Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-31 | Page 9 | German Manace Must be Overthrown, Say Allies in Answering Peace Offer

I I German Menace Must Be Overthrown Say Allies in Answering Peace Offer N ATIO uniting b in reply to Germanys Germany's proposal for Ol peace conference con- con ference nrc arc Belgium ium France Great Grent Britain n Ital Italy Japan Montenegro Montenegro Monte Monte- negro Portugal Rumania Russia and mul Serbia SerLia Germanys Germany's s 's overture is denounced as M n a sham proposal al lacking all substance and as being heing less r less an offer of pence peace t than nn a n w war r maneuver maneuver founded on calculated misinterpretation of the tiie character of the struggle le past present and future Germany L- L is accused of rejecting all attempts p of England Franco and Russia to bring about a pacific solution of conflict between Hungary Austria and Ser Serbia in The allies declare that the disasters c caused 1 by the Gennan German declaration of war and anti innumerable outrages committed a by hy Germany German an and her allies against both hoth belligerents and n neutrals demand penalties reparation and lud guarantees concerning Germany makes no mention Germanys Germany's s overtures O is denounced as ns an attempt to create creale dissension Li lit public opinion in tho allied countries to stiffen public opinion in iii G to dece deceive decee e and intimidate public opinion in nt neutral countries i and amid to attempt c to justify in advance auco in the ey eyes eyes of the world a n. new series serit'S of crimes submarine deportations forced la labor or an and forced enlistment of inhabitants lants ao against again t their own countries lm and violations of neutrality The allies in theft their note refuse to lo con consider a n. proposal nl which is empty and insincere and declare H no no peace is possible so long a as ns Ui they have have not nol secured reparation for violated rights and mcl liberties r recognition of the principle of nations and free existence of small states slates Further the reply I sa says s 's the allies n agree Tec that pc peace e is not possible If so so long as th they have not brought rought abo about t a settlement calculated to end once for all aJl forces which have havo constituted a perpetual menace to tho time nations and to afford th the only effective guarantee for the future futuro security of the world Tim Tho reply concludes with a resume of the invasion and present status of Belgium Belg I