AMERICA’S PARI.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1917, Page 3

AMERICA’S PARI.

AMERICAN EXPLANATIONS

OF PEACE NOTE

(Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m ) WASHINGTON, Juno 25. A Committee of Public Information has issued a pamphlet explaining Mr Wilson’s Note last. December, asking the belligerents their war aims, and the simultaneous statement* by Mr Lansing that the country was.on the verge of war. Tho pamphlet says the Government

was informed that Germany did not intend to koop her pledge, given during the Sussex controversy, that she would not sink merchantmen unwarned. The German peace Note plainly indicated that, Germany would insist on such terms as would leave Central Europp under German domination, thus building an Empire menacing trie world, and enabling Germany to crush her adversaries.

, Tho United States J earns that Ger-‘ many intended more rilthloss submarininps and would not respect the rights of neutrals unless neutrals influenced ft peace favourable to Germany. The refusal of Germany to state her terms was an evasion to Mr Wilson’s request to stato her war aims, while tho Entente answered frankly.

AN EXPORT’S BOARD

NEW YORK, June 25

Tho “Times’s” Washington corre- 1 spondont states Air Vilson has ordered the Secretary of State to create an exports Control .Board, including representatives of the Department of Stato, War, Navy, and Food Administration, for tho purpose of regulating th p export of certain commodities necessary to the welfare of the United States and her Allies. Grain, coal, and steel will probably he tho most important. All sliipmenfs will he licensed. It is stated this action will not comploto tho cutting off of any kind of exports Ito nevArals, hut empowers Govtornment to diminish the exports to tiny country obtaining more .than they require for their own consumption.