The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-05
PREMIER
ANSWERS
CZERN|N
Entente Aims Fully Announced
Last Night by Premier
Lloyd George.

tUnitsd Press stan Correspondent,


LONDON, Jan. s. Britain
answer to Count Czernin' 5 terms os
peace for the central powers were
emphatically announced to the
world today by Premier Lloyd
George in a speech at the Brit,
laborite man power conference.
The prenner's speech is the first Or
fetal and formal reply to Count Zernms
peace profers.
The British premier laid down three
cardinal principles on which Britain
and the allies would b willing 10 tak
Of peace.
Before permanent peace can come"
the prime minister said. three condi-
tions must be fulfilled
First. the sanctity of the treaty must
be reestablished.
Second. there must be territoria
settlements based on the consent OF tn
governed.
Third. there must be created some
international organization 10 limit The
burdens of armament and diminish IN
probability Of war"
1t was that Britain and her allies are
lighting:
First Not for the destruction or
disruption of Germany.
Second. Not TO destroy Australia
gary or Turkey.
: Three. Not merely to alter or dc
stroy tho imperial constitution OF Cor
many
Fourth Not TO take Turkeys land
shat are prodominately Turkish from
them.
But for these principles
First. Complete restoration OF Bel
gium.
Second. Reparstion as far as posi-
bic for devastated towns and cities
Third Naturalization and national
ization or the Dardenelles
Fourth. Reconsideration or the
/ great wrong" done TO France in 1871
! referring TO Alsace-Lorrainc
! Fifth Establishment of ar iudepeud-
+ ent Poland-comprised genuinely or
Polish elements because this is neces-
/ sary 10 the stability of western Europe
] Sixth Arabs Armenia. N1esopo-
/ tamia. Syria. Palestine-ans entitled II
I separate national condft ions
Seven. OF Russia the British states
man left the future to the decision a..
4 the Russian people themselves.
Eight. Inhabitants of African colon
/ les to be placed under administration
+ acceptable TO themselves for the pur-
4 pose Of prev enting exploitation for tho
benefit Of European capitalists and OF
+ European governments.
1T viii stand by the French demot
racy to the death" Lloyd George d.
/ clared. 1T Is difficult TO speak Of Rus
sia without suspension Of judgment
4 Russia can be saved only h. her o,vn
! people"
/ The preniers speech is the first Off
cial and formal reply 70 Count Zern-n
propers of peace 10 the allies as 81
nounced through the Russo-Gcrmau
negotiations q Brest-Litovsk
1t has been A year since President
Wilson asked the beIligerents why the
We're fighting Lloyd George continued
! The Central Powers have not yet re-
piled"
The premier pointed out Germsny
( reputation of reparation as contained
! in the Zernin statement. lie added tina
+ Belgium autonomy was subject TO tho
nations leaving Turkey to decide the
+ fate Of the Arabs Armenians and Syr-
+ ians while the central powers were dc
handing the restoration Of their Afr
can colonies.
Z ~-Ar principles of self determination
here vanished into thin air." he assert
cd. The allies requirements arc:
Complete restoration of Belgium and
4 reparation as far as possible for alt
devastated towns and land