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Show COMMENT ON THE BALFOUR SPEECH AMSTERDAM, March 5. The Frankfurter Zeitung, commenting on the recent speech of A. J. Balfour, the British foreign secretary, says: "The decision as to whether the war, with all Its horrors, shall continue or preliminary discussions regarding the possibility of peace shall begin, depends de-pends today more on President Wilson Wil-son than on the governments of tho European entente." The newspaper finds some parts of Mr. Balfour's speech deserving of consideration con-sideration and regards its moderate tone as a welcome sign. It contends that the demand for the evacuation of Belgium and reparation in the case of that country should only bo acceded to, if the entente is able to force Germany Ger-many out of Belgium. "Mr. Balfour ought to know," it adds, "that the maximum concessions of both sides can only be reached by negotiations." |