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New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Peoples Must Return
God to Hasten End
OF War, Says Pope
Pleased That Roman Nobility
Joins in Condemning
Air Raids

ROME, Jan. 5.---1n thanking the Ro-
man aristocracy to-day for their
Christmas and New Years greetings
Pope Benedict expressed his apprecia-
tion that the nobility had indorsed
"our words with which we recently in
vited the peoples of the earth to re-
turn to God with the view Of hasten
ing the end Of the frightful mis-
fortune which has afflicted the world
for more than three years"
1--WE must return to Christ" his
Holiness added, "in order once more
to enjoy the benefits of civilization" )"
( The Pontitf said the road whereby
to return to Christ was that Of justice
and love. He expressed satisfaction
that the nobility had Joined with the
Holy See in condemning the recent air
raids, which were against the rights
of man.
The Pope raised his voice against
the form of warfare which is used
against undefended cities without
bringing military results, and which
causes victims among non-cOmbatants
besides damaging churches and art
treasures, thus increasing national
hatreds
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
"Lc Matin" scents a plot to confuse
Allied opinion.

"Le Matin" scents a plot to confuse
Allied opinion.
"Is it certain" the newspaper que
ries. "that the Germans dread to go
to Stockholm? They are playing at
this moment deep game, Matching
new plots every minute, and watching
always the effect ON Allied opinion.
What is their object? HindenburG's
object is known. 1t is to get the Rus
SLAMS out of the way, to hold the Bal
tic provinces and to start his great
offensive against us as quickly as pos
sible. We know from reliable infor-
nation that hope of success in this
maneuvre is hardly entertained by the
majority of German statesmen, whose
only. desire is to draw us into prelim-
mary conversations. They regard the
Bolsheviki us agents to transmit and
interpret to the Allies the German
peace proposals.
"The Germans hope that in letting
US address an appeal through the me-
dunn of the Bolsheviki. and pretending
themselves to dread carrying the con-
ference to Stockholm they will create
a favorable opinion in the Petrograd
press toward their suggestions.
In the same way the "Gaulots' eN-
presses its astonishment at the Ger
mans opposition to the Stockh ohm
plan, and likewise sees in it plot to
checkmatc the Allies.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Well Meant Comment Will
Show Leaders What Peo-
pie Expect, He Asserts
Must Defeat Germany
Ex-President in Brooklyn Lect-
ure Denounces La Follette's
Views ON Lusitania Case

While carping criticism of the Ad-
mlnist1ation's war policy can result
only in harassing the nations Execu-
tive to little or no purpose, loyal
Americans should not withhold we'll
intended and sincere comment on the
activities Of the government, in the
belief of former President William H.
Taft
This question of criticism Of the
Administration is most delicate one,"
he told an audience in the Brooklyn
Academy of Music yesterday afternoon
in lecture on "The Great War" "Of
course, criticism of certain kind is
not wanted; there is no place for dis
loyalty in criticism. But we do not
want to withhold we'll meant comment
or criticism which will show the ma
tion's leaders that the people are ex-
pecting them to give the best they have
in them to win this war"
Peace can come, Mr.. Taft declared,
only after it had been established to
the satisfaction Of every nation that
all military conspiraces against the
peace of the world are foredoomed to
failure.
peace is not a question of TERMS"
he continued. "Mr. Lloyd George says
Germany must cede Alsace and Lor-
raine before the war can end. There
is much to support what he says, be-
cause the forty years. rule of the prov
inces by Germany has failed to swerve
the peoples allegiance from France. We
must convince Germany that she is
beaten, and it may be that the ceding
of Asace and Lorraine would be a
marked standard of her defeat. But.
after all, terms are secondary; we must
be sure that democracy shall be pro-
tected from militaristic conspiracy for
the future"
scathing attack on United States
Senator Robert M. La Follctte's defini-
ton Of the rights Of the Lusitania vic
tins as technical" featured Mr.. Taft's
address.
II just hate to call names and I
won't" he said, "but it is too bad to
have Senator, sworn to uphold Amer
lea and Americans, using such an ex-
preston in such an instance"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Even Socialists in
Britain Join in Praise
Of Premier's Speech

