The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-01-20
NO PEACE TO COME NOW.
ALLIES SUPPLEMENTARY REPLY
TO WILSON SETS FORTH PRO-
MISE OF LONG WAR.
German Ambitions and Methods Evil
and Must be Suppressed, Says En-
tcnte Communication Sent Through
Balfour, British Secretary for For
eign Affairs, IL Peace Is to Rcign.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE tente
allies. in a note addressed by Arthur
fBalfour. British foreign minister. to
Ambassador Spring Rice, and delv-
cred today to the State department.,
amplify their reply to President Will
sons peace note by explaining in de-
tail why they believe it impossible at
present to attain a peace which will
assure them such guarantees as they
consider essential. The note also ex-
plains why the allies demand the en-
pulsion OF Turkey from Europe; res
toration Of Alsace-Lorraine to France,
OF Italia Irredenta to Italy and the
other territorial changes set forth.
Those who think the future peace
Of the world may be insured by inter-
national treaties and international
laws. the note says have i'll learned
the lessons taught by recent history.
After charging that German influence
In Turkey had resulted in conditions
as barbarous and more ygressive than
were known under Sultan Abdul
Hamid. and that II had been shown
Germany can not he expected to re-
spoct treaty obligations. Mr.. Ralfour
says: ~
So long as Germany remains the
Germany which without a shadow OF
justification overran and barbarously
Ill treated a country 1t was pledged to
defend, no state can regard it's rights
as secure II they have no better pro-
lection than n solemn treaty"
Asserting that Belgium was not Ger
many's only victim. and that "neutrals
were invited to note outrages which
accompanied it's conquest" the note
recites the reign Of terror attendant
upon Germany's method of warfare,
and In that connection says:
"The war staffs of the central pow
ers are well content to horrify the
world il at the same time they can
terrorize It,"
The people of Great Britain, Mr..
Balfour says. share President Wilson'S
desire for peace. but do not believe It
can be durable unless based on the
success OF the allied cause. Such q
peace. II Is argued. can not be ex-
pected unless these three conditions
are fulfilled: ~
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rest shall be las far as possible re-
moved or weakened; the aggressive
aims and tho INSCRIPTIONS methods
Of the central powers should fall into
disrepute among their own peoples;
and. finally. that behind international
law and behind all treaty arrange
ments for preventing or limiting hos
tilities some form OF international
sanction should be devised which
would give pause TO the hardest as
gressor.
IL Is recognized that the conditions
may be difficult OF fulflment, but the
belief is expressed that\ they are In
bVhciW huihhohJ WITH fTeSiueHt w IL
sons ideas.
The note declares confidence that
so far as Europe is concerned, none
Of the conditions can be satisfied
even lmperfectly. unless peace Is Sc
cured on the general lines indicated
b. the allies joint note.
fA -
dated January 13 and addressed to
Sir Cecil. follows:
I'm sending you a translation OF
tho allied note 1 desire TO make the
following observations. which you
should bring to the notice Of the
United States government.
IT gather from the general tenor
OF the presidents note that while he
Is animated by an intense desire
that peace should come soon and
that when II comes II should be last
ing. he does not for the moment at
least concern himself with the terms
on which II should be arranged. HIS
rnaiesty's government entirely share
the presidents ideas. but they feel
strongly that the durability of pea &c
must largely depend OH it's charac-
ter and that no stable system of in
terhational relations can ne built on
foundations which are essentially AM
hopelessly defective.
"This becomes clearly apparent !f
We consider the main conditions
which rendered possible the calami-
ties from which the world is now
suffering. These were the existence
OF great powers consumed with the
lust OF domination i'm the midst &C