Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-06
Lloyd Georges Peace Outline.

Lloyd Geofge's feace Uutune.
Premier Lloyd George yesterday in
London stated the war aims Of the allies
in terms that cannot be misunderstood
in Berlin and that must be accepted as
expressing the views of all the entente
governments. These aims may be re-
garded as furnishing basis for peace
terms. They present q working scheme
for negotiations, if Germany is willing
to make peace on any other basis than
her own proposals.
The primary proposition is that the
entente is not fighting a war Of aggres-
sion against the German people and
that the destruction of Germany has
never been its aim since the first day
of the war till now The entente's wish
is "not to destroy Germany's great po-
sition in the world, but to turn her
eside from schemes Of military domino
fion to devote her strength to benefeent
tasks" This statement COMFORTS with
President Wilson's iterated declaration
that the object Of the United States in
its participation in the war is to destroy
Germany's power Of military aggres-
sion, and that there is no design here
against the German people themselves.
Lloyd George goes further than any
statement heretofore made by the en-
tente leaders in respect to the means
by which Germany can be rendered in
sapabls in the future of aggression and
conquest. saying that @the adoption of
democratic constitution by Germany
would be the most convincing evidence
that the old spirit of military domino
tion was dead"
3 An Independent Poland, comprising
all genuinely Polish elements, is an
urgent necessity for the stability of
eastern Europe; the entente stands BY
the French democracy to the death in
the demand for Reconsideration of
the great wrong of 1s71"; the entente
10 not fighting to destroy Austria Hun
9ary or to deprive Turkey of its capital
or its rich lands in Asia Minor and
Thfaee, which are predominantly Turk
ish; Serbia, Montenegro and the oc-
cupied parts Of France, Italy and Ru-
mania must be evacuated; there must
be complete restoration of the political,
Territorial and economic independence
ut Belgium and such reparation as can
z Be made for the devastation of its towns
and provinces; Italy's claim for union
with those of her own race and tongue
70 viewed as vital; naturalization of
the Dardanel1es, with Arabia, Armenia,
Nesopotamia, Syria and Palestine en-
titled to recognition Of their separate
national conditions; disposal of Ger
many's colonies to be left to a confer
enes governed by primary regard to the
wishes and interests Of their native in
habitants-these are specified as en-
braecd in the aims of the entente today.
The broad basis Of peace is comprised
in. this passage from the British pre-
misf's speech:
We are fighting for 3 just and last
ing peace. Three conditions must be
fulfilled: Firstly, the sanctity of treaties
re-established; secondly, territorial set
Element based on the right of self-de-
Termination or the consent of the gov
erned; lastly, creation of an interna-
tioual organization tc limit ornaments
and diminish the probability of war. To
secure these conditions the British en-
pire is prepared to make even greater
eaerifces."
Vastly different are these proposals.
IL they may be so termed-from those
recently outlined by Count Czernin of
Anstria-Hungary in the dealings with
the bo,sheviki delegates at Brest-
Iitovsk. They are terms upon which all
of the entente powers are agreed in
principle. They are terms of justice.
They cannot be denied or resisted with
out confession by Germany that her own
war aim is conquest and dominion and
the denial Of the right of self govern
ment to the peoples upon whose lands
she has cast envious eyes, and for whose
Welfare she has in the prosecution of
her barbarie campaign Of demolition,
enslavement and Decentralization
shown no shadow Of consideration or
regard.