Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-10

10 proclaim the ultIllalun ll Inc
opinion 70 the president has not yet
come. But if Germany submits to the
Requirements of the president before
he will advise our allies to halt the
armies in their smashing blows : = =
Germany will ave virtually surrender
ed just the same
ST. Louis Globe Democrat; 'In this
in~terrogative way the president places
the responsibility of action upon the
central powers. They cannot pretend
that their proposal has been fIouted
or that it has been denied considera-
ton. The great question of peace
which they 50 much desire is placed be
fore them for their own solution.
They must approve the presidents in
t~errogation or so ON fighting"
Lincoln State Journal: The VIII,
son reply is on a level with his pre-,
ceeding state papers. 1t voices the
frmness of the allied nations in re,
jecling a premature cessation of the
war, and it Leaves. the way open for the
central powers TO apply once more
when they are in a mood 10 ask u
peace thai the rest of the world can
afford to grant. The president does
not shut the door in the face of an
honorable peace"
Des Moines Register: The ques-
ton is did the German chancellor
really mean it? If he did, the way of
further negotiations is plain. If he.
did not mean it, but was bidding mere
what he hoped to picture as irrecon-
Stable allied aggression, then the pres
ident has adroitly foiled him. If the
chancellor was i'll earnest and speaks
with authority, no door is closed to
him. If he was playing for position,
then he has been outwitted."
Baltimore, Md, Republican: prob
ably no one else in the country would
have nswered the chancellor in the
manner adopted by the president The
general feeling, if the press and other
comment on the matter is to be as an
indication, was that the right answer
would be simply a~hot demand for I'M
conditional surrender. But, now that
the thing has been done, everyone,
we believe, will recognize It as the
logical straightforward thing to do"
Indianapolis Star: 1T goes with
o,,+ ,,,;,x +t,,+ ~ ,1,,ly. ;r not ,rI,n+
we nave all expected and hope for.
Most of us would wish to see the sin
cerity of Germany frankly Indicated
and our minimum demands set out in
naked simplicity n severity 1t is
the part of wisdom, however, to con
c!ude that the president is right,
knowing more than we IA know
salt Lake Tribune: Germany. can
obtain peace by accepting the princi-
pies laid down by President Wilson in
his address of last January and sub
seqGent addresses by withdrawing her
forces from occupied territory. But
it must be the people of Germany and
not the kaiser ana his military ad'
visers who accept the terms n
make the necessary promises. The
president stands upon the former ut
teraTrces."
Idaho statesman: THE question as
to whether the chancellor represents
the German government which ha
conducted the war seems to be the
! most important part of the presidents
|, note in view of the fact thatshe has
repeated stated that we cannot come
to terms with them. They have
! maze it impossible
. New York Harold: THE Germans
feel that there should be nothing
! that savors even remotely of diplo
J matte weakness. The presidents note
of inquiry is likely to be so construed
Peace is a long way off, for there car
J tional surrender bs' the enemy. w
have just begun to fight
J New York Stats zeitung: ..The
j reply of President Wilson to the re
, cent peace proposal of the German
chancellor opens a possibility for ending
: the war. ! + In his answer President
J Wilson gives proof ,fat Il annihila
. tion of Germany is not his intention
that he solely desires sufficient guar
4 artees for d permanent peace. \ 7
live are convinced thai Prince Maximil
/ Liam can and win, in a short while
accede to President Wilson's demands
New York Verdi: I'm dealing will
the Eerman4offensive President Wilson
has employed the tactics tia:
Fecsh used ii larea lsir GgerEaaI
\ mfitary offensive counter offensive
The president has siniriy shift
ed the issue back q Germany an
1 left the Herman government 70 e
! out us best 1T can of tne trfb which
Was SO carefully laid Tor the Unitet
States and The allies
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