Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
WITHIN SIGHT
NOT WITHIN REACH
Viscount Grey's View, Follow
ed by Praise Of President
Wilson's Wisdom.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 10.-Viscount
Grey, the former secretary for for
eign affairs. in the first speech he has
made in two years. said he thought
peace was within sight, but not with
| in reach. He praised the wisdom of
President Wilson's reply to the Ger
| man note.
Viscount Grey spoke at Westminster
at a League of Nations" meeting.
The country, he declared, must give
its united support to the government
in the conduct of the war until peace
was within reach. A league of nations
could not be a substitute for the sue
cessful termination of the war.
Never had he seen how it would be
possible to form a league of nations
before peace was concluded. Such a
league must be founded at the peace
conference: if delayed beyond a few
days the chances that it would ever
be formed were slight. A league of
nations, he urged, must include Ger
many. There could be no thought of
disarmament until Germany has dis
armed.
Viscount Grey spoke in support of
President Wilson's policy of a league
OF free nations.
Labor Leader Says War Must Go On
George Nicoll Barnes, labor leader
OF the war cabinet, who presided, de-
clared that the war must go on to it's
inevitable conclusion. There could be
m1iltarlsm was uprooted. An ALIEN
bracing league of nations was the
allies main war aim. If the war
ended without it, democracy was lost.
Viscount Grey began by saying that
one of the objects of the meeting was
to assure tho 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 re-
markable speech of the President of
the United States on September 81
last, in which a most pointed appeal
to an Interpretation of the issues of
the war and regarding the means
whereby settlement could be
reached.
/ a little later, he said. Mr.. Balfour
spoke in the same sense that Mr..
in so ne degrees answers to President
Wilson. The object of the meeting
was to make clear that all were
agreed that that statement of the
issues of the war was the statement
from all the allies. and that they be-
Iieved in that method of obtaining a
settlement on those issues which
President Wilson so earnestly adj
yocated.
But. Of course" he continued. "the
real authoritative answer on a ques-
ton of such importance on behalf of
the country must come at his own
time and in his own way from the
prime minister. And I have no doubt
that it will so come. Unity of pur-
pose among the allies is what the
purpose. I am sure, the other allied
governments will provide"
Appeals for United Support.
Dealing with the Improvement in
the military situation. Viscount Grey
appealed for a continuance of the
united support of the government
Peace was in sight, though not in
reach, and any lack of support OF
thing giving Germany hope of q
stalemate would cause peace to re.
code.
while no real chance of securing q
really good and secure peace must bt
neglected" said Viscount Grey, "thinl
I what a nightmare it would be if, after
reaching peace conference, believing
| the war had ended, we found that the
| military rulers of Germany were Still
| the people of real authority, and thai
i while peace was being discussed il
| was being undermined by the mar
/ who made the war, whose policy as te
:warw never change. That must be
avoided at all costs. That is why ]
say President Wilson's reply was d
wise reply.
German chancellors have crossed
the stage like transient phantoms
during Tha last few months We Dir
not know where we are regarding
the particular authority behind any
particular chancellor.
1--WE must remember the reichstag's