South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16

While, for example, the reply Of
the allies 10 Pres't Wilson made de-
mands which amounted TO the dis
memberment of Austria Hungary. to
dinrInUtion and "a deep internal
transformation of the German en-
pire. and the destruction of Turk
ish European ownership, these de-
mands the realization OF which
was based on the suppOsition OF an
overwhelming victory, were later
modified i'm many declarations from
official entente quarters. or i'm part
were dropped
Thus. i'm a declaration made in
the British house of commons "a
year ago. Sec'y Balfour expressly
recognized that Austria Hungary
must itself solve its internal prob
lens. Premier Lloyd George de-
clared at the beginning of this year
that it was not one of the allies
war aims To partition Austria-Hun-
gary. TO rob the Ottoman empire of
its Turkish provinces. or 10 reform
Germany internally. II may also be
considered symptOmatic thai in De
cember 1917 Mr.. Balfour cate
goricauy repudiated the assumption
that British policy had ever engaged
itself for the creation of an indie
pendent state out OF the territories
on the left bank of the Rhine.
War of Defense. Says Austria.
"The central powers leave it i'm no
doubt that they are only waging "a
war of defense for the integrity and
the security of their territories.
Far more outspoken than in the
domain of concrete war aims has
the rapprochement of conceptions
proceeded regarding those guiding
lines upon basis of which peace
shall be concluded and the future
order of Europe and the world
built up. I'm this direction Pres't
Wilson i'm his speeches of Feb. l.
and July 4 of this year has formu-
lated principles which have not en-
countered contradiction on the part
OF his allies and the far reaching
application of which is likely to
meet with no objection on the part
of the powers of the quadruple al
lance. also presupposing that this
application is general and reconcil-
able with the vital interests of the
states concerned.
Must Apply TO individual Questions.
cit is true il must be remember
ed that an agreement on general
principles is insufficient. but that
there remains the further matter of
reaching an accord upon their in
depreciation and their application TO
individual concrete war and peace
questions.
"To an unprecedented observer
there can he no doubt that in all
the belligerent states, without eX-
ception. the desire for "a peace of
understanding has been enormous
iy strengthened. that the continu-
ance is increasingly spreading; that
the further continuance OF the
bloody struggle must transform Eu-
rope into ruins and into state of
exhaustion that will mar its devel-
opment for decades 10 come-and
this without any guarantee of there
by bringing about that decision by
arms which has been vainly .striven
after lbs both sides i'm four years
filled with enormous sacrifices. suf-
ferings and eXertions
Desire Means To- Successful End.
"ln what manner. however. can
the way he paved for am under
finally attained Is there any scri-
Gus prospect whatever of reaching
THIS aim 10y continuing the decision
of the peace problem n the way
hitherto followed
We have not the courage 90 am
swer the latter question in the at
drmative The discussion from one
public tribune 20 another as has
hitherto taken place between states
men of the various countries. was
really only a series of monologs. IL
lacked. above everything. directness.
Speech and counter-speech did not
nj into each other The speakers
spoke over one auother's heads
con the other hand was the pub
LEFTY and the ground OF these dis
Cussions which robbed them of the
Feasibility of fruitful progress. Iu
aI public statements of this nature
form of eloQuence is used which
reckou~ with the effect at great dis
tauce- and ON The masses Con
~,IouIy or uncOnsciouslN however.
enc thereby increases the distance
of tre opponents conception. yro-
duces .liSundeIStauoinsS which
take root and are nos removed and
makes the frank e-change of ideas
more difficult Every pronounce
ment of leading statesmen iS di-
rectiy tfrer Us delivery and before
the authoritative -tarterS OF 1e
opposite eide can repz ro IT, made
no subject - psssinoste or eN3g