Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-28

of course. wholly inadequate. but 1t 70
significant that the idea sof conquest
has been abandoned completely. This
is the hrst Indication: that Germany
has begun tosrealize the atrue position
Ealiith which ahA ~ couS
+. r.. a ss,,a. NE e. s.s,s Y. .;;,, 81
|taiiy. - 4 ThSrs tssliof fdssA Afsrssat
the negotiations are . xofmstjf calnoN-s
mage BY which Germany u 5attennpt-
ing to talk to the allies through RUS
sia. It is general peace that aef-
many and Austria hungary want ai1d
behind Czernin's words there III Ne
think, q perfectly sincere desire 70. end
the war at once ss :
NEW PEACE MOVE
MEANT FOR ALLIES. 4. s;s .s5
The Daily Chronicle says 1t II ~
striking fact that the Central powers
have accepted the formula Of no an
nexations and no indemnitiee. and
continues: -. Il
Central powers is meant.-s, notsz4 4sp1i-
lmarily for Russia but for the allleg 1t
large and especially the United States.
1t is no doubt merely the forerunner
of proposals more formal in char
acter. The terms of the Central
powers offer no security whatever
against a recurrence of the war,
whenever Lie OEl6ltdi ulSLuIO010 OIL
the peace are strong enough to fight
again with better prospect Of VIC
tory"
The Daily News. which warmly en-
dorsed the recent letter Of the Marquis
of Lansdowne and is regarded as be-
| ing tinged with pacifisIn, contends
that Germany had to choose between
no peace formula could possible satis-
fy both Count Reventlow and Phillip
tScheidemann. 81
Nothing could be more i'll adyis-
ed" it says, than a general denunciA.
ton of the German offer by the press
or politicians Of the entente alliance
as such reception is precisely what
That does not mean that the German
4 proposals can be grasped at rs q basis
OF immediate negotiations-their de-
fects are self evident t3s
TERMS ENTIRELY Is.
UNACCEPTABLE.
| After denouncing the terms a. they
would affect Belgium and other mslt.
ters as being altogether unacceptable,
the Daily News adds: Hi III vi /.
(; These deficiencies might eeem for
a moment to furnish sunfcient ground
for ignoring and eummarily dismiss-
/ ing the German proposals.. Reasons
regarding that conclusion are short
sighted and impolitic as already hR1
been suggested. N.
IF the allies are appealed to ~ the
Russians for their views they uEould
ty of making candid and reasoned
statement Of their war aims and their
peace terms. isgd BY q
UNITED STATES
GETS. NO WoED. ;s An Il n
Washington. Dec 2S.-No oficiai
information. informal or otherWlse.
OF the peace terms being diScn.ssii xi
between the Botsheviki ana tie cen-
trail powers had reached the eoyerm-
ment today and ohicials 6nGlnrAd
they had not even an intimAtl0n ,of
how or when to expect them s Fl1e
attitude OF the government wiaas un-
TEN TEN DAYS nI RECESS d u s 81
/ AGREED 10. 3 e e si!ssg
Petrograd. Thursday. DEC. n rae
Il p. m.1The delegates of tho CSntsai /
powers to the peace ~ conf y ~ iiS
4 IRTeSt-E.ttOyBk haYe ASreed To- ~ 4Gli ! !.
day receM I'm the peace nsaIa r SxtnSsh
which viii be resumed JAniils ~ 4 ,axsA
place nOttyet determtned. Nm 81 I,
Leon Trotxky. the DOlsa esS1 II VI fArs
Hing . asnew mote to the shtea1s d xalISia6
IAmbasieA again aslting 10 aeHnss 4 = tlNS IS
Il t3cipAt0 \, IN tho sSs pNAEae eoi -
4 Trotxky u aisos said ht0 ~ ~ e
i new m0aga9 9S 10 the peopl tSS
.iworlds TAs Rtlali ~ & -
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