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Premier Lloyd
Georges speech meets with more gen
eral approval than most of his former
utterances.
James Ramsey Macdonald, Socialist
and Labor member of Parliament, ad-
dressing meeting of Laborites at
Glasgow to-day, contrasted the tone of
the Premier's Saturday speech with his
former speeches and said that the
Premier's latest speech was far more
reasonable and calm; it was the speech
of man who felt his tremendous re-
sponsibility and who saw clearly above
and behind the battlefield all the prob
lens which would have to be settled
afterward
How much better it would have been,
said Mr.. Macdonald, if no other than
that kind of speech had been de-
Gvered since August. 1914.
The leader of the British Socialists,
Henry M. Hyndman. in the course of
an interview, described the Premier S
speech as general statement of Great
3ritain's intentions as Satisfactory
a and i; what ' at an ove'rwhe!mlng majority of
CnRNShmen would support.
Mr.. Hyndman pointed out the con-
tradiction between President Wilson's
statement of no peace with the Hohen-
zollerns and Mr.. Lloyd Georges repu-
diation Of desire to change the pres
ent government Of Germany, and COM
planned of lack Of dcfniteness in the
details, especially concerning the set
tlement Of territorial questions in
Eastern Europe. He declared that to
leave Turkey in control Of the most
important portion of the empire was
only justifable by an immediate sep
arate peace with Turkey, giving the Al
lies the right to send warships into
the Black Sea-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Follow President to Honorable
Peace, Urges Cardinal Gibbons
Aged Prelate in New Years Sermon Prays That America
May Share Stability of Unshaken Catholic Church
Says Royalty Chafes Under Christian Discipline

Church? The Church breathes freely
only where true liberty is found. She
is always cramped in her operations
wherever despotiem casts its dark
shadow. Nowhere does she enjoy more
independence than here; nowhere IS
she more vigorous and more prosper
GUS
"Thc Church has seen the birth of
every government of Europe, and 1T IS
not at all improbable she shall also
witness the death Of many of them and
chant their requiem. She was more
than 1.4O0 years old when Columbus
foundation of our Republic is but as
yesterday to her.
"She has seen monarchieS changed
into republics, and republics consoll-
dated into empires-all this she mas
witnessed, while her own divine con-
stitution has remained unaltered.
an the brightest days Of the re-
public Of pagan Rome the Roman SAID
with pride, i ON Roman cItlzen.'
This was his noblest title. He was
proud Of the republic, because it was
venerable in years, powerful IN the
number of it's citizens and dlstin-
guished for the wisdom OF lts states
men. What subject of greater glory
to be a citizen of the republic OF the
Church. which has lasted for nine.
teen centuries, and will continue TILL
time shall be no more which counts
her millions of children in every cline!
Prays for Future of United States
"God grant that, our beloved country
NAV share in the stability and endur-
ance of the Church of God; that she
may soon emerge from this disastrous
war endowed with renewed life ano
vigor; that she may inaugurate ne"
era of lasting peace, and that 'esto per
petua' ('Be thou perpetual) may be EN-.
blazoned on her escutcheon. And ther
may we behold the sturdy emigrants
coming to our hospitable shores from
the various nations of Europe, being as
simulated to the native population, be.
coming bone of our bone and flesh OF
our flesh, contributing by their indus
try to the material prosperity of the
Republic!
"I.et me say in conclusion that we dc
not know when this disastrous war will
come to an end. But of one fact I an
certain, that the congregation before
me, as we'll as the country at large, has
an abiding faith in the wisdom and
judgment Of the Pres dent of the United
States. Let us earnestly pray the
Father of Light that He would mould
and shape and temper the minds and
hearts of the Chief Magistrate and his
associates in the prosecution of the war
so as to lead us to an early, a perma-
nent and an honorable peace"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Lloyd George Has Fooled
Berlin's Attempt to Trick
Our People, Says Couderf

