GERMAN HONOR.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1918, Page 5

GERMAN HONOR.

EXPOSED TO THE WORM) MR. BALFOUR'S DENUXCIATIO\. IjomloD, Jan. 11. Mr. Balfour (Foreign Minister), spt'aking at a war-aims meeting at i.'liuImrpii, unreservedly oul;>.,',scu Dr. Wilson's declaration. "The United States," he said, "had only recently taken its rightful place in tlie political community of Western nations, and for the fifrtfc time in history had entered fully illto the, struggle against barbarism. Despite repeated imitations from neutrals and the Knlentc, the Central Powers had irefused to 'declare their war-aims, although lie thought that the recent halfhearted expression of hope for the avoid-' anee of future wars was evidence of some improvement in tlunr moral tone," Referring to Belgium, Mr. Balfour said that if the Germans left, to-morrow they would leavo a derelict, starving population, and would consider it contrary to their honor to repair tile bitter wrongs they had committed. , The Germans had a wholly alien sense of honor. Befoie all ino world they had actually annouueed that German dignity would be outraged if thr.v <vcre asUed to give reparation. lie their refusal {o consider our term:; the whole world had learned what Germany was warring tor. Mr. Batii.iir showed ho v.- intimately our war-aims were c<v!:ec:.-iic,l v, itlx the hearths and lioiivm of Britain aud the Dominions. When a Power like Germany, with her methods, am'uitunia, anil morality, was rimniiw -wan!:. ing the fabrics of civilisation to the foundation*, the pro en I called for were that would 1' • " ••-"•tn-ii and grandchildren' if the war ended in . German peace. -I