The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-16
PEACE EFFORTS WILL
SOON BE RESUMED
President Wilson Planning Further
Efforts To Stop The European
Conflict.
Omitted Press)


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-Official
Washington having reduced to def
mite terms the demands contained in
the reply OF the allies to the peace
note Of President Wilson, awaits the
action Of the administration. The
summary OF the note is as follows:
Allies declare their respect for
the lofty sentiment inspiring the
American note" and their whole-heart-
ed agreement with the proposal to
create a league Of nations. but say
such an agreement presupposes al
end to the conflict now, which is not
the case.
Allies say il is impossible at the
present to attain a peace which will
assure them of the reparation. resti-
tuition and such guarantees to which
they are entitled by the aggression Of
the central powers.
Allies reiterate charge that central
powers are responsible for the war
and summarize conditions in Belgium.
Serbia and Rumania, ascribing blame
for massacres of thousands OF inno-
cent persons in Armenia and Syria to
Germany acting through Turkey.
Praise United States for "inviOlate
Renew determination, Jointly and
individually, to put forth all efforts
to end conflict upon the outcome OF
which they believe "the future of civ
ilization itself depends"
Boiled down the demands are:
Restoration of Serbia and Monte
negro, and payment of indemnities.
Evacuation Of France. Russia and
Rumania with reparation.
REORGANIZATION of Europe with the
right TO all states of full security and
economic development and the guar
antee of territorial agreements.
Restitution Of provinces wrested in
the past from the allies by force or
against the will of their populations
Liberation Of Italians, Slavs. Ru-
manians from foreign domination and
enfranchisement OF populations sub
ject to Turkish rule.
Expulsion from Europe of the Otto
man Empire
a lasting peace based on the free
dom OF Europe from Prussian militar-
ism
In addition to this there is an i'm
piled demand for the restoration of
Alsace and Lorraine to France
1t will be several days, at least.
before the world is informed of Presi-
dent Wilson's next move toward Sc
curing a basis for peace in Europe.
Aside from this fact, here known, the
White House and state department
had nothing to say on what may be in
the presidents mind.
The real developments will go for
ward. it is declared, in spite of the
curtain OF public statements, com
municatiOns and utterances of the bel
! ligerent officials
1t is the general opinion in Official
and diplomatic quarters here that
peace talk has been given momentum
by the entente reply and will go on
until hostilities are ended.
1t may not reach an encouraging
stage for some time, but there arc
none who believe the president will
remove his hand from the lever, now
that he has started the machinery
going.
The German kaiser's statement to
his troops was read and then prompt
ly RELOCATED to the same pigeonhale
as all of the other talks for home
consumption"
What the president will do no one
can say with authority. He continues
to deliberate on the situation be-
hind a vigorous secrecy-formulatin
| the ground work for his next move.
Already officials are trying to work
out the possible points of agreement
between the opposing alliance based
upon the entente note and the German
chancellors speeches. Both, it is
pointed out, agree to the evacuation OF
France and Belgium. The only quest
ton left open on the west front
therefore, is the allied demands for
indemnities and the limitations that
| Alsace-Lorraine must be returned tC
France, and some kind of security foI
maritime frontiers.
On the east front the provinces OF
Iithuania, formerly Russian. but con-
quered by Germany, has been promis-
ed autonomy. Both Germany and Rus
STA have promised Polish indepen-
dence, though Germany contemplate
making a separate kinkdom of Rus
sian Poland only, while Russia's plans
contemplate Russian Poland added t.
German and Austian Poland.
1t is the reconstruction of the
Balkans that the alliance APPARENT,
are bitterly at odds. Italy, besides
demanding all the territory that Aus
tria would have given her without
war, wants also the city of Trieste
Austria's main seaport, and large
part of the Dalmatian coast. The de
sire of Germany and Austria to punis'
Serbia offers a most complicated diff
ficulty as the allies have demande.
that country's restoration with indem
nifty.
Bulgaria demands parts of Serbia
Macedonia and Rumania as her recon
pense for the war and has state'
through her premier that her WOr]