Evening star., 1917-01-13
KAISER SAYS ENTENTE TERMS
STIR GERMANS TO HOLY WRATH
Press Supports Emperor In View That Fur
ther Discussion of Peace Has Been
Made Impossible.

BY the Associated Press.
13-The following proclamation by the
emperor to the German people has been
officially published in Berlin:
"Our enemies have dropped the mask.
After refusing with scorn and hypocrih-
cal words of love of peace and humanity
our honest peace offer they have now. in
their reply to the United States, gone
beyond that and admitted their lust for
conquest, the baseness of. which is
further enhanced by their caluminous
assertions. Their aim Is the crushing
of Germany, the dismemberment OF the
powers allied with us. and the enslave-
ment of the freedom of Europe and the
seas under the same yoke that Greece,
with gnashing of teeth. is now enduring.
No Fears for Future.
But what they could not achieve in
thirty months of the bloodiest fighting
and unscrupulous economic they
will also fail to accomplish in the future.
strength of will with which our fighting
people at the front and at home have
borne all hardships and distress guar
antee that also in the future our be-
loved fatherland has nothing to fear.
Burning Indignation and holy wrath
win redouble the strength of every Ger
man man and women whether it is de-
voted to fighting. to work or TO suffer
ing. We are ready for all sacrifices.
The God vino planted His glorious spirit
nf in he nf hraV
people will also give and our loyal
allies, tested in battle. the full victory
over all the enemy lust for power and
rage for destruction.
"wILHELM. I. r."
Able to Find Consolation.
BERLIN. January 12, via London.
January l3.-The German press. al
though expressing Indignation at what
it considers slurs on the central pow
ers in the reply of the entente to
President Wilson. and although angered
at the peace conditions, finds consola-
tion in the belief that the note will
serve to weld together all classes into
an unconquerab'e and determined
whole Papers like the Tageblatt and
the Lokal Anzeiger empha size this eX-
pected effect Of the allies reply and
almost ignore the second German note,
which was published simultaneously.
The Pan-Gerrnan press, on the other
hand, gives the German communication
the greatest importance and halls it as
a sign that the leaders of the central
powers are finally coming around to
their view in regard to Belgium and
other moot questions.
The entente's specific delineation of its
aims is accepted in general with re-
lief as finally eliminating all guess
work. and allowing every one to see
lust what is at stake. The extrava-
gance of these aims. according to the
LokaI Anzeiger, binds central Europe
a thousand times together.
Not Blow to Germany.
The Tageblatt thinks that the note
instead of being heavy blow for
Germany as predicted, really makes
things easier because it will serve to
arrange all differences of opinion. This
paper believes that the reply "at one
stroke unites such opposites as the
socialists. who are desirous of avoid
ing any rejection of overtures, with
the moderates, who favor a business
Deace and with the annex 1tionists
who insist upon the total defeat of the
enemy.
.The enemy's demands continues the
Tageblatt, "are foolish and senseless
and such that no German could consider
them for a second. The note is an
afrront TO President Wilson in that it
presents Obviously Impossible cOnQl-
tons in the face of his stated belief
that the aims of the two groups of op-
ponerts are not irreconcilable, and alb
soIutely barricades every way to
peace" The Ta2eblatt sarcastically
touches on the allies declaration that
they have no intention of destroying
the German peoples and says in fact
the entente does not demand that every
German be drowned or otherwise OBJ
Eterated. In conclusion, the Tageblatt
says:
."The entente note has nut an end to
this elucidation game and has driven
away the tiny rosv-cloud. Every one
must know what attitude to take to-
ward such undisguised desires for the
subjugation of the German people. For
Germans there is no doubt and it does
not need to be reiterated that it is not
as easy to destroy Germany on the bat
tlefield as on paper"
Destroys Desire for Peace.
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger says:
"In every German in whose heart