The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-15

IS CRITICISED
BY THE PRESS OF
EUROPE GENERALLY
Some Papers in Switzerland
Praise 1t While Others See
an Ulterior Motive.

BERLIN, Saturday, Jan. IL iva
London, Jan. 14.)-Further comment
on the note of the entente powers TO
President Wilson lays emphasis on
the decisive character OF the declara-
tons, which clear the air. the news,
papers say, and give the central
powers a we'll defined goal-defense
against the plan Of their opponents
for re-making the map of Europe.
Even Vorwaerts now turns to the
Socialist dissenters who have been
demanding peace without conquerors,
without conquered" and says tnat
Germany's enemies are not ready 10
give such peace, hence every deco
and every word tending to shake the
self-defensive will of the German peo-
pie would be crime against the Ger
man people"
Vorwaerts says that the terms are
such that could be dictated only after
the entente had occupied the chief
cities OF their opponents and broken
hopelessly their power of resistance,
and that the note is new declara-
ton Of war with limitless aims OF con-
quest. IT. declares the note was In
tended to brighten the central powers
into submission, but 1.-The entente for
gets that willingness Of the German
government to yield would encounter
a barrier in the will of the German
people, who after such unspeakable
sacrifices and such mighty military
successes would not tolerate without
compulsion the placing of Germany in
the position of a conquered state.
Must as the masses of the German
people approve the declaration of the
government that the war aims already
have been attained in successful self
defense, they demand none the less
that this success be fully maintained"
Referring to Belgium, Vorwaerts
says: The prospect of reaching AN
agreement is jeopardized seriously by
the crazy demands OF the note"
George Bernhard says in the VoS-
sische Zeitung that ''one must long
turn the pages of modern history to
find a more stupid diplomatic docu-
ment that this note.
The entente now is unmasked," he
continues, land everything it says in
sklfully playing upon Germany's dec
laration of war, and injustice to Bel
GUM weighs light as feather when
compared with the entente's unveiled
plans OF dismemberment."
GENEVA, Jan. IA, via Paris.-Pres.
to the Entente allies by transmitting
his peace note to the belligerents, in
the opinion Of the Journal De Geneva
1t says Europe was under the impress
sion that the peace offer Of the Cen
trail powers had been rejected by their
adverSaries, but that it is now plain
that Germany expressed a desire for
peace without disclosing terms, where
as the Entente has explained its con-
ditions with all clearness, and the
world is now awaiting Germany's re-.
ply.
La Suisse says the reply Of the al
lies TO President Wilson. like the
Statue of Liberty, enlightens. the
world.
La Revue, of Lausanne. considers
that the Presidents act, although pre-
mature, has had good effect in that
it has prompted the allies to make
known TO the world why they are con-
tinuing the war.
The Svensko DagbIada, OF Stock
holm, is of The opinion that applica-
ton of the principle of nationality as
outlined by the Entente is rather one
sided" and adds: "As TO the plan to
expel Turkey from Europe, we fail to
see why this is more to the interest OF
civilization now than it was a few
years ago, when Great Britain was
still guaranteeing integrity Of that
country"
The Tagwacht, a Socialist paper OF
Berne, Switzerland. says: THE de-
mand for the expulsion OF the Turks
from Europe proves that the Entente
desires TO confuse public opinion,
since it speaks Of the principle Of ma
tionality and AT the same time of sup
pressing an entire nation merely be-
cause that nation declined 10 side with
the Entente. II Greece is an excellent
illustration of the hypocrisy practiced
by the Entente in regard to its arue
ideas OF the liberty of nations, then
this demand in regard to Turkey