The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-15
The President the
Architect of a
New World
His Latest War Message Guarantee That No
Crumbling Material Will Threaten the
Beauty or Stability of the Structure.

The whole world is appauding today another Of those
wonderful messages by which the President is show
ing to the misguided msgoverned and bloodweary nation
of Germany the way to peace which, bitter it may be
in the making is the only sort of peace which
from the insane lust for power which snmates and governs
the one who now rules it.
In all history there has been so frank blunt
demand from one government on another as the Pres
dents pronoucement that the power which has hitherto
ruled Germany must be changed and that the disappearance
Of sutOGscy personied by the Kaiser is guarantee
which is fundamental to the process Of peace.
What the President said to the American people in
his memorable speech at Mount Vernon last Fourth Of July
he addresses directly to the German people in these
words:
Zone Of the terms of peace is the destruction
Of every arbitrary power anywhere that sepa-
rately, secretly, and of its single choice disturb
the peace of the world; or if it cannot presently be
DESTROYED, at least its reduction to virtual i'm
potency"
And to this he adds "Peace viii depend upon the
dehnnes and the satisfactory character of the guarantees
which can be given in this fundamental matter
The President is employing brand of bare-kuuckle
diplomacy entirely to the world Of negotiation.
In the place of round about expressions and words sus
cepble Of double meanings he is employing direct English
which means exactly what it says There is dis
appearance Of the tawy adjective Imperial as applied
to the German government and plain wording adorns plain
facts.
Meanthsus when he was asked what he thought of the
tragedy Of Dionysius replied 81 could see it. it was
50 clouded with language" No who reads the war
documents Of the President find fault with their ucidy
or question their import
Germany understands what she must do if she wishes
have peace considered by those nations whose soldiers
and sailors overwhelming her land and sea- She
must:
First. Discontinue her campaign of frghtful
ness.
Second Retire from all allied territory which
she now occupies
Third Renounce the Kaiser and guarantee
that similarly murderous ruler shall succeed
What Germany's present answer may be has little if
any Importance.
She does not yield NOW, she MUST and WILL yield
LATER. ''''N
The advancing hosts of FOch will show her that the
Presidents words are not words alone but that millions
upon millions OF men will fight to substantiate their truth
Already you reading this in the front trenches
Of Flanders the plains of Pcardy front of Metz and
on the winter roughenng waters Of the the Of all
the allied nations have heard the substance of last nights
message and are cheering the President.
They heartened by his buntness they are inspired
he says MUST be done SHALL be done and that they viii
do their share in the accomplishment.
The greatest difficulty with the Kaiser is that he does
not know how to fight man like the President.
he lies to others and when the head of great nation
tells him straight unyieldng truth he knows what
to make of it.
Montague, who was himself some disputant said:
When you get the better of your argument It's truth that
WINS when you get the advantage of form and method It's
then you who win The President is constantly avainp
himself Of both Truth and Form
THE GREATEST MISTAKE THE GERMAN EN-
PERoR EVER COMMITTED WAS WHEN HE MADE
FALSE PROMISE TO PRESIDENT WILSON
The day he broke his word that his submarines would
no longer sink the vessels Of neutral nations in defiance Of
humanity and all the laws of warfare he sealed his fate as
the head of the German nation.
From that day the whose voice is the most