Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-12
NO TRUCE WITH GERMANY.

America entered the war TO safeguard the fu
ture peace of the world. America will lay down It's
arms when that end has been attained Would that
we might believe that the present proposal from the
German government was sincere desire for safe
and lasting peace but the autocratic rulers OF that
war-mad country have established firmly in the
minds of the people of the world reputation for d
plicity shameless dishonor and faithlessness that
leaves every decent minded in suspicion OF Its
every act.
Since we know that Germany cannot be trusted.
1t behooves us write conpacts with the sword
rather than with the pen and we are now engaged
in that task Of the success Cf this undertaking, all
49, world knows, includiHg official Germany But
We are not to be trapped into cessation of hostl-
ties with all the dangers that such program would
entail and President Wilson's prompt and firm no.
tce to the Kaiser and his co-murderers that no pro-
posa can be entertained by the Allied governments
until France Belgium and the invaded territories
have been evacuated, is the nations answer.
The German government has not given the
slightest indication that it believes in the fourteen
provisions set I'D by President Wilson and which
il pretends to base its present peace plea Its army
was busy yesterday burning villages and towns IN
northern France. 1t has not abandoned one loot OF
territory which it fched from its neighbors by dis
honest treaties or by the mailed fist, except as it has
been driven back before the oncoming hosts of civil
ization and peace, as typifed by the mighty armies
of the Allies
II is impossible to look upon the suggestion en-
anating from Berlin as other than effort to save
PluSSlan aulCC-ACy ana us cdHlpdlSH VI CuHqucoU
from the doom toward which it is riding with light
ning-ike rapidity No sane person can doubt that
the tremendous victories which have followed Mar
shall Fochs marching hosts are the immediate IN
spiration of the cry which is trembling the lips of
the Hun rulers, Lut the Kaiser's proclamation ind
Gates the presence Of the peculiarly offensive Ger
man arrogance when he says, Il have decided once
again to offer peace 10 the enemy" William the
wicked me- deceive his people by this fent that
he is offering peace, but the balance of the world
knows that he Is pleading for il.
Nothing in our opinion, could be more disas-
trous TO the interests and fortunes OF the Allied gov
ernmente ar % The future peace OF the world t?an
p truce With III criminal TeutOnic outfit in this mo-
ment of its approaching defeat. Frightened and un
certain of he future Germany offers TO accept the
presidents program as q basis FOX peace negOtia
tiOns Here in plain terms is seen the cunning Of
the deceitful Hun mind. Duplicty and indrecticn
are counted upon to trap the Allies when the force
0f arms fails in It's purpose The Germans might
easily accept the fourteen points basis and re-
iect every one Of them in TOTO when the Allies had by
This artifce and stratagem been deceived into tenn
porarv truce The Kaiser knows how difficult II
would be to resume military operations once arms
had been laid down.
The president has made it clear that he cannot
in safety deal with the German government as at
nresent constituted and we have no fear that ne will
make any msstep in this moment so traught with
noseihiIities The whole world longs for peace, and
the whole world is ready for peace and the whole
world will get peace when j can be secured on
basis ut the pe4ce which Is TO endure VIII
mol e made in Germany. truce which might per
n II the Germans 10 strengthen thelr army and pre-
pare the better their enemies would be regard