The Harrison times., 1917-09-01
PRES!DENTSREPLY TO THE PEACE OFFER
Declares L. S. Cannot Take Word
of Emperor as Guarantee of Any
thing That Is to Endure.

Wilson rejected the POpes proposals In note
despatched Tuesday while blinded
touched the Of
he points
lead to the goal he proposes,
the rulers of Germany Pore
eneds PLAN recuperaon
continent with the blood of innocent women
children and the helpless as well as of soldiers
MUST BE BASED ON FAITH OF PEOPLES.
peace upon peoples and
upon
anything that endure unless explicitly supported by such Conclusive
evidence OF the VIII and purpose OF the German people themselves as the
WASHINGTON D. c, AUGUST o. 1917
ITO His Holiness Benedctus XIV, Pope:
geren people
quests Every %s s6 a ths 1 bPsn and by this
@ e % n D % % % HS WHICH
and must erven E wish that we might light take the path Of peace ne so per
lead the goal he Our be based facts
stable and enduring This must be through with again
proposes
beum and that then there general condemnation disarmament and
based principle rhaon that
smR n4 opes edO% Pn P 9 is @ 5 S @ n a @ a
may be in the new of such due regard being paid
VARS OBJECT IS TO CRUSH MILlTAalsM.
1T manifest that part of this program can be successfully carried
out unless the restitution the status quo @ ante 6eu% furnishes mes firm and
world power a
pmne @ b GOnn @ w1 Pfed % ] @ to @ n the G S without sya m
principles Of International action and honor which chose its
own time for the war delivered its blow re and suddenly stopped at no
and
% the ournhs of the world The the German
people is the ruthless of the people business
ours how that great people under its cGntro or submitted with
the history of the the world longer left handling
deal with such power by way of peace upon the plan proposed by
his holiness the would
strength and of policy would
intrigue The n1anfod suf1a nareCa and be Certain
peace upon
o accom-
"AMERIcA HAS SUFFERED INroLERABLE WRONGS"
Responsible statesmen everywhere they
before
benefit nations
tive kind deliberate
American people have suffered noerabe Imperial
German Government but they desire repa
themselves suffered all things in this which they did choose
They believe that should rights
governments the rights of people small
equal freedom and security setgovenmnt nrtcpa
cn fair the
people included they will equality
@ there1ore OF every plan OF peace this Is It Based upon
faith of all the people involved merely word ambitious
other? Ths is test which goes to the root Of the rer and the test
which be applied
worto to whom the truth has been permitted They
do not need be stated again We material
NOT At tbe xnpnse o The sovgnv ~ nv
Punitive the dismembermn
leagues deem nxpeent and in the end worse than futile
basis enduring
That must be based justice and fairness and the rights
mankind
"We take the present Germany
nee Of anything that to endure unless explicitly supported by
elusive evidence of the will the themselves
the other people the world would be justified
treaties settlement
set up arbitration the place force territorial adjustments reconutns
Of small nations made with the German Government
could now depend on We must await some new evidence Of the purposes
all
Of nations and the possibility Of covenanted peace -
Secretary o o the United States of America