Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-01-08
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Tho war aims OF .he allies as out
tined by the British premier pn'S
Germany in most embarrassing mp
,omatic position-:hat IS, it would Dc
embarrassing to any other goveln-
nent says the Richmond Frslnian.
SLloyd-Georsc tells in detail what
he allies propose 10 accomplish .!
the war, not for selfish interests, pnc
~ the application Of tho principle o.
irstice 70 al tho peoples OF all inc
world.
$The contrast with the German an
swer as set forth 10y Count Czcrnln ~
Srest-Litovsk IS exceedingly clear.
4.That Germany is not only unable
but wholly unwilling to follow she
path Of Justice IS Indicated 10y the
renorte,3 refusal Of the peace mission
10 transfer negotiations TO Stock"
holm Or any ether neutral city. We're
Germany willing ana ready 70 con-
rin,aatc just pace, 1t would uT-
doulytsdly PC glad to i,a'o the ncgr
fia1&ons carried on IL . point ;ecss-
Tiblc to tbs allies for the purpose OF
influencing allied opinion.
!: Tho burden :fo: the continuation Oh
The war is definitely upon the shoUltt-
SIS OF the German government.
! The Washington Herald observes
fiat plussian sparring for peace ne
potiat;ons has no further objective
30 far as the Western nations are
concerned. For homo consumption
n Germany it may be necessary 80
carry the pretense ae ! peace drive
further. The allies have solved At &
single stroke their own Internal d"nes-
tic problem, GerInany i further away
than over from, solving hers. TIC
failure Of the Russian negotiations
and the Lloyd George statement make
shot problem UNNECESSARILY more diff
ticult-unlcss ia. German people arc
ltterly unbalanced.
II the House Of Ilohsrzolicin and
The Junkcrs who have uudcrwr:ttcn it
we're nearing the end % thcir rope,
NC believe they would gia.ily make
pcacc on the Lloyd George terms,
Eince those terms 10 not specifically
demand that autocratic rul" il Ger
many must 30.
But they arc 30: ut the end OF their
rope. The German people are a
Yong way rom revolution yet. DESPITE
li.eir suffering. Anl .ie It~aSsin:i
autocrats will not step short OF :'er-
oiution. y They viii wreck Germany,
az louis XIV wrecked France, rother
than admit defeat. The var n>ap
has nothing more clearly writt"n on
It than III infirXiblc resolve OF the
Xaiyer to coat;nua r:,e w&r uniil ilc
has achieved I; German peace"
until the dcluSe.
~, ' liza Z liifuiSlilAW. ISttbJO III tptll-
4a,anting upon present conditions says
tlMt while It is t4-l. that the allies
arr not carrying on this war TO Dis
faemher Germany, 10 eyterniuat" the
oeopis. Or to oblitcrate tic. Empire. il
is.MeTe2iIrcicSs essential That thc con
iiticus - peace should lnaNt no douh:
i; & s,aglc German mind that his
co,n,t:y !las been defeated: ;:!at .hc
war was q failure, and tha; the ".:ood
old German Cot" ioas not designated
Deutschland 10 ,';ic ovcr tho world.
The Germans have got 10 bc cured q.
their aei'i-ereace Their military
prestige must BE- broken Or they
will aga..! hrcak the peace cs The
world. They are already telling one
another how hey caa recoup the
waste o. this var and get enough boy
i,sai'ies to ;.i'forc; 9 bigger army Thar.
eyer il 1898. TIC results Of this var
rqusu i,2 sach th;, she will Understand
shat war does TO- pay.
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