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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 49
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918
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PREPARIPJIFOR
DEFENSEOFtS&AL
AGAINST GERMA
In Spite of Acceptance of
Peace Terms Work Is
Feverishly Pushed
WORKMEN WOULD FIGHT
. BUT SOLDIERS REFUSE
IT 'i
Americans Trying to Stir Rus
sians Up To Make Stand '
Against Invaders
By Joseph Shaplen
United Press Staff Correspondent)
' Petrograd, Feb. 25. (Night) Do
spite acceptance of the German-imposed
peace, mobilization and hurried pre
parations for the defense of Petrograd
continue.
Small German detachments are rcport-
ml moving toward Petrograd from
Pskoff (162 miles southwest of Petro
grad). Workmen's battalions were
quickly orgauized and several are al
ready moving in the direction of Pskoff
After the capture of Pskoff, the Ger
mans advanced several stations. The
iJussians then began a counter offen
sive and the city changed hands sever
al times. The remaining Russian work
men's battalions are continuously leav
ing for Pskoff.
The garrison soldiers refuse to fight
1 but the workmen are enthusiastically
joining the revolutionary army. Four
thousand from the Putiloff works and
three thousand from the Viborg and
Stnolny have formed an armed camp
with red flags flying.
As soon as the news of the capture
. of Pskoff was received here, the factory
whistles called the workmen to arms.
Their spirit is belligerent and they
are determined to dies for the revolu
tion. . 'B
The defense committee issued a proc
lamation declaring the revolutionary
capital is. in the grayest danger and
urging all to fight and die for the rev
olution. Red guards and Lettish riflemen re
captured the Pskoff postoffice, battling
in the streets with German detachments
which had been cut off from the main
lines.
Reval was stubbornly defended before
it was captured.
Turks Enter Thebizond
Amsterdam, Feb. 26. Turkish forces
entered Thebizond on Sunday, accord
ing to reports from Turkish sources
reaching here today.
Thebizond, a city in the Turkish pro
vince of that name, on the north shore
of the Black sea has been iu Russian
hands since April 39, 191o, when it was
taktu by Grand Duke Nicholas.
SCENES ARE STIRRING.
By Joseph Shaplen
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Petrograd, Feb. 25. (Delayed).
The scenes at today's meeting of the
Soviet's executive committee were most
accustomed to follow Premier
Lenine unswervingly cursed and swore
demanding the revolution die fighting.
Despair filled the ante chamber and
corridors of the Tauridi, which origin
ally saw the birth of the noblest hopes
of the revolution.
The coolest and most unconcerned of
all was Lenine. The premier, short and
stocky, with massive head and sturdy
shoulders, deep-set eyes and iron fea-
(Continued on page two)
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CHANCELLOR ACCEPTS SOME
OF PEACE PRINCIPLES LAID
DOWN IN WILSON'S SPEECH
In Address to Reichstag Yes
terday Count Yon Hertiing
Makes New Peace Drive
! Amsterdam, Feb. 26. "Regarding
Tecent Swiss intrigues, I declare that
we never "have sought, and we never
'will think of assailing Swiss neutral
ity," Chancellor Hertiing declared in
his reiehstag speech yesterday, accord
ing to dispatches received here.
. "We hold the greatest esteem and
gratitude toward Switzerland, Holland
Scandinavia, Spain end other neutrals,
who have preserved their neutrality
'despite temptations and oppressions-
"Our war aims from the beginning
have been:
"Defense of the fatherland.
"Maintenance of territorial integ
rity. "Freedom of economie development.
"Even our aggressive warfare has
boen defensive. I aim to emphasize the
latter, so there will be no misunder
standing regarding the operations in
the east.
"It is our sole aid to secure the
fruits of our Ukrainian peace. We do
not intend to establish ourselves in
Esthonia or Livonia. Our chief aid in
Courland and Lithuania is the crea
tion, of self determination and self- ad
ministration. Our military actions
have far exceeded the original aim.
"Regarding Rumania, we desire to
be fair with a state with" which, on the
Basis of the success of our arras, we
are now concluding peace.
