The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-29
a FINIsH FlcHT INEVITABLE.

AS the defeat Of the enemy draws near it high time
that the allied governments should meet in close con
ference to agree upon the terms Of peace to be imposed
upon Germany Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey
Although President Wilson has refraned from commit
ting the administration the proposition that the United
States is an ally of the other governments fighting Ger
many he has made it clear that the United States gov
eminent will take part in the allied conferences Col
E. NJ. House in Paris and is expected that he
will represent the President in the conferences that are
to begin tomorrow at Versailles.
The enemy governments are endeavOring to find way
to extricate their armies from positions which threaten
to bring about complete defeat Their diplomatic de-
partments framing proposals which they hope will
be accepted by the allied governments The unta that
controls Germany is rushing bills through the reichstag
which pretend make profound alterations in the inn
peral constitution all in the direction Of democracy"
Since the rechstag has power to alter the imperial
constitution, these bills have no more value than any
promises treaties made by Germany. They are mere
scraps of paper intended to fool the allies
The enemy governments are doing their best to find
in President Wilson's notes to Germany and Austria
Hungary oophoe for further correspondence and
the beginning Of peace negotiations German news
papers, taking orders from the military autocras refrain
from attacking President Wilson, They pretend to find
in his note vague opening for negotiation In the
meantime the military leaders straning every nerve
to get the army into safe position where it can have
hope Of making stand against the invasion that is
surely coming.
There is intense curiosity at Berlin and Vienna regard
ing the terms which will be proposed by Marshal Foch to
cover armistice if the allied supreme war council
should decide that armistice is expedent 1t goes
without saying that any terms proposed by Marshal Foch
will be adopted by the allied council The terms will
control of evacuation everywhere to the allies under
ditons which would make it impossible for Germany or
its allies to deceive interfere with the allies repre-
sentatves The simplest and safest method of eecting
this would be the dsarming of the enemy forces where
they stand and their transport under allied guard their
own country But this is surrender of such far-reach
ing character that Germany viii certainly bak at while
she has army intact
One great question hitherto little discussed is bound
to the front when the enemy begins to sft out
as he views them. 1t is the question of Poland Ger
many give up aterrtory that she has invaded but
she will not find it possible to make trading material
Of the Polish parts of East and West Prussia Posen and
Slesia. These eastern parts are deemed by Germans
be part Of the very body Of the aherand and there
is profit in shutting ones eyes to the fact that Ger
many will fight to preserve those territories long as
she has any fight left Yet one of the peace terms laid
down by President Wilson calls for an Independent Poland
comprising within its boundaries the veritable Polish
The allies will surely insist upon this point both for the
sake of Poland and for the sake of future peace in Eu
rope free Poland lisa necessity of a safe world
finish fight, therefore, is the unavoidable method
Of ending the war, armistice or no armstice II Ger
many with intent to play false accepts an armistce
which ties her hands and disarms her troops prem
mary to wrestling the Polish provinces from her. she will
do momentarily only straegem and the fighting
will be renewed her dupicty is revealed Bet
ter Straightforward fighting now while the enemy is on
the run, than false armistice which might yield some
advantage to the enemy Marshal Foch and the supreme
war council this point of course and there is no
danger that they will be Unanswered or driven into any
relaxation of the range hold which they have fastened
upon the enemys throat.--W Washington Post
Yes, there any number of Greenevie citizens who
still take the Knoxville papersn preference to their little