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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
4
President Wilson awaits both global and domestic judgments on his peace plan. Officials deny Germany offered terms and say the Senate address was sent without replies. European reactions vary with cautious credit to his aims, while domestic opposition remains.
Paris senator Henry Berenger writes President Wilson's peace idea is democratic and not exclusively American, urging continued resistance against Prussian domination. He questions who violated Belgium and France and who owes reparations, linking the past to future guarantees.
The Temps in Paris lauds President Wilson for a peaceful charter for humanity and says the message would require Germany Austria and Turkey to accept governments deriving power from consent of the governed. It notes the message warrants attention for its generosity and idealism and will be read with sympathy by a friendly nation.
Lord Northcliffe denounces President Wilson in London regard ing his Senate address. He says Americans misunderstand the war due to Teuton propaganda and distance, urges pacification of Mexico, cites Armenian and Belgian atrocities and calls for stronger Allied unity.
At the Labor Party session in Manchester England delegates cheered when George J Wardle mentioned President Wilson in peace talks. Wardle called for victory language from Germany to end war as Ireland and Russia issues drew protests. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway seeks authority to issue 3 375 000 and 240 000 bonds per Public Service Commission filing.
Petrograd reports that Russian public opinion welcomes President Wilson's peace note in the Senate. The Novoe Vremya notes a shared aim for a firm peace and international justice, contrasting American goals with German domination and subjugation of weaker peoples.
Baron Sydenham condemns the presidents call as blindness to allied suffering and demands Germany be defeated. Oxford registrar Gilbert Murray favors victory for rights and anti militarism. MP Percy Alden sees Wilson seeking to avert spring slaughter and hints at German peace terms as possible.
Funeral services for Hugh A. McGoldrick of 192 Salem Street Medford were held yesterday from the McGoldrick home. A squad of sailors from the United States cruiser Chester served as bearers and the burial had full military honors with three volleys and taps.
In an engagement between English light naval forces and German torpedo boat destroyers in the North Sea last night one German destroyer was sunk and the other torpedo craft scattered, the official announcement said.
A British light force patrolling the North Sea near the Dutch coast engaged German torpedo boat destroyers. One enemy ship was sunk and the rest scattered as darkness fell. A separate clash near Schouwen Bank left a British destroyer hit by a torpedo, killing three officers and 44 crew, and the vessel was later sunk. Reports from Ymuiden indicate 12 German torpedo boats attempting to flee Zeebrugge were attacked. the German destroyer V-69, with about 60 crew, had its bridge wiped out by a direct hit, its commander and two officers killed, and seven other German ships reportedly sunk.
London reports from The Hague via the Exchange Telegraph indicate two German ships were sunk and three more badly damaged in the North Sea combat.
The Berlin war office reports Bulgarians in northern Dobrudja crossed the Danube near Tultcha and held the north bank against a Russian assault. Elsewhere in Romania fighting is limited to small outpost engagements. Germans and Russians clash in Riga and Volhynia with raids and repulses. Mont Didier bombardment noted. three German planes fell.
Official reports describe nightly artillery duels and heavy shelling on the Turkish front near Kut el Amara and ongoing activity on the western and eastern fronts. French and German air actions include two German planes downed near Marchelepot and a raid northeast of Neuville St Vaast with some prisoners taken.
London reaction to President Wilsons address to the United States Senate is mixed with only the Manchester Guardian and the Daily News showing pacific policy. Most British papers view the speech unfavorably and speculate on concealed meanings behind passages.
Public men praise the Presidents aims but back Great Britain’s cautious stance on forming an international peace league. Parliament may debate the issue as Labour factions in Manchester express support for war cabinet members while some insiders worry over Wilson’s influence on the Monroe Doctrine and the Allied cause.
Paris January 23 Leon Chavenon writes in L Information that Wilsons address shows a notable message. The editorial notes a strong echo in the soul of France and signals a hopeful reception of his words.
The statement embraces a new declaration of rights applied to the world, predicting a deep resonance in France's spirit. It warns that peace without victory needs a caveat and argues that commentary must distinguish between the assailed and the assailant to be fair.
James W. Gerrard transmitted to Berlin's foreign office the text of President Wilson's Senate speech on U S participation in a league of peace. The President's address appeared in Berlin papers this afternoon. Also noted are dramatic polar expedition photographs to be published in the Pictorial Section of the upcoming Sunday Post.
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