Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-03
ALLIED POWERS
NOT IMPRESSED
German Peace Proposals Are
Lacking in Points Essen
tial to Permanent
Agreement.
JOINT REPLY UNLIKELY
Lloyd George Says War Aims
Must Be Achieved-Pi-
chon Holds Offer Is
Impossible.

"a '''iiS sA" o.o'H
to make peace on the terms outlined
by Count Czernin, speaking for the
central powers.
While no formal joint reply has been
made-and N likely will be made for
some time-the opinions of the press
and public officials all reflect the senti-
ment hat there will be no peace. They
see in the new Austro-German move
an attempt further to ALLEVIATE Russia
while exploiting her and to further de
ceive Germanic peoples into the belief
that the allies are responsible for tho
continuance of the struggle.
IMPOSSIBLE. SAYS PIcHoM.
Paris, Thursday, Dec. 27.-trance
will not accept a peace based on con
ditions before the war, Foreign Min
lister Pichon declared in replying In the
chamber of deputies today to the peace
terms of the central powers outlined TO
Russia. He asserted that Germany
was e~ndeavoring to involve France in
the negotiations with the bolsheVlsts,
but hat the war would go on whether
or not Russia made a separate peace.
The foreign minister said Germany
was seeking to protract the negotia-
tons with the Russians reestablishing
commercial relations in the meantime,
believing that in this way the boishev-
lists might be check mated later. Re-
ferring to the terms which the central
powers offered to the Russians as pub
liShed today, he said:
Germany is trying to involve III In
her maXinalist negotiations. After suf-
ferlng as we have, we cannot accept
peace based on the status quo. BY
agreement with our allies we are ready
to discuss direct propositions regard
ing peace. but this is indirect.
Russia can treat for a separate
peace with our enemies or not. In either
case the war for US will continue. An
ally mas failed rs, an ally who in pre-
ceding years carried off great victories.
1t is a great success for our enemy.
but another ally has come; from the
other end of the world, a democracy
has risen against Germany's appetite
for conquest.
the conference in Paris a pro-
gram was drawn up and in conse-
4uence unity of action on the part OF
the allies will make itself felt, even to
Macedonia. Germany md her allies
ndNe undertaken the Impossible task of
~eonquering the world. The world will
conquer them.
IN this war France will have played
> great role, for. as Roosevelt has said.
she will 'iave saved humanity.S
n. Pichon declared that the secret
treaties published by the bolshevists
nave not compromised France. He said
the German diplomats who were pre-
tending to show indignation were thu
very men who sought to negotiate q
secret treaty with the old regime in
Lassia; who attempted to draw Mex
leo into war against the United States
ana organized plots in Argentina. After
referrlns to the German declaration
mat -AlG2 COL 0rpajr1a. r-n,,11 ,.o,-,. -.
surrendered, NJ. pichon said:
Inc question of Alsace-Lorraine
does not affect France alone, il is a
world question:; 1t is not a territorial
problem, but a moral problem. Or it's
soiat1on depends whether or not the
world shall nave a durable peace"
rms statement was greeted with ap-
plause.
The occupation of Jerusalem. NJ.
Pichon said was a victory for the civ
ilized world. He added that the CITY
would DE given an international status.
SAYS U. S. CAN'T WIN.
Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 29.-Count
Julius -Andrassy, expremier of
writing on the peace question, says:
from the moment we We're free in
the east the whole situation ~fundanent-
ally changed and the central pow
ers now also will rain Supremacy in
the west,
1T is no longer possible for Amer
lea to give us the finishing stroke She
must save tho entente"
SAWS AUTocRAcY MUST GO.
London. Dec. Reimbursement of
PRESIDENT Wilson'S war aims and no
urgent plea That the British make clear
10 the world moro emphaticalIv than
berstofote that she is not fighting a
war Of conquest, was the message de
llvhrHd to the Brttiah trades union and
labor congress- today by the laborite
.esast. s,t Arthnr Henderson. The
session. Whs rnllnu tfor tho express n,,r-
p"ss ~ discussing war aims. lender
~, iU9th1E he adoption OF presiaant
Wtiagb's outline af war aims In fun.
pnn Watt', Ia declared became u,
fushe'h ~ g,a ana new systems of GOV
afpHtsH' Secret diplomacy and mill
ara aststce alieuld he rendered. un"an
tsHHfY FHe allies must announce Hal,
iHtsiittait ~ creating n great barrie.
aHit.t,,s' al governments thai persist in
Ws,,i'snsaas or antocreey. The Ger.
as,Wsn democracy. MiJitarists m,s =
bs Discouraged wherever Trey appear
ALLIES MUST WIN.
IaHa9nt Uec. 29,--Aehievement ar
LIS t}Ht Itt,ssa for which the allies ars
fighting is essential to tire future free
| fOUf III ffefs'H ~ stsn bAlIIu, Sll0 Pre-
HiHf tjspd isorge In Il letter which
ls sent tsaay 10 the labor congress
HE mstaief's statement Ia regarded as
tte Htitist, reply ia the German peace
fffet4
Frsmier Lloyd George said That =
statsMsnt an war aims could only De.
inada la aHfnatneHt wish Great Brit
aiffn allies The question OF Issuing a
fiesi. joint declaration. he added, was
constantly kept in view by the entents
allied governments,
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NO OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington. d. c.. Dec. 29.-No Of
fetal information. Informal or other
wise Or the peace terms being discussed
between the polshevists and the CEN
trial powers, had reached the govern
ment today. and officials declared they
bad not ven an intimatiOn of hQM
Or when to expect them. The attlt %
) Of the government II unchanEedsS7