Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06
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
2 Agree to coktinue War
! Italians Keep Up Drive
on Trieste.
BY EDWARD w plckARp

There ca2 be no peace with the EN-
apef1f,of GerInhlls 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 rhe 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 leagned against the cen
tral powers.
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 a re-
newal of its furious and brutal" pol
icy by which II seeks to dominate the
world; would make necessary per-
manent hostile combination of nations
against the German people and would
result "in abandoning the newborn
Russia to the intrigue, the manifold
subtle interference, and the certain
cOunter-revolutlon which would he at
tempted by all the malign Influences
to which the Gerpan government has
Of late accustomed the world" Again
the president makes II clear that
America Is making war without desire
for gain or revenge, and does not seek
the inflictlon of punitive damages the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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.
II is thus made evident that great
change in Germnny's form of govern
ment, Involving the fall of autOcracy,
Is requisite TO peace negotiations, and
that the German people themselves are
becoming convinced of this Is shown
by the developments Of the week In
their struggle for characterization and
parliamentarlsm, Not since the war
began has there been such freedom of
speech and of the press as now exists.
and correspondents report thai there
is now solid political block In the
reichstag In favor of effective guarun.
ties that the imperial government no
longer shall make vital decisions with
out the full knowledge, advice and CON
sent of the representatives Of the peo.
pie.
II Is considered likely that Austria
and perhaps Bulgaria and Turkey will
soon declare war on the United States
because of the loans our government
has made to Italy and other nations
that are at war with the kniser's at.
lies.> Diplomatic relations, Of course
were severed long ago, and Uncle Sam
can contemplate with serenity a decla.
ration Of war becduse It viii really
serve to free him from some embar,
rassments in the combating of spy
lwork and other activities of those
NTho have been his actual " not
avowed enemies.
Embargo is Blow to Kaiser.
Ono Of the most serious blows the
Kaiser has yet received was dellyered
by President Wilson at the beglnnng
of the week when he proclaimed an
tnhargo that gives the United States