Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1917, Page 14

FLUENCE NE i Peace Without Penaties, Rep- and Guarantees on the Part nany. " Paris, Dec. 30.—The joint reply of all the Entente Allics to Germany’s peace mote of December 12 was.bhanded to- '* night to Ambasador Sharp. It will bo ~ transmitted through President Wilson and the American diplomatic corps to _the Teutonic allies. The note in full follows: The allied governments of Belgium, France, Great Britain_Ttaly, Japan, Montenegro, Portugal, Rumania, Rus- siadand Serbia, united for the defence " of the liberty of their peoples and ' faithrul to engagements taken not to . today as it was in 1514. Jay down their arms separately, have resolved to reply collectively to the pretended propositions of peace which were addressed to them on be- half of the ememy governments through the intermediary of the Unit- ed States, Spain, Switzerland and Hol- land. Before making any reply the allied powers desire particularly to protest against the two essential assertions of the note of the enemy powers that pretend to throw upon the allies the responsibility for the war, and pro- claim the victory of the central pow- ers. The allled governments cannot admit an ation doubly inexact, end which suffices to render sterile all tentative negotiations. Germany’s Word Considered Worth- less. The allisd nations have sustained for_thirty months a war they did ev- erything to avoid. They have shown by their acts their attachments to peace. That attachment is as strong But it is not upon the word of Germany, after the violation of its engagements, that the peace breken by her may be based. A mere susgestion, without a state- ment of terms, that hegotiations should be opened, is mot an offer of peace. The putting forward by the imperial government of a sham pro- posal lacking all substance and pre- | cision would appear to be less an of- fer of peace than a war manoeuvre. It is founded on calculated misinterpre- tation of the character of the strug- glo in the past, the present and the future. As for the past, the German note takes no account of the facts, dates enq figures which establish that the war was desired, provoked and de- elared by Germany and Austria-Hun- sary. At The Hague conference it was & German delegate who refused all proposals for disarmament. In : 3914, it was Avstria-Hungary, who, having addressed to Serbip an dented ultimatum, declared upon ier in spite of the satisfac- Which' had at once been accord- _ Rejected Peace Efforts in 1914. e central empires then rejected “attempts made by the Ertente to g about a pacific solution_of a ‘purcly local conflict. Great Britain suggested a conference; France pro- posed an international commission; the emperor of Russia asked the Ger- man empire to go to arbitration, and Russia_and Austria-Huneary came to an understanding on the eve of the conflict. But to all these efforts Ger- many gave neither answer nor effect. Belgium was invaded by an empire which had guaranteed her neutrality end which had the assurance to pro- claim that theaties were “scraps of ‘necessity knows no At the present moment these sh offers on the part of Germany rest on the war map of Europe alone, which represents nothing more than a su- perficial and passing phase of the sit- uation, and not the real strength of the belligerents. A peace concluded upon these terms would be only to the advantage of the aggressors, who, aft- er imagining that they would reach their goal ‘n two months, discovered after two vears that they could never attain it. Penalties, Reparation, Guarantees, De- manded. As for the future, the disasters caused Ly the German decloration of war and the innumerable _ outrages committed by Germany and her allies against both belligerents and neutrals demand penalties, reparation. and guarantees. Germany avoids mention of any of these. In reality, these overtures made by FRANK H. . ALLEN HENRY H. GALLUP S. ALPHEUS GILBERT NEW HOME OFFICE BUILDING 59-61 Broadway is one of the oldest institutions ;Qf'~EaSt}érn-Gohn:ecticut, and has increased its business ‘nearly 100% in the past five years alone. Through the magnitude of its business and promptness in service ‘it has. become ofle“of the most important factors in the fire insurance business in Connecticut. Strong solicitation is made for local business, and lines will be gladly accepted through any local Insurance Agency. A specialty is made of insurance on private dwellings, household furniture, barns schoolhouses, and public property will also be underwritten. Losses Paid Since Organization $1,600,000 JAMES K. GUY JOSEPH D. HAVILAND WALTER F. LESTER and contents; but mer cantile risks, churches, DIRECTORS CHARLES R. MARVIN WILLIAM H. PROTHERO JOHN F. SEVIN N. DOUGLASS SEVIN EDWIN_A. TRACY OTTO E. WOLF Norwich, Connecticut end it by imposing a German peace. The object of these overtures is to create dissension in public opinion in the allied countries. But that pub- lic opinion has, in spite of all the sac- rifices endured by the allies, already given its answer with admirable firm- ness, and has denounced the empty pretence of the declaration of the en- emy powers. ‘They have the further object of stif- fening public opinion in Germany and in the countries allied to her—one and all severely tried by their losses, worn out by economic pressure and crushed by the supreme effort which has been imposed upon their inhabitants. Reject Empty and Insincere Offer. ‘They endeavor to deceive and intim- fdate public opinion in neutral coun- tries, whose inhabitants have long since made up their minds where the Initial responsibilities lie, and are far too enlightened to favor the designs of Germany by abandoning the defence of human freedom. Finally, these overtures attempt to Justify in advance in the eyes of the world a new serles of erimes—sub- marine warfare, deportations, forced labor and forced enlistment of the in- habitants against their own