Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-07
Supreme Council of Allies Decide
To Fight On For VIII
sons War Aims.
MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT
TO Prosecute War Vigorously Until
Freedom, Justice And Respect
For International Law
Are Obtained.

London, Feb. 5.-Until a peace
based on the principles of freedom,
Justice and respect for International
aaw is obtained the wal is to be
prosecuted vigorously by the Allies
and the United States.
This is the decision of the Supreme
Wal council of the countries in arms
against the Teutonic allies.
The Supreme War council, which
met at Versailles, finds no approxima-
tion in the German chancellor's and
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
ser's speeches to the terms of the Al
lies.
Announcement is Maids. u
iEhis official announcement has
been made here. A summary of the
8 official report of the Versailles war
council says:
The council was unable to find in
Won Hertling's and Czernin's recent
uttefances any real approximation to
the moderate conditions laid down
by the Allies governments. Under
the circumstances the council decided
that he only task before them to
: meet was the vigorous and effective
prosecution of the war until the
pressure of that effort produces a
change Of temper in the enemy gov.
ernments, justifying the hope of the
conclusion of a peace based on the
principles of freedom, justice and
respect for international law.
The council arrived at a COM
plete unanimity of policy on meas.
nres for the prosecution of the war.
War to Utmost.
Under the circumstances the SUI
preme war council decided that the
one immediate task before them Law
IN the prosecution of the war with
the utmost vigor and the closest and
most effective cooperation of the mill
ltary effort of the Allies until such
time as the pressure of that effort
shall have brought about in the enc
my governments and peoples a
change of temper which would Justify
the hope of the conclusion of peace
on terms which would not involve
The abandonment, in the face of an
aggressive and u~nrepentant militar-
ism, OF all the principles of freedom,
Justice, and respect for the law of
nations, which the Allies are re-
solved to vindicate.
Inc supreme war council gave |
most careful consideration to the
1t u~tteSances of the German chan
es, and the Austro-Hungarian min. /!
ioi foreign affairs, but was un.
,ef Oh find in them any real an.
ne n to the moderate condi-
oAlmaeo. 'wn by the Allied govern
.,.s iait !. conviction was open,
ents. THIS ',e impression made bv
.poneu ny ~ +ween the protested
e contrast De. ith which tho CO.
'ails'lc aims W upon the present
= po"ers encert ~ 'st-Litovsk and
at br. 'losed plans Of
cir now openly dish
inquest land sp6n aticm i
Miles Az. U,aSa in hoo
The Allies sare uniteas desiaa
| will, not by al y hiddem .afanS
by their open / 'esolve to- d 49,.
illzdtlOn against !! oil ultFoiupM>
bruyL attempt at dofalnati@
IS un. animfty us 81 onflr1ned oy az
.nin: itv no, less ex mplete, both as
2 .Nds the military policy to- be-
Esued and as urea ards measures +.
for it's execu ton which Will .
,nble them ~tonnnect the violence of
90 enemy's onset wit h firm and qu1et
a., fdence. with the: utmost energy
md with the knowledge that neither
,eir strength nor their steadfastness
be shaken.
THE. splendid soldiers of our free
, emacracies have won their place In
history by their Unreasonable valor
md their magnificent heroism, and the
no less noble endurance with which
mr. civilian populations are bearing
their daily burden "of trial and SUI
Yering testify to the, strength: Of those
1,rfnciples of freedom which Will
.crown the military success OF the Al
y7ias WITH the gloryoof q great. MORAY
triumph"