The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-10-31
President Wilson Tells Germany
That No Peace viii Be Made
With the Kaiser.
VIEWS or HIS REPLY VARY
Breaking Up Of the Austro- Hungarian
Empire Seems an Assured Fact
Huns Continue Retreat From
Belaium-Yanks in Fierce
Fighting Northwest Of
Verdun.
BY EDWARD W. PicKARo.

We are willing to evacuate Occu-
pied territories and arrange an
armistice based on the actual
standard of power on both sides in
the field. Our land and sea forces
have not been been guilty of llle-
gal and inhumane actions, and we
have ordered them not to commit
any more such actions. The Ger
man government is now free from
any arbitrary and irresponsible in
fluence and is supported by the APP
prOval of an overwhelming major
ity of the German people.-Ger-
many's Note to President Wilson.
Considering the assurances
given by the German government,
| cannot decline to suggest TO the
allied governments the cOnSidera-
ton Of an armistice, which, how
ever, must leave the United States
and its allies in position to en-
force the arrangements made and
to make impossible a renewal of
hosultles by Germany. 1t appears
to me that the kaiser aud his crew
still are in unimpaired control of
the empire, and If we must deal
with them, now or later, we must
demand, not peace negotiations,
but surrender-President VIII
sons reply to Germany.
mo oknyo p,,,ppno rigac hrionv hut
fairly the diplomatic exchanges of the
week between Berlin and Washington
Germany'S note, evasive, shutting and
altogether unsatisfactory, was received
with contempt by the press and people
of the United States and the allied
countries. The president and his close
advisers, II was said, were pleased
only with the indication that Berlin
was moving step by step toward full
acceptance of the allies terms for an
armistice and peace. The imperial gov
ernment's indignant denial that It's
land and sea forces have committed
outrages was looked on generally as
an insult TO the intelligence of world
that knows such Outrages have been
committed and have not yet ceased
Even while protesting against the
charges, the note says orders have
been issued to discontinue the inhu
name practices alleged by President
Wilson In his former note; and the
Huns who are being driven from Bel
GUM and northern France have not
stopped the ruthless plllagng ant
burning OF the places they are forced
to evucuate, save in a few instances
If the orders to observe the rules oI
civilized warfare have been issued
then there Is an end Of the contention
of the defenders of the German peopl,
as distinguished from the German au
tocratic government, namely, that th'
troops commit outrages only under th'
orders of the military command. N,
observing person can longer doubt tina
we are nj war not only with the Ger
man government, but with an lnconsid
cradle part of the German people. !
may be That the Germans VIII over
throw the Hohenzolerns and all theI
gang, but If so, 1t will be not becaus
of the monstrous crime they have CON
mltted but because they have faile
of their criminal purpose. There 1
not In all Germany one sign of repent
ance. There Is only furious disaT
polntment because the leaders hav
not been able 10 "make good"
ID
1t cannot he said truthfuny tina
President Wilson's reply to Berli
aroused any wild enthusiasm. Most o
us felt MS aid Senator Ashurst Of Ar
IONA. who said Il would have toll
Germany to go to hell" Less blum
critics of the president felt that tn
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