The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-08-09
FRANCE MUST WIN
BY FORCE OF ARMS
Premier Sees No Hope in Social
lists Peace Plan.
SAYS DEFEAT MEANS SLAVERY
Declares Allies VIII Deal Only With
Free or Crushed Germany-War
Cannot Be Won by Talks With
Kaiser's Agents.

Kaiser's Agents.
Paris, Aug 4.--France must win
peace by force of arms or its people
VIII become the slaves of Germany,
Premier Ribot declared in the cham
Der of deputies.
The chamber passed resolution re
affirming its declaration of June that
peace conditions must include the lib
Grafton of territories occupied by Ger
many, the return of AlSace-Lorraine
TO France, and just reparation for
damage in the invaded regions.
Eve wish peace, but peace sincere
and honorable" Premier Ribot said.
"What would peace made today be?
We should rSnounce Alsace-Lorraine
and be compelled to restore the de-
stroyed provinces.
French Would Be Slaves.
Ruined France, which deserves to
march at the head of civilization,
would be allowed to live, but beside
us would be the formidable bloc of
the central empires, which would be
the true MASTERS. Aims would be
given TO Belgium; we should be made
slaves.
''Victory must be won. We shall not
forget that this will not be by discus
sions We cannot believe that confer
ences can give 1t to us. The French
socialist party has refused to go to
Stockholm to speak with the Ger
mans"
NJ. MistraI, socialist member of
the first Zimmerwald meeting, inter-
rupted, shouting: "We shall 60 in
spite of you" This caused great
uproar.
The premier spoke in reply to an In
terpellation on the governments gen.
eral policy, which NJ. Renaudel intro
duced. NJ. Renaudel said in view of
the declaration by the enemy govern
ments it was not sufficient to oppose
a mere policy Of denial; policy of
active defense was necessary. Previ-
GUS ministries had allowed themselves
to be surprised by peace offers from
the central powers; they should have
laid down the French peace condi-
tons, said the deputy. IA
The basis for a world peace, as ad-
vocated by the socialists, NJ. Renaudel
declared, does not depend upon terri
torial questions. but judicial.
He maintained that declaration Of
the entente allies peace conditions
and immediate steps to form a society
of nations would force Germany to
unmask her policy.
Agents of Kaiser.
M. Ribot declared the German so
cialists were only the German emper-
or's manufactures. A further disturb
ance followed, during which NJ. Com
pere-Morel, socialist, declared his
friends would only discuss matters
with the Germans when the question
Of responsibilities was brought up.
"We refuse to discuss matters with
men like Philip Scheidemann (the
German socialist lsader)," he said :;
''we will never consent to put our
hands In theirs"
When quiet was restored, NJ. Ribot
continued: .....
"You are In agreement with me in
wishing the establishment of society
of nations. We can wish it, because
right is on our side: but do you think
that exchanges of kilograms can re-
suit in such a society? Yes, we are
working on this, but Germany would
like sentences torn up as she has torn
up treaties. / say in the face of this
sudden eagerness of our enemy is
showing for a society of nations that
II is hypocrisy. We win have peace
only when Germany has become free
and democratic or we have crushed
her power. As Mr.. Lloyd George 1.-THE
British premier) said, it belongs not
to any one party to decide the condi-
tons of peace"
Pass Peace Resolution.
The premier ended by saying he
would do what the chamber desired.
al will retire or / will keep in power,
but shall work my best for our dear
France" the premier declared.
Cloture was then voted OH the va
rious resolutions before the chamber.
one of which by Deputy KlOtz asked
the chamber 20 confirm the vote of
June on peace conditions Priority
was given to the Klotz resolution over
that of NJ. Relaudel by a vote of 39J
TO 70, after which the chamber passed
Tho Klnfz resolution nv a yata M