"Regarding Poland, Germany and
Austria freed her from an oppressive
dependence for the purpose of creating
an independent state. Her constitution
al problem is now being discussed- The
Ukraine peace at first produced a
great unrest in Poland. We hope that
COUNT VON HERTLIiiG'S
GOOD fAITHDOUBTED
Might Allow Wilson's Princi
ples to Apply to West
European Nations
By J. W. T. Mason
(Written for the United Press)
New York, Feb. 26. Immediately
following the refusal of the German mil
itarists to offor Russia a peace based
upon President Wilson 's four f undainen
ta! points of the self-determination of
nationalities, Count Von Hertiing has
now turned to the western powers and
expressed a qualified approval of Presi
dent Wilson's attitude.
No trust can bo placed in the German
chancellor's generalities because they
are contradicted by the imperialistic pol
icy of the Germans at Brest Litovsk,
constituting the first peace conference
of the ww. Count Von Hertiing may be
willing to subscribe to limited self-determination
in tho west, but there is
nothing to indicate that he will accept
the- principle in the east.
The. United States is now fighting
for the preservation of democracy in
Russia, as well as the establishment of
democracy ty .the central powers. I:
would be highly detrimental to the
future relations between the eastern and
(Continued on page six)
CAPITAL Ali
E BOTH DENOUNCED
Senator McCumher Says
Profiteers Are the Bolshe
viki of America
Washington, Feb. 26. Declaring the
"BoLsheviki of America profiteers"
capital and labor have the nation by
the threat in its hour of trouble, Sen
ator Mc 'umber of North Dakota advo
cated the passage of his "labor con
scription bill in tho senate.
McCumber declared that this profit
eering was "encouraged and acquiesc
ed in by the government and warned
that unless steps were taken to correct
the evil, tho American people "would
be heard from.". . "
The "Saturnalia of Extravagance"
at the Hog Island shipyard he cited as
tho crowning instance of Ho'shcviki
sentiment in America, which he de
scribed as standing for "more, still
more and always more."
The attitude of shipyard labor, par
ticularly on the Pacific coast, which
he declared was "slacking in a most
shameful and disgraceful manner." he
gave as am example of ""Bolshovi-ki-m"
of the workingman.
"Never before have we so needed
(Continued on page four)
a compromise may now be reached re
garding a settlement of the frontier.
"Germany is only demanding what
is militarily indispensable. The pros
pect of peace with the entire east is
now within reach.":.
"The euteute is fighting for Italy's
acquisition of portions of Austria-Hungary
and severance of Palostin?, Syria
aid A-abia from Turkey," declared
Hurtling.
"Eng.' and hopes to create a doneudent
protectorate and annex new territory,
increai'i g and rounding off her former
possessions, especially in Afr'.si.
"In the face of this policy, entente
statesmen dare to represent that Ger
many is the disturber of peace, who
for world peace must be confined in the
narrowest bounds, if not destroyed.
"By a system of lies and calumny
they untiringly endeavor to instigate
their owil people and neutrals against
the central empires and disturb neutrals
with the spectre of German violations."
"I readily admit that President
Wilson's message of February 11, con
stitutes perhaps a small step toward
approachment, " said tho imporial chan
cellor. "I can fundamentally agree
with the four principles, which in
Presidont Wilson's view must be ap
plied in a mutual exchange of views
and thus declare with President Wilson
that a general peace can be discussed
on such a basis.
' 'Only one reserve need be made in
connection with these principles. They
must not only be proposed by Presi
dent Wilson Jmt actually be recogniz
ed by all states and "peoples. - . ,
"This goal has not yet been reached.
There is yet no court of arbitration.
' "When President Wilson says the
German chancellor is speaking to a
world tribunal, I must decline this tri
bunal as prejudiced, jojyfully as I
(Continued on pag two)
IS GERMAN-AMERICAN
ALLIANCWLOYAL?
That Is Testimony Brought
Out Before Committee
Hearing On King Bill
Washington, Feb. 26. Germany con
sidered the National German-American
Alliance "as a bond of common kul
tur' and strongly approved it, Gu9atvus
Ohlinger, of Toledo, Ohio, declared be
fore the senate sub-committee on judic
iary this afternoon at the hearing con
tinued from Saturday on Senator King's
bill to disband the alliance.
