Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-17
TEUIONs ANSWER ENTENTE.
Note to Neutral Countries With Re-
gard to Pence Proposals.

" lHS NSl hlol pCp-S pNOfNSeAob SHN
Overseas News Agency announces.
1t is first stated, says the news
agency announcement, that the Ger
man government has received the re-
ply Of the entente to the note Of De-
cember 12 containing proposition to
enter at once into peace negotiations.
The note then continues:
"Our adversaries declined this pro-
position. giving as the reason that it
is proposition without sincerity and
without Importance. The form in
which they clothe their communica-
ton excludes an answer to them. but
the imperial government considers it
important to point out to the gov
ernemnts OF neutral powers its opin-
ION regarding the situation. The
central powers have no reason to
enter into any discussion regarding
the origin Of the world war. History
will Judge upon whom the immense
guilt Of the war shall fall, history's
verdict will as little pass over the en-
circling policy Of England, the re-
vengeful policy Of France and the
endeavor Of Russia to gain Constanti-
noplc as 'er the instigation Of the
Servian assassination Of Sarajevo
and the complete mobilization of
Russia, which meant war against
Germany.
Germany and her allies. who had
to take up arms for defense of their
liberty and their existence, consider
this, their aim of the war, as obtain
ed
"On the other hand. the hostile
powers always went further away
from the realization Of their plans
which, according to the declarations
Of their responsible statesmen. ws:e.
among others, directed toward the
conquest Of Alsace-Lorraine AMI sew
eral Prussian provinces, the humil,a-
tion and diminution of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy, the partition
of Turkey and the mutilation of Bull
garia.
en- the face of such war aims. the
d,mand for restitution. reparation
and guarantees in the mouth o. our
adver:aries produces a surprising ef-
feet.
Our adversaries call the proposal
OF the four allied (Teutonic) powers
a war manoeuvre. Germany and her
allies must protest in the most ener-
Gtic ashton asniAst such character
i2ation OF thei- motives witch We're
frankly explained. They we're per-
suaGed that = peace Trhich was Just
""I acceptable 20 all the bellgorrnt.
Was possible, that it could be brought
about by an immediate spoken ex-
change Of views and that, therefore,
the responsibility for further blood
shed could not be taken
Ready to Treat.
"Their readiness was affirmed
without reservation 10 make known
their peace conditions when negotia-
tions were entered into, which re-
flutes every doubt as TO their sin
cerity.
Our adversaries. who had it in
their hands to examine the PROPOSE
ton as to its contents, neither at
an examination nor made
proposals. Instead, they de-
clared that peace was impossible so
long as the re-establishment of vio-
lated rights and liberties, the recog-
nition Of the principles Of nationali-
Ties and the free existence Of small
States were not guaranteed.
"The sincerity which our adversa-
lies deny to the proposal Of the four
lllied powers (Teutonic) VIII not be
by the world to these de-
nands if the world holds before it's
syes the fate Of the Irish people. the
destruction Of the liberty and indie
Iendence of the Boer republic, the
'ubjugation Of Northern Africa by
england, France and Italy, the sup
,ression OF Russian alterations and
llso the violation Of Greece, which is
Without precedent in history.
Against the pretended violations
If the laws Of nations by the four
lilies (Teutonic) these powers are
lot entitled to complain, which from
he beginning Of the war trampled on
Justice and tore to pieces the trca-
les upon which it is built. England
'lready during the first weeks of the
var repudiated the London declara-
ion, the contents Of which had been
by it's own delegates as a