The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-08-17
THE WAR MUST BE
FOUGHT TO A FINISH
Pope's Proposal Not to Be Considered
Kaiser'S Note to Wilson Denounced
as irresponsible" by German
Press--The End Not Yet

New York Times: 1he terms now
proposed, it will be readily seen, are
not materially different from terms
more than once proposed by Won Beth
mann-Hollweg. They come now in
form from a source that permits and
invites counter terms. The oppor-
tunity is open to the Allies to set forth
their own preliminaries.
New York Sun: That disposition
of the case, that dismissal Of the Of
fender from the court of the worlds
opinion with no heavier sentence
than that he must evacuate the ter
ritory blighted and blasted by his
crime, must seem to the Vatican, as
it would seem to Cardinal Mercier, a
mockery of Gods justice.
New York Herald: When the hid
eous blight of Prussianism is de-
stroyed forever the German people
can have peace, not nbefore. ,0Any
peace proposals that does not con-
template unconditional surrender by
Germany contemplates peace not
worth thinking about.
New York World: The first re-
sponse to the Vatican proposals must
come from the German Government
and there must be convincing proof
that it has not tricked the pope as it
tried to tricl, President Wilson.
New York American: We still be-
lieve that there can be no peace IN
/ the world, short Of the peace of ex-
haustion and death, until the belilg-
erent governments express willing
ness to negotiate upon the basis Of
these identical terms.
Chicago Examiner: We hope and
believe that the Vatican's message
Aporterds the dawn of the worlds
peace. In few days we will know
whether the end of the war is at
hand or whether stubborn govern
ments are determined to continue this
! horror.
Chicago Herald: The fact is that
the papal proposals, high-minded as
they are, and embodying as they do,
certain ideas President Wilson has
advocated, must still be read in the
light of our proved knowledge of one
I of the principal parties to which they
are addressed-Prussian militarism.
Chicago Daily News: BY a little
| thinking back any person VINO mas
followed recent political develop
ments in the Germanic empires will
have no difficulty in realizing that
Pope Benedict's peace proposals to
the warning nations are provided
with a somewhat impressive back
ground in Berlin, Munich and Wen
ma. The influence of the latter capt.
tails and their statesmen, closely
united to the Vatican by diplomatic
and religious ties, had made itself
felt of late in Germany's affairs.
Chicago Journal: No one questions
the sincerity of the pope's desire for
peace, but proposals coming at this
time will find little favor in America,
France, Belgium, the British Empire,
Italy, Greece, Serbia, Russia, Poland,
Bohemia or Roumania. Japan prob
ably is Indifferent on the matter and
the Central Powers, whether they
would be willing to accept the .pope's S
definition of terms or not, are pleased
indianapolis News: Fear that Aus
tria- Hungary will seek separate
peace may cause the Central Powers
to accept the pope's offer. We do not
believe the United States and the Al
lied Powers will be able to find in the
offer of the pope sufficient basis for
negotiations.