The witness added that the great
mass of persons of German extraction
in this country are as loyal toward tho
United States as any other class of
citizens and have no sympathy with he
aims of tho leadors of the alliance.
President Wilson and Theodore
Roosevelt were characterized as un
American because of their internation
al policies by tho Illinois German
American Alliance in deciding to op
pose their nomination in June, 191(5,
according to a statement Ohlinger
read.
"Our slogan shall bo 'against Wil
son and Roosevelt'," the statement of
the state allianco said. "They have
proved un-American. No perfidious
(Continued on page two
JOHN DEVOY BACK
OF IRISH REVOLT
la Letter Now In Hands of
Aulhorities He TeOs of His
. Alliance with Germans
Kew York, Feb. Z6. John Devoy,
New York, editor of the recently sup
pressed "Gaelic American" was the
man behind the German-Sinn Feiner ef
forts to launch a revolution in Ireland
in 1916, according to his own claims in
a letter, a copy of which was made pub
lic today.
In the epistle, found on the premises
of Lawrence DeLacey at the time of the
latter 's arrest in California in August,
1917. Devoy claims all credit for tho
unsuccessful arms shipment to Ireland,
saying itogcr Casement had nothing
more to 3o with it "than the man in
the moon."
He details methods of eommnnicition
with the Sinn Feiners, tells how an in
tercepted message from Berlin betrayed
the German landing of arms in Ireland,
blamea Casement fur the failure of the
revolution, talks of the -" war going
against us" when Germany was hav
ing hard sledding, and adds:
"We have sent a good sum of money
for our work." I
(Continued on page four)
HARDSHIPS OF
FLORIZELWRECK
TOLD BAILORS
Forty Three Survivors Reach
SL Johns With Harrow
ing Tales
NINETY-TWO ARE DEAD
IN CAPE RACE DISASTER
Deck :Was Swept Clean Five
Minutes After Doomed Ves
sel Struck Rocks
St. Johns, N. R, Feb. 26. A story
of hardship, self sacrifice and unflinch-
i ing courage unequalled even in the
"graveyard of the Atlantic,' as the
New Foundland waters are named, was
unfolded here today by survivors of the
wreck of tho steamship Florizel. These
survivors, 43 in number, left 92 of their
fellows behind them dead.
Grewsome in its awfulness, tragical
in its fiction-like telling, the story of
the Florizel and her brave rescuers left
a thrill with St. Johns today as prepar
ations were made to dispose of the
bodies which have arrived from Broad
Covo, where the pitiful hulk of the
prido of tho Red Cross line pounds on
the rocks.
Inside of fiv minutes from tho time
the vessel -struck, nothing movable on
the main, deck was left standing from
amidship aft and she was submerged to
her saloon deck.
The seas smashed through the sa
loon deck, rushed through the passage
and smashed everything in the way.
Iron bulkheads also gave way. On Vvrth
sides of the ship boats and their
davits, with the whole superstructure,
were demolished like matchwood. Ine
foretop mast crashed to the deak,
maiming and -killing passengers who
had rushed -from their staterooms.
Many passengers were swept into the
seat as they gained tho deck. The
smoking room, captain's quarters and
Marconi room were havens for these
men and women. Several met death in
these attempts.
By eight o'clock Sunday morning 25
or 30 men had succeeded in reaching
the smoking room several had reached
tho captain's room and the Marconi
room was packed to suffocation. In
this lattor room ten -feet by ten, there
were at cno time 43 men and a woman
Miss CantwelK Every hour or so
men died from exhaustion and expos
ure and as they fell were removed to
make room. Their bodies were no
sooner laid outsido than they were
swept overboard. Thirty-three persons
were taken from this staunch room by
tho rescuing party.
Other parts of tho ship had their
human cargo cloocly huddled to keep
warm. One by one they died and were
swept avay. Bodies rolled backward
and forward with tho rushing waves.
Tho smoking room and captain's
room resisted the battering of the seas
until about 10 a. m. Sunday when three
pounding seas in succession -swept
across tins section. vvnen mey re
ceded both houses and their occupants
had disappeared. In thij Bweep went
John Mtiun, Tom McNeil, Captain Joe
Keen, Jim MeCoubrery and several
others. Tho Marconi house now held
all those who were alive above decks.
