Show BRITAIN MAY ASK STATE TERMS Opinion as Reflected in En English English Eng Eng- g lish lisp Press Is That Allies 1 Should First Know German German Ger Gel man Policy Before Acting REJECT OVERTURES IS NORTHCLIFFE'S t 1 S STAND French Frendl Victor Victory at L Verdun r Pointed To 10 as Answer to Kaisers Kaiser's Boast of Invin Invin- of German Gennan Arms RUSSIA AGAIN SPEAKS L T s Dec c ce c. c 10 1 6 mT The Tho 11 r foret foreign n announced l before eforo closing ini to today loday that t it h had id not yet jet et received the theace thep p peace ace le note nulo and the prominent l officials I rims disclaimed knowledge of it its C can 1 tents be he- he beyond op what th tIt the 4 n newspapers I r tad ed j tt TJ e French victory victor at is isa is ati a by l i lUth the London P papers as Ug t i i. i r y to li Ji 1 s. s ch to Ilig fro DM ii 1 t tami l and ami Chancellor von Aoi wg weg's claim o a oC th the c invincibility im o of or German arms amis The op In tho the British press u as ur r reflected CI ted In th the editorials are o nf- nf most unanimous that the tho tho government government gov gov- o can do Is to make mak a statement on the tho allies allies' s' s alms and objects or ask for Cor the presentation of or the tho German terms r oppose O overtures Overture The Tho weekly reviews Including the financial or organs take the same line as do 0 also the provincial papers The only notable exception has been tho Northcliffe group which Immediately ur urged ed that Great Grent Britain should I Ignore the overtures o There appears to be a con consensus of opinion that th the tho allies should not consider con con- sider Ilder entering Into a conference until thc they know approximately the contra central powers powers' policy and unless the they consider that that policy policy- contains the seeds for agreement The Tho nU Russian r rejection of ot the tho overtures o was pu published hod too late for Cor comment b by tho the morning papers All the tho afternoon pap papers refrain from expressing their opinion thereon Soldier Should He lie Heard Sir Lo LQ Das Bas a who Is 18 a retired soldier writes to the tho papers urging that the tho men In tho the trenches havo o the tho highest right to speak on tho the question and ond that their view should be bo obtained b before Core on any measures aro are decided upon The delivered dell last night b bv by Arthur Henderson Is being commented upon aa as more moro specific In regard to the peace proposals of or the central powers than an any other utterance from Crom a responsible ic- ic government source Mr Ir Henderson Is one ono of ot tho the five fI members o of tho the war cabinet which Just has haB been heen formed and has au nU authority authority au- au In regard to the general conduct conduct con con- duct of oC tho war lIe He defined dC tho the reparation reparation reparation repa repa- ration which Andrew Sonar Bonar I iw 1 w de declared tle- tle dared was still the polio policy of oC the government government gov gov- o as being reparation for tor al all Continued on Page 0 G. G 61 aJ |