The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-26
WILSON'S ANSWER
PLEASES OUR ALLIES
BRITISH AND FRENCH NEWS
PAPERS DECLARE 1T PLACES
GERMANY IN BAD HOLE

LONDON.-The evening newspapers
greet President Wilson's reply to Ger
many with unqualified approval. The
Westminster Gazette says:
president Wilson has taken the
German government at its word and
proposes a course of action which
must be test of it's sincerity. We
will not speculate what the terms of
an armistice as defined by President
Wilson may be. They will be laid
down by Marshal Foch and the allied
and American commanders"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: ''The
world will realize once more that
President Wilson carries an iron hand
under velvet glove. 1t is needless
to say his answer will be endorsed
with enthusiasm by the peoples and
armies Of all the civilized powers"
The Evening News says: "In the
reply which he has just handed to the
German government President Wilson
deprives the enemy of the last chance
OF pretending a misunderstanding of
what he has been driving at all
along"
Press Coaament in London
The Daily News says: "The i'm
per1al chancellor's note left matters in
suspense, but the presidents takes
them where they should be. The sin
cerity of the German peoples desire
for peace is today brought to the
final tests. If these Germans accept
the presidents terms there is no rea-
son why fighting should not end in
less than a week. Mr.. Wilson, beyond
question, speaks for every allied ma
tion."
The Telegraph commends President
Wilson's correct attitude toward the
allies, and especially welcomes his
reference of the matter of declaring
an armistice to the military leaders.
The Times says:
"If the Germans will not accept a
peace of justice without violence, then
violence will make them accept a just
man violence and the force without
STINT which President Wilson pro-
poses, if necessary to employ, is that
service of rapacity; while warfare of
Under the caption Of "The retort
the Post says:
president Wilson's note is mas
,erpiece of diplomacy. 1t rivets the
German government to an unqualified
of his peace terms. In
what may be called the presidents
he again offers the Ger
nan people an opportunity to get
themselves as nearly right as may be
md provides at the same time some
guarantee of good faith"
The Express describes Mr.. Wilson's
tote as the greatest of the series Of
lis masterly state papers.
After eulogizing the note Of Presi-
lent Wilson as ian admirable state
nent," the Times expresses satisfac-
ion that it reveals the closest possi-
lie agreement between American and
British views.
The solitary adverse criticism of
Mr.. Wilson's note appears in the
Graphic, which complains of the
ength of the document, adding:
"At such a crisis bandying words
a lack of dignity and ere
ties loophole for further diplomatic
The Daily Mail says:
president Wilson states the terms
With a composed dignity worthy of
he greatest masters of our language. |
Autocracy mus5 surrender or take a
,eating and here we may leave the
,eace offensive, without forgetting |
o thank Mr.. Wilson for the mastery |
kill with which he exposed its in
sincerity"
France Endorses Emphatically.
PARIS Wilson's reply |
o Germany is endorsed emphatically |
" the morning newspapers without
The Ouvre expresses the
general opinion in a three column
lealine:
"Abdication or Capitulation."
The Matin says:
"The formula employed by Presi-
ent Wilson justifies in advance all
he requirements which in patriotic |
rudence, statesmen and military cir |
les would feel bound to specify"
The Petit Parisien says:
president Wilson has spoken plain |
words in reply to the last note of |
'rince Maximilian. The president |
new whittier he was going and made
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