Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-01
EDITOR
THE WAR WILL GO on.

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Germauy's peace proposals have met an Entente
reply which ought to be plain to the world as we'll
as to the Teutons. The Allies have no intention OF
bartering for peace on any such terms as the Teu'
4 tons will offer. r.
Quite evidently both sides will demand the max
imum and hope to get something between this and
the minimum But neither events in the arena
nor DEVELOPMENTS i'm ministerial and diplomatic cir
cles indicate that the minimum of the two sides are
at all coincdent. 1t may be taken for granted that
the Allies will not make concessions. The Teuons,
to secure peace, probably would yield good deal,
bat il is entirely unlikely that they would come any
where mem meeting the demands which the Allies
must stand upon absolutely essential.
Fof instance the Allies certainly would insist on
the full restoration of Belgium and a heavy in
dennity for the outrages this country has suffered
Germany would probably agree to restore Belgium,
but only with governmental strings upon the king
DOM and Germany is not likely to agree to the prn
cipe of indemnifcation. For if Germany once
Yields this principle she must pay indemnities to
Russia, Serbiasand perhaps Rumania.
The Allies must also insist upon the restoration
to France OF Alsaee Lorraine. has been said with
good reason that if the Entente group were to yield
on this point, France would break from the group
immediately. f'France has consecrated the last
deemjng the lost provinces. ..-.<SE 80
The Allies must also reconpense Italy by giving
her the Austrian territory for which she is fighting
must recompense Serbia with a slice of Bulgaria,
Rnmania with Pennsylvania, Russia with the Oar
danelles and much of Asia Minor, perhaps also with
part of Austria -.
These are objects which the Allies must insist
upon. There might be slight changes, but this is
virtually the minimum below which the Entente
Powers cannot 60. e. -.
Their maximunl--put forward as q basis for trad:
ing in the peace conference-would be much more
ambitious. The despatch from Copenhagen last
week which suggested that the Allies would demand
the partition of the German navy and the neutraliza
ton Of the Kie canal was treated here as joke, but
If the .iffeconcabless in the British government
have their way, Germany is to be crushed not only
as nlitary power but as commercial power. Gers
tainly the Allies hope to reduce the Teuton to such
straits that they can carry Quite program rgidly5
limiting standing armies and naval construction.
They would also like to disposses Germany perman-,
enty of her overseas colonies and possessions for
they fear German trade after the war. 81
Such drastic demands as reparation by Germany
for ships sunk the basis of ton for ton; indemni
fcation for every life lost in the submarine warfare
and the characterization of the German government
show that the Allies expect to win the war after
struggle which will totally exhaust the adversary.
The main point is That the Allies have no inter-
tion whatever letting peace talk interfere with
their war program. Their leaders declare that Eng
land has just begun to fight. With Lloyd George at
the helm, and the whole country turned into war
machine, their leaders should prophesy correctly.
The Star bulletin believes that Germany proposals
will encourage the Allies in the belief that the enemy
wants to quit. f .~.-