Frederic r. Coudert, an authority on
international affairs and formerly le-
gal representative Of the French gov
crnment here, yesterday prepared the
following analysis of Lloyd Georges
statement Of British war aims:
"The recent German peace manou-
vres appear to have a double objec-
tive--first, to conciliate the long-suf-
fering German population by continu-
ing the delusion that the war is one
for national existence, and, second, to
confuse and divide public opinion in
France, England and the United States
by seemingly adopting the Russian
formula of no annexations and no in
IDENTITIES, and thus placing upon these
countries the odium of carving on a
war of conquest. The play WAS a skill
tul one. but will, l think, strongly re-
act upon its authors.
THE democratic, fearless diplomacy
of Lloyd George has called the bluff,
and the endeavor of the militaristic
diplomats of Berlin to square them
selves with ! ngry and war-weary
people has faileu. Mr.. Lloyd George,
following close.y the lines so admir-
ably and firmly laid down by President
Wilson, has demonstrated that Great
Britain was willing to state in definite
detail her terms. The most significant
thing in that clear, precise statement,
made at so opportune a time and place,
is that Great Britain demands no ter
ritory for herself. Her ambition, like
that of the United States, is not for
power, but for security with honor.
The cause which has prevented West
ern Europe from resting from fear an d
rumoy Of war for half a century is
boldly tackled, and the world is assured
that British sacrifice will continue
until the hideous wrong done to France
IN 1871 is repaired by proper means.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Poles in America Praise
Lloyd Georges Declaration
For an Independent Poland
[Staf Correspondence


ID WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Leading Poles
at the capital have expressed their
qualification at Lloyd Georges pro-
nouncement in favor of an independent
Poland in his Saturday speech. With
Lloyd George favoring an autonomous
Poland on practical grounds and Presi
dent Wilson favoring the same on
altruistic and humanitarian grounds, 1t
is pointed out, the Polish cause has
found the greatest possible combina-
tion Of support. Commenting on the
Lloyd George speech, the Polishbureau
to day made the following statement:
'Premier Lloyd George, in his dec
laration that the establishment of an
Independent Poland is AN urgent neces-
sity for the stability Of Western
Europe has performed a most valu-
able war service His declaration will
have an effect among the Poles in
Europe far beyond American belief. 1t
is direct answer to the German propa-
danda which for some tim4has been
preached in the occupied portions Of
Poland, and in Galicia and Posen, that
the Allies were Indifferent to Polish
national aspirations.
"That the Central Powers will use
every possible effort to dstort or dis
count this declaration can be pre-
dicted. For that reason earnest efforts
should be made, as has been suggested
by Andrew Cheradame, the French pub
licist, to spread the declaration among
the Poles and the Slav people in gen
cral. 1t is magnificent corolary to
President Wilson's declaration made on
January 22, 1917, and in favor of an
Independent Poland. 1t will also
quicken the spirit of the Polish emf
tration in. America, which is now bear
ing so large a part in American mill
tary undertakings, and in industrial ac-
tivities of the country in connection
with the war"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Found Berlin a City
Of Despair; Its Hope
Now Is in Russia
Especial CoyrespondemceI

BOSTON, Jan. 6.-Berin is brood
ing city Of grim despair to-day, nc
cording to Miss Josephine Marzynski,
young Boston so]oist, VINO mas just
returned from the German capital,
where she has been studying music for
fifteen months. Miss Marzynski left
Berlin November 25. In speaking Of
the food situation she said;
III left Berlin just as reports from
Italy indicated success Of the new Of
fensive, and Italy out OF the war as
result, and as reports from Russia
pointed to a peace that would insure
food for the starving people in Ger
many.
"They were very, very confident Of
the Russian peace and it was regarded
as the solution of the food problem,
which is really the biggest problem
now botherng Germany. Peace with
Russia was on the lips Of every one
and it was always said with a smile
that implied food.
Morning, noon and night the whole
city talks food. Now, during my ff-
teen months there / lived with very
wealthy people. Had l been dependent
upon my own efforts and purse for
food l would have suffered even more
than did. They were able to obtain
an occasional goose, now and then
some eggs, and some fruits, vegetables
butter and cheese in excess of the reg
ular rat;ons.
"The poorer people who performed
hard work were much better off in a
way, for the government saw TO it that
| they were allowed proportionately
much more of the necessities Of life.
"Thc underground" food supply on
which the rich depended was naturally
~>stly in proportion to the risk the
farmers took in disposing of it. Two
dollars pound for butter and $3.50
dozen for eggs gives you some idea
To-day you cannot get either tea
or coffee, and when a pound or two
gets into Berlin via the Underground
it sells for between $5 and $40 a
pound"
Miss Marzynski said she is sure the
German people will never be convinced
they are wrong in this war. She heard
rumors that the peasants of Bavaria
were ready to rebel, but that in Berlin
some one is behind the war party. Be
fore she was allowed to depart from
Germany to Copenhagen she was strip
ped Of all her belongings except none
and personal effects.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Enemy Can No Longer
Doubt Our Aims, De-
clares ''People"
Called Great Service
Courageous Demand for Unity
in Face of Trials, Asserts
"Weekly Diapatch"

