THE EFFECT OF THE VOTE.
FRENCH PEOPLE HOPED FOE A LEAD.
NO PEACE TILL GERMANY IS DEMOCRATISED.
Times Service. Received Aug. 13, 9.25 p.m.
London, Aug. 12. I Mr. Thomas, M.P., speaking at Cardiff, Interpreted Friday's decision not as a sign of war weakness, but aa a determination on the part of Labor that peace should not be made behind the backs of the ipoople. The Paris correspondent of the Times states that the events in London have bewildered and disappointed the French. Even tlie Socialists largely hoped that a strong British lead would be given, which would result in their deciding not to participate in the Stockholm Conference.
The Socialists define their peace terms as including the evacuation, restoration and indemnification of tiie invaded territories; consultation of the peoples of the disputed territories, including AlsaceLorraine, relative thereto. They desire that all nations, "both neutrals and 'belligerents, should participate in the peace conference, which will be a constituent assembly of the society of nations. The Socialists have declared that peace will not come until there has .been a democratic revolution in Germany.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. RESOLUTIONS NOT BINDING. Received Aug. 14, 1.30 a.m. London, Aug. 13. The Russian delegates in London declare that there is no evidence that M. Kerensky opposes the Conference at Stockholm. The Russian Government cannot officially support the Conference, but will not oppose it. The Daily News' Stockholm correspondent states that Huysmans, one of .the organisers of the Conference, opposes the view-11:,it the resolutions should be binding. He adds that they could only become binding if confirmed by the organisations represented. A SIGNIFICANT GERMAN MESSAGE. Received Aug. W', 1.45 a.m. Amsterdam, Aug. 13. A semi-official Berlin message states that if the responsibility for the war is 'placed oil the agenda at the Stockholm Conference tlio German Sociui ; sts will probably not attend. ,
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