Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 21 | Member of Hague Court Urges Allies to Accept Peace Offer

Member of Hague Court Urges Allies to Accept Peace Offer 7 a Dr Sigurd Ibsen Declares Tr Wars War's ar s Continuation 11 Means eans Only Waste of Lives ERLIN IN Dec 23 by wireless to B BERI In In an Interview with witha a member of oC tho the staff of ot the Overseas Overseas Over Over- seas News s agency Dr SI guard Siguard Ib- Ib Bon eon a 3 former state minister of Norway a member of oC Tho The Hague court of ot arbitration In 1906 and son of oC tho the dramatist Henrik Ibsen voiced his Id Ideas idas as about peace lems He lie said the world Worl Is confronted confronted con con- fronted b by two problems the first of oC which Is to take talce general mans meas- ur ures In order to tn avoid future wars and lInd the tho second Is to come to an understanding understanding- about all the questions questions ques ques- ions directly Involved In th the presen present present pres pres- en ent t war As to the latter problem It was a question ho be said Id whether a a. continuation continuation continuation con con- of ot the wai war would simplify the solution adding I for tOr my part do not think so In the countries of oC the tho entente Is apparently still hope of ot final victor victory vic vie tor tory which would make It possible for tor tho the entente to dictate the terms torms o of peace But In fact tact there thero Is no circumstance which permits of ot such a conclusion as to tho ho end of oC the lie war In iii my opinion A continuation of the war only means useless waste of life lite and und property an and from this tIlls standpoint It would bo be a a. blundering and de deplorable deplorable de- de e- e decision I If tho the offer oter of ot peace were rejected