Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1919. THE BASIS OF PEACE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1923, 7 January 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1919. THE BASIS OF PEACE.

A WEEK before die conclusion of die armistice with (lennany, the Secretarv of Stale for the I nited Slates despatched to Berlin a Xote containing the observations of tlit; Allied Governments on the correspondence between Washing!on and Berlin regarding the terms of peace. The memorandum was as follows: —“The Allied Governments have given careful consideration to the correspondence which has passed between die President of the United. States and the German Government. Subject to the qualifications which follow, they declare their willingness to make peace with the Government of Germany on (he terms of peace laid down in the President’s address to Congress in January, 1918, and the principles of settlement enunciated in his subsequent addresses. They must point out, however, that Clause 2 relating to what: is usually described as the freedom of (he seas, is open to various interpretations, some of which they could not accept. They must, therefore, reserve to themselves complete freedom on this subject when (hey enter (lie Peace Conference. Purifier, in the conditions of peace laid down in his address to Congress on January Blli, 1918, life President declared that invaded territories must be restored, as well, as evacuated and made free. r lhe Allied Governments feel that no>. djjfiibt- ought to die allowed to esist?*

as to what this provision implies. By it they understand that eompensatiou will be made by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies, and to their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea, and from the air.” The Note added that the President “is in agreement with the interpretations set forth in the last paragraph of the memorandum.”