Salem Finn Yas Lowest
Bidders 0a Fair Coliseum
Stewart & Engstrom, of Salem, were
the lowest bidders and will be awarded
the contract for the first construction
work on the new Coliseum at the Oregon
State Fair ground, Secretary Lea an
nounced yesterday afternoon. A meeting
of the board will be held in Portland
tomorrow, when the contract will be ex
ecuted. The bid of Siewart . and Eng
strom was $1G,?80. Other bids follow:
Suook & Traver, Salem, $22,081; W.
Lorenze, Portland, $20,945; Fred Lrixon
Salem, $24,762; Portland Bridge Com
pany, $26,965.
The portion of the building to bo
constructed this year will cover the size
of the entire structure, but the perman
ent seats and sidewalks will not be in
eluded. Other details will be eliminated
until such time as sufficient money is
on hand to complete the work..
The Coliseum will seat about 7000
people.
Mr. Lea said the board also has adopt
ed the premium list, which is $6000
larger than last year, the increase go
ing to livestock, agricultural and man
ufacturing industries of Oregon. Run
ning races will eliminated at the fair.
Relay raees will be provided for each
of the six days, with purses aggregat
ing $2500.
W. L. Bobbins hauled a couple of
houses through Weston the other day.
the Leader gays, just as easily as though
each were a load of hay. He bought
them from the Grant-Smith company
and they will be used at his mill as dry
kilns for corn meal.
SIXTY-ONE NAMES ARE NOW
ADDED TO DEATH ROLL
IN TUSCANIA DISASTER
These American Soldiers
Formerly Reported As
Missing or Unidentified
Washington, Feb. 26. The war de
partment today received more nan es
of dead from the Tuscania disaster, who
were previously reported as uuidonti
fied or missing. They include:
Clarence W. Allen, Traverse City,
Mich.
George A. Altwien, Temple, Texas.
Roger Baker, Levee, Ky.
William Binnio, Fallon, Mont.
Vcrncr C. Bramland, Colton, Ore,
Benjamin H. Brown, Barron, Wis.
Alcide Carrollo, Lohrville, Wis.
Joe Cochran, Lawton, Okla.
Tominio W. Cook, Rayville, La.
John M. Crowley, San Francisco.
Read C. Davis, Colusa, Cal.
Rosino Dazindn, Namara, Texas.
Alexander J. Dunn, 969 Vernon ave
nue Portland Oregon.
Elton O. Edmundson, Strawn, Tos.
llorencio Erias, Alice, Texas.
Kdward C. Fcyrer, Ycymar, Texas.
Dale M. Fish, Wheaton, Minn,
frixton Flores, Alice, Texas.
Cuadalupe Garza, Rio Grande, Testis.
Giegg Gehnng, Fmdlay, Ohio.
William O. Geyer (apprars as t'eyir
on passenger list) Blackst'm, Vn.
lid ward V. Urahume, Bc.ranton, I a.
Arthur Christian Junk.i, Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
GERMAN PEACE DRIVE
NOW THAT RUSSIA
IS FOLLYJONQUfRED
Having Accomplished Ends In
fcast now VYimng to inscuss
Peace In West
By Oarl D. Groat
(United Presa staff correspondent)
Washington, Feb. 26. Germany is
making a new peace drive, now that
she has bagged a goodly section of
Russia.
That was the moaning international
experts placo today on the more con
ciliatory tone adopted by Count Hert
iing in his reply to President Wilson's
ponce terms.
Furthor, some of tho experts saw an
effort hy Hertiing to split .tho allies,
relying upon them to have differing
views as to the siding with President
Wilson in his fourcardinal bnses for
peace discussion.
The chancellor s acceptance Of tno
four principles was regarded as indi
cating his belief that a peace table
discussion would not haggle over Rus
sia Ions, if French, Beluian, Italian
and some Balkan questions could be
adjusted.
In fact, it was felt that Jlertling's
move IiarKeu DacK to ijioyu ueorgu s
initial war aims speech, in which ho
practically cast Russia adrift, warn
ing her that she would be left to her
fate at German hands if she continued
in her peace course.
