Evening star., 1917-01-11
every occasion. Baron Beyens. the Bel
gian foreign minister. was present
when the notes were presented.

every occasion. Baron Beyens. the BEL
gian foreign minister, was present
when the notes were presented.
Reply a Long Document.
The reply of the allies is said to be
4 long and detailed document. in this
respect presenting a strong contrast to
the answer of the central powers,
Commenting on yesterdays ceremony.
which, 1t says, was a historic scene.
the Matin says:
'<The most important joint statement
ever drawn up by any governments was
delivered without comment by the repre-
sentative Of the French republic to the
delegate Of the great transatiantic de-
mocracy. In the same capital which has
witnessed great revolutions Premier
BRAND addressed the ambassador OF the
vast confederation OF states which We're
assisted by French volunteers to con-
quer their independence $50 years ago;
A witness to this act. by which the old
world confided its claims and desires to
the new, was the minister OF little BEL
Gium, q country that was stabbed in the
back and would have been wiped out but
for the help Of powerful neighbors. The
grandeur of this ceremony cannot escape
the high conscience Of the United States
OF America"
Outline Of Peace Terms.
LONDON, january 1.-THE Manchester
Guardians London correspondent. fore
casting the terms of the entente allies
reply to President Wilson. says:
.'Restitution. reparation and securities
are demanded. and the note gives some
indica tions Of the aims of the allies in re-
drawing the map of Europe. The prin-
ciple governing this must be the question
OF nationalities.
Certain formulae are mentioned.
Belgium must regain her independence
and be indemnified for her losses. The
boundaries of France must be redraWn
in a spirit of restitution. Italy must
redeem her provinces and the boun-
daries of the Balkans must be redrawn
in conformity with nationality and his
tory. Russia must have access to
warm sea. Great Britain is not mem
toned. nor is the question of colonies
THE reply also deals with the
American proposals for a league to en-
force peace, which 1t approves IN prlh-
ciple. but questions how such league
can be brought about and the machin-
ery by which peace can be enforced.
The striking thing to the world is
that while the President directed the
note to each of the allies. the allies re-
ply is one
Hopes for American Action.
BERLIN. January IL, by wireless to
eayville.-The Hamburg Fremdenblatt
sees in the long delay of the entente's
answer to President Wilson an evident
indication of the embarrassment caused
by the Presidents step. The paper says
that President Wilson's note cannot,
''like the German overtures, be turned
of with abuse. but calls for justification
of the prolongation of hostilities which
neutral opinion would accept as reason
able
The rejection by the entente of Presi-
dent Wilson's suggestion will, the Frem-
denblatt hopes, bring the President to
consider the advisability of supporting
the desire for peace by deeds as well as
words. Declaring that it had never con-
tested the legal justification for the ex-
port of munitions, but had only main
tanned that America should at the same
time uphold it's undoubted right to con-
duct commerce with the central powers,
the Fremdenblatt continues: 1T is time
to ask whether conditions have not now
altered and whether the time has not
come for America to say that powers
which definitely stay in the way of pesce
shall no longer be aided to prolong the
war"