El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-03
GERMANS CLAIM
REAL DEMOCRACY
Say President Wilson Is
Autocrat and Democracies
Are Oppressed. "


Amsterdam. Holland. sept 3-"A
+ diplomat in his shirtsleeves" IS the
caption OF an editorial article in the
b Berlin Zeitung Am Mttas dealinS
with president wilson's reply 20 the
pope's proposal for peace.
The rude tone OF president VIII
sons note says tine newspaper.
seems perhaps TO mask a retreat II
the answer of the entente shows that
president Wilson was only used as
the relay horse OF a parallel attitude,
then il would iudisputabIy De possible
TO talk Of a great retreat on the part
OF the entente. Then this is skirm-
isning for the moral success which
shall commit 10 Oblivion tile final vic
tory that is lacking. Our attitude to
the papal note viii not be touched
iuWardly OF OutWardly by the note.
The line OF the direction Of our peace
aims, as OF the reforms We are seek
ing on our own initiative. cannot be
confused in any sense by outward iu-
fluences"
Who Is The Nutocrat:
The morgeupost says
Mr.. Wilson drew up his reply dur
ing q trip on his pleasure yacht ana
no one had any say IN tie matter
With US a commission is appointed 90
draft an answer 10 the papal note.
composed equally Of members OF par
Lament and OF the government
Where. then. are the autocratic and
where the democratic government
methods
German People United.
The Frankfurter Leltung Berlin
CORE spUndent SAYS.
President Wilson seems TO draw his
entire knowledge OF Germany from
the British press Otherwise Doe must
have known that i'm its Judgment on
the righteousness Of the cause for
which IL is bleeding and suffering rho
German people is completely at one
with its government"
Vorwnert~ Is Attacked.
Norwaerts, the Social organ. IS
vigorously belahOred by journals Ike
the Taglische Euudschau, the krcuZ
ZeltunE and the kOcIuIsrhe ZeituuE.
for its article on president wilson
note The TdegIsche EundSc.lu
thinks o. almost unbelievable OF "a
German paper to thus reply TO "the
shameless Impudeuce OF president
wilson r adds that 20 want Co
make ga Wilson Judge and arbite-
over German affairs is ridiculous"
German Socialists Aid Wilson.
The hreuz Zeituug SAYS
social demOCracy's attitude tends
to damage or weaken the German de-
hand in hand with president Wilson.
one Of the most bitter enemies we
have
This newspaper terms the accuse
IONS 1-ouE against the German
government as madness which % saws
can only be- laughed az, but 10 adds
that the British propaganda has so
prepared the ground in the United
states that such absurdiries do not
meet with general hooking laughter
Even in the part meant for the Ger
man people. the newspaper continues. .
president Wilson has struck the
right tone knowing very precisely
y hat pleasing effect the tactics of h
David LLOYD George, the British pre-
nler. or playing Off the German de-
against the German govern .
neut, have had
Oppressive DemocraeIes.
On the other hand the koelnische +.
leitung's Berlin correspondent says
II the remarks Of the NorWaerts had .
not been printed the people would
-etuse 10 believe that such blind
0ealOgist existed The correspond
snt proceeds TO draw a picture OF the
peace loving monarchies OF central
Europe as contrasted with the clique
ridden. belicose and oppressive demo
sracies
Note Clever and Cautions"
The NOrwaerts editorial which so
.rous-d the government journals.
avs the American note Is q cautious
-nd clever document u is a passion
ne Indictment TO amend the system
'I government obtaining in Germany
o which II attributes all the worlds
-trOcltles- Against the German peO-
PIE the note sets forth that America
Ices not want TO retaliate. inasmuch
Is II has IN the course Of this war
: men II did not want suffered much.
Z is undoubtedly a very correct OBJ
erVation that the German people did
lot want this war and in its course
las suffered much. Fear that Vet
worse might come keeps II awake in
.efeuce-
ieatedly declared il does not harbor
nmlty against the German people
lut proof OF this assertion has not
'een furnished It can only be es-
/, lDllShea IN Demonstration Of
America Will that the German peo-
lie are not to be robbed and made 20
Jay tribute 10 their enemies The
tote cautiously OmitS reference 20
his point which is Of decisive i'm
lOrt1nce 10 the German people IL
Ices not support the indemnity and
erritorlal demands Of Americas al
les. nor does IL rellnquish them.
" ould BE UndiEnified 10 Refuse.
II VIII be said in France. however.
nat the note does not mention these
hings- only the word satisfaction
iermlts wide Interpretation in Ger
many so long as the present govern
neuL system obtains. To demands
hat the will of the people back up
5overnm ent transactions.
a section of the German press viii
lasten 70 say that 10 would be uudig-
litied for the German people 20 give
uch surety On the contrary. we be-
ieve 10 would be undfgnified 10 re-
use 10. The German people are fight
ne thls most terrible Of battles not for
he rights o. single family or a
'ertain form OF government. but for
Is own existence. In this sense and
n no other the German social democ-
acy in its endeavor 20 obtain altered
institutional conditions refuses 10
mploy methods calculated TO weaken
he nations defences
The social democracy considers it.
elf understood that governments
which conclude peace among each
Their represent the viii Of their pe0-
les and also that they possess their
onfidence- The American govern
lent in principle, Is ready TO nego-
late with accredited REPRESENTATIVES
I the viii Of the German people. The
greement may fail because Of con-
NrT0nE 10 he ea