Well informed Englishmen in this
country have said recently that they
doubted if England would fiht on
lone to wrest Russian territory from
a Teuton grip, even though German re
tention of it was a strong step toward
.formidable strengthening of German
.domination. Further, Italian Foreign
Minister Sonnino's newspaper intimat
ed after Lloyd-George's speech that
there may be little in tho way of peace
if Germany restored Belgium, cleared
out of northern France, gavo Italy
Trent and Triest and did her expand
ing in Russia.
What President Wilson will do was
something no one here could positive
ly fathom today. That he will make
some rejoinder is likely, however. Hut
it is a question whether he will yield
to Hertliug's suggestion that the other
nations must accept and express the
four cardinal Wilsonian bases.
Hertiing subtly appealed to the pa
cifists of the allied countries to join
in pressure on the governments for a
statement coinciding with Wilson's-
There can be no mistaking that Ger
many wants peace, but a peace advan
tageous to herself. She has not altered
her imperialistic aims, and tho mili
tary party is still in power. -
Her acceptanco of the principle of
self determination of nationalities is
believed based upon the theory that
she can coerce the captured Russian
provinces into sliding her way, espe
cially as there is a strong German el
ement in the population.
BONDS TO DRAW 42 PER CENT
Washington, Feb. M- "Tho next
liberty loan will bear 4 per cent in
terest," Representative Meeker declar
ed on the floor of the house today.
"I have that information direct,"
ha said.
Vrauk KOiSaeth, San Antonio, Texat.
Mat Lath: m, Hefflin, P. O., Staf ord
Verginia.
Charles P. H. McVey, San Francisco.
Lambert H. Mocker, Nashville, Tenn.
Roy Muncaster, Denver, Colo.
Richard A. Minchart, Columbus, O.
Benjamin C. Olmsted, Tenino,, Wash.
Ben V. Owens, Canadian, Texas. .
Clarence Paul, Alexandria, La.
Clyde C. Pelley, Cedar Rapids, la.
Juan A. Perez, Boerno, Texas.
Goorge O. Perry, Lone Wolf, Okla.
James R. Potillo, Huntington, Ark.
Ondis Powell, Sasa Kwa. Okla.
Carl C. Bader, Johustown, Pa.
Lucia Ramos, San Autqnio, Tex.
Frank D. Reilly, Cleveland, Ohio.
Alpha L. Rice, Charlotte, Mich.
Girilio Bodriquez, Burgmsill, Tex.
Raymond Foessler, Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
Richard Schultzo, Boerne, Texas.
Frank Sharpe, Milwaukee,.
Ellis M. Smith, Magnolia) Ark.
William B. Spencer, New London,
Wisconsin. , ..
Arthur Straach, Miles, Texas. " .
William G. Smith, Festus, Mo.
Charles L. Wayne, Fort Jones, Cal.
Earl Odoarl Weiseuberger, Jim Falls,
Wisconsin.
Patrick H. White, Dallas, Texas.
Jose Y. Bara, Laredo, Texas.
Paul A. Williams, Pueblo, Colo.
German Army Nears
Capital of
Russia
7ft jjg
Washington, Feb. 26. Tho
German army waa only eight
hours distant from Petrograd
yesterday and still advancing,
. according to a message from
Ambassador Francis, via Pekin,
date'd yestcrdnv. $
Francis said be was starting
to leave-tho capital if ho could
Francis' messago in substance
was that whllo the Bolshevik!
' had agreed to ; .the German
terms, the Gorman army con-
tinned its advance and was on-
'ly a few:hours distant as Fran-1;
ci was Bending his messuge.
Francis said he was preparing
to join with the Japanese and
Chineso envoys in tho journey.
REPRESENTATIVES OF
CAPITALAi LABOR
Making Effort to Bring About
National Industrial Policy
For War
Washington, Feb. 2 Capital and
labor has began efforts to bring about
a national industrial policy for tho du
ration of the war.
At ton o'clock yesterday morning,
in tho office of Secretary of Labor
Wilson, fivo representatives each of
tho workers and their employers ap
proached' the difficult tnsk of formu
lating the basic principles to govern
each toward tho other until peace is
leclared.
