The sun., 1917-09-08
GERMAN PARTY
CALLS WILSON A
REAL AUT0CRAT
Tries to Suppress Voice of
People. Assert Roman
Catholic CentriSts.
"CAN'T COERCE TEUTONS"
"But We Must Devise Way to
Reach Understanding With
the President"


man Catholic Centrist party has issued
n forma, s,a,.r.r, do.,,,. ,,,,+h pr.,,
"e"' "hSoh reply 10 'ho peace hote Oh
Pope Benedict 1nRsmuch as this state
ment is now making the rounds of the
n.r,v ,r..s /, ,,,, T.. ,.,,o ,oa
uiat IL reHects the Official views or It's
'Po'So's IL urges 'hst 'he fresioehts
message. although phrased In tone
which is considered offensive be consid-
Grad u,bo,Iv g., m. ,i,bt ~ a., osss,,,o,
anu ooJeo,Ne prIhcIpie, ms is
po'n.eo out. gives a dlnerent picture
M iMioliI 'i,a' iehec'eo III '"e carry press
| eoir,nen''
me ueetaraton OF tne Sentrlsts tneh
! discusses 'ne olsrepancy oet"een tne
war aims SCI oo"h III rresldent wilson
,nessase anu those pfotiaineu oy inc
En!ehte, addihe thst IN this respect Mr.
Mlsoh reply ought 10 prove acceptap!e.
me statement 'heh oeais WIN the fres-
idehts demand that the German people
stahd surety Tor the!r Government, say
ing
What MI wilson mas 10 say concern
ing the oenocra'ila'loh OF tne Germah
Empire mas only demonstrated the heIp-
less ignorance OF tnis learned PRESIDENT
OF the Chlted s'ates lie does nor seem
! 10 nave 'he sheh'est conception OF Ger.
man cohditlohs' otherwise ne would
nave aVo'neo' III cohhection WIN such
fomentous message cohJurihg up
comparison oetweeh t'ie inethoos OF
government or the German Empire ana
those ootaihihg Al washington
CsiH "fison Autocrat.
! Where Is the more democratic system
/ 20 be found to-day-Berl!n or Washing
ton? II in truth there stands to-day at
the head OF any belligerent nation a real
autocrat he may be found in the United
/ states Nowhere else has a ruler at
tempted to suppress the right and desire
of t,.e people to cooperate in the Gov
ernnent. Is Il necessary to remind the
President that the accredited representa-
tives OF the German people on July 10
OF this year solemnly participated In the
disposition OF their destinies? And is II
,,an chanca,Ior hns summoned seven
members from out OF the ranks or Par-
Nafnent 10 coIiaporate WIN hlili III lot
mu!ating the reply to the Pope
I'm no other country does similar
! institution exist and no o'her so-cailed
parliamentary system OF government,
( possesses similar pody OF constituted
representatives. OF he people "n!eh
! Yields equal ihnuence upon the shaplhs
! OF pol'cies IN respect OF an iinportah.
,hterhadonat Prop'e.i' long oeioIe .ii,
wilson addressed thls oemana 10 tne
POPE the German people backed up .heir
/ Government ana STOOD surety that 'heir
VIII shaN assert itse!l IN the ehac'Ihel,t
OF latetui resolves if'o'N'hs neF"Ahy
futu'e'
Long oefore MT wilson ar,osateo 10
hiinseir the risht 10 demand ~ ~ueinoera,lc
REFORMS III net"anS oui HoNei ~ .'lie'I'
han granted RUSSIAN e'ectoraI REFORMS
ana we nave the hins p'euse .hat ,ne
general uirect, eauai anu seoiet odhot'
me most hoeraI eIeCtorai iranchIse !"
the world VIII no" oeco'ls All lhst''u
uoh Ill Frussia' W. a'so nave ,ne oeh-
nlte promise OF the ,harcehor' Dr'
Mlchaehs' that ne WIN seek 70 acnieNe
more i'it,ihate contact "ih sHen''