South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-20
AE2MlSIICE AND PEACE SETTIENENTS-FOCF4 AND WILSON

has
shoulders of the German government the response
by for the success the failure to get
an aIlslce win the preliminary conditions outlined
in Mr. wilson's two notes has TO comply
II ne desires 20 continue his application for an armis-
ice II ne continues his application then will be the
duty Of the president any further appca-
Ton 70 the governments OF allies and. concert
with them. frame response what we shall next have
IN case the German is ready TO surrender is for
NAL request made of the president the
allied governments. collectively, for armistce.
Let Us be perfectly outset that the re-
quest for armistice a military matter to be acted
upon Ia the light OF military judgment Our armies
are advancing from the the sea: the German
has been beaten in engagement for four months
and his armies are being pounded pieces. In this
situation ne asks for cessation Of hostiItes. The
answer must be that there be cessation Of
Utilities only when ne complies the conditions
which would result from continuance the strug-
In the present situation these conditions are OBJ
Vousy rehabilitation. evacuation of conquered allied
territory the occupation Of genuine
~ German territory not for purposes ACKNOWLEDGMENT
but guarantee Of the later compliance Ger
man government with the decisions the allied coun-
tries IN the matter Of peace terms. on the this
means the permanent evacuation of France, Belgium
and Russia, together with Alsace Lorraine and the
temporary occupation by the allies Of the left
bank Of the Rhine from Holland TO Switzerland
MEANS SURRENDER
OR TItICKERY.
Now. the German gesture means Of two things
1t either that Germany prepared to surrender
or is seeking to repeat success 1916 when her
peace offensive broke the home her enemies
u Is genuine pursuit of peace because the military
conditions Of today different those
1916: but have right that it is an un-
quaeo Application Tor peace until It Is revealed to
be such by German tender appropriate guarantees
IL nothing than scrap o paper" until It is
secured there can be no other security than that Of
territory
We in this situation We have all been attacked
and have after four years reached point where
our assailant asks lie; up" him. We have got
him down and he is rapidly becoming helpless if
we do "let up" he may be able fight again and
n ter forts
and sacrifice TO compel him TO comply with our Just
demands which are that ne should nav for the dam
inflicted, for injuries to us what
he has stolen from recently the past
All this is Fochs business II Is not making neace.
il not settling the questions permanent peace II
is only making sure that peace be arranged: it
only making sure that not again face
with old foe when he has got breath and his
strength back and finds himself convenient line
of defense 1t is easier continue the present fight
than to begin all over again: only be
shall not have to begin all over again by insisting
guarantees
The hrst step is clear. we cannot negotiate with
Germany we cannot talk with our foe in arms;
cannot do anything but demand a. the price Of
iuterrupting our military operations he lay aside all
OF mis- weapons This is unconditional surrender; but
there is other kind Of surrender. and our enemy
beaten until he surrenders Anything else
would be sham and a subterfuge. loss Of all that
we have gained by hshting
ONLY SURRENDER WILL
PROVE GOOD FAITH.
II Germany is beaten If her proposal flows from her
defeat and is made in good faith, will comply
win surrender. it is not made in good faith then
she will resist; her on the battle
field and deal with that easily completely
She viii simply choose proOng the conflict a little
and have her sword struck from hand that is all
Next week or next year she will have
81 shall have lost nothing.
But II she surrenders and agrees unconditionaly TO
those terms which Marshal Foch dictate terms
which what ne regards the necessary military
insurance again a German resistance then the
military aspect of the problem be disposed
Then and only then Will it be possible us the allied
nations. discuss among ourselves for peace
With Germany we shall discuss only details OF the
application of those terms. after have agreed
the terms themselves This is where Wilson
his ia points come in not a moment before
clear about all o. peace
settlement have nothing i'm the world 10 do with an
strmstice They do become matters Of discussion
the nghtng is the military decision had
They cannot be mentioned by the enemy until he has
conquered surrendered. Two contestants may agree
"a endure while peace negotiated but this
: neither armistice the condition which now
There is question a NEGOTIATED peace to-
GJy. We all asreed 10 this. We mean TO have
a military decision and then absolutely untram-
melted application OF allied peace conditions There
fore the matter IS still in Fochs hands and must
main there until the military phase is disposed Of
ly unless Fochs work is done completely. there will
Zoe chance for the president any else 10
gin the construction OF peace.
THE QUESTION OF
PEACE TERMS.
We may for "a moment assume that Foch has COM
peted his work and that the Germans have agreed 10
surrender Internationally the regions
have occupied consented allied occupa-
tion of the left bank of the Rhine Then we come 10
the question peace. then the permanent
settlement must De fixed by all the allied nations in
conference each with equal right 10 be heard and
have its will accepted Here is the point at which Mr.
Wilson's Is" conditions al last arrive.
But Of these Il conditions shall a once that
not less than hve have bearing a peace confer
cree We fix the conditions which are 20
be eNacted of Germany they conditions based
The deeds Germany and her allies they have been