The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-22

NEW YORK TIMES-The terms OF
peace will be just to the rest OF the
world. however harsh Germany and
the German people may deem them to
be. It remains for them not to choose
the terms. but to accept whatever
terms may be imposed. The armies OF
Marshal Foch will give them no res
pite until they have come to that con.
cIusion.
PITTSBURGH DISPATCH - The
armistice proposal IL. as has been said
before. q military issue to be deter
mined by Marshal Foch. Foch,
In the field. and President Wilson can
be trusted to see that the war we
have won Is not lost In the making
Of peace.
DETROIT FREE PREss-The Ger
man reply is mixture Of effrontery
and an effort at Cancellation. It en-
deavors to placate and deceive by
magnifying small concession and by
vague or conditional promises which
are quite lacking in dependability. The
best immediate answer to the com.
munication will be the roar Of Foch's
cannon.
ST. LOUIS GLOBE DEMOCRAT
Whatever the German note means, it
hypocritical. 1t is q mere beating
about the bush to gain time, to save
the German face,
WEsTLicE-PosT (sT. LOUSY -
German language paper)-The note
clearly indicates that the German peo-
pie c1amor for peace. The German
government at last recognizes the fact
that the German people cannot be led
any longer by the privileged few. The
note indicates that the German people
will see that Germany fulfills all the
promises and pledges 1t makes to the
president
Los ANGELES (cal.) TIMEs-Two
things have apparently been achieved:
The U-boat atrocities have been
stopped and kaiserism has been put
out of business. Now let us submit
armistice questions to the supreme
war council. Germany must come to
terms; she is on the way.
BOISE (IDAHO) IDAHo.sTATES-
MANTLE time seems to have come
when we should tell Germany in as
few words as possible, that when she
is ready to surrender without condi-
lions or reservations we shall be glad
to be appraised of the fact, and that
meanwhile further notes will not be
considered nor accorded the recogni-
ton of replies.
KANSAS CITY JOURNAL - The
adroit German Foreign Office has plac-
ed the burden of continuing the cores
pondence upon the president. But If
President Wilson is well advised he
will ignore this whining, blubbering,
lying and Quibbling answer and go
| on with the war until Germany is we'll
| whipped-and confesses 1t.
HOUSTON (TEx.) POST-The lat
est German note indicates the earnest
German desire for peace, but not a
willingness to take the one necessary
step to secure peace, unconditional
surrender.
BIRMINGHAM (ALA.) AGE-HER.
ALD-An examination of the wireless
version seems TO show that there is
| at least some endeavor on the part of
Germany to fulfill the basic condi-
lions as enunciated by Mr.. Wilson.
We trust the German rulers are, at
last, inclined to let reason rule and
| see things as they are.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE - From the
German response, it is apparent that
| the ruling powers at Berlin now look
complete defeat in the face. There is
but one mind in America on this war.
that it shall 60 on to victory, to the
utter destruction of Prussian militar-
ism and to the establishment of peace
founded on its ashes
BALTIMORE sun The German
government trusts that the president
of the United States will approve Of
no demand which would be irrecon-
| ci1able with the honor of the German
people and with opening way to a
peace and Justice" What grim humor!
What hypocrisy! The German gov
eminent knows that any peace recon-
cilable with the German honor, as it
has disclosed itself during the last
four years, would be an atrocious one
PROVIDENCE (R. ~ JOURNAL
The German government offers a re-
ply that is not worth the paper on
| which it is printed. 1t is a compli-
ance in form without yielding any
thing except what has to be yielded