Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-11-01

Answer. to Germany?
On October 9th, the German Government,
through the Imperial Chancellor, Prince
Macmillan, asked President Wilson for an arms
tiCe and peace.
The reply to Germany, sent October 9Th, con-
Guided with the following paragraphs:
1.-THE President also feels that he is justified in ask
ing whether the Imperial Chancellor is speaking mere
L for the constituted authorities of the Empire who
have SO far conducted the war;"
Germany replied on October 18th and said:
1.-THE Chancellor supported in all of his actions, by
the will of this majority speaks in the name of the
German Government and of the German people,"
Two days later, October 18th, President Wilson,
replying to germany said:
"t is indispensable that the governments associated
against Germany should know beyond peradvenfure
with whom they are dealing."
Germanys answer came on October IL 1t said:
1.-THE question of the Presidenf--Wifh whom he and
the governments associated against Germany are deal
ing is answered in a clear, unequivOcdI manner by the
statement that the offer of peace and an armisfice has
come from a government which is free from any arbi-
fraFy and irresponsible influence, is supported by the
approval of an overwhelming majority of the German
people,"
Let us pause for Just a moment
On Friday, October 18th, President Wilson ad-
dressed an appeal to the people ofthe United States.
He made this plea:
my Ee10 W. mntf &. the ss Congressional resi- sM. elections 6s are att hand,
. oTs likely to face in our time # you have approved Of my leader;
earnestly beg that you will express yourselves unmistaEabIy to that
effect by returning a Democratic majority to both the Senate and the
House of Representatives
Tam your servant and will accept your judgment without cav1
"My power TO administer the great trust assigned
me by the Constitution would be seriously impaired
should your judgment be adverse, and 1 must frank
ly tell you SO because SO many criicalissueS depend
upon your verdict.
s. s.
"The return of a Republican majority TO either
House Of Congress would, moreover, certainly be in
terpreted on the other side of the water as arepudia-
ton of my leadership.
eel need not tell you, my felON-cOuntrymen, that
Lam asking your support not for my own sake or for
the sake of a political party, but for the sake of the
Nation itself, i'm order that its inward unity of pur-
pose may be evident TO all the world.
"This is no time either for divided counsel or for
divided leadership. Unity of commands as necessary
now in civil actions as it is upon the field OF battle
Suppose o Wednesday, November 9th. the Kaiser through his Imperial
Chancellor, addressed note to President Wilson something like this: The
Kaiser feels that he is justified in asking whether the President is speaking
merely for the constituted authorities Of the United States who have 20 tar
conducted the war"
Or query of this sort st is indispensable that the Kaiser should know
beyond Peradventure with whom he is dealing"
Will the president be able to say that he is supported in al of his actions
by the will of the majority, that he speaks in the ame o. the American Gov
eminent an of the American people.