countries and violations of neutrality. Fully conscious of the gravity of this moment, but equally conscicus of its requirements, the allied govern- ments, closely united to one another and in perfect sympathy with their peoples, refuse to consider a proposal which is empty and insincere. Once again the allies declare that no peace is possible so long as they haye not secured reparation for violat- ed rights and liberties, the recegnition the central powers are nothing more than a calculated attempt to influence the future course of the war and to Low-Cost Route T FLORIDA of the principle of nationalities and of the free existence of small states; so long as they have not brought about a settlement calculated to end once and for all forces which have constl- tuted a perpetual menace to the na- tions and so afford the only effective guarantee for the future security of the world. In conclusion, the allied powers think it necessary fo put forward the fol- lowing considerations, which show the special situation of Belgium after two and a half years of war. In viriue of the international treaties signed by five great European powers of whom Germany was -one, om _enjoyed before the war a special status, rend- ering her territory inviolable and placing her under the guarantes of the powers, outside ell Huropean con- cts. She was, however, in spite of these treatics, the first to suffer the sion of Germany. For this reason the Belgian government think it necessary to define the alms which - Belgium has never ceased to pursue while fight- ing side by side with the entente pow- ers for right and justice. Bolgfum has always scrupulously fulfilled the duties which her neutrali- ty imposed upon her. She has taken up arms to defend her independence and her neutrality violated by Ger- many and to show that she remains faithful to her international obliga- tions. Must Restore and Indemnify Nations. On the fourth of August. 1814, in the reichstag, the German chancellor ernment have but one aim—the rees- tablishment of peace and justice. But they only desire peace which would assure to the country legitimate rep- aration, guarantees and . safeguards for the future. RADICAL LEGISLATION BY THE URUGUAYAN CONGRESS Is Being Discussed by the Congre: al Commission. sion- Montevideo, TUruguary, Deec. 31— (Correspondence of The Associated Press.)—Legislation of the most radi- cal character is being discussed by congressional commissions which have been meeting regularly in this eapital for the past few weeks. The ordinary isessions of congress are fixed by the | constitution to be held between Feb- {ruary 15 and June 15 of each yvear, but the radicals have forced the issu> and their advanced ideas are being consid- jered at this time. The most revolutionary of the pro- posals i§ that Uruguay shall change its form of government so that a com- mission instead of a president shall be vested with the executive power. Uruguay one of the richest and best governed, though one of the smallest of the South American republics, has = population of less than 1,500,000 Which the supporters of the commis- sion plap say would lend itself to the new idea. Its 19" depa‘tments, corres- ponding to states in the United States of North America are so closely we\d- ed by railways and waterways that the governmental problem is simpler in the little republic than in any other entity of the southern continent. The proposed commission would consist of seven -members, one to act as execu- tive chairman for the period of a year, to be replaced at the expiration of this time by another member of the commission. The retiring executive chairman would leave the post to be replaced by a new member to be se- lected by the legislature. Only those who have served on the commission The GREATLY That 194 Main §t, T Piace for a period longer than a vear would be eligible to the chairmanship. Under the present comstitution the gxecutive power is vested in & presi- dent who is chosen by the geperal as- sembly for a term of four vears and who is forbidden to be a candidate for re-election for the term immedi- ately following his own tenure of of- fice. Dr. Feliciano Viera, who heads the present Uruguayan government, is a pronounced radical, but it is politi- cal gossip that the programme of the extremists of his own party has taken him off his feet and he is doing what he can to stem the tide. Already the insurance business and the electric light and power business of the capi- tai have been taken over by the gov- ernment and enthuslasts are calling for state owned railways, bakeries and | street car systems. _Here they me the opposition of the British owners of | the railways who have threatened to withdraw their capital if the proposed laws are put into effect. Recently the sociologists have be- come active and Domingo Arena, one of the most prominent lawyers of the country, made a speech before the commission advocating the enactment of a divorce law by the provisions of which a woman might be _released from matriomonial contract upon mero request to that effect before a proper- ly constituted magistrate. Under the proposed law a woman would not be required to give any cause whatsoever. In the case of the husband a long list of limiting causes is enumerated. The author of this measure declared that| the peculiar conditions in Urugury cailed for such radical remedial legis- lation. His speech was at first ridi- culed but is now receiving the serious consideration of the law makers. JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE (‘:oaix, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists and Furs _REDUCED [ Everything Marked With a Clearance Tag Come In, Look Around [ Senor_Battly Ordonez, who preced- ed Dr. Viera as president of Uruguay, and who is one of the present chief executive’s closest friends, is a leader of one of the most advanced of the radical wings. Through his efforts the eight-hour law has already oeen adopted