Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-30
Striking Indictment of Prus-
sian Autocracy; Sudden
ness Disconcerting.
PRESIDENT MOST HOPEFUL
Believes Spirit of Revolt Will
Develop Decisive Upheaval
in Germany.


sion OF President Wilson's rejection OF
the pope's peace proposals in diplo-
matte circles today revealed that even
some OF the entente governments were
unprepared for the prompt fashion In
which the president disposed of mat
ter of such tremendous Importance.
There had been no doubt at any
time as To the general nature OF the
reply and the understa nding is that
the United States was generally looked
upon as the nation to speak first. hut
some OF the allied foreign offices. ac-
customed to long dellberated moves in
diplomacy, regarded the exchanges
that had been going on between them
and their own capitals as barely com
pleted. They had rather expected fur
ther discussion of the time for dis
patching replies.
Encouragement for Russia.
IL was realized. however. by the en-
tente representatives In Washington
that President Wilson must have had
some good and sufficient reason for
n I ng 80 quickly. Speculation
ascrlbes the motive to desire to i'm
press favorably the great Russian con-
vention at Moscow while that body
still Is In plastic and receptive state
IL was also suggested that the presi.
dent might have wished to anticipate
by his remarkable state paper oh.
trusive action by the pacific element,
In and out of congress in the United
States.
No rejoinder from the vatican Is ex.
pected here In the immediate future.
comment from the press of Europe.
including Germany and Austria. is
awaited with interest. Bitter attacks
upon the American note by the Ger
man press and possibly condemnatory
speeches by German officials are fully
expected when the presidents reply Is
flnally allowed to leak thru the censors
to the German public But for the
present, at least, no further attempts
at peace negotiations on the old basis
involving continuance In power of
the present autocratic German regime
Is anticipated.
While the Germans may wage war
with added desperation because of the
sweeping indictment of their methods.
IL ~ confidently believed here that the
spirit of revolt will develop steadily
and rapidly among the people In Ger
| many. bringing nearer the day when
they VIII assert themselves to the point
where President Wilson may feel safe
IN listening to peace overtures I'm the
conviction that they are from German
people themselves and not from the
/ oVerl0rds and military despots.
| iresldent Wilson realizes the force
! or the objection that has come iron.
| some quarters to what might be re-
| garded as "A disposition on his part to
impose form of government on Ger
| many. IL can be stated that nothing
was further from his thot than such
| a disposition
'se meant Just what he said I'm the
note, that the word of the present
autocratic rulers OF Germany cannot
ne taken for anything that is to en.
dure unless supported by the will o,
the German people themselves. As IT,
whether Germany has an imperial or
n republican form of government II
is conceded that the remainder OF the
world has nothing to do.
Signs of Weakening i'm Germany.
The struggle for parliamentary re-
| form Is being watched with the keen
est interest and while II was said at
! the state department today that M.
1 official adNices are as yet at hand re-
| garding the developments it would
not be matter of surprise If there
we're some sudden and important
manifestations OF the popular will In
Germany Signs of such an out1om"
are found in the halfway efforts OF
| Premier Michaclis to meet the de-
mands of the reichstag by his pro ,ect-
ed cabinet. representative of the more
| powerful political parties i'm Germany,
certainly IA long step in the direction.
Of parliamentary control of the gov
crnment
The German Argentine negotiations,
lnsincere and hollow as they are be-
heved TO be on the part of Germany.
| are viewed here as another evidence
of the weakening OF Germany's as
/ gressive policies and to that extent
as perhaps designed to mollfy the
| United states government as well as
neutral nations and SO to afford "A
fresh basis for peace negotiations.
When the response TO Pope Bcne-
diets proposals will go forward IRON,
the allied governments is unknown 10
the state department, which is yet
without official information that ito
own communication has reached the
vatican.
Approval of the presidents note
was expressed generally at the capi-
tol today by members of all parties