East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-29
President Sees Throne of
HOhenzOIIem CrumbIinq;
Chorus of Approval GreetS
Wilson's Reply to Vatican.
DECLARES WORLD HAS NO
FAITH IN THE KAISER
WASHINGTON


President sees the throne of the
Hohenzollern beginning to crumble.
Evidences of the weakening of the
Faiser's hold, the increasing boldness
among leaders Of the democratic fac
tion, and signs of imperial anxiety at
the growing moral force opposing him
reveal that the kaiser is weaker now
than since the war started
Officials see the effect of auto
cracy's fear of world opinion in Ger
many's backdown to Argentine on the
question of submarine warfare Ger
many agreed not to sink Argentine
ships. Welding the principle forcing
the United States into the war
One cry of protest was heard from
the chorus of official approval of the
Presidents reply. Those Interested
in the formation of a Jugo-SIav state.
said the Presidents opposition to dis
mem berment of the empire means
Austrian states desiring independence
cannot get it.
All senator's heartily approved the
President t'suIgessaGe- The allies will
send individual replies to the vatican
The note said in part:
August 27. 1917.
ITO His Holiness. Benedictus XIV.
Pope:
In acknowledging OF the commu-
of Your Holiness to the bel
ligerent peoples. dated August l 1917
the president of the United States re-
quests me to transmit the following
reply:
Every heart that has not been
blinded and hardened by this terrible
war must be touched by this moving
appeal of His Holiness. the pope. must
feel the dignity and force of the hu.
name and generous motives which
prompted it and must fervently wish
that we might take the path of peace
he so persuasively points out But It
would be folly to take it if does not
n fact lead to that goal which he
proposes. Our response must be bas-
I'd upon the stern facts and upon
lothing else 1t is not a mere cSssa
ION OF arms he desires: 1t is a stable
nd enduring peace. This agony must
lot be gone through with again. ami
{ must be matter OF very sober
Judgment that will insure US against
His Holiness, in substance. pro-
oses that we return to the status
no ante bellum and that then there
e d genera combination disarmament
nd "a concert Of nations. based upon
n aCceptaCe Of the principle Of ar
1trauou, that by a similar concert
-eedom Of the seas be esta blished.
nd that the territorial claims NJ
rance and Ita'E. the perplexing prob
ms of the Balkan states and the res
tuition Of Poland be left to such
onciliatory adjustments as may be-
ossihle in the new temper OF such
peace, due regard being paid 70 the
sptrations Of the peoples whose po-
teal fortunes and affiliations will br
lvolved.
1t is manifest that no part of this
rogram can be successfully carried
ut un ess the restitution of the status
lo ante furnishes a firm and salts
.ctory basis for it. The object Of this
ar is to deliver the free peoples or
lie world from the menace and tho
,tual power OF a vast military estab-
shment controlled by an irresponsi
e government which. haviu, secret
planned to dominate the world
to carry the plan out with
II regard either to the sacred oblt
'tions Of treaty or the long nstlb-
shed pract ceS and long cherished
1nCiples ot international action and
'AA'A " tlAi u fFl'St JUS own NifNF Tor
e war. delivered its blow cierccIy
I'd suddenly. stopped at no barr er
ther OF law or of mercy. swept a
hole continent within the tide OF
ood-not the blood OF soldiers ony
It the blood Of innocent women and
ildren also. and Of the helpless
'or. and now stands baked but not
feated the enemy OF four fiftha or
g world This power IS not the
'rman people II " no bus ness OF
rs how that great people came un
r its control or submitted With
nporary rest TO the domination o.
purposes but n is our buAlnass tn
2 to it that ths history or the r.st
the world IS mo- longer left 20 it,
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