in practically all parts of the republic. The fact that the present ampleofitgp TN ) &/ WAGAY) WS, = Waurogan Block $1 dollar’ No programe of any government the law- makers have always been Jealous of th: financial stability. NEW TREATY BETWEEN Bovernment cannot follow ' the propos- ed programme of this leader and that of Senor Arena has cause a split in (he radical party. This could mean that the oppasition might come into power after befng out for) half a centuary. very thing that the compromise of a party. Uruguay is the only country in South Amorica where paper currency is to- day at a premium, measured in terms of Amerlcan or English gold. The re- public has a gold standard, but has never coined ai which are foreign nations. paper peso, however, 1s $1,034 and at he Contains Country Will Attack the Other. Russia and Japan is likely to have a more far-reaching effect than is shown ¥/ \ \\Y\Y, A \Q\G/\Y \9) \T ) ing greater than any of the be allies ‘has sevared during ed under Japanese control. This con- trol is now to be further extended northward, from Shantung to Harbin, thug giving Japan authority over prac- ticaily all of the great trunk lines through Manchuria. Another extension of Japan's com- mercial authority will be on the Sun- fn the formal treaty signed at Tokio and made public. Thé formal treaty had a platonic assurance that neither country will attack the other, and in case of a difference both countries will | consult with a_view to adjustment. But Russian officlals who were in Japan at the time of the negotlations threatened _ to Récord Breaker for Cok The coke output of t States broke ail records in 1 than 25,000,000 tons of beeh was manufactured, an incre It is to avold this commission form of government has|and are now here en route homeward | 8arl river. one of the great branches |27 pe- cent compared with been proposed, the idea being to find |cay certain collateral agreements made | 0f the Amur, heretofors restricted in | 500,000 tons more than the olaces for all wings of the .radical|in comjunction with the treaty give it|trade to Russta, but now to be open | breaking total in 1910. By-p coke amounted to 19,200,000 inerease -of more than 5,000,0( or 36 per cent compared with The - total coke production, a to estimates prepared by C. of the United States Geologic vey, Department of the Interic 54,300,000 tons, an increase ov ot over 1918 of 8,000,000 ton: throughout Its length to the commarce of Japan. The Sungari is 500 miles long and its adjacent commerce !s so great that the region has the distinct- ive name of Sungaria. The Portsmouth treaty also gave Japan one-half of the island of Sak- balin, lylng off the Russtan Pacific coast, and practically a part of the Japanese group of islands, as it is sep- arated irom Yezo only by a narrow strait. Under the new agreement it is said that Japan will acquire the other half of Sakhalin at the conclu- sfon of the war, thus extending her au- thority over the entire island, with an area of some 30,000 square miles, and completing her control of all the isl- ands in the Japanese groups. Referring to the effect of the treaty & real and practical bearing and are really more important than the treaty itself. One of these collateral features as described by the Russian officials is the withdrawal of Japanese troops stationed as a guard in central and western Manchuria. The presence of these troops, while not an aggressive move, has been considered a sufficient menace to require the presence of a like Russian force in_eastern Siberia, nlong the border of Manchuria. The withdrawal of the Japanese troops is said to be of great advantage to Rus- sia, as it now permits the large force of 'Russfan soldiers, hitherto held in- active, to be transferred to the west- ern fighting front. This feature, which is not espressed in the treaty, is said gold pleces. Tiose in circulation come from The unit value of its money changers’ offices it takes American currency to buy. one worth of Uruguayan paper. matter Low radical has been the Coal production ' records smashed in 1916, wheri the outp around 597,500,000 tons, co with 570,000,000 tons, the high record established:in quantity of bituminous coal vas. 509,000,000 tons, .an i extremely republic’s reputation for 1A | to be one of the chief corrollaries from | —not only the formal text but the|or 15 per cent, according to es JAPAN AND RUSSIA | b b0 ol agreement mot to attack | cllateral effects of the present and by C. E. Lesher, of the United b Neither | each other. futire as above summarized—a dis- | Geolog! urvey, Department gt S By tinguished *Russian said: * | Interior. The ruantity of P Other features agreed upon are said H ot I to be in extension and development of vania anthracite was about §3 “Russia_gets immediate advantages v Siberian troops London, Dec. 31—According to in-|the terms Japan received under the|in the release of her formation fthrough Russian sources, | treaty of Portsmouth. Following that |from her western fighting front. But the recent rapproachment between | treaty, the great trunk railway run-(in commercial and territorial advan- | The temperature of a new o flatiron can be regulated ferent degrees. tages Japan secures exceptional ad- ni north from Port Arthur and Dal- o Vantages, her extension of territory be- ney through southern Manchuria pass- 897 )08 WS Y THE DIME SAVINGS BANIK OF NORWICH Incorporated 1869 40 Main Street Mutual savings banks like ours, in the one hundred years they have been in existence, have proved to be SAFE and CONVENIENT depositories for surplus funds;.because they are protected by stringent laws and the strictest supervision by the State. Such banks have always earnestly encouraged THRIFT, which is defined as prudent man- agement of resources. Therefore be THRIFTY and BEGIN THE NEW YEAR COUNT WITH US. sty DEPOSITS and WITHDRAWALS by MAIL will receive prompt attention. 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