Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
AMERICA S
VIEW GAINS
FOLLOWING
IN ENGLAND
Bombshen Letter Of the
Marquis Of L.ansdowne in
Harmony With the Views
of President.
Regarded as Significant That
Colonel House Conferred
With Former British For
eign. Minister B e f or Q
Statement Was Issued.

SCaCemo0C was 4SSuou.
Washington. Nov. so.-Ths Marquis
q LAnsdowns's bombshell letter may
have far-reaching effect in bringing
England's discussions on the war tol
q center on President Wilson's plans
for . frank. full and Joint statement
Of aims by all the allies.
As stated exclusively by tho United
Press recently in London and Wash
ington dispatches, this government Is
profoundly interested in having the
allies LAY their cards on the table"
and make an open pledge OF war aims.
CONFERRED WITH HOUSE.
In some quarters today It was re-
sarded as significant that Colonel
House, President Wilson's official en-
voy. should recently have conferred
with the former British foreign minis
ter-and that now. q few days later,
the marquis Of Lansdowne should have
issued his remarkable plea.
President Wilson's position, which
Colonel House reflects. squares fully
with q great many Of Lansdowne's
suggestions, except the ones tending
toward pacifism. The former min
listers plans are fully in line. in the
main, with the American policy Of as
surfing the German people that II they
GUST Hohenzollernism. there Is no de-
sire to crush them utterly or to grab
territory.
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIoNs.
L.ansdowne favors a league Of ma
tions; SO does President Wilson. Both
believe the German people should be
impressed with the idea that tho world
has no intention OF crushing her po-
litically and commercially. inso far as
1t may be necessary to make her
abandon intriguing kaiserism and bar
barity.
But most important Of all. Lans-
aowne agrees with President Wilson's
position, as outlined in United Press
dispatches from Washington and Lon
don, that there should be q re state
ment Of all allied war aims.
FINDS NO RESPONSE.
The suggestions of Lansdowne that
would result in ending the war with
out victory found NO response In
Warrington
From the American Viewpoint. the
letter of the former premier Is signifi-
can't only in the fact that Lansdowne
10 the first BritisheF of standing to re-
fleet the desire Of this country for a
Hear statement Of war alma Arousin g
discussion Of this subject In . step to-
ward realization Of President Wilson's
wishes, but Il u frankly stated hers
that such q statement OF aims would
be on far different platform than that
psssentsd b. LAnsdownA.
NEW INSPIRATION.
Ths American governments at
eatuds u that all allied peoples. In
cluding Russia, would be fired with
new Inspiration. II imperialistio am
Nittcns were abandoned and ths wal
aims Of all placed on an altruistie
basiA
President Wilson believes furths,
that once the German people realize
khs altruism Of these aims they would
mako peace possible by overthrowine
their present arrogant dynasty and
Joining the world in democracy.
lANeDoWNE PROPOSAL
Summarized, the marquis Of LAns-
Aowns proposed that the allies re-
state their war aims In this general
Line;
That the allies DO not desire an
nihilation Of Germany ~ . great
power.
pose> her people any form of
government other than that Of
their own choice.
That except as a legitimate war
measure. there IL no desire to
deny Germany her place among
the great commercial nations of
the world.
That the allies are prepared,
when war is concluded, to exam
inc ''in concert with other pow
ers. a group of international
problems some of them OF recent
origin. which are connected with
the question of freedom of seas"
That the allies are prepared to
enter into an international pact
under which ample opportunities
are afforded for settlement of In