The Washington herald., 1917-01-15
war TO eng THIS YEAR,
SAY english LEADERS
Ten, Msmbers of Parliamsnt and 9th
srs Unanimous in Opimon.
BY JOHN l.. BALDERsToN.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper
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London, JAN 1-Will the war end TINS
yearr
Civilian opinion In London, as dis
tinruished from military opinion at the
front, seems to believe that it will. l
give below brief comments on the pros
poets of the new year obtained from ten
members of Parliament. a bishop. a seer.
a novelist, a prominent historian and a
pubhcist. Only two OF these men uhink
the struggle wfll continue beyond next
Christmas. A similar investigation which
I made at the beginning OF 1916 showed
that few Of the men questioned believe
peace would come in the year that has
just passed.
II Is OF interest to nocs that three of
these expect peace within the year. From
comment made to me by officers Of htsh
rank in France, I do not think their
opinions are representative of the army,
where a war of from two to five years
more Is expected by those who look for
ward TO fight to a finish and a peace
dictated to a PROSTATE Germany.
The views obtained follow:
W. Joynson Hicks N. PIT graveiy
doubt whether we shah have peace by
Christmas, 1917. The only way in which
we shall have anything other than a
patched-up peace Is by Killing Germans
and then killing mc re Germans. 1 fully
agree with the blockade: the economic
pressure. on Germany will do much, but
nothing will ever conquer Germany ex-
cept our army"
Lieut.. Col NJ. Archer Shee, NJ. PIN
my opinion, the war VIII end IN 1917. be-
cause In that year the maximum effort
of every warning nation VIII be exerted
I believe the central powers will be forced
70 xw<< Ia Ga han HpSS- that
the economic exhaustion will force them
to make peace, and in order to do so they
will have to comply with the allies
terms. :
Philip snowden, Il. P.-"My view now
Is tsat We shall have peace long esfore
the end Of IAT The movement for peace
has now got under way, and President
WILSON'S note has given Il great I'M
petus. am not anticipating peace as the
outcome of a military victory. because 1
do not believe that possible. 1 believe
the war viii be ended by negotiation.
The negotiations have row gone 50 far
that t WI be impossible to go back.
Sir R. 4. Coorer, Bart, N. P.-"1 GER
tainIy believe we shall have peace in
lS1[ The great fact that will change the
situation next spring is the change of
government. In proportion as the force
OF the blockade IS exercised so will the
duration Of the war be shortened
Col. Walter Faber. u. P.-'I know moth
ing about peace. Ny JOB Is war and fight
to finish. But beyond that 1 think
we snail have peace by next Christmas.
Tor Germany Is beaten internally.
Colonel II. NJ. Jessel, NJ. P.-''GeEmany
is evidently shaken, otherwise peace
terms would not have been suggested;
for the man who knocks another down.
il he really has him at his mercy. does
not ask him TO give IN. he makes him. !"
Harry Hope. ~ P-"The present mill
tary "Jslti0n does not encourage US 20
hold Cu- any definite expectation of any
early termination of hostilities. But TAX
ing 1t ali over there are few OF US who
d" not expect a happy ending before the
euf e BIZ
Sir J. d Rees, VI. P.-'T think we shall
have peace by Christmas next, because
the strain is too great to be bo ne.
Whole nations cannot OF will not, n In
tain warfare as did professional arm -