Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-08

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ever. that as the president had twice
outlined in the most formal and public
manner his beliefs, Americas position
had been sufficiently disclosed, for the
present, at least.
While IL was intimated that the WASH
ington government had not been advised
in advance of what the British premier
was TO say, that the aims he outlined
VIII not. lead to any differences be-
tween the powers seems assured. NOT
only by the preceding exchanges be-
tween the entente powers and Wash
ington. but also in the harmonious pro-
ceedings of the inter-allied war coun-
ell in Paris at which all of the sub
jects treated by Premier Lloyd George
today were considered.
Master Speaker.
Some officials pointed out that the
British premier had taken the repeated
declarations of the Italian, French and
British premiers and not only had clar-
ihed them, but had stated them more
frankly and directly than they had been
presented before. 1t was noted that
even President Wilson's ideas were de-
velOped more sharply than he himself
had expressed them
Although il has all the force of an
official declaration, 1T was pointed out
here that Lloyd Georges speech after
all could not be seized upon by the CEN
trail powers as definitely binding the
entente allies or even Great Britain to
a literal acceptance of his war aims as
the basis of peace They might how
ever. properly be regarded as a tenta-
tive outline of British and probably
entente allied aims which would be
preached at any peace conference at
which these powers may take part as
the ground work upon which peace ne
gotiatiOns might be founded.
1t is believed here that Mr.. George
had double purpose in mind in MAX
ing his address Only last week the
British trade unions registered their
strong insistence upon a declaration of
entente war aims and the premiers adj
dress today was taken as an answer
% that demand.
4 second object which the premier
: believed to have had in mind was
egates the fact that the war aims of
the entente allies are more nearly in
consonance with their own altruistic
aspirations than anything which the
central powers can offer them.
one inference drawn from the pre-
mier's address was that he still hopes
that the German negotiators at Brest-
LitovSk can be baked in their efforts
10 force a humiliating peace upon Rus
STA. and in that connection Ii was re-
called that hints had been given in
semi-Official organs of a willingness of
the entente powers to recognize the
Bolshevik government if il acted fairly
toward the nations fighting Germany.
Might Satisfy Trotzky
Ii also was regarded as possible that
the address might suffice to meet the
ment of the entente war aims within
ten-day period just about to elapse. with
out actually committing the powers too
definitely.
4 feature of the address which par
ticularly interested officials here was
the reference to constitutional govern
ment in Germany. While this was re-
garded as nearly in line with similar
sentiments expressed by President Will
son, IL was suggested that an underly-
ing purpose was to direct attention to
the hoIlowness and insin7erity of the
efforts being made by Chancellor Won
Hertling to convey the impression that
Germany already had been democratic
cd" as shown by his invitation to the
reichstag committee TO submit "sug-
gestions" as to the peace negotiations
~ Brest-Litovsk. However, it has been
81 that at no time did he admit the
right Of that body TO approve or dis
approve or in any way to have any re-
possibility for the conclusion of
peace treaty with Russia