The Arizona copper camp., 1917-09-01

A discussion OF President w W1SOn S reply to the
Pope peace proposal indicates that chief executive
prepared to deal with matters of the utmost Importance
with promptness and dispatch
It is not anticipated that the Vatican will issue Il
reiOnder in the immediate future. The President
IDENTIFY realized that he would be criticized quar-
ers to what might be regarded disposition his
part to impose form of government on Germany. We
do not think that such the case time will show. It
will be generally conceded that the remainder of the
world is not concerned whether Germany has i'm
perial or republican form of government.
An interesting discussion of the Presidents peace
reply is the editorial written by Wm Spear for the Ar
Republican which produce in full as follows:
''The reply of President Wilson to the papa peace
note what it expected to be- It could have been
nothing else without deviatng materially from the pres
dents message to congress in February Any other reply
than that given by the President to Benedict would have
indicated radical change of the presidential mind And
there has been change of the presidential mind though
not since February but since little than two years
ago when Mr. Wilson proposed peace to the begerents
In terms little less definite than those suggested by the
pope
''The world ripe for peace then as it is now
but not more There little reason then why
there should be peace. The against democracy
great it is It then Just as essentia
that Prussansm should be overthrown It was perhaps
the realization by the President of his pro-
posing peace that has rendered his reply the pope
courteous than those he himself received from the allies
at that time
'sThe reply of the president that in his view
and the spokesman for the allies in their vew peace
is to be obtained in ofon two ways-through victory
through a sweeping revolution in Germany There
can be dealings with the German governments no rei-
ance can be placed on any agreement that might be
reached with that government.
The President clngs with tenacity to the hope Of a
German revolution 1t apparently to him that the
war Will so end and not in peace with victory which he
himself less than year ago deprecated In any event in
either view OF the President In for long the
three years of which have been but the beginning
Those cognizant of the German character have
pointed out the hOpelessneSs OF German revolutions
dents of German history and conditions have agreed that
there no German class that wants change It has been
put into the German fiber through centuries that security
sued from Frederick IL to Wilhelm H. The Germans
from the highest to the lowest believe themselves in
their strength and in their destiny; in their superiority
over other peoples So long this belief exists folly
to talk of German revolution. This belief can be re-
moved only by actual not prospective crushing de-
feat And then would have peace with victory with
without revolution
for months of all peace prospects and will render
idle all peace talk 1t must be most convincing to all of
us that there nothing for to do but buckle down
war. We must whip the Germans or they will whip us
The effect OF the reply must be stimulating to the Ameri
people and must be convincing to hem that through
no fault OF their own their principal business They
must go through with it.
'SThe President re-asserts that this country wants
nothing material from the We want only an assur-
ance that all peoples may be left free to live their own
lives III their own way We want territorial gain and
no indemnity 1t may be imagined that such thing as
Ge1man revolution might and that the Hohenzol-
ers might become one with Ninevah and Tvre:' that
German republic might give the most satisfying assur
ance that the world and would forever be safe
for democracy. Then Mr.. Wilson would be bound to
peace but would allies without changes of territorial
boundaries and without ndemnites? We have before MS
long, winding and complex journey"
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