| Show Premiers Premier's Speech Receives Indorsement o of the r Press London Dec 20 20 Premier Premier J Lloyd Lloyd- Georges Georgo's Geor os o's reply reply- to Germans German's peace proposal proposal pro pro- meets with a chorus chont of approval In the tho British press preAS and t tJ general comment is that if It Germa T really wants peace she will when the Joint reply of tho the allies Is received state terms which can form Corm a basis of dl discussion dis dis- Tho Ma Manchester Guardian says sas Premier Lloyd George has not shut the door dool on peace with that resounding resounding- clang for which some sonic of or his less balanced balanced bal bal- supporters In the tho press havo have been listening It is true he Insisted on the tho Impossibility of oC accepting the German Invitation as It stands In this he was abl ably seconded by Mr Ir Asquith and will bo be approved cl by br the tho country Tho The German chancellor must be both hoth moro more modest an and more explicit before he can expect any y favorable ra answer to his invitation in But tho the real dan danger jr In the situation which his offer orcel created create was waR that the allies this countr country in particular particular particular par par- might be bo le led into an abrupt and sweeping rotu refusal J not merely merel of oC the actual in Invitation t hut ot of any proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to discuss peace terms This Tills snare Lloyd George has avoided a Trip Tae Guardian says that as the speech Invited Germany to b be moro more explicit we do o not then cast out every cry idea of ot settlement and the tho neutral world worl I cannot take exception to this atti attl tude tule The Guardian notes that the speech I contained no hint of or the crushing of or Germany German but says discussion of or any matter is con conditioned on restitution In the truest form torm It continues reparation reparation repa repa- ration is Impossible tor for the deepest wrongs cannot be undone Security we certainly require the UC Guardian continues the thc best security is the firm unbroken front of ur the al alliance al al- liance fortified when the war ends by a elfa league to enforce peace In such a n league America would play a great part and anti her presence alone would bo be no small security Expressing tho tiro opinion that Chancellor Chancellor Chan Chan- yon von Bethmann would wouldn n admit on reflection that the tho proposals of ot the entente allies as ns outlined by Mr Ir Lloyd George formed torme a basis for discussion discussion- the Guar Guardian lan i s says ays- S 'S There is in hl this as in all ail countries at al war wal a great reat volume of opinion too little vocal unfortunately in favor ofa of or ofa ora 1 a serious effort on the part of or Europe's Europe's Europe's Eu Eu- ropes rope's statesmen to put an end t to the carnage which Is destroying destroying- the tho whole generation of or the th young I |
