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Officials See in Premier's
Speech Rejection Of Teuton
Terms for Others.
ARE WIDELY DIVERGENT
Views Exchanged With Wash
ington and Paris Before
Utterance Was Made.
ARE WIDELY DIVERGENT


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Premier Lloyd
Georges outline Of peace terms has
put the fundamental principles of the
Allies terms on record in the most
definite form these principles have yet
assumed. In effect the British Premier
rejects the Teuton peace proposals ad-
vanced by Count Czernin. the Austrian
Premier and Foreign Minister, and puts
In their stead terms which show no
signs of weakening or compromise. but
insist, as the Allies and the United
States steadfastly have insisted. that
peace can come only when the Central
Powers are ready to pay the full price
OF democracy's demands.
Until the President gives the signal
no expression Of opinion from the State
Department on the terms stated by Mr..
Lloyd George may be expected. It Is
obvious that allied governments not only
approve the British Premiers outline
but had advance knowledge In a gen
era, way Of thr points TO be covered.
Despite the tendency in official circles
to-day TO refrain from discussing the
sycech in any way two outstanding facts
were made clear in authoritative quar-
ters One was that following the ex-
changes OF views among Washington.
Tar!ss and Lordon there was no sur
Prise in the Pr.mier's Speech" and the
other was that IN the opinion Of high
otficials '!t does not bring peace one
day nearer
Makes War Aims Clear.
The rpeech OF the British Premier.
II II conceded in official circles. how
ever, does usher IN nHw chapter IN
the world war 1t reduces thc Allies
terms 10 ,de.inite and. concrete proposl-
tons, which henceforth can be studied
ard analyzed by all peoples, including
those OF the Central Powers II serves
as an advance notice that the war will
eud when the enemy Is ready TO accept
these terms l. other words the gap
hctweer Count Czernin's terms and the
Allles' terms represents the real OBJ
stacle to peace. When this gap has
been hrsGged the end OF the war will
De In sight
1t !s clear to officials here that the
Teuton terms ar1 the terms outlined bv
Mr. Lloyd George are SO far apart
that II Is useless 10 expect the Central
Powers to cont ider Entente terms now.
1t is fully realized that nothing short
of military victory VIII bring the Gem
tral Powers to frame Of mind receptive
10 the demands made by Mr.. Lloyd
Georae For this reason i is expla med
the fate OF the war still rests essentially
on military victory" and President Will
sons views undoubtedly are reflected by
the statement that peace Is no nearer
than before.
4 Reelection of Views.
The British Prc~iers speech ~ not
to he.re-. aaded as constituting an official
statement of the Allies peace terms
This was emphasized In view OF the lis
position at first glance 10 give 1t fhat
character. Tcchnicary it is not even
toint express on representative OF Great
Britain. the Un.ei States and her al
lies According to the view n~.~ Jf-
ficially, 1t is considered primarily as
purely British statement based on such
information as the Premier has at his
disposal.
But the fact that the British Premier
IS In tho closest touch with the ideas OF
President Wilson and Entente rulers
naturally STAMPS the speech as rejecting
their views. Whilc not to be regarded
in the light Of an official statement
Of the recent diplomatic conference. It
nevertheless may be accepted as the
British Premie,'J ) own cuc!dation OF the
views EXCHANGED at that meeting. and
comirf: so soon after tnat gathering Is
unusually significant
Only at tae peace conference itself
can an official statement OF IN" terms Of
the Allies collectively he announced. 1t
IL from utterances like Lloyd Georges
that n forecast of these terms may be
obtained however
Close analysis of the speech shows
that President Wilson's basic terms as
well rs the fundamental demands Of
France are included In the terms. though
I'm different form. In n general way II
reenphasizcs the slogan of "restoration.
reparation and guarantee against repeti-
ton" which has marked all peace utter
au,es from the United States or En-
tentc nations.
"Snnctity of the Trenty."
President Wilson's demand that the
present German Government he sup
planted by representatives Of the Ger
man people who could be trusted is in
corporated IN NJ. Lloyd Georges siipu-
lation that "the sanctity Of the treaty
must he eStahllshrd Detore permanent
peace can come. IL Is pointed out that
there can he no means OF guaranteeing
the sanctity OF Il treaty signed by rulers
who are internationally bankrupt in
honor, and the HohenZollern regime ad-
mittedly comes under this head.
There Is. however. one feature of the
new outline which attracted immediate
attention In official and diplomatic cir
cles. This was the portion OF the speech
which refers to Russia. Protection for
every nation allied with the Entente and
American cause IL guaranteed against
the Prussian military menace excepting
Ru STA
"Russia can only he saved by her own
people," the Premier says. The Russian
people must now decide and decide
quickly whether they are going to set
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