LONDON, Jan. 6.-~Premier Lloyd
Georges speech to the delegates of the
trade unions on Saturday is charac-
terized by the weekly newspapers as
marking a historical epoch in the war.
"The Weekly Dispatch" asserts that it
is courageous call for unity in the
nation in the face of the trials and
dangers that lie ahead, and is the best
answer to the CLAIMANT if unimportant,
minority who have been endeavoring
to drive wedge between the govern
ment and the Labor party on the false
plea that there are unbridgeable inte-
grail difficulties in the respective con-
ceptions of the war aims for which We
are fighting"
"The News of the World" declares
the speech outlined the British war
aims with q degree of precision which
leaves no loophole for misunderstand-
ing" and add:
"These are the aims for which we
entered the war For them we have
bled unfinchingly more than three
years, and for them, as the Premier
we'll said, we are prepared to face
even heavier sacrifices than any we
yet have endured"
"The Sunday Times" says the most
satisfactory phases of the speech and
the most discomforting for the Prus-
sian war lords are those which reveal it
as mot an utterance of either mere
statesmen or political party, but as
the considered utterance of the British
people"
"The National News" says: "If there
was ever any doubt about the things
for which the manhood of our empire
has been gloriously making great
sacrifice, such can no longer exist" and
adds that the Importance Of the speech
that it was delivered to the represent
atives of labor. The newspaper con-
cludes:
THAT the Premier should have Sc
lected this democratic channel for his
historic pronouncement is surely sig
nificant of his belief that the organ
ized movement of democracy is the
power which shall rule the world in the
coming golden time"
"The People" asserts Mr.. Lloyd
George has done inestimabe service to
the nation and the Entente Allies in
stating frankly and without rcserva-
tion Great Britain's war aims, and
adds:
at will no longer be possible for our
present enemies to profess honest
doubt AS to what we are fighting for,
or to delude any intelligent German
with the fable that our aim is the de-
struction or the disruption of the Ger
man state or its people"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.--Cardinal Glib
bons preached in the Cathedral this
morning, and after the mass held his
annual New Years reception in his
home. Throngs attended the mass, and
leaders in the city's life Joined the pill
grmagc to the aged prelate's residence
later
The Cardinal preached on "The Per-
petuity of the Christian Republic" and
declared that the people of the coun-
try have an abiding faith in President
Wilson and his conduct of the war.
The Cardinal said in part:
"At the close of the old year and at
the dawn of the new one we look
abroad and we see ourselves confront
ed by terrible socia1 and political up
heaval in Europe. We behold one
mighty empire in the throes of parturi-
ton before giving birth perhaps to an
infant republic. We contemplate some
of the nations of Europe trembling for
their autonomy and perhaps for their
very existence.
IN this general cataclysm how reas-
surlng it Is for us to contemplate the
Church of. God serene amid the dis
quiet and agitation around her-stand-
ing erect and mistaken amid the disso-
luton of empires and Kingdoms.
MANY persons labor under the er-
roneous impression that the crowned
heads Of Europe have been unvarying
supporters Of the Church, and if their
protection were withdrawn she would
soon collapse. So far from the Church
being sheltered behind earthly thrones
her worst enemies have been, with
some honorable exceptions, so-called
CHRISTIAN princes who werc nominal
children of the Church.
Chafed by Discipline
"rhey chafed under hel salutary dis
cipline; they wished to be rid Of her
yoke, because she alone, in time of op-
preston, had the power and courage to
stand by the rights of the people and
place her breast as a wall Of brass
against the encroachments of thei,
rulers.
with calm confidence we can saw
with the Psalmist: Why have the Gen,
tiles ragged and the people devised
vain things? The kings of the earth
stood up, and the princes met together
against the Lord and against His
Christ. Let us break their Bonds asun-
der and let US cast away their yoke
from us. He that dwellcth in heaven
shall laugh at them and the Lord shall
deride them
"Is it liberty that will destroy the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
u. s. Airmen to Get
Real War IT. est Soon
First Graduates to Go Into
Action With British
This Week
IHy The Associated PreSsI

