that she
9as desirous; Of peace. ::le
4In the Mexican war President
Polk was always anxious fol, peace,
but his ENJOYS were not accepted. AT
Cast he went so far as to send an, en-
-ssuv, Nicholas P. Trist. along with
SCOTS army. authorized to treat
With Mexico the moment that country
1aas willing to do so. Scott quarrel
laa with Trist, and refused to transmit
His letter to the Mexican govern
,ment, and Trist had to get the Brit
ssh minister to forward it. After re-
zjeated failures and rebuffs, he final
M got IN touch with Commissioners
appointed by a new government
-khichIhad succeeded Santa Anna, but
rot until Polk had ordered his re
Gall. He disregarded this order and
Negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo. r..
"on the death of Gar Nicholas l.;
lals successor. Alexander H.. an
bounced to the Courts of Europe his
desire that the Crimean War should
dnd. and this IS the nearest approach
10 a parallel with Germany's action
today. A peace conference was held
Il, Vienna hut in three months il