Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-18
By Robert J. Bender.
lited Press staff correspondent.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Jan. lS-England ha,
pointed the way to President Wilson
for continuing his work toward last
ing peace, according to official belief
here today.
In the supplementary communication
forwarded to this government from
Lard Balfour, last evening, officials
have drawn the following conclusions
The entente powers are fighting to
prevent future aggression.
They feel President Wilson can do
much toward some plan for an intcrna-
tional preventive force to limit future
wars and by intimation have conveyed
the suggestion that he pursue this
course.
| While the president is working out
this plan and gaining sympathy for it
as one of the prime requisites for gen
cral peace discussion, the entente will
fight on in an effort to crush, or at
least weaken, the military power and
prestige of her entmies.
Treaties Proved Ineffective.
Those who think the future peace
of the world may be insured by in
ternational treaties and international
laws the note says, have ill.learned
the lessons taught by recent history.
After charging that Germany influ-
ence in Turkey had resulted in con
ditions as barbarous and more ag.
gressiye than were known under Sultan
Abdul Hamid and that it had been
shown Germany cannot be expected to
respect treaty obligations, Balfour
says:
$50 long as Germany remains the
Germany which without Il shadow of
Justification overran and barbarousIv
ill-treated country it was pledged
to defend, no staff can regard its rights
as secure if they have no better protec-
tion than solemn treaty"
Asserting that Belgium was not Ger
many's only victim the note recites the
''reign of terror" attendant upon Ger
many's method of warfare, and adds:
Attempt to Terrorize.
"The war staffs OF the central
powers ARE well content to horify the
world if ut the same time they can ter,
rorize it, The people Of Great Britain
Mr.. Balfour says, share President Will
son s desire for peace but do not believe
it ean be durable unless based on the
success of the allied cause. Such a /
peace, it is argued, cannot be expected
unless these three conditions are full /
filled; "eXisting causes Of internation- |
nj unrest shall be as far as possible ri. !
moved or weakened; the aggressive
aims and the unserupulous methods of /
the central powers should fall into dis I
repute among their own peoples and I
finally, that behind international law I
and behind all treaty arrangements for /
or limiting hostihties some
form oil international sanction should be
devised which would give pause to the
hardest aggressor.
SIT is recognized that these eondi.
lions may be difficult of fulfillment,
but the belief is expressed that they
are in general harmony with President 4
Wilson S ideas. The note declares con.
fidenee that so far as Europe 4 con.
,erned none of the conditions can be
satisfied even impcrfectly, unless peace
8 secured on the general lines indicated
BY the allies joint note.
Peace Move Approved.
Great Britain's note was entirely
to officials here but was
because they interpreted
I as a step toward the world fedora,
ion to preserve peace which President
Wilson, both in his speeches and in his
leaoe note, has pledged the United
States.
Great Britain iustifies her continu-
'nce of hostiliues, it was pointed out,
lot only for the immediate objects
# the war, but also ON the necessity ,
hat "behind International law and
'ehind all treaty arrangements for j
or limiting hostilities
olne form of International sanction
hould be devised which would give
muse to the hardest. Il
Balfour, il is pointed out, lays para.
Mount importance on the necessity for i
alting future aggressors. He saws. in
act, that while territorial readiust.I
nents sought by the entente powers !
aight allay Future danger somewhat, !
hey would provide emo sufficient Sc, !
urityN against recurrence Of war"
Such security, he concludes, is pos