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Saturday, Jan. 5.--Officers
picked out site to-day and established
another corps aviation school, which
will be paced in charge of major who
has gained experience in turning out
fiers at other schools. A recently
graduated flying class will be sent to-
ward the front next week for actual
front line experience, using their own
machines but accompanying experienced
British and French aviators.
The Americans are looking forward
to the event with the greatest eager
ness. Many wagers are being made as
to who will be the first to cross the
German line, who will bring down the
first enemy plane, and who will get the
first photograph Of Germany battery.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Lloyd Georges Stand Good,
Declares Cardinal Gibbons

BALTIMORE, Jan, 6.-At the close of
his annual reception this afternoon. at
his residence Cardinal Gibbons was
asked if he had read the address of the
british Premier, David Lloyd George,
to the labor trades delegates, and what
comment he had to make. He replied:
eyes, l ahve read the British Pre-
mier's address, and will say that am
very much pleased with it. In it he
holds out the right hand Of fellowship,
which is good. must say ! am much
pleased with it,"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Herue Warns Socialists
Against Gerndn-Made
Stockholm Conference
lEr Cable to Tne Courier des Eta,s. UniN

PARIS, Jan. 6.-Gustave Herve. in
his paper, LA Nictoire,' warns the
Socialists of France against the appeal
for conference at Stockholm, which,
he declares. is another German snare,
a diversion intended to further Ger
ran purposes at the very moment when
the conversations at Brest-Litovsk were
10 be renewed The plan is to attract
30 Stockholm the Socialists of Allied
countries, many of whom are contain
mated with German Socialism
Once they are there he says, it is the
German plan to provoke through the
Russian Maximalists and the Socialists
of neutral countries-all trained by
German Socialism---a Maximalist move
ment in the Allied countries to bring
about corruption In the Entente armies.
Herv6 concludes by pronouncing the
snare too coarse to enmesh the So
cialists of France.
Arthur Henderson, leader of British
labor. has announced the plan of as
sembling labor delegates of all coun-
tries, including belligerents and neu-
trails, in a neutral centre as soon as
possible to discuss a means for ending
the war. He announced in Parliament
Saturday night that in essentials Brit
ish labor and the Russian Bolsheviki
were in accord.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07

questions are met by assuring the
despoiled smaller natione that Great
Britain will insist upon their continued
existence, and the Turk is told that
the lands in which legally and racially
his munimcnts Of title are good shall
remain his own. Russia Is naturally
to be allowed to settle her own affairs,
but Britain is interested In seeing that
suppressed Polish nationality, the
cause Of such untold woe. may also be
permitted to lift its head again.
1.-THE delusion that Germany and
Austria are struggling for existence is
met by the square assertion that tho
Allies have no intent to dismember
either empire.
"The statement clearly cvinces the
solidarity of aims of Great Britain,
France and the United States in desjr-
allow world politics to be put upon a
basis where international law and
settled morality will be the determine
tive factors, rather than policy Of
bloodSand iron, sustained by the mailed
fist.
"lf the people Of Germany really de-
tire an honest peace--and ] am inclined
to think it quite possible they do-thc
road is made clear by the statements
Cf the President and the British Pre-
mier. The probable diplomatic bluff of
their rulers, instead Of deluding them,
has perhaps been the means of en-
tightening them as to the true situa-
ton. If, however, they are unwilling
to be SO enlightened then at least pub
tic opinion in America, England, France
and Russia can once and for all under
stand that German peace professions
are, in fact, mere war moVeS-frightful-
ness in another form and under fair
Eame.
81 think the English Premier has
rendered q great and signal service by
his bold, clear statement of Allied
aims"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-07
Manned Soldiers Restored

Artificial limbs are becoming SO per-
feet in manufacture that soldiers Of
Britain who have lost an arm or leg are
able to resume the work of peace with
little or no hampering. SO DR.. Wal
lace Butterck, Of the General Educa-
tion Board, told members of the Rookie
feller Bible Glass yesterday in the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.
He said that the government, before
discharging its manned soldiers, saw to
1t that they had learned some trade
that would support them in civil life.
Until man became proficient in such
a trade, he said, he could not be dis
charged from the army. The speaker
recently returned from England.
whittier he went at the request of Am
bassador Page to form an educational
Orran izatiOn