Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-05
LANSDOWNE SEES
A CLEAN Of HOPE
IN TALK OF PEACE
British Statesman Discusses Speech
Of Chancellor Won Hertling,
Regarding 1t Favorably.
FOUR CARDINAL THOUGHTS
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IoNpoN. MARCH 3
In the view of the Marquis of Lans-
daUuc. cNprrsScd IN a letter to the Daily
Telegraph The recent speech OF Chancellor
Nnu lrrtlng marks a pcrccptlblc ad-
vance in peace discussions Lord i-anS-
,laWnc thinks IL All the more rcinarkahlc
because tho speech may bc regarded
t~ = kind of rcJolndcr to the depressing
announcement recently made-Soine oi
tl- thluk rather gratultously ly-bv the
Versailles conference
Lord Iansdowne notes that the Ger
man chancellor regarded the speech made
hN \1-count Miner on February u rs
more concIiIat0ry than that made re-
GENTLY bV Walter RuncIman, former
president oi the Board 81 Trade, and LanS-
doWne seems bN implication TO agree
with Count Won llcrtlug.
-Four points Of Won llcrthng speech
arr selected hv Lord Lansdownc tor com
ment FIRST IS the chancclors 5 wish Tor
an immediate meeting ot the bclllgcrents-
Lord lausduwuc ntrrprcts thus 10 mean
4 small informal meeting, not OF plcni-
latcntartes, but Of persons authorized
o. discuss conadcntially the possibility
80 a more formal conference. lie appruV-
ugiv refers ID the opinion oi Foreign
Secretary l}:liour that 1t would be I'M
wi~r ii begin negotiations unless some
preliminary agreement exists ana asks
now >lch preliminary agreement ls
a. bc reached without preliminary COR
vcr-atlon,.
l.ori Ianuiowne remarks that Allied
.I.aAt sn,a now are stcrnly rcprobat-
mo trrwauvS crimes and are submitting
Jcmand- which arc not likely to be con-
r.lcd until Germany IS beaten To her
,nc,,. While German SpokCSmcn are put
ing forward inadmi>Sahle demands and
iuputlu- selfish and aggressive aims
to the NlllcS He continues:
hi these circumstances II seems 3t
.r~t sight that there Is nothing tor ii
hnt what Count yon ilertling calls 'ad-
d. rance - the existing method ot dIa-
.usur 4cro~, the channel and tho ocean,
alduCu,s v inch. after all, may be useful
PRESIDENT WILSON ; PRINCIPLE
rh. ~rrnnd point IS von Ilcrtlings ad
rtfsston that peace can be discussed on
,se ha-,- 81 President Wilson's four prin-
roles rhs saws Lord Lansdowne, Is
tt4-rattog, IL sr Ks i goes but he main
.q.ns th4t we ary entitled 10 scrutlnizc
rhc manner in which these principles
h4vc been appIicd by Germany
The thri polnt l~ the chaucclors as
-lr-.n,, that u, would greet Joyfuly and
..,-,,s.ratc giadl> With an impartial
ouri 81 International arbitration Lord
downc SAYS this statement may he
,mad aud recalls that Mr. Bal
made "a similar uttcrancc
lh, fourth point !, von HertlingS init
nation that Germany does not think 81
retaining Bclu luum, together with the
,hansllors reference 10 the papal note
and - the utilization OF Belgium a.
jumping 81 ground for Germany's enc
mi.~ Lord I.ansdowne admits that
Uaea rrad ii the light 81 other German
ltterauce- thl~ leads 10 the inference
.tst tae chancellor contemplated the
imposition upnn Belgium of terms which
t,ali interfere WITH her independence
hc points ,Ii ,hat the material pas
L, ia the papai note, upon which Won
lortlIuC apparvuLI relies insists that
,ermAn, cvacuate Belgium and guaran-
.c her tul political, military and eco
uamlc independence adding that II such
guarantee Is really All the chancellor
,quir,s ID ought not 70 be difficult %
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