Show ENTENTE REJECTS OFFER OF PEACE JOI JOINT T ANSWER TO GERMANY GERMAN SAYS PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT REPARATION Proffer Is Held Held War War Maneuver Maneuver Ma Ma- Allies Declaring Germanys Germany's Violation of Liberty Proof of Insincerity Paris ParIs ParIs-In In reply to the tho proffer o of Germany and her allies for a peace conference the entente allies in a co collective col col- note declare that they refuse refus to consider a proposal which i is empty and insincere The note was wa handed to the American ambassador William VIlliam Graves Sharp on Saturday by Premier Briand and was made mad public simultaneously in London and Paris Nations uniting in reply to Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's proposal for tor peace conference are Belgium France Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal Roumania Russia and Serbia Germanys Germany's overture Is denounced as asa asa asa a sham proposal lacking all substance substance sub sub- stance stanco and as being less an offer o of peace than a war maneuver founded on calculated misinterpretation of the character of the struggle past present present present pres pres- ent and future Germany is accused of rejecting all al attempts of England France and RussIn Rus Rus- sla sIn to bring about a pacific solution ol of conflict between Hungary Austria-Hungary and Serbia The allies declare that the dis dis- dis asters caused by the German declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of ot war and innumerable outrages committed by Germany and her allies against both belligerents and neutrals demand penalties reparation and guarantees concerning which Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many makes maltes no mention Germanys Germany's overtures is denounced as an attempt to create dissension in public opinion in the allied countries to stiffen public opinion in Germany to deceive and intimidate public opinion opinion opinion ion In neutral countries and to attempt attempt attempt at tempt to justify in advance in the eyes of the world a new series of crimes submarine warfare deportations deportations forced labor and forced enlistment enlistment enlist enlist- ment of ot inhabitants against their own countries and violations of ot neutrality neutral neutral- ity The Tho allies aIlles in their note refuse to consider a proposal which is empty and insincere and declare no peace is possible so long as they have not secured reparation for violated rights and liberties recognition of the principle prin ciple of nations and free existence of small smaIl states Further the reply says the allies agree that peace is not possible so long as they have not brought about a settlement calculated to end once for all forces which has constituted a perpetual perpetual per per- menace to the nations and to afford the only effective guarantee for forthe forthe forthe the future security of the world The reply concludes with a resume of the invasion and present status of Belgium |