The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
OFFICIALS SILENT
ON PREMIER'S SPEECH
But Washington Looks on Lloyd
Georges Declaration as Good
Commensurate


statement Of the war aims OF the Brit
ish empire made Saturday in London
by David LLOYD George, the British
premier. is regarded III Washington rs
the strongest possible countcrstroke of
statesman. hi and diplomacy that could
be mace I'll This time IN answer To the
Berlin peace fcelere embraced III the
recent statement by Count Czcrnin, the
An>tro hungarian foreign minister.
It i expected that the British prem
Ter /, speech will be followed and aug
meatcd ~ declarations By the Italian
and French prcniers during the com
ing week, aud they may soon be fol
lowed by . statement from presi,!yrt
Wilson Heanw lille no official comment
is ohtainahle from Washington Secfe-
AIRY OF state Lansing studioualv re
Trained from making any comment
whatever on the British premier >
speech Quite naturally, the text Of
thc speech viii have 10 be studied care
| tulIY hcfofc there * any authorized
| statement Of this government 5 atti-
! ludc
The consensus here is rhat there is
nothing il the speech delivered by the
| British premier that brings the warning
+! nations closer 10 the peace council tn
| bic, bat the frank and firm manner in
which Lloyd George rounded out in
| greater detail than before the element
| embraced i'll British war aims are con
| Nidercd rs haTln" greatly clarified the
situation through adding TO his reitcf
| "tlons of war aims aS prey louSlv stat
ed a mor2 precise outline of certain
elements in the war map.
The expectation here il that IL.
British prcmicr'S speech will serve Il
revert tac central powers 10 the de
tcnsivr ia the diplomatic situation h>
thriving homie the fact that it is not tht
purpose Of the nations now at WA
against Germany to crush or di,memhel
the German, AnStro Hungarian OF Turk
;eh governments Whist. the Hrtiai
premier ~aid in thi, respect tollowe5
very closely the statements made. n,
President Wilson in his speech EARN
in December. IN which he asked CON
gress Ia declare war against the Aus
no Iiungafim empire. $50 .1
We are not fighting u war of 40
gression against the German people. .
said The British premier THE dr
| etruetion or disruption Of Germany @
the German people has never been
.ya, aim with MS since the first day o
the war 10 now. The British prnp
never aimed at breaking up the Ger
man people or the djsinteGraiion Q
their state
Our wish j. not to destroy &c,
many : great position in the world, bn
, 10 turn her aside from schemes of mi
ltafy domination to devote het strenet
% henaGccnt tasks.
, Here j, SHAT President Wilson sal
Oh the same point:
, :" We intend 40 wrong against tn
. German empire, no interference Wit
>. her internal affairs. We should deer
. either the one or the other ahsolutel
" III jtt>l itabc, absolutely contrary /
= the principles we have profcs,el to lis
: - and to hold most sacred throuenoy
" 9ur lie aS Il nation.
" The people OF Germany are bein
told by the men whom they now pc
: nit to deceive them and to act rs the
J. masters that they are lighting for t:
, very life aud existence Of their empir
l. ! war Of desperate self-dcfense again
{ deliberate aggression. Nothing ceu
= we m1ist seek by the utmost upenne
- and candor as to our real aims Ia 90
/ vince them Of It's fal%eneas. We III
? IN TACT, fighting for their cmanclp
= ton from fear. along with our oW
y from The fear rs we'll rs from the fa
! af nuinst attack hy nci"hbors or fiNa
= OF schcmcrq after world empire. J
e ore IS threatening the existence Of I
~ independence or the peaceful enterpri
Of the German empire.
~ LLOYD Gcor@c 5 declaration that 7
Y british nation is also not fighting
81 destroy Austria Hungary or to depri
~ Turkey Of It's capital or the rich Ian
= oI Asia Minor and TErace which &
- .predominatelv Turkish, is look
= upon rs rr.echo of this statement
q. President Wilson 3 speech Of Dee.
he before congress-:
I'VE ovc ii to ourselves to say III
we do not wish in any way 10 imp;
or to rearrange the AuStro. linnnarl
rk empire 1t il no affair of ours wi
IN they 10 with their own life, either
en- lu~triary or politically. We do !
"a purpose or desire to dictate TO tn
ri III any way. We only desire to see Il
ed their affairs are left in their hands
go al matters, great or small.
1 = We shall hope to secure for
ed people of the Balkan peninsula and
ey the people OF the Turkish empire
right and opportunity 10 make til
itb own lives safe, their own fortunes
Of cure, against oppression or Unjust
cd aud from the dietation OF foreign eou
In OF parties.
al IN the opinion Of many, however,
1T real pivotal point in the speech j.
rcb rciteration by the British premier
former declarations that I'VE mean
liz. stand hc the French democracy to
i death in the demand for a recon
,,n. GRAFTON of the wrong of 1871, when
O.; SAGE Lorraine was torn away i
ocb France. An equally important dcel;
nr,. ton is that of the British premier I
.sns We regard as vital the leeitin
700 claims OF the Italians for union \
,t,o those OF their own race and tongue
Who claims which brought Italy IN the
der
A woman s ewes never grow too
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