The sun., 1918-01-07
ALLIES TERMS
BLOW TO ENEMY
Washington Believes Lloyd
Georges Speech Will In
flucncc Russia.
NAY BLOCK TRICkERY
Should Convince BOlsheviki
That Entente Will Not
Yield, Is View.
NAY BLOCK TRICkERY
Special Despofch to TH. SuS.

,WAsHINGroN. Jan. 6.-Now that
Premier Lloyd George hiss given a
frank outline Of the Allies peace terms
and diplomatic circles is centred on the
effect of the British Premier's speech on
Russia. Prediction is made that IL may
yet save the Russians from the clutches
of Teuton trickery and at the same time
prevent the representatives of the Cen
trail Powers from forcing the peace issue
with the Bolshevilii.
| Confidential reports received IN Of
! ncial circles here tell Of accumulating
| difficulties which have marred the
smooth running Of tho German negotia-
tons with the Bolshcviki. There was
| much interest here in cabled reports that
the Kaiser. after conference with
Field MarshaI Won Hindenburg and Gen.
| Won Ludendorff, had decided temporarily
to suspend the peace negotiations with
the BolsheNiki.
1t Is evident now that Lloyd Georges
speech was a master stroke In tiineliness,
for II came at precisely the time when
German agents In Russia were seeking
| to picture Germany's enemies as waging
a war OF aggression to crush the Ger
man people. while a the same time these
agents wcIe spreading tho impression
| that the war was really over and that
| the Entente and the United States were
preparing to yield to Teuton demands.
| Try to Deceive BOlsheviki.
| This latter propaganda work. it now
develops, has been going on assiduously
for several weeks. 1t was hoped to per
suade the Bolshe<ik that a general
peace was therefore possible and prob
able and that joint efforts should be
made along this line.
There are indications that the German
war lords were really using the Boil
j sheviki for their propaganda scheme In
the hope Of entcing the Allies into
premature peace discussions. Lloyd
! George has made il clear. It is eN-
plained. that there can be no discus
sion of peace now excepting on the Al
Hes terms, which obviously the German
agents cannot even consider.
The absolute lack OF weakness on any
single point also punctures the German
effort to persuade Russia that the En-
tente and the United States realize they
arc beaten and are compelled to resort
to peace negotiations
Lloyd Georges statement that Russia e
fate will have to be decided by the Rus
sian people is admittedly a solemn warn
ing, but II is not a threat on the part of
the Allies against Russia. II simply
states Russia's case as It now sands and
points out the obvious fact that IL Rus
sia breaks away from the Entente cause
and makes a separate peace the nation
cannot expect to figure In the final peace
terms drawn mp by the Allies.
German trickery IN the peace negotia-
tions with the Bolsheviki and the ex-
posure of the sham mo annexation. no
indemnities" phrase come at time to
make It obvious to the Russian people
that they cannot place all their trust in
the fairness and Justice" of the Central
Powers. This at least is the view OF Of
ficials tonight. The developments, there.
fore. leave Russia the choice of relying
on its own strength, which has been re-
duced to n negligible factor, or on tho
strength Of the Allies. Diplomats would
not be surprised II Russia. on the ground
Of selt-preseryation, turned back toward
the Entente.
speech influence for Good.
Senator Atlec Pomerene OF the Com
mittee Of Foreign Relations. commentin,
on the address, said Lloyd Georges ad
dress was plain statement OF the po
sition Of the Allies, expressed in plai,
language that the world can well under
stand. ! believe 1t will have a grea
influence for good"
II Representative Henry u. Flood. chair
man Of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs, said: II consider the ad
dress OF Lloyd George very timely. II
II Is very plain warning to Russi
| OF what may be expected. The state
/ ment of the war aims is also timely i
that the world has awaited such c>
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