Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-03


by Count C2ernin, speaking for the
central powers
While no formal joint reply has been
made-and none likely will be made for
some time-the opinions of the press
and public officials all reflect the senti-
ment that there will be no peace. They
see in the new Austro-German
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 the
continuance of the struggle.
IMPOSSIBLE. SAYS PlCHoN.
Paris, Thursday, Dec. 27.-hrance
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
vas ~endeavoring to involve france in
the negotiations with the bolsheyists,
but hat the war would go on whether
or not Russia made a separate peace.
h foreign minister said Germany
was seeking to protract the negotia-
ions with the Russians reestablishing
commercial relations in the meantime,
believing that in this way the bolsheV-
lists might be check mated later. Re
ferring to the terms which the central
powers offered to the Russians as pub
llshed today, he said:
Germany is trying to involve us In
Der maXimalist negotiations. After SUI
fering 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 na9ra hlIf thio &c S,,3irant
Russia can treat for a separate
peace with our enemies or not. In either
case the Wlr for US will continue. An
ally has failed is, 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, q democracy
has risen against Germany's appetite
for
the conference in Paris a pro-
gram was drawn up and in conse-
4uence unity of action on the part OF
TIE allies Will make itself felt. even to
Macedonia. Germany md her allies
have undertaken the impossible task Of
~conquering the world. The world will
CGnquer them.
I'm his war France will have played
q great role, for, as Roosevelt has said.
she wilt have saved humanity.&
NJ. Plchon declared that the secret
= N''"i'p i'of'l1.iiSd w tie DoiSipNiSfS
have not compromised France. He said
the German diplomats who were pre-
tending to show indignation were thu
very men who sought to negotiate a
secret treaty with the old regime in
RUSSIA; who attempted to draw Mex
leo into war against the United States
ana organized plots in Argentina. After
referring to the German declaration
that Alsace-Lorraine would never be
surrendered, M. Pichon said:
The question of Alsace-Lorraine
does not affect France alone. it is a
world question: it is not a territorial
problem, but a moral problem. ON its
solution depends whether or not tha
world shall have a durable peace"
This statement was greeted with an
plause.
The occupation of Jerusalem, M.
Pichon said was a victory for the civ
lllzed world. He added thai the city
"ou'o ne given an international status.
SAYS U. S. CAN'T WIN.
Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 29.-Count
julius Andrassy, expremier of Hungary.
writing on the peace question, says:
FROM the we were free in
the east the whole situation fundament-
ally changed and the central pow
ers now also will gain supremacy in
the west. :"
II Is no longer possible for Amer
lea to give us the finishing stroke She
must save the entente"
SAYS AuTocRAcY MUST GO.
London Dec. 2S.-Endorsement Of
President Wilson's war aims and tho
urgent plea that the British make clear
10 the world more emphatically than
heretofore that she is not fighting a
War oI conquest, was the messag de
ilvered to the British trades union ana
,aoor congress today by the laborite
leader, Sir Arthur Henderson 1he
session was called tfor the express nuro
pose or discussing war aims. Hender-
sen moved the adoption of President
wilson's outline of war aim In full,
the war; he declared" became a,
ssrusgle OF ola n new systems of gov
tary service should be rendered unnar-
essary. me allies must their
ihtentlon OF creating a great barrier
against all governments that persist in
maintenance Of autocracy.. The Ger
nan autocracy must give place 10 u
German democracy. Militarists must
be discouraged wherever iHev annearn
ALLIES MUST WIN.
London, Dec. Reimbursement OF
the purposes for which the allies arc
lighting is essential to tie future free
1om n peace Of mankind" said Pre-
niier LLOYD George In Il letter which
ne 1e sent today to the labor congress.
The premier's statement is regarded as
the British reply to the German peace
Premier Lloyd George said that a
statement on war aims could only he
made in agreement with Great Rrit,
aims allies. The question Of issuing a
fresh joint declaration. he added, Vas
constantly kept in view by the entente
allied governments.
NO OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, d. c.. Dec. 2a-No ne
fetal information. informal or other.
wise. of the peace terms being -d;scussen
between the ~bolshevists and the cen
tral powers, had reached the govern
ment today. and officials declared they
or when to expect them. The attit,sd.