Arizona republican., 1917-01-18
G|vE REASONS WHY PEACE NOW
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 w WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The en- tente allies, in a note addressed by Arthur Balfour British foreign min- ister, to Ambassador Spring Rice. and delivered to the state department to- day, amplify their reply to President Wilson's peace note. by explaining in detail why they believe it impossible at present to attain d peace witch will assure them such guarantees as they consider essential. The note also explains wGy the allies demand the expulsion of Turkey from Europe: restoration of Alsace- Lorraine to France, of Italia Irredenta to Italy, and the other territorial changes set forth.
 Though we think the future peace of the world may be insured by inter- national treaties and international laws, tEe note says, they have ill- learned the lessons taught by recent history. After charging that German influence in Turkey had resulted in conditions as barbarous and more aggressive than were known under Sultan Abdul Hamid and that it had been shown Germany cannot be eX- pected to respect treaty obligations, MT. Ralfour says:
 So long as Germany remains the Germany which without a shadow of justification overran and barbarously ill-treatcd ! country it was pledged to defend. no state can regard it's rights as secure if tiiey have no better pro- tection than a solemn treaty."
 Asserting that Belgium was not Ger many's cnly victim. the note recites the reign of terror" attendant upon Germany's method of warfare and adds:
 The war staffs of the central DOW CTS are well content to horrify the world if at the same time they can telrorize it."
 The people of Great Britain. Mr. Balfour says, shares President Will son's desire for peace but do not be- lieve it can he durable unless basee on the success of the allied cause. Such a peace, it is argued, cannot be obtained unless these three conditions are fulfilled: Existing causes of in ter national unrest shall be as far as possible, removed or weakened: the aggressive aims and tEe unscrupulous methods of the central powers should fall into disrepute among their own peoples and finally that behind in- ternatioLal law and behind all treaty arrangements for preventing or limit ing hostilities some form of interna-
 
 WLich would give pause to the hardi- hardest oppressor.'
 IT is recognized that these condi : tions may be difficult of fulfillment. but the belief is expressed that thew are IF general harmony with President Wilson's ideas. The note declares chiefly that so far as Europe is con- cerned none of the conditions can be satisfied. even imperfectly. unless peace is secured or the general lines indicated by the allies joint note.
 Great Rritain's note was ent.rel |, unexpected to officials here but was gratifying because they interpreted it as a step toward the world fedora it as step toward the world federation to preserve peace to which President his peace note has pledged the United States.
 Great Britain justifies her continu- anee of hostilities. it was pointed out. not only for the immediate objects of the war, but also on the necessity that behind international law and behind all treaty forms for preventing or limiting hostilities some form of | international sanction should be de- vised which would give pause to the hardest appressor."
 It IS just some such arrangement 1 it was pointed out, which President Wilson has been urging and which is expected to cause wider disagreement in American foreign policy than any l other question raised in the countrv's history. Great Britains answer was interpreted as her official acceptance and endorsement of the presidents proposal
 The text Of MT. Balfour's note. dated January 1S and addressed to Sir Cecil in part follows:
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