THE TERMS OF PEACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16550, 28 May 1917, Page 5

THE TERMS OF PEACE.

ALLIED UNANIMITY. RETURN OF ALSACE-LORRAINE. A. and N.Z. Cable- NEW YORK, May 25. Mr. W. P. Sims', London correspondent of the United Press, states that tin speech of M. Ribot, the French Premier. in the Chamber of Deputies, was the first of a series in which the allies will state their war aims. They will then issue a combined statement declaring that they agree absolutely on the restoration of Belgium, Servia and Roumania, the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France,' the Titu tino to Italy, and autonomy for Slav? in Austria. POSSIBLE BELLIGERENTS. AN AMERICAN PREDICTION. NEW YORK. May 25. Mr. Gary, solicitor to the State Department, predicts that Spain. Scandinavia, China, Holland, Switzerland, and the Central and South American republics art likely to enter the war against Germany. The enemy's war effectiveness was greate* than anyone realised. CRISIS IN CHINA. PREMIER AND PRESIDENT. I'EKTN, May ::. The Premier, Tuan Chi Jul. has refused to accept the President's command to re sign, and lias gone to Tientsin. Sunn fear that a coup de main will be attempted by a number of provincial Governors, who have assembled at Pekin hoping to brow beat Parliament, which is willing to declare war. but ha« hesitated hitherto knowing that the large financial benefits which the allies promised in the event of China participating would enormously increase Tuan Chi Jui's power. The. Premier would have used his military powei earlier, but feared to provoke a rebellion in the south if he removed the President or coerced Parliament. It was recently announced that the President of China had asked Tuan Chi Jui to make way for another Premier, and that this was expected to end the Parliamentary deadlock and result in & declaration" of war against Gennadi