Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-17
THE ENTENTE REPLY TO NOTE.
Reply Indicates No Cessation OF Hos
tilitics without Restitution.

jail. L. nc Gil
tento reply to President Wilson s
peace note began arriving this morn
ing at the State Department. AS fast
as it was decodcd it was laid before
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing
The translation Of the French text
OF the entente note, as cabled by Am
hhssnd"r sharp. Of Paris, follows:
''Thc allied government have re-
= ccivcd the note which was delivered
to them in the name Of tho govern
ment Of the United States on the
10th Of December, 1916. They have
studied it with the care imposed
upon them, both by the exact realiZa-
ton which they have of the gravity
OF the hour and by the sincere friend
ship which attaches them to the
American people.
"In a general way they wish to de-
ciaTo that they pay tribute to the
elevation Of the sentiment with
which the American note Is inspired,
and that they associate themselves
with all their hopes with the project
for the creation OF II league Of ma
tions to insure peace and justice
throughout the world. They recog-
nize all the advantages for the cause
of humanity and civilization. which
the institution of international
agreements, destined to avoid violent
conflicts between nations. would pre-
vent; agreements which must imply
the sanctions necessary to insure
their execution and thus to prevent
an apparent security from only facili-
tating new aggressions. But dis
cussion Of future arrangements des-
tined to insure an enduring peace
presupposes a satisfactory settlement
OF the actual conflict. The allies
have as profound desire as the gov
ernment Of the United States to ter
inmate as soon as possible a war for
which the central empires are re-
sponsible and inflicts such cruel suf-
ferings upon humanity. But they be-
iieve that 1t Is impossible at the pres
ent moment to attain peace which
will assure them reparation. restitu-
tion and such guarantees to which
they are entitled by the aggression
for which the responsibility rests
with the central powers. and Of which
the principle itself tended to ruin
the security of Europe; peace
xrhiNh b.,
INIT the establishment OF the future
OF European nations on a solid basis.
The allied nations are conscious that
t>".y are Not nghtiuK tOr selfish IN.
'h" inn"pcudonre nF pcupi"., OF righ,
and OF Nuln%UrN
Inc allie. arc ...... .Waie oi the
losses and suffering which the war
causes to ncutrals as we'll as to bellig-
crcnts. and they dcplorc them; but
they do not hold themselves rcspon-
sible for them, having in no way
either willed or provoked this war.
and they strive to reduce these dam
ages in the measure Compatible with
the ineXorablc cxigcncies OF their de-
Tense against the violence and the
wi!cs OF the enemy.
No Similarity Of Purposes.
1T is with satisfaction. therefore.
that they take note OF the declara-
tion that tho American cOmmunica-
tion is in no wise associated in it's
origin with that Of the central pow
ers transmitted on the 18th Of De-
rembcr to the government OF tn,
United States. They did not doubt
moreover the resolution Of that GOV
eminent to avoid even the appear
ance OF support. even moral. of the |
authorities responsible. for the war.
"The allied governments believe |
that they must protest in the most |
friendly, but in the most specific
manner against the assimilation cs-
tablished in the American note be- |
tween the two groups Of belligcrcnts.
This assimilation. based upon public |
declarations by the central powers. is |
in direct opposition to the evidence,
both as regards responsibility for the |
past and as concerns guarantees for |
the future. President Wilson in |
mentioning it certainly had no inten-
tion Of associating himself with it,
IF there is an historical fact eS-