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THE WAR.

No. 17,094.

THORNE'S

北一月三年八十登百九千蠻英

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GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S

SPEECH.

MR. BALFOURT SCATHING

CRITICISM."

LONDON, Feb. 27.

Mr.. Balfour, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the course of an important speech in the House of Cominons, said Count Czernin'in

same

our trial at the bar of history. Con- versations could not occur if Count'. Hertling's speech represented the high-water mark of German conces sion.I am convinced," said Mr. Balfour, that to begin negotiations unless we see our way clear to carry them through successfully would ba to commit the greatest crime against the futuro peace of the world." Verbal negotiations, therefore, could

at begin until something like

Do wise intended to sepamte bim-general agreement was, in sight, until statesmen of all countries concerned. self from Count Hertling in their

save their way to that broad settle- speeches, which occurred at the tine in which the differences toment which would bring peace to a which attention was directed were sorely troubled world. only made after close consultation.

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saying that Belgium must no longer be the jumping-off ground for the enemy? When was Belgium ever a jumping-off ground? Germany meant by economic freedom and

frontier security "some commer cial trammel upon her weaker neigh- bour, or appropriating some of its territory in order to strengthen her own frontier. Germany intended to impose, conditions, territorial, con mercial or military, preventing the future independence of Belgium, which we und Germany pledged to preserve. (Cheers.) How far did German practice: coincide with Count Herting's lip-service to President | Wilson's four propositions?': As r12- gards the first, consider in relation to it. Count Herthing's frame of mind in connection with Alsace-Lormine

[The tour principles whith President Wilson says must be applied as those 2. (1.) That each part of the final ettle-

ment must be based upon the case. tial justice of that particular case and upon such adjustments an are meat likely to bring a peace that will be permanent

(2) That peoples and provinces are not to be bartered about from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were mare chattels, and pawns in a game, even the great game, now forever discie dited, of the balance of power; but that,

(8.) Every territorial set'lement involved.

in this war mush, be made, in thể interest and for the benefit of the populations corverned, and not as e part of say icero adjustment or com. promise of claims amongst zival States; and,

(4.) That all well-defined national aspira)

tions shall be accorded the utmoet satisfaction that can do, accorded them without introducing new or per petuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely in time to break the peace of Europe and consequently of the world)

GERMAN ADVANCE IN RUSSIA.

TO CONTINUE TILL PEACE 16 SIGNED.

LONDON, Feb. 28.

A telegram from Petrogrid state's that General Hoffman has replied to the Russian Generalissimo Krylenko As regards the second, we recently that the advance will be continued had an exact specinien of how Count antil peace is signed, and carried out Hertling interpreted the principle in according to German conditions. action by the way, Polish territory was bartered to Ukraine. He would) be glad to know bow the Germans came thus to grossly violate their principle As regards the third and fourth principles, Count Hertling desired the restoration of Armenia, Palestine and Mesopotamin to Tur key.Would the restoration of these territanties to their late Turkish

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SERIOUS SITUATION IN.

IRELAND.

MILITARY REGIME MAY BECOME THE ALTERNATIVE TO CHAOS,

LONDON, Feb. 28. Stage,masters benefit the populations con- The Times Dublin Correspondent, cerned? Count Hertling socuses us states that a tide of lawlessness is of arabitious designs in the invasion sweeping through the west and south of Mesopotamin and the 'capture of of Ireland The King's writ has Jerusalem, but when Turkey went to ceased to run in the counties of war she picked site with us Clare Sligo, Roscommon and Mayo because Germany had promised her The Police at Clare, assisted by amalf Egypt. Would the happiness and bodies of troops, any in daily interest of the Egyptians have been flict with cattle invera 201 farm consulted by s Turkish conquest? grabbers, and farms in the Wester Egypt would simply have been given, counties are seized daily is the name up to the worst rule the world has of the Irish Republic. The mon aver known. Amb independence startling outrage has been a success would have been destroyed and ful attempt by the Sinn Feinpers in Palestine would have been given up Dublin to stop the export of piza, to those who had etrilised

It for

force of police were idle Large canturies

spectators of the seizure of pigs. A Count Bertling's policy in Russia

miliary régime my become the sole was another demonstration of Cer

alternative to chaos. The pens man methods. Count Hertling, de-

functione of the Law are virtually fending the invasion, pleaded it was paralysed by the hunger strikes of due to da urgent appeal for protec

Mr. Duke, the tion by the peopics against the Red Guards. Thux simultaneously the Secretary of State for Ireland, m German Eastern policy was hutnon-letter to the Lord Mayor of Cork, tarian, while in the West atrocities where three and devastations were going on the very weak

sion of Belgiuma ia ilitary the Government Invasion necessity and the

of Cour land is in the interests of Humanity We could listen to CounSort tirgotiticises with perfect egnin

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