The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-07

ally taking form. 1t is now showing
such an accumulation of energy that
rea ctionary kind of pickering for
which the kaiser seeks, has peen
made impossible.
LLOYD Georges new declaration or
war aims was democratic announce
ment of the Teutonic people. 1t is
now for the German people to de-
mand that the kaisermen reply
There is every likelihood that this
will be done quickly. The more
speeches that are thus exchanged IN
public the more will kaiscrism De
forced into the background.
Instead of compelling German gov
erning class to make a formal &C
acknowledgement of allegiance to de-
mocracy, the allies are succeeding
in the more difficult matter OF forc
ing the kaiser to conduct peace
negotiations according to the new
democratic formula.
The kaiser is thus being driven for
the first time in the history of Hohen-
zollernism to democratize his war
and peace powers. Democracy is
winning the war
Winter Political Offensive.
by Ed l.. Keen, United PresS otdh
Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE joint allied
statement of war aims, urged by Presl-
dent Wilson, is impending.
1t is to be the great attack of the
winters political drive against Ger
man Imperialism. Premier Lloyd
Georges epochal speech Saturday, out
lining Britain's aims, was merely
the preparatory fire.
From highest sources today the
United Press learns this is the plan
of winter campaign by the affies-a
political campaign to reach Germany's
people, which, in its far reaching
scope. equals purely physical endeav-
ors of the allied armies to make Ger
many democratic
An early conference of all allied
prime ministers was limited at in OIL
cial circles today. Such meeting
will draft the demands of democracy
against autocracy. It will serve to
make plain to the world that the al
lied battle is one of right; that no
selfish considerations move them IN
their determination forever to remove
the menace of Prussianism.
More than that, it will carry to
millions. now bitterly aware
of German duplicity through the Brest-
Litovsk farce, the full reiterated
pledge of the allies democracy.
On November 20 the United Press
revealed that Colonel House. Presi-
dent Wilson's spokesman, then in
London, was urging restatement OF
allied war aims. 1t was then stated
that America desired all the allies
representative to assemble, to lay
on the table all their war aims and
from this assortment to sort out all
which by any possibility could be held
subscribing to those
that remained as the full and sole
purposes of the allies
Lloyd-George's speech, as represen-
tative of full democracy in Britain's
aims, follows closely President VIII
sons list of Americas aims.
There was disposition here today to
hold the premier's address as direct
ed primarily toward the British people,
although it was held it must affect Ger
man public opinion. But the British
people have been demanding just such
a restatement with increasing insist
ence in recent weeks,
The public's warm support today Of
list of aims, indicated
be had struck the chord of popular APP
prevail
Robert Williams, head of the trans
port workers, for instance, declared
today:
Il believe LloydGeorge has read
some purpose"
= ha $ofa ranant
ly made bitter attack on the premier
for reticence in stating England's
aims.
While the French press, judging
from dispatches here, is more enthus-
iastic than even the British news
papers over the address, taking the
view that Lloyd-George's reference to
France implies support Of the demand
for return of both Alsace and Lorraine
there was disposition here to regard
his language as indicating, instead,
Britain intends to see complete JUS
tice done"
In that phrase many regard the
British statesman as demanding restor-
alton of all of Alsace, but only part OF
Lorraine.
Before the joint statement, there
was belief here that every one of the
allied premiers would outline his par
ticular nations views-the preliminary
fire for the general political offensive
which would be directed against Ger.
many from every quarter.
President Wilson has outlined
Americas war aims. Lloyd-George
has stated Britain's. Premier Glenn.
enceau is looked to as the next speaker
and there was particular interest ex
pressed here today in what he would
have to say as to Alsace and Lorraine
AS to Italy, complete harmony with
LIoyd-George's application Of allied
policies is expected limitations re
Gently received have given hint that
the present government would be salts
fed with the restoration of TrentinC
and Trieste-and these aims are cover
ed by Lloyd-George's speech
AS to Russia, the universal belief
here was that Lloyd-George had in
serted a wedge between the negotia
Itions-which the inter-allied or joint
statement of war aims would later
widen into an impossible breach.