Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-10
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ALLIED PEACE CODE.
WAY GERMANY MAY END
WORLD WAR
Let Captive Nations Vote as to Rule,
With International Police to Crush
Out War, Teutons to Pay
for Damage Done.

London.-David Lloyd George, the
British prime minister, on January 5
set forth Great Britain's war aims
more specifically and at greater
length before the delegates of the
trades unions than he had ever done
before. Having first declared that it
was not war of aggression against
Germany or the German people, and
that the breaking up of the German
people or the disintegration of their
state was not one of the objects for
which the allies were fighting, he pro-
ceeded to mention the fundamental is
sues for which Britain and her allies
were contending.
First among these was the restora-
ton of Belgium and reparation for
the injuries inflicted. Next came the
restoration of Serbia, Montenegro and
the occupied parts of France, Italy
and Rumania. France must have AL
sace-Lorraine and to this end, the pre-
mier said, the British nation would
stand by the French democracy to the
death.
Independent Poland Necessary.
| The question of Russia was touched
upon, and Mr.. Lloyd George said that
Britain, as well as America, France
and Italy, would have been proud to
fight by the side of the new Russian
democracy. But now Russia could only
be saved by her own people. He de-
clared an Independent Poland an ur-
gent necessity for the stability of
western Europe.
Rumania is to be protected, and the
British and other allies are with Italy
in her desire for complete union of the
people of the italian race and tongue.
OF Austria-Hungary, he felt that
while the breaking up of the dual king
dom was no part of the allied war
aims, it was impossible to hope for the
removal of causes of unrest in that
part of Europe unless genuine self
government was granted the Austro
Hungarian nationalities.
Straits Must Be Neutral.
The Turkish empire, within the
homelands of the Turkish race, will
Constantinople as its capital, may bt
maintained. But the passage between
the Mediterranean and Black sea mus
be internationaliZed and neutralized
and in the British view, Arabia, Arme
mia, Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine
are entitled to recognition of their sep
arate national conditions.
The matter of the German colonies
all of which are now in the hands o
the allies, will be placed before con
ference, whose decision, however, mus
consider the wishes and interests o
the inhabitants-th future admin
istration must be acceptable to tn
various tribes.
The premier made brief reference t
the violations of international law b
Germany, with special emphasis on tn
sea, and the peace conference, he dc
clared, must not lose sight of the out
RACES suffered by British and othe
seamen and the services they had rel
dered.
Three Cardinal Points.
The three cardinal points of tn
British terms as enunciated by tn
British prime minister, are: Rec
! Establishment of the sanctity of trea
, les territorial settlement based on tn
, right of self-determination, or the col
sent of the governed; the creation
an international organization to lin
; ornaments and diminish the probable
| ty of war