Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-11
Hun MILITARISM
MUST BE OUSTED
Viscount Grey Gives I'm
qualified Endorsement of
Wilson's War Policy
PEACE WITHIN SIGHT
Germany Must First Disarm
Before Hostili;ies Can
End, He Says
'EACE WITHIN SIGHT

London, oct. II.
viscount Grey. the former Secretary
for Foreign Affairs in the first speech
he has made in two years. said he
thought peace was within sight. but
not within reach. He praised the Wis
dom of President Wilson's reply to the
German note.
The viscount spoke at Westminster at
"league of natiors" meeting in sup
port of President Wilson's policy Th"
country. he declared. must give us
united support to the Government in
the conduct of the war until peace was
within reach \ league of nations could
not be substitute for the successful
Termination of the war.
Never had he seen how 1t would be
possible to form league of nations be
fore peace was concluded Such a league
must be founded at the peace confer
ence II delayed beyond - few days the
chances that it would ever De formed
were slight \ league Of nations. ne
urged must include Germany. There
could be no thought of disarmament un-
til Germany had disarmed
George Ncoll Barnes. Labor member
\ of the Cabinet who presided declared
that the war must go on to its inevitable
conclusion There could he no league
of nations until Prussian militarism
was uprooted. An 'all-embraciug league
Of nations was the Alles main war
aim IL the war ended without II,
democracy was losJ
Viscount Grey began by saying that
one of the objects Of the meeting was TO
assure the Government Of their support
in the actual conduct Of the war The
main object of the meeting. he went on,
arose out Of the very remarkable
speech of the President Of the United
States on September 81 last. in which
e most pointed appeal was made t. the
Allies with respect to the interpreta-
tion of the issues of the war and re-
garding the means whereby settlement
could be reached.
little later. he said Mr. BalfOur
spoke in the same sense Mr. Barnes had
just spoken. These were in some degree
answers t. President Wilson The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to make clear
that all were agreed that that state
ment of the issues of the war was the
statement of all the Allies and that
they believed in that method Of obtain
ing settlement on those issues which
President Wilson so earnestly advocated.
but. of course" he continued. "the
real authoritative answer on a question
Of such Importance on behalf of the
country must come at his own time and
in his own way from the Prime Minis
ter. And | have no doubt that it will
30 come. Unity of purpose among the
Allies is what the President asked for.
and that unity of purpose. am sure
the other Allied Governments will pro-
vide"
lf.,.r .sVl, .,
military situation NiScount Grey ap-
pealed for a continuance Of the united
support of the Government Peace was
In sight. though not in reach. and any
lack of support. or any disunion among
the Allies or anything giving Germany
hope of a stalemate would cause peace
to recede
while no real chance of securing a
really good and secure peace must be
neglected" said Niscount Grey think
what a nightmare il would be if. after
reaching a peace conference, believing
the war had ended, we found that the
military rulers of Germany were still the
people of real authority and that while
peace was being discussed it was be-
ing undermined by the man who made
the war, whose policy as 10 war will
never change. That must be avoided
at all costs. That is why | say Presi-
dent Wilson's reply was wise reply,
"German Chancellors have crossed
the stage-like transient phantom dur
ing the last few months. We do not
know where we are regarding the par
ticular authority behind any par,icu-
lar Chancellor.
I'VE must remember the resolution Of
July. 1917. The military situation
changed in Germany's favor; the result
was the Brest- Litovsk and Bucharest
treaties and the open scouting of the
Reichstag resolution ~, something which
had served it's purpose,
president Wilson's reply displays
clearness and caution, which are abso-
lutely essential"
Lord Grey repudiated the idea that
q league of nations was to be league
of the Allies for maintaining the SUI
premacy particularly OF group of ma
lions, and also the idea that the league
of nations project could be utilized as
substitute for the successful ternrl-
nation of the war. \ league of ma
tions. he declared must arise our OF
the successful termination Of the war