The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-01
LANSD0WNE FOR
DURABLE PEACE
COncurs With Speeches Of
Premier Lloyd George
and President.
REvERsES FORMER STAND
Willing to PrOlOng War in
Effort to Gain Real
Tranquility.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-Dhe Marquis or
Lansdowne. whose letter to the Lon
don Daily Telegraph on November 80
last advocating an early peace by ne
eotiation caused him to be denounced
nercely in England and led to many
predictions IN that country and In
America that Germany was about to
make new peacs proposals. said to-day
in reply to an address presented TO him
by Earl Loreburn and others Of his
supporters. including authors and four
nAlists. that ne concurred entirely with
the recent speeches OF David Lloyd
George, the British Prime Minister, and
President Wilson on peace aims.
II believe all Of us are ready to pro-
long this war. as terrible as IL u. until
we can get clean peace" he said.
but it is our desire that the time for
obta aiming that clean peace should. II
possible, not b too long delayed. and
that no opportunity should Be neglected
OF bringing It nearer. -..-s ....
by p .clsen peace ] mean 2 psaos
which win ,bs hdsttsahis and durabls." :.
Continuing. Lord Lansdowne said
there VAS only one way Of getting this
peace and that fwAA by forming com
bination Of great powers under which
the Powers would hold themselves
bound to refer International disputes
to some kind Of international tribunal.
Would Fad Milttarisn.
Lord Lansdowne asked u II would not
be true to add that II the cohesion
Of Germany could be obtained TO such
q pact It would mean the neGation OF
Pr,Asian mAlitaffEn. He said there
would be no room for Prussian mill
tarism inside such a combination.
The speaker said he accepted whole
George that territorial questions should
bs settled on the basis Of national self
determination. The speech Of Coun,
Won Hertling. the Imperial German
Chancellor. was q disappointment tc
him. he added.
II think nobody would be more sur
prised than Won Hertling." the speaker
said. III he thought We were going Il
hand over Gibraltar. Hongkohg ani
some other little quarters Of the earth.
Lord Lansd0wne, referring to his peace
letter. said he thought he could claim
| that It had led to q discussion which
had useful results in tho country
Among tho reasons which led him I.
write the letter was tho fact that h
] was convinced that = great many per
sons were perplexed and uneasy because
. they did not know clearly the objects
for which the country was asked 4
| prolong the war. He added:
'They sought and they desired to b,
taken into the confidence OF the Gov
! ernment. They were suspicious But le
| me say. on the other hand. OF thos,
| people that II you can convince then
| that your cause is a Just ono they vii
! work on and fight on to the bitter end.
There had been rom timc to tim
| different statements OF the war aim
| OF this country. he pointed out, but the.
| were in broad outline and could be hlle,
UP in different ways according to tn
| inclination Of the reader. He made N
/ complaint against the Government. an
said that allowances should be made 10
| all the difficulties.
1T is unthinkable. altogether remot
from our thoughts" he continued. "tha
We should In any way be disl0Val to on
| Allies. who have fought so gloriousi,
on our side in this war"
| Lord Lansdowne then expressed con
currenco In the speeches. OF Premie
Lloyd George and President Wilson an
added:
! TT has been stated that there Is n
halfway house between defeat and vic
tbry. II that Is 80 then what We ar
| looking for is complete victory IN tn
fullest sense Of the word"
Lord Lansdowne said It was ,untru
to say that victory In the field coul
not be. q really complete victory unit
one belligerent had got the other com
pletely at his mercy. He added tina
the Allies had had some glorious sue
cesses In the Held. but he did not kno,
whether any high authority "at thl
moment Is prepared to tell US that
crushing, decisive victory in the field
within sight"
"victory by Exhaustion"
"On the contrary" continued I.or
Lansdowne. I'VE constantly are told an
are led to accustom ourselves more an
more to the idea Of . victory which ca
be accomplished by tho grAdual eS
haus&ion OF the resources. military an
economic, OF the enemy
The speaker said he thought that sue
process OF attrition necessarily inui
take very long time to accomplish. II
had seen Il stated that II would take tw
years. and II that was 10. Are We nj
justified In asklng ourselves what q 4,
lay Of two years really meanaf"
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