The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-18
Allied World
Appl!.auds /. Note
Sent To Berlin
Great Britain and Colonies En-
dorse American Stand and
French Press Exults, While
AuStrians Are Panied and
Alarmed Because No Notice Of
Their Peace Offer Has Been
Taken

NEW YORK, October l6-(Associ-
ated Press) the world
yesterday interest was centered in the
reply of the President to Germany re.
fusing to discuss the granting of an
armistice, demanding guarantees from
Germany to assure the military, su-
prpmocy of the Allies during the put
tiu0 into effect of the American peace
terms and stating as bluntly as the
language Of diplomacy permits the de-
termination Of the government OF the
United States not to waste time dis
rusSin2 peace on any terms 80 long as
Germany is ruled by military auto
nat.
From the various capitals of the
Allies come reports of the qualification
,ccnsiOnPd hy the American reply,
which is calculated to bring home TO
Germany the unenViable position she
now occupies among the nations, with
the pie lges Of her government re.
gaThcd az unworthy OF the slightest
trust.
Canada's Ultimatum
Canada = peace terms are uncondI-
tional surrender on the part OF Ger
many or the arQuoSence on its part
Id the terms set forth by President
Wilson that will permit the occuPaa.
tron OF such German territory as will
assure the carrying ont Of the Allied
peace terms. This statement was
i made yesterday at Toronto by New
ton Wesley Rowcll, president of the
: Canadian privy council, who announced
that Canada is unwilling to- end the
war on any other terms.
, Australian Premer's Views
Germany, with defeat of her armies
! threatening to become a rout, now
( whines about peace, said Premier
Hughes of Australia, in an interview
given in Paris, where the Australian
leader is visiting, returning from the
front held by the Anzacs.
! In the opinion of the Australian,
Germany is trying in every way and
rndeavoring to the limit of possibility
to induce President Wilson to inter
cede for her with the French and Brit
ish, and while evadiDg the plain, b,
, question Of the President is hoping tC
gain time in which to pXtrlcate her
self from her present fatal position
and save the Kaiser.
The Germans kings and princes are
now in their last stronghold, which il
the Kaiser s miIit9ry deSpOtism, sai'
Mr.. Hughes.
British Highly Pleased
Col Winston Churchill, former first
lord of the British admiralty, speak
ING at Manchester last night, said thai
President Wilson $ stern and formid
able answer to Germany will be whole
heartedly endorsed by all the AlIier
countries, and although it tended It
proIong the conflict there will be M
relaxation of Allied effort in the field
Comment throughout Great Britain
on the American reply is uniformly
exultant at the stand taken by Wash
ingtom. Great display ~ given in th'
press to that section of the r"ply de
mamdiug guarantees for t malnten
arce Of the present military rDremac.
of the Allies, while there genera
satisfaction expressed at thr reference
to the continued sinking Of Scnge
ships and the wantOn devastn'Un being
carried on in France and B2lgju u. Tn
British editors see only whui = prove
in the statement that the ma = "f II
armistice is something to be d. "
bv the military leaders in IL tic'
French Exultant
Distinctly favorable too, tn
: comment of the French press, hi
the discussion of the Americas -;
il the absorbing topic of the day IN
q prevailing note III the press l. u
Of iuhilntIOn.
In Bavaria the peace sentiment
D running high and the Bav4rian :
cialist party at Munich has passe
resolution urging the reichstag TO ~
, point a special state court to try
| Germans )" including the highest pei
: sonages'' found guilty of efforts t
Illustrate the peace eudeavOrs. Sell
government for the various Germn
states is also demanded.
There is gloom in Austria over tn
, failure of President Wilson to auswc