Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-01

oioH emperor the reply OF the entente
alles could scarcely have been other
wise than It was
The one doubtful point" says the
Daily News, "is that the English version
makes the allies demand Hot restitution,
put penalties for crimes committed by
translation, would be q grave and
ominous change running quite gratuitous-
y the risk Of exposing the entente to a
charge Of vindictiveness. The French
not mean whist the English word penal
tieS conveys. It II rather q Synonym for
4uAtanfeeA than . blunt threaf Of pun
!!hment which would probably stimuleta
the Germans to fight to the fAst man
rather than to submit" =
Negotiations still Possible.
Discussing the possibIe outcome Of the
reply. the@Dant News says:
TT does not. of course, follow neces-
sarily that because the proposal is a re-
lection all hopes Of negotiations in the
near future are. ended The allies have
replied to Germany, but have not replied
to President Wilson. Nor has Germany
yet returned to him relevant answer
Proposals to negotiate in the dark have
ended, but the proposal for the belliger-
ents to state their terms remains. There
Is nothing in the allies reply which
needs make that more difficult, but the
next move is with Germany"
The Daily Telegraph says: THE re-
ply is pure and simple negative to
the German note and to any like it.
The note and the reply are handed
back on the point OF the sword. .
the rep1y~is the unsparing candor with
which the allies express absolute disbe-
lief in the good faith Of the German
government. They have re-
solved that before Germany is re-
ceived again into the comfy of nations
she shall expiate. at least. the foulest
of crimes which cry for vengeance
The allies know there can be no last
ing peace without an indisputable vic
tory for justice and right. The
United States and other neutral powers
will be able to judge from the tone of
the reply what view they hold of Ger
many's motives for proposing negotia-
tions and what likelihood there is of
finding hopeful basis for lasting
agreement"
Terms on Broad Lines.
that 1t was necessary to say and says 1t
with efficient decision and force.
"The German government" the Times
continues, has not indicated, however
vaguely, the views and terms for which
fEeSlUchL w Wl1Sc.l asked. We do not
doubt when the allies answer his suR-
Gestion they will indicate, at least on
broad lines, the terms which alone, thew
regard as admissible. We trust they
VIII be stated in language plain enough
for all Americans to understand"
The Times advises Americans and
other neutrals to mediate, in the mean
time, on an alleged secret memorandum
Of the German Navy League which it
prints today. in which, according to the
Times. 1t is stated that military and
political domination by Germany over
Belgium Is a compelling necessity" and
that. as paper agreements are useless"
morning can secure the freedom of the
seas except "a Belgium over which
flies the German flag"
The memorandum, continues ~.
Times. further declares that the kew to
Germany's future Is Belgium. and a1ds.
Nothing but Belgium under Ger.
many's political and military influence
could provide the possibility Of ef-
fectively threatening Great Britain hv
enabling our feet to create for her thai
risk which is to be the final purnose
OF its construction" The Times then
says: after reading this we trust ne1I
trails will understand more clearly than
ever our settled determination to have
done with words and to devote our
whole energies to the prosecution OF
the war" -
:. To Tell Wars Objects.
PARIS, January 1.-The answer of the
entente powers to- President Wilson's