The Robesonian., 1918-09-19
PEACE FEELER REJECTED.

Peace Term of United States and AL
lies Already Have Been Published
To the World and They Will Not
Be Changed.
The United States, as was fully
expected, has Internationally rejected
Germlany's peace feeler. In doing so,
Ine government has spoken for all the
Almost Immediately after receiving
me austrian governments note from
Tue minister from Sweden, Mr.. Eken-
Hien' secretary Lansing Monday night
issued this formal statement:
i am authorized by the President
TO state that the following will be
the reply of this government to the
Austro Hungarian note pronosine an
unonlclal conference of belligerents:
"The government of the Unite
States feels that there is onlv one re-
ply which it can make to the sugges.
ton OF the imperial Austro-Hungarian
government. 1t has repeatedly and
with entire candor stated the terms
upon which the United States would
consider peace and can and will en-
tertaln no proposal for a conference
upon matter concerning which it has
made It's position and purpose so
plain"
inese terms, referred to in the re-
ply dictated Monday to the Americ
note were clearly set out IN Presi lent
WILSON'S fourth of July speech at
Mount Vernon as follows:
Il. The destruction of everv arbi-
tfafy power anywhere that can sapa-
rately, secretly and Of it's single choice
dlsturb the peace Of the world: or, if
..s cannot pc presently destroyed, at
least it's reduction to virtual impo-
tence.
Y. The settlement Of every cues.
ton whether of territory, or sovereign
ty. OF economic arrangement. or poll
tlcal relationship, upon the basis cf
the material interest or advantage Of
any other nation or people which may
desire different settlement for the
sake OF its own exterior influence or
mastery.
70, The consent Of all nations to
be governed in their conduct toward
each other by the same principles of
honor and of respect for the common
laws OF civilized society that govern
the individual citizens of ali modern
states IN their relaitnos with .one an
other; to the end that all promises and
covenants may be sacredly observed,
no private plots or conspiracy nat,h-
ed, no selfish injuries wrought with
lmpunlty and mutual trust establish
ed Upon the handsome foundation Of
a mutual respect for right.
"a. The establishment of an orcani-
zation of peace which shall make it
certain that t.ha combined power Of
Of right and serve to make peace and
justice the more secure by attorul,.~, ::
definite tribunal Of opinion to which
international readjustment that can
not be done by the peoples directly
concerned shall be sanctioned"
There was some speculation in Of
ficial circles as to what will be the
cexc step in which is recognized the
! 'e,1nan c peace offensive. Generally
it is believed German and Austrian.
military leaders will point to the
American reply as an evidence tnlSl
they nave done everything possible to
bring about peace and thus try to
strengthen their people for ano@her
winter campaign. But another view
is that owing to the intolerable con-
citions in Austria Hungary there is |
more than a possibility of breaking
up of the quadruple alliance; that
Austria, having gone through the form
Of making peace proposal which was
promptly rejected, has thus cleared
the way fer her next step, an uncon-
ditional surrender on the terms laid !
down by President Wilson. :
181, 1888 IN NEW DRAFT CALL