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honorable to refuse the demand of
President WILSON,, hat the people of
Germany guarantee the peace treaty."
the Norwaets asserted today, comment
ing on President Wilson'S reply 20 the
ope
Amsterdam, Sept. 3.-The full text of
President Wilson's reply to the pope
was reproduced without comment In
the Friday noon edition of the koel-
nische Zeitung.
Amsterdam, Sept. 3.-President Will
sons reference in his reply to Pope
Benedict's peace proposals to the Ger
man %autocracy as distinct from the
German people are commented upon
~unfavorably by the German press.
The Tageblatt, of Berlin says:
president Wilson speaks Of demo-
cratization Of Germany, which we also
desire, but it is an internal question
and one VIC consider forbidden ter
ritory for foreigners, as a condition Of
peace"
The 20 AnZeiger says:
Denied Right Insisted On.
"The whole fallacy of President Will
sons argument is clear from the
sentence in regard to the freedom of
nations which are themselves to de-
cid their own fate. President Wilson
will not give us freedom to decide for
ourselves, but would take it from us"
The Morgenpost, says:
The German people will not fail to
return the answer which already has
been made once by the president Of
the reichstag with the unanimous ac-
cord of the members of parliament,
which is elected on the basis of the
most liberal franchise in the world.
This time, however, the answer will
be clearer. much clearer"
Thn NrycS,oh4 Tnif1ipy g n VIC.
Probably President Wilson does not
know anything about the declarations
of General Soukhomlinoff (former Rus
sian minister of war; now on trial for
treason) and of General Januscheke-
witch former chief of the imperial gen
eral staff of RUSSIA concerning the
real proceedings which led to the out
break of the war. Otherwise he would
have changed his tactics"
Dutch Newspapers Hostile.
The Hague, Aug. 31.-Two leading
organs of Hollands diplomatic capital
agree that President Wilson'S answer
to the pope'S peace proposals do not
bring nearer a cessation of hoStiltieS.
The Nieuwe Courant describes the an
sWer as a fresh war declaration clothed
in pacific garb and an invitation to the
German people to prove their desire
for peace by rising. in revolt.
. 1T is not clear What form of new
evidence President Wilson Desires the
newspaper complains in citing the lat
ter part of the note. for. judging from
the text, even the most favorable peace
terms would find no acceptance if they
did not emanate from a government
appointed by a parliament
The Nieuwe Courant. however, sees
a bright spot in the presidents asSur-
ance tina the aims Of the United States
are unchanged and especially rejoices
IN 1ic rnSnntjnr Of an nnnrnr1jr wa
Not Made for Europe.
The Vaderland heads its comment
with the title WILSON'S Answer Is Not
Made for Europe and says it can only
truly and fully satisfy the Russian
Maximilists, for the central peoples
are left no choice but to kick out their
governments
This, the newspaper declares, reveals
a surprising lack of understanding on
the presidents part and that he does
not realize sufficiently the strength of
the intergrowth of the peoples and the
dynasties. He views he European
states as he does the states of the
American union and only seems to have
the most superficial notions of the in
~tricacies Of the European problems, the
Naderland asserts. and its conclusion
is:
This strange document breathes an
atmosphere not of Europe, and If we
must wait until it D%e:neates here.
Europe will nave to suffer much longer
under "a terrible war burden"
Rome, Thursday, (delayed>, Aug. 80.
Count De Sails. the British min
lister at the vatican, WHO presented
President Wilson'S reply to Pope Bene-
dict. received the impression that the
pope, although disappointed at the
presidents refusal to undertake nego'
%tiations on the ines laid down in the
papal note, was touched by the nobility
and dignity OF the presidents reply
and courtesy toward him personally,
The holy father, he added, also felt
grieved at the Implying condemnation
OF Germany's perfidy.
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CATHOLIC SEES HOPE.
The Hague. Sept. 1.-The Roman
Catholic Maasbode of Rotterdam think.
that President Wilson'S answer to the
papal note examined from q pfactica
angle. warrants the conclusion that The
door to peace is neither barred o.
bolted. For, contrary to logical rea'
soning from his premises" it says
president Wilson does not want tn,
war carried to a bitter end nor would
he refuse to deal with the present Ger
man government, but only if it truly
represented the will of the nation a.
expressed by genuine parliamentariZa
ton"
The Maasbode sees q gradual devel
opment of conditions in Germany OF
the lines President Wilson desires. VIII,
then, it asks. could not the ~presiden
have declared himself in principla wifi