Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-29
PRESIDENT IS MOUTHPIECE
 OF ALLIES IN PEACEANSWER
High Water Mark of War Is Seen in the Answer of Will son to Benedict = Allies Designate President to An swer for Them
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OR0ASHlNGTO Aug. 2S.-PreSl- W dent Wilson's rejection of the w pope's peace proposals is re-
 garded here as the high water mark of the war. Furthermore it is the president by the allies as their spokesman before the world.
 World Democracy.
 The note comes as a climax to the remarkable series of state documents in which President Wilson has argued the cause of world democracy against autocracy in the high court of public opinion and accepted more and more by the people of all the allied countries as expressing their ideals. There ap- pears to be no doubt that the United States was selected to make answer before the world in advance of all the others. Whether the entente na- tions will send extensive replies is not known here. It is regarded as pIoba- ble that they will in large measure adopt the presidents reasoning for their own and send notes of indorse ment.
 Reply Anticipated. The general tenor of the presidents reply had been anticipated everywhere but there was no indication of the forceful terms he would employ to say that the world can have no faith in the autocratic government of Ger many.
 Appeal to German People.
 Students of diplomacy see in his de- nunciation of the military autocracy a fresh appeal to the war ridden Ger man people to throw off military mas ters and join democracy with a gov ernment fit to deal with the remaind- CT of the world. Although this appeal probably will not be permitted to be- come known in Germany until the au- tocracy has attempted to mold the temper of the people for its reception by denunciation through a government controlled press of what has been characterized as interference in the internal affairs of Germany, the hope is that it will fall on fertile soil.
 Views of Entente. Considering the extraordinary of the presidents communications it's i'm mense importance in definitely termi- | reach compromise peace. and the as- sured fact that it represents the views of all of the entente allied powers Joined with America in the war against Germany the time consumed in the preparation of the reply was remarka- i ply short
 Courteous But Firm. That the presidents response to the | pope's overtures would be courteous but firm declination had been gener- ally believed. so that in this respect i his communication will cause no sur ! prise. The feature that is certain to fix public attention is the cold deter ! imitation not even to permit the sub- | ject of peace negotiations to be broached so long as the evil and domi- | hating forces of autocracy and mili- | tarism control by the central powers. i It is not necessary to read between the lines of the presidents response to see clearly apparent the inflexible purpose.
 Avoids All Traps.
 For this reason The president was not to be led into any discussion of the peace conditions detailed by Pope Benedict, though that field was made alluring by the p0ndff's adoption of some of the proposals laid down by President Wilson himself in early ut 1 terances.
 A Stable Peace The radical difference that appears to exist between the pope and the president touches this very matter of stable and enduring peace. T1e pon- | tiff looks to the restoration of condi- | tions as they existed before the war: ! the president turns his back upon | these, convinced that a return to the status quo ante belluin could never bring permanent peace, which can be secured only by agreement between | free peoples on both sides. As one of |