The interests of tho people are rep
resented by two additional members
of the conference selected by tho oth-
(Coutinued on page two)
HINT THAT ALLIES MAY
CHANGE DIPLOMATIC VIEW
TO MEET GERMAN IDEAS
Germany May Be Content To
Offset Sacrifices In Vest
With Gains In East
By Lowell Mellett,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
London, Feb. 26. The Russian de
nouement may result in the most pro
found effect upon allied diplomacy.
If, as anticipated, Germany is satis
fied with vast gains in tho east ajjd ap
proaches the entente with a reason
able proposal for tho settlement of is
sues on the other" fronts, there is the
best ground for believing such an of
fer would not be spurned.
The governments attitude i reflects
Premier Lloyd-George 's speech wherein
ho declared that Russia's fate must be
decided by Russia alone.
If Germany will now concede the
justice of the allies' claims elsewhere,
peace is possible.
A curious phase of th situation
the general opinion in high quarters
that President Wilson and America
would opposo such a peace, being un-
FRENCH RAIDING
GERMAN LINES
111 STRONG FORCE
Enemy Must Soon Start Of
fensive As Advertised or
Give Up Plan
- ni:3
FIVE HUNDRED ARE
CAPTURED IN ONE RAID
American Artillery Effectively
Shells Working Parties
Behind Lines
' By Henry Wood
(United Press staff correspondent) 1
With the French Armies in the Fiold
Feb. 25 (Delayed) Along the entiro
west front, from the Junction with tha
British to tho Swiss border, the French
armies are now delivering terrific raids
day and night. These are likely to in
crease in number, gize and importance
until the Germans either begin or call
off their pre-announccd offensive. '
The present raids ar different from
those last wintor, being prepared on a
'big scale, with immense artillery con
centration and preparation. They or
only distinguishable from veritable at
tacks in that the infantry, after cap
turing Gorman positions, imprisoning
tho occupants, and destroying trench-'
s, fortifications and material, returns
to its own trenches instead of occupy
ing the captured trenches.
Two new elements characterizing
tho present raids unquestionably sound
the keynote of all 1918 offonsive oper
ations namely, surpriso and artillery
"density heretofore unequalled,
i The surpriso is attained by install
ing artillery secretly during the night
and beginning . preparation without
warning. The overwhelming density of
the batteries pcrmif complete prepara
tion and destruction of tho enemy
trenches within a few hours. Formerly
Several days were necessary, during
which tho Germans rushod up reserves.
As a result of these tactics, single
raids last week yielded over 500 pria
'oners. Likewise, where last winter the
sole object of raids was to enptnre pris
"oners for tho purpose of enabling the
iFrench to obtain detailod information
of the Germans' offensive jians, the
raids this year have another and most
'important purpose. The artillery prepa
ration for each raid completely de
stroys tho Germans' first lino positions
'and trenches from which they could
launch their coming offensive.
Owing to tho Germans' 1918 defens
ive tactiesj which consist of their po
sitions being held strongly toward the
Tear instead of along the front, raid
ers aro often forced to penetrate to tha
klepth of a mile, destroying all inter
vening trenches and fortifications.
The raids likewise develop whore the
'German arei fortifving themselves
strongest- Saturday's jnids in Alsace
showed tho Germans, fearing French
Teconqnest of Alsace-Lorraine, have
fortified villages, farms, factories ana
renches into an endless lino of rein- .
forced enncretn forts.
While ""keeping accurately informed
from prisoners of the dispositions made
by Germans of their forces for tha
icoming" offensive, French raids are
(Continued on page two)
! willing for settlement at Rus-sia's ex
pense. Outside of government circles,
it is freely alleged that negotiations
are already being carried on. The re
port is that General Smuts visited
Switzerland for the purpose of meeting
Premier f'zernin or the latter ' repre
sentatives. It is generally credited, al
though there is not the slightest of
ficial confirmation obtainable
Should the government move defi
nitely toward peace, it would find it
self unexpectedly tho recipient, per
haps, of the support of a large element
now openly demanding a change of
government.
The extent to which this element has
grown as indicated by a meeting
i ifortday afternoon. Such personages
appeared on the platform as lxra
lieauchanip and Lord Loreburn, Sir
Hugh Bell, tho great iron master, Holt;
the big shipper, McDonuld, togother
with Smilio Suowden and other labor
ites. All these united in commending
labor's and President Wilson's war
aims, it the same time demanding a,
change in the British government.