The Detroit times., 1917-01-18

tCNt OF tue supplemental Aillcd NOTE
TO President Wilson signed by Brit
lsh Foreign Secretary Baltour and
delivered 70 President Wilson last
night follows: ~
The text OF Mr.. Balfour's note.
dated Jan. - and addressed 20 sir
Cecil follows
In sending you TRANSLATION OF the
Allied note. ! desire 90 make the fol-
lowing observations. which you
should bring 10 the notice OF the
United states government
I gather from the general tenor Of
tho presidents note that. while ne "
animated by an intense desire that
peace should come soon and that.
when ~ comes. Ia should he lasting.
he does not for the moment az least
concern himself with the terms on
which " should he arranged
His mojesty's government entirely
share the presidents IDEAS. but they
feel strongly that the durability OF
peace must largely depend on IT'S
character and that no staple system
or International relations can be built
on foundations which are essentially
and hopelessly defective.
This becomes clearly apparent II
we consider the main conditions,
which rendered possible the calsmi-
ties from which the world is suffer-
ing
These were the existence OF great
powers consumed with the lust of
domination in the midst OF a COM
munity 81 nations IN prepared for
defense. plentifully supplied indeed
with International laws bot with no
ma chinery for enforcing them and
weakened by tho fact that neither the
boundaries OF the various states nor
their internal constitution harmon
ized with tho aspirations 81 their
90. - q h.
just and equal treatment
Thai this last evil would be great g
Is mitigated ~ the Allies secured
the changes IN the map of Europe
fest and | need not labor the point.
Turkey Must Go.
II has been argued indeed that the
expulsion 81 tho Turks from Europe
forms no proper or logical part %
this general scheme. The mainte-
nance Of the Turkish empire during
many generations WIS regarded by
statesmen ~ world-Wid e authority as
essential 20 the maintenance Of Euro
pcan pcace Why IL is asked. should
the cause Of peace he now associated
with q complete roscrsal OF this ira
ditional policy
Tho answer IS that circumstances
have completely changed. II IS un-
necessary 70 consider now whether
the creation 81 reformed Turkey
medtating between hostile races IN
the near east was a scheme which.
had the sultan been sincere and the
powers united, could ever have been
realized.
II certainly cannot be realized
now. The Turkey Of union snd
progress rs at least a harbarous and
* far more aggressive than the
rurkev OF sultan Abdul namid. In
the hands Of Germany u has ceased
even in appearance to Zoe null
wark Of peace and is openly used
a. an instrument OF conquest.
soldiers are now nghtinE in lands
FROM which they had long been eX-
pslled. while "a Turkish government
controlled. subsidized and supported
nv Germany. has been guilty ~
rnassacres in Armenia and Syria
the history even Of those unhappy
countries
Violently The interests 81 peace
and the claims 81 nationality alike
require that Turkish rule over all
races shall. ~ possible. bc brought
to. an end. and We NAV hope that
the expulsion Of Turkey from Europe
viii contribute as much 10 the cause
81 peace as the restoration ~ Alsace-
Lorraine 70 France. or Italia IRE
danta To- italy. or any of the other
territorial changes indicated in the
Allied note
Evidently. however. such terri
toria re-arrangements. tho they
may diminish tho occasions OF war,
provide No. sufficient security against
~ recurrence n Germany. or rath-
OF those in Germany who mould its
opinions and control its destinies.
again set ont 10 donlneer the world.
they may fnd that by the nov order
OF thinss the adventure is made more
difficult, but hardly that " Is made
impossible.
Peace Now Were sham.
They may stil have ready 10 their
hand political system organized,
thru and thru. on q military basis
they may still accumulate vast stores
OF military equipment. they may still
persist in their methods 81 attack.
SO that their moro pacific neighbo-s
VIII he struck down before they can
prepare themselves for defense
" 50. Europe when the war q
oN"r viii be FAR poorer in men. IN
money and ~ mutual good viii than
- WAS when The war began. bat DO
VIII not hr safer
TIE hopes Tor the future ~ the
world entertained by the president
then viii bc a. far as ever from
fulillment
There ave those who think for
thus disease international treaties
and international laws may provide
SUFFICIENT cure Blu, such person
have IN learned ne lessons So
clearly taught rs recent history
Nuile other nations. notably the
United states 81 America and Brit
ain We're striving by treaties -
arbitration 70 make sure that no
chance quarrel should mar the peace
they desired 10 make perpetual Ger
many stood aloof
Their historians and philosopher
preached the splendors 81 war. power