The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-05
DOES NOT INSIST
KAISER Be OUSTED
Declares U. S. Never Said
Such a Thing.
WOULD REMOVE OBSTACLE
Possible Path to Peace is Seen in the
Change Foreshadowed in German
Government.

y Washington. Sep. 0.-Mar with al
its symbols Was paramount i'll tASala.
tional capital. 1t Was i day OF days
Not aiUic did The M Il march who
were seie-ieu to de:cnd the nations
cause on the battlefield. the volunteers
as well as those selected for the serv.
ice.
The civilian branches OF the United
States government, Including the Gu,
tire membership OF the senate and the
house Of representatives and President
wilson himself, paraded as IN evidence
OF the earnestness with which Amari
ca takes up the challenge to fight.
The parade was spectacular. the cen
Splcuous. the visible proof of the ma
tlon S might. But there were othei
thlnss OF tremendous importance han
pening in Washington.
Perhaps the most signifcant ont.
giving was from the state department
In reply TO a direct question as tc
whether the United States would in
slst that as condition of peace tbs
hohenzoherns and Hapburgs must be
eliminated and the monarchy abolish
ed 1t was stated officially that the
government had never said such .
thing
This emphatic Remuneration of what
/ many have been trying to read inf,
the Presidents reply to the pop.
makes clear that what the Liberals II
GefM27T are working for-the demo
cratlzation Of their country-is not I,
ne counfounded with the more difficul,
I ana confusing questions of executive
succession or forms Of government
. that are. strictly speaking. entirel,
within the Jurisdiction and browne,
OF the German people. not alien peo
pies.
There is little doubt that changes
IN Germany eventually will strip thu
| monarch of much of his power Whath
er this inevitable reform will come he
fore or after peace is not importanI
for purposes Of peace negotiation
Should Chancellor Michaelis resign
which is becoming more and more
probability every day. and the new
chancellor announce that he will no
take office unless directly ~esDons BILE
to the reichstag, the reform will hav,
come not from outside. but on tn.
initiative Of Internal factors in Ger
many.
At the same time. President vii
sons first condition that a responsible
government must he created would 81
satisfied This is not mere specula
ton. It is being discussed in Ger
many by those who see that peac,
never will come until the parliamen
tariZation, desired alike by the Liber
ais in Germany as we'll as foreign ma
tons, is reality.
The most hopeful thing is that tn,
influential LIBERALS in Germany know
President Wi's~n does not consider tn,
door to peace closed. He is not in
sisting on the elimination of the Ho
henzollerns. He is not endeayoring t.
NEEDLE in Germany's internal politics
He simply refuses to negotiate witt
the present agent of the German PEG
pie, and insists on a trustworthy In
strumentality.
his pldttS HIS uOuldnU OH all lutSt
national basis, not domestic basis
To become interested in the personne
of the German government the over
throw OF its emperor or any other in
dividual. owuld reduce the American
position to personal quarrel.
This is something the president him
self has made quite clear TO those wht
have talked TO him about it, that hi
has no intention of doing, notwith
standing that large section of the
American press is constantly interpret
ing the governments attitude as direct
ed toward the elimination of the Ho
henZollern dynasty.
There is good ground. moreover, foi
belief that the United States, il tax
ing the leadership of the entente caus.
before the world. means to assert hel
influence for peace just as emphati
cally when the time comes, as she ha.
exerted her power and resources foI