Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-29
Kaiser's Peace Terms Are
Rejected By Allies---Fighf .
For Freedom Must Go On

down BY Prussia" the latter con.
ttnucd. "in order to free the werid
once and for all trpm the i~ntolerable
menace OF mii!taristic civilization and
restoring the liberty Of oppressed ma
tionalities and by enforcing respect
for those laws and treaties which are
the protection Of all nations. whether
great or small"
The premier concluded that he was
never more convinced that the pur.
poses for which the allies were con.
%tinuing the war were not in,perialis-
tic or v!ndictive but that their
achievement was essential to the
future freedom and peace OF man.
Kind.
! Noscph Havelock Wilson,, president
of the International Seamen's union,
most contradictory document he ever
had seen presented to Il trades union
congress.
Until we have made the German
nation feel that II has made n pre-
vious mistake aud It has rerentcd of
its crimes and foul murders uuk aim
should be to carry on the war;" said
Mr.. Wilson.
ONLY PEACE POSSIBLE
is WORLD PEACE.
James Henry Thomas, assistant
general secretary of the AMalEanated
Society of Railway Servants, said that
when peace was discussed it must be
a world peace. He added that II
iGermany did not asree to lahor's war
aims labor must feht for what labor
believed to be right.
An attempt to amend the motion
to consider the memorandum was
made by Stephen Walsh. parliament
tary secretary of the local govern.
ment board. and labor member OF
parliament. Mr.. Walsh commended that
labor movement had not had an OPP
portunity to consider the memoran-
dun further discussion Of it should
he adjourned fora month. The pro-
posed amendment was rejected by a
vote of 2.132 to 1.164. r
There was considerable opposition
disclosed at tho opening of the con-
chairman that the decision of the con-
ference on the memorandum on wal
aims must be binding, several Of the
delegates interrupting with the cry,
Get on with the war;"
Arthur Henderson,, leader Of the
labpr. party in the house Of commons
and former minister portfolio in the
British wal council, in moving the
adoption of the memorandum said
that in framing the proposals the
committee had, regard to the inper.
ative needs. of humanity as a whole
n the rights of free people. When
he declared that Britons were not
derson was interrupted by a shout,
We'll, we ought to be-" from the dele
gates of the Seamen's union.
Continuing, Mr.. Henderson said the
principles Of the labor party were of
essential Importance in securing. a
settlement Of the controversy as soon
as possible. Il settlement founded on
the interest of progressive civilisa-
ton and world peace. He added that
the trade policy Of the country must
not be founded on economic oppres-
sion or commercial isolation of the
German people.
STRUGGLE FOR IDEALS,
NOT FOR CONQUEST.
In making a plea for a restatement
Of war aims. Mr.. Henderson said. this
did not signify hands up or the
white feather. Labor had no desire
to have Germany admitted to the
league of nations while she was in
triumph. What labor insisted on. he
added, was that the allies should make
it unmistakably clear that If the strug-
| gle was to continue it must continue
only for principles and ideals, not for
conquest.
Labor. Mr.. Henderson continued,
asked for the opportunity OF aecer-
tanning how far Germany was pre-
pared to accept labor's peace pro-
posals.
Referring, to the statement, Of Sir
Edward Carson, that Turkey and Aus
tria Adid not want to go on with the
war; Mr.. Henderson asked why these
countries were not dealt with as Ger
many had dealt with Russia.
Joseph Havelock Wilson then NOV
ed a rejection Of the memorandum
but has motion was lost by a vote Of
12 to 345.
At the conclusion Of the conference
Mr.. Henderson telegraphed the results
ITO the International Socialist Bureau
at Stockholm, requestiong they be
communicated to the chairman Of the
Workmen's and Soldiers delegates in
P%etrograd. Likewise. he requested
that the strong desire Of. the confer
ence against separate peace be made
known to the Russians.