Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
news REVIEW OF
The PAST Week
Wilson Tells Pope Peace With
German AutocraCy Cannot
Be Considered.
KAISER NOT TO Be TRUSTED
Presidents Sweeping Embargo ProcIa-
nation a Severe Blow to the Teu-
tons = Russians in Council
Agree to Continue War
Italians Keep Up Drive
on Trieste.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp.

There can be no peace with the en-
peror of Germany and the German au-
tocracy 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
proposals made by his holiness. 1t
was delivered at the Vatican Tuesday
and was regarded as the reply of all
the nations leagued against the CEN
trail powers.
4 Mr.. Wilson's note is the climax of
the series Of magnificent state docu-
ments in which he has set forth the
claims Of world democracy and is an
other 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-
newal of its furious and brutal" pol
icy by which IL seeks to dominate the
world; would make necessary a per-
manent hostile combination of nations
against the German people, and would
result 'ln abandoning the newborn
Russia to the intrigue, the manifold
subtle interference, and the certain
conference.-the which would be at
tempted by all the malign Influences
60 which the German government has
of late accustomed the world" Again
the president makes It clear that
America is making war without desire
for gain OF 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-
ties or agreements made by the pres
ent German government and "we must
await some new evidence Of the pur'
poses Of the great peoples of the cen.
trail powers"
German People See the Light.
IL IN thus made evident that q great
change in Germany's form of govern
ment, involving the fall Of autocracy
is requisite to peace negotiations, ant
that the German people themselves are
becoming convinced of this is showr
by the developments Of the week il
their struggle for democratization anC
parliamentarlsm. Not since the wal
began has there been such freedom O
speech and Of the press as now exists
and correspondents report that ther
is now a solid political block in tn
reichstag in favor of effective guaran
ties that the imperial government n
longer shall make vital decisions with
out the full knowledge, advice and cor
sent Of the representatives of the pee
pie.
II is considered likely that Austris
and perhaps Bulgaria and Turkey wi
soon declare war on the United States
because of the loans our government
has made to Italy and other nation
that are ut war with the kaiser's a
lies. Diplomatic relations. of cours,
were severed long ago, and Uncle Sal
can contemplate with serenity a decl,
ration of war because 1t will reall
serve 10 free him from some emba
easements in the combating Of So
work and other activities of thos
who have been his actual If NJ
nvowed enemies.
Embargo Is Blow to Kaiser.
One of the most serious blows Il
kniser has yet received was delivere
by President Wilson at the beginnir
of the week when he proclaimed O
embargo that gives the United Statl