The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-02-04
ALLIED WAR COUNCIL
UN|TES ALL ARMIES.
PERSH|NG ON HAND
Rejects German Peace Terms
and Declares War Must
Go On.

i|ON l'pN, Eeb. 4-Thc supreme
War Council of tho Alllss, which mot
NJ Versailles, makes this official an
nounccmen' hore:
Tho Council waa mnble 10 md ,n
Count Won HortlIng's aul count
'zernln's recent uttorarccs any real
approximation to tho M lderato CON
ditions lnid down by tho AIilos Gov
ernmonts.
Under the circumstances. the Coun-
ell decided that tho only task before
them TO moot was tho vigorous and
effective prosecution OF the war Gntll
The pressure % that effort produced
q change of temper IN tho enemy
Governments juHtlfyiDg the hope OF
tho conclusion OF po6co bnssd on the
principles or freedom, justice and
respect for international law.
Tho Council arrived at a complete
unanimi,y Of policy cn mouurus for
tho prosecution Of tho war
The toKt Of the official statement
OF the Versailles conference follows.
Meetings OF the third session u
The supreme War Council held at
Versailles Jan. 30 and 81. Fen. /
and >:
in addition 20 tho member, of tho
supreme War Council Itself namely
Mcssieurs Clemenceau ana plchon.
Tor France. MI Lloyd George uud
Lord Miner. for Groat britain. Prot.
Orlando and Baron Sonniro. for Italy,
and The military Representatives OF
the Supreme War Council. Gems.
Weysand. Wilson, cSdorna and Bliss.
thore were also present for he
greater part OF tho purely Iallit0ry
discussions the French and British
Chiefs OF General staff. Gems. Foch
and Robertson: the Italian Minister
OF War, Gen. Alrieri. and tho Com
manders In Chiof on tho western
front. Petain. Haig and PcrshlnE
"R. A. II. Frazier. First Secretary
Of tho United States Embassy n!
Paris. was present during tho po-
/ litical discussions.
"Ths decisions taken by the
Supreme War Council in our.
suanee Of this contingent en-.
brace not only n general military
policy TO be carried out by III.
! Alice In oil tho principal tho.
atreS Of tho war, but, more pnr.
! teularly, a closer and more 81.
feetiVs coordination under the
council of all the efforts Of tho
powers engaged in tho struuule
against tho Central Empires.
The functions OF tho council itself
were enlarged. and the principles OF
unity OF policy ana action initiated at
Rapallo In November last reco,v vcd
still further concrete and practical
development. on all these qcest!ons
a complete agreement was arrived at
after the fullest discussion. with re-
gard TO both tho policy 10 be pursued
and 60 the measures for its execution.
Under tho circumstances, the SUI
premo war council decided TINT tho
only immediate task before them lay
in the prosecution OF the war with
tho utmost vigor and tho closest and
most effective cooperation OF the
military effort OF tho Allies until
such timo as the pressure Of that
effort shall have brought about In tho
enemy governments and peoples u
change OF temper which would Justify
the hope OF the conclusion OF peace
on terms which would not involve
the abandonment, IN the face of an
aggressive and unrcpcntant militarism
OF all the principles Of freedom. JUS
tico and respect for the law Of ma
tions which tho Allies are resolved
TO vindicato.
The supreme war council gave the
most careful consideration 10 the re-
cent utterances OF tho German Chan
cellor and the Austro- Hungarian Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs but was un-
able 20 find In them any real approx
nation 20 tho moderate conditions laid
down by all the allied governments
! This conviction was only deepened
! by tho impression made by the con-
irast between tho professsd idealiStiC
, aims with which the Central Powers
entered upon the present negotiations
dA u ftkr l@AbNNh anu NNtll now blltlAl1
disclosed plans % conquest and spoil
alton,
The Allies ore united I'm heart and
viii, not by any hidden designs, but
. by their open resolve - defend civ
ilizatlon against an uuscrupulous 1nC
f: brutal attempt at domination. THU
uuan.mlty is confirmed by "a unan,
, unity NO less complete both as re-
CARDS tho military policy to no pur
3 sued ana az regards measures nCedo,
y for ITS execution, which will euabl,
c them 20 meet the violence ~ IN,
y enemy's onset with firm ana quie
b confidence, with tho utmost enorg!
and with the knowledge that neithe
their strength nor their stcadfastnes
can be shaken.
THE splendid soldiers % our fre
democrac!es have won their place q
history BY their immo oasur0ble valoT
ana tholr magnificent Reroism, an,
,. the no less noble endurance wit
I which our cINiuan nominations ar