New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
No Attempt Made to Alter
or Withhold Note From
Tcuton Public
TriHing Errors
In Translation
Press Continues Attacks on
President; Socialist News
paper an Exception

agency, with substantially complete
and correct version Of President Will
sons reply to Pope Benedicts peace
note. The agency transcript differs
from the original only in minor points
such rs apparently are due to errors in
transmission or translation. There is
no indication Of an intent to alter the
text or withhold any part Of IL from
the public.
The minor differences noted are
these. The German version speaks OF
mo barrier, either Of law or OF truth
instead Of "of law or Of mercy" and OF
an "undeceived but undefeated' instead
Of "balked but indicated" Germany,
and Of the counter revolution which
would be caused" instead OF at
tempted" by malign influences.
The sentence beginning Responsible
statesmen" is badly dislocated in an
attempt to force it into the complicated
mould Of German syntax, the phrase
punitive damages" is translated into
damage as punishment while treat
les Of settlement" is qualified by the
adjective secret" and "reconstitutions
of small nations" becomes restoration
Of small nations"
Outside Pressure Rejected
All the Berlin newspapers IN their
comment on President Wilson's reply
TO the Papal peace note take the view
that the American Presidents response
makes peace out Of the question for the
nre.ent. Even the "Tageblatt,' one OF
the strong advocates Of parliamentary
reform. rejects the idea OF outside
pressure upon Germany for the intro
duction of the desired reforms.
The "Vossische Zeitung" adopts
scolding attitude toward President
Wilson, declaring him 10 be employing
deliberate lies" and declaring that the
Reichstag resolution on the peace ques-
tion should be an adequate BuHiah
for him from the German people. u
denolishes its own argument, however
in almost the next sentence, saying
"We know ourselves, even without
the enemy's advice that the second es
ssntial is lacking; (the hrst esSehtal
poiuted TO BY the newspaper was the
Will Of the parliament 10 determine Tue
direction Of the national policy, name
u, H. assurance that the course in
diceted bv the representative assembly
and accepted by the government WIZ
no followed steadily and with the rlgnt
methods. Recognition OF the necessity
NJ The participation OF the Relchstag IN
the governments responsibility IS,
however. spreading among the pc pie
but II must not and will not lead 10
pseudo democracy, under when the
Western powers suher.
Independent Translations Printed
Individual newspapers arc permitted
TO publish special dispatches giving IN
dependsnt transletions OF President
Wilson's note.
As a whole, II may be said that the
note has had bad press" so Tar as
the Berlin press is concerned, the tenor
of comment ranging from rejection OF
suggestions for inner reform that come
from outside of Germany, al the way
to downright abuse and vilihcation.
The Socialis. newspaper, "Nor-
waerts" furnishes a striking exception
10 this generality. IL demands that the
nation take good advice, regardless
of the source Of such advice. and INTRO
duce the real democratic reforms which
constitute the preliminary conditions
for any chance Of negotiating peace.
"Vorvaerts" misses in the note, IL says.
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German people which could be fur
nished by the announcement OF de-
termination that they shall not be
robbed or made TO pay tribute 70 their
enemies.
The note, II says, glides cautiously
over this point, which is of decisive i'm
portance to the German people. neither
supporting the wishes Of the Allies for
conquest and compensation nor ex-
pressly dsavowing them. The note,
however, il judges, Is clear on the point
that negotiations with Germany are re-
iected SO long as the present govern.
mental system continues, and in de-
handing guarantees that the will OF
the government be backed by the will
Of the people.
Favors Giving Guarantees
"A certain section OF the German
press" continues the Socialist organ,
Twill hasten to declare that II is un
worthy Of the German people TO give
such guarantees We believe the con-
trary. Il would be unworthy Of itself
TO refuse them. The German people is
not fighting this hardest Of all strug
giles for the rights of individuals or
families, nor for any particular form
Of government, but for its own exist
ence. The social democracy advocates
a national defence in this sense, but in
no other.
"Vorwserts" declares that the Ger
man people are more than ripe for
democratic government The peace
settlement, il says, may be wrecked on
the terms Of the negotiations, but must
not be wrecked on the question Of who
shall negotiate. The German nation,
it points out, has an authorized repre-
sentation in the Reichstag, but ii lacks
a government responsible TO that body.
In conclusion II expresses chagrln that
this Reichstag. which IL characterizes
as the "most long-suffering Of all par
liaments," has so far lacked the will
10 assume power. IL must, however.
muster up this will, declares the news
paper, because its path to power is the
worlds path to peace.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2.-The Frank
furter Zeitung" terms the declaration
in favor Of equal participation in the
economic possibilities OF the world for
all peoples the only clear and unmis-
taxable passage in President Wilson'S
answer to the Pope's peace proposal.
After following the fashion OF using
the Russian General Soukhomlinoif'
declarations to refute President Will
SONS nssnmntinn that Germany was