Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-09-06
Wilson Tells Pope Peace With
German Autocracy Cannot
Be Considered.
KAISER NOT TO Be TRUSTED
Presidents Sweeping Embargo Procla.
nation Severe Blow to the Teu.
tons - Russians In Council
Aaree to Continue War
italians Keep Up Drive
on Trieste.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARn,

. There can be no peace with tke,em-
peror of Germany and the German au-
Hocracy because no reliance can be
placed on their pledges unless ex-
Plicitly supported by the will of the
German peoples themselves.
Such is the gist Of president Will
sons reply to the pope rejecting, on
behalf of the United States, the peace
Eproposals made by his holiness. 1t
was delivered ut the Vatican Tuesday
land was regarded as the reply Of all
the nations leagued against the CEN
!fral powers.
/ Mr.. Wilson's note is the climax Of
the series of magnificent state docu-
tments in which he has set forth the
claims of world democracy and is an
ether stirring indictment of the auto,
!cratic government of Germany. 1t as-
serts that peace on the terms pro-
posed by the pope would only give
Germany time to recuperate for re-
lfewal of its furious and brutal" pol
.icg by which 1t seeks to dominate the
world; would make necessary a per-
mnnent hostile combination of nations
against the German people, and would
result Gin abandoning the newborn
Russia to the intrigue, the manifold
subtle interference, and the certain
fc6unter-revolution which would be at,
ptempted by all the malign influences
- which the German government has
q late accustomed the world" Again
che president makes 1t clear that
America is making war without desire
for gain or revenge, and does not seek
the infliction of punitive damages, the
dismemberment of empires or the es,
tablishment Of selfish and exclusive
economic leagues; but he says no
man, no nation could depend on trea'
.tie6 or agreements made by the pres,
ent German government and Eve must
await some new evidence of the pur.
toses Of the great peoples of the cen.
tral powers"
4erman People See the Light.
It IS thus made evident that great
change in Germany's form of govern.
hdent, involving the fall of autocracy
fb requisite to peace negotiations and
that the German people themselves are
|bec6mi19 convinced Of this is shown
BY the developments of the week in
their Struggle for democratization and
parliamentarism. Not since the wal
began has there beA such freedom Of
kspeech and of the press as now EXISTS
find correspondents. report that there
is now q solid political block in the
IrAifhafag in favor Of effective guaran
TED That the imperial government nt
fddGer shall make vital decisions with
out Jhe full knowledge, advice and con
sent of the representatives Of the peo
ples
Ills considered likely that Austria
and perhaps Bulgaria and Turkey will
foo4 declare war on the United States
6ecatse of the loans our government
has made to Italy and other nations
that are at war with the kaiser's al
1ies. Diplomatic relations. of course
were severed long ago, and Uncle San
LSaa contemplate with serenity decla
Nation of war because 1t will really
3erve to free him from some enbar
rassments in the combating Of SPY
work and other activities Of those
who have been his actual If no
savowed enemies.
Embargo 10 Blow to Kaiser.
One of the most serious blows
kaiser has yet received was dell
by President Wilson at the beg
of the week when he proclai'
kemblfgo that gives the Unitei