The Washington herald., 1918-11-12
The Peace Message.
Il is over.

hectic dream obseson mistaken for ambition
IS shattered the mnutest fragments. The remarkable thing
poters could befudd the minds of millions of people and
years without his tumbng
his head is almost beyond belief.
But appeared to the German people Wilhelm
was but mental pgmy There chance Germany
to win We who have watched during past years
n telescope means OF dispatches and personal
ages from the front have always
The Kaiser himself has known his many months
until h very hour OF his abdcalon he maintained the
surface his belief kutu shattered
then and he IS quoted after signing
probably help Germany"
He knew then what armsce terms accept
ance OF which has transformed Germany mighty empire
he weakest OF peoples significant that the
reading the mice Congress yesterday should make
this brief yet alembrang "The an
emu o hang accepted these of amstice will be
possible for the German command to renew it"
1t IS needless detail try interpret all of the
terms OF msice 1t is safe general will
satisfy the eNacng may iolated instances on which
mere IS difference OF opinion, but the
passed the all allies they have satisfied ravsbed
Belgium and bleeding France their acceptance
here.
1t in his following the reading Of the actual terms
that Mr. Wilson will His is the offer of buman
tartan rather than the umatum As he has done
IN the past he again holds forth German people He
assures them OF help that their appased and that
striving for the road freedom they guided by the very
ioree that helped crush their autocracy.
And believe that ultimately it will be 50
Just now however in thousands of homes there
et directly the spell OF the casualty not for while ACCEPT
ne Presidents recommendations Perhaps France Belgium Eng
land, Serbia Italy for while think in terms n &C.," 5
victor But in the end there place or the vanouibcd
and the very ideals for which recently concluded battle de-
mand that they satisfy and weak even as thv are a
eordIng their just rights the strong"
Mr. Wilson strikes keynote when he saws ~ ct rs h. nerf..
rank with ourselves and admit questions cannot be salts
ny answered now or at once 1t is expect that
IN the heat and flush OF military victory we can turn at once and
clearly meet the problems projected by the peace program ~
himself has upon this phase at all
" so little preparation But looking it Oh the surface and
taking than he did, we believe that he is IN .b
'raeh ana that his suggested program 5 inevitable
i'e arc many phases OF the which
thrust which must be condsed @ i
nOth +b;,
have crushed Even conception the German nirr
so MASSIVE as the empire that unconsciousy built I'D
"atns them Ours is the OF
confines be stretched its only salvation We rst
remember that millions OF the furtherce
material gains OF people but common
terms narrows down to making the world humanity
The machine which avenged on the field Of b.
has many parts that OF unkesn. spirit of mill
tFs lurking in the armies OF the whole growth has been
e natural outcome OF increased numbers But not
the death that sentence rather an obtera;o
after careful analysis and consideration
There be the that would SWAY ar
country OF the allies claim credit
who would bend that way think not been for Beq
France would have died. had England would
not nave had the time her army;
been io England with the balance OF have
been able to that times was the
stawar Italians who made possible be bdged
We remember martyr Kitchener who though
with criticism nevertheless Carried finally vindcad him.
self and his beliefs for them And ofre who
saved the universe the Marne with die" then 1--WE
have backs against the WALL Haig shall not
at Nerdun Foehs patient waiting when offensive
and then die and then from
Lloyd George "a between Wilson" The
but the victory who were in the
first heat who passed under the vir -
the plaudits of the grandsand
There are many other phases the coming we must
better equipped the conference table presence there
will be We will by Gecon and alter
all the one big thing that must that that
there shall be no more war.