Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-21
Great Britain Stands Firmly
Behind the Program An
nounced by Premier in
Notable Address.
Certain Readjustments Of
Territories Necessary, but
British Empire Is Not in
War to Seek Additions to
Her Domain.
BY LOWELL MELLETT.

London, Dec. 21.-Great Britain is In
full accord with President Wilson's
outline of war aims that the light or
the worlds democracies to victory is
not toward realization of selfish de-
Sires.
Britain asks no territorial extension
except that which an international
peace conference agrees is necessary
20 future security.
The United Press is in position to
state today that Lloyd Georges
pledges are those developed by prac-
tically unanimous views of all govern
ment circles.
WORK OUT OWN DEsTINlEs.
OF ALI the ringing utterances of the
premier in his war aims speech of
yesterday including the demand Of
restoration and compensation for in
vaded territorics-those which, in ef-
feet, pledged adherence to President
Wilson's announced principle that ma
tionalities should be permitted to work
out their own destinies were regarded
today as most striking.
In thus putting England's cards on
the table the United Press Is able to
present this outline of Great Britain S
position from various high source, fol-
lowing the prime minister's revolu-
tionary announcement of England S
colonial policy while the German col
onies are regarded as non -returnable,
because the peace conference must
consider the future security of the
British union of South Africa, yet
Britain actually is not desirous of fur
ther territory there.
She demands only the elimination OF
the standing menace of German mill
tary outposts.
READJusTMENT NECESSARY.
Britain is also not in sympathy with
the imperialistic demands attributed tc
minorities in other allied countries. She
agrees that certain territorial read
1ustments are necessary-but only fol
the purpose of guaranteeing future Sc
curity.
Regarding Alsace- Lorraine, England
holds If the GermaniZed portion o.
Lorraine desires to remain German
that section should be allowed to b.
German empire. But the British EN-
pire holds that the greater part of Lor
raine, as well as all of Alsace, unmis
takably belongs to France.
THE BALKAN PROBLEM.
In the Balkans, adjustment of ter
ritorial boundaries is held by Grea
Britain to be a problem for decision
of the international peace body-bu
with adherence to%President Wilson
principle of lines of nations to b.
draxun on the basis of nationality O
the peoples thereof. 1t Is felt that tn
Balkan countries could never come t
an agreement among themselves.
An actual return of Italia -irredenti'
Is supported by Britain-includinl
Trieste, and the Trentino but Englan'
cannot support Italian claims for Dal
malta and other territory Of this char
ncter.
FUTURE OF POLAND.
Poland, in the British view, is to b
permitted to work out her own des
tinies-but the same right must be ac
corded Courland and Lithuania- AS t
President Wilson's views as to com
mercial war on Germany, after tn
armed war, there is general belief i
British official circles. that nature Wi
take care of this-but certainly, it wa
pointed out. 21 nations of the worlt
now opposed to Germany, will not b
wiling Immediately to resume bust
noss relations with their enemy.
Regarding Belgium. full reparatio
after REIMBURSEMENT is the policy In
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