The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-25

ices of civilized warfare. Cities ana WI
Iaoes. II not destroyed, are being strip
BED Of all they contain, not only ma
teriaIs, but often Of their very lnnaD
tants. The nations associated
Germany cannot be expected to agree W
cessation of arms while acts OF mr.
nanity, spoIiation and desoaton are DC
No continued. which they justly look
upon with horror and with ourn'"s
hearts. 49,.
an is necessary also In ORDER tnat
there NAV be no possibility Of misunder-
standing, that the president shouio very
,olemnly call the attention OF the COVER"
nent Of Germany TO the language anu
plain intent Of one Of the terms OF peace
which the German government mas no"
accepted IL is contained In the ADDRESS
,f the president, delivered at Mount YER
non on the Fourth Of July, last.
az is as follows:
1.-The destruction Of every arbitrary
bower anywhere that can separately, Sc
,retIy and of its single choice disturb the
peace Of the world; or If it cannot be
presently destroyed, at least its reduction
to virtual impotency.
1.-THE power which has hitherto con.
troiIed the German nation is OF the sort
here described. 1t is within the cnoice
IF the German nation to after u. ne
presidents words just quoted naturally
constitute a condition precedent to peace,
f peace is to come by the action OF the
German people themselves. The presi-
dent feels bound to say that the whole
process of peace will, in his Judgment,
depend upon the satisfactory character
of the guarantees which can be given
N this fundamental matter. II is indis-
oensabe that the governments associat-
I'd against Germany should know beyond
oeraoventure with whom they are deal
ing.
1.-THE president will make a separate
~eply to the royal and imperial govern
nent Of Austria Hungaria.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurances
Of my high consideration.
(Sisned)
"ROBERT LANSING.
"MR. FREDERIckOEDERL
Charge d'Affalrs ad Interim, in charge
of German interests in the United
States"
AIsace-Lorrane Belongs to France.
not appear in the presidents note-a
point on which the world has been
asking questions, can be answered
now.
When the president declared that
the wrong done to France when Ger
many took AlsaceLorraine should be
righted, he meant that Alsace-LOrraine
should be returned to France.
Those who contend the presidents
decision arranges the situation for
something more than an unconditional
surrender base it on the argument that
he has now passed the stage where he
might have accepted surrender of
the German military and naval forces
on its throne.
Must Can Kaiser.
Mr.. Wilson. according to this view,
has now finally informed the German
people that if they want peace they
can only attain it by getting rid of
the kaiser and his system.
An armistice, it is true might come
first and the details of the downfall
of the German autOcratic government
might be arranged later.
But, this is what an armistice would
entail:
First. a stop to the atrocities on
land and sea and the systematic de-
struction and devastation in the wake
of the retreating German armies. Then
the disarmament of all the German
forces and the deposit of their arms
ana munitions at points to be chosen
by the allied military commanders
Then the occupation by allied forces
of certain German cities or strong
holds of strategic Importance. Prob.
ably also the occupation of all the
submarine bases, and Il turning over of
the German fleet.
Force Huns to Be Honest.
In short. it would entail taking from
Germany of everything with which she
might break her word to an armistice
From that point the United States
ana the allies might proceed to dispose
OF all that remained of kaiserism if
the German people have not done if
before, rs President Wilson in his note
plainly invites them to do.
One of the most important points
OF his note is that in which the pres.
ldeht acknowledges the present Ger.
man governments unqualified accen.
tance of his peace terms. and tban
goes on to- show that these peace terms
provide specifically for the substitu.
tioh OF government wholly respon.
slole to the German people themselves
LOT the present one dominated by the
German militarists.