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conference whose decision must have
primary regard to the wishes and in
~terests of their native inhahitants.'
Terms Impossible.
Referring to the pronouncement made
on December % By Count cZerin. Aus
uo-Hungarian foreign minister at the
B~rest-Litovsk conference. the Premier
said:
at is impossible to believe that
any permanent peace could be
Mere lip service to the formula OF
no annexation, no indemnity and
self definition is useless
Premier Lloyd George said that AN
independent Poland comprising all gen
timely Polish clements who desired to
participate Was an urgent necessity fol
the stability of western Europe.
The prime minister said that democ-
racy in Great Britain would stand tc
the last by the democracies of France
and Italy. We should be proud to fight
to the end he declared, side by side
with the new Russian democracy. Sc
| would America, France and Italy: But
ii tie present rulers of Russia act in
! dependently we have no means to ar
rest the catastrophe. Russia can only
be saved by her own people
To Stand BY France.
I'VE mean to stand by the French
democracy to the death" the pre-
mier continued, sin the demand the
French make a reconsideration
of the great wrong OF 1871 when
Alsace-Lorraine was torn away
from them. This sore has poisoned
the peace of Europe For half a CEN
fury and until it is cured healthy
/ conditions cannot be restored."
the premier said. "Unless inter
national right is recognized by in
s~istence on payment for injury done
in d%efinance of it's canons it can
never be a reality. Mex comes the
restoration of Serbia, Montenegro
and the occupied parts of France,
Italy and Rumania. The complete
withdrawal Of alien armies and
reparation for injustice is the fun
danentaI condition of a permanent
peace
Nobody who knows Prussia and he
designs toward Russia can doubt he
ultimate intention Mr.. Lloyd Georg
said. whatever phrases She uses t,
delude Russia She does not mean t,
surrender any of the Russian provinces
and cities now occupied. Under on
name or another they will hencefortl
be part of the Russian dominions rule,
- VIC 4 sp-p-a - 'liN liz N.'l ~
the Russians Will be enticed or bullie,
into complete economic II ultimat
political ~enslaveraent.'
We regard as vital" said the pre-
mler, The legitimate claims of the ltal
ians fer union with those of their ow
race and tongue.
w also mean to press that justic
be done to the men of Rumanian bloc
and speech
III these conditions We're fulfille
Hungary would become
power whose strength would conduc
to the permanent peace and freedom c
OF the pernicicus Prussian military a,
~tocracy."
Must Restore Belgium.
The premier said the first requir'
mnnts always made by the British al
their allies had complete restoration
the political, territorial and econom.
independence OF Belgium and such rel
aration as could De made for the deva'
,tation of it's towns and provinces. TIL
was no demand for war indemnit
but insistence on the fact that befol
there could be any hope OF stable peat
this great breach of international la
in Europe must be repudiated and S
far as possible repaired.
although we agree with Presidel
Wilson that the breaking up of Au
tria-Hungary is no part of our W:
aims" he continued we feel that u
less genuine self government on trt
democratic principles is granted tho:
: Austro-Hungarian ~nationalities w
: have long desired. it is impossible
hope for removal Of those causes OF u
rest in that part of Europe which