Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-22
Reply Regarded In London
"a "Mere Argument and
Pr0testatiOn.
BRITISH OFFICIALS
HOLD SAME OPINION
Described by One a. "Badiy Camou-
faoed insinesrity Unfair
Standard Of Power a. Basis for Evae.
= uation and Armisties-Paris Press
and Officials Find Note Equiveea'
and So Phrased For Par'eyins.

London. Oct. 22.-The German reply
to President Wilson is regarded here
rs 'mere argument and protestation.
In government, diplomatic and politI-
cal circles the view Is that it is not
reply but merely a resort to verbiage
to cover reply.
One highly placed official described
it as "badly camouflaged insincerity."
The government has not considered
the reply in detail.
Henry NJ. Hyndman, leader Of tho
British socialists, said.
"The reply is simply another piece
of shutting. hope President Wilson
answers it abruptly and briefly"
Unjust Standards Of Power.
Frederick George Kelloway. parlia-
mentary secretary to the minister Of
munitions, says:
THE note says that evacuation and
armistice must be based on the stand
ard of power in the field. Does that
phrase cover the relative strength at
sea, relative production in guns, shells.
aeroplanes and material? If not, why
are they ruled out? Our duty 10 plain.
II is to 90 on producing munitions and
fighting as IL it were at the beginning
Of the war rather thar approaching
the inevitable end"
Germany Still Unpenitent.
Newspapers almost- without excep-
ton view the German reply to Presi-
dent Wilson with impatience and dis
trust.
Germany still unpenitent," is the
caption on the editorial Of the Chron-
icle. which dismisses the reply as OBJ
viously unacceptable.
The Graphic is more optimistic and
says verbally the Germans are getting
slightly nearer the point of view upon
which the allies mean to insist"
Wilson Conditions Twisted.
The niger in the woodpile" in the
German reply. according to the FIX
press, is the desire "for an armistice
based on an elaborate estimate Of the
rival forces as they are today" This,
the newspaper says. is "disingenuous
twist of the Wilson conditions, and
continues:
"We dare not consent to a. suspen-
sion Of the hostilities unless we can
obtain in October the terms we shall
dictate before July to an. enemy who is
broken and beaten to his knees"
"A monument of insincerity" is the
way the Times characterizes the Ger
man reply. 1t brusquely valves de-
tailed examination Of the note. saying
the only important consideration Is
whether Germany intends to accept an
armistice on President Wilson'S terms.
kortheIiffe Thinks "PIay For Time"
Lord. Northcliffe. commenting on
Germany's reply tonight, said:
"a hasty perusal of the German note
reveals that, with truly Prussian sell
fishness no mention is made of Aus
tria- Hungary or Turkey. 1t seems to
me that the document may be read
either as means to gain time or as a
confession of a state of affairs n1ili-
tarily and economically worse than we
know
The German government may be
hoping to exploit the conditions Of the
armistice as an outrage upon Germon
honor and as means OF rallying the
German nation for desperate resist
ance, or it may simply be trying to put
the President into the position of trus-
tee for the German people, which will
have thrown itself upon his mercy