Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-17
u. S. Turns
DOWN PROPOSAL

NgE,stod for the mon .bihiuF' con
ference. ~ va. realized by officials
hgrc that the purpose was 10 barter
nvay the rights Of y1uous nation
auu.s lu st6r. chamber proceeding.
ao that the Victims would have mo
know ledge ~ their fate until 10 was
ueroud recall This system Of bar
tsr was particularly denounced bv
President wilson in ono OF hF'
spcvCh"s.
Money Interests Nlarmcd.
That tho German people then,
selves were 10 be Kept In the dark
by the military masters ana pre-.
vented from having any voice in The
peace which was TO hc imposed upon
thcm, was regarded as an assured
fact. There has been some appre-
henmon In administration circics OF
a combination Of great financial In
| teresta that knew no nationality and
/ fear the destruction OF all wealth and
| business hy the spread NJ bolsheylki
[ Ideas. might some way be behind this
movement To- bring about peace and
| terminate the war before u had been
1 fought 10 clear decision. There ig
Emo such apprehension on the part Of
| thtr administration of cataclysm
which will .bring down an civilized
/ institutions aud Instead the general
staff has given every assurance that
/ The war is proceeding to a teHHonu
/ bIy oarlv and complete Victory which
viii Involve the acceptance ny the
central POWERS Of IA" only posuhl"
terms ,of peace namely those hti
down by president Wilson
These terms. referred Co in tho ne
l ply dIsatcd today To the Austrian
note. were clearly set out iu Frcsl
dent wilson, Fourth ~ July speech
al Mount vernon, as follows
Wilson's Conditions
u Tho destruction ~ every a..
/ .biuary power anywhere ,hAl ''N
separately, secretly ana OF HH fI'.
rlr choice disturb the peace ot tine
v,rld. on # 10 can not hc pres
emily destroyed. az least yI~-rrrUrT
/ ton TO virtual importenfr.
"e Tho settlement, ot every
Question, whether of tJritory. OF
] .nyerslgu. nf ocouoVE arrange
t-,,ant ~ pnllL..l I relationship,
upon rrF rUyrs OF the free nccept-
uncc ot that settlement by the pco-
MI, immediately concerned and nor
upnn the basis OF the material in-
ta,.st or advantage 81 any other
nation or ueople which nnN drsitc
ID diffrrrut settlement Tor the shK'
Of its own exterior Influence ar
mastery
- The consent ~ an nations
in.Un. governed iu their conduct
toward each other hy the same
prirciuIee of honor and ~ respect
for tho common laws Of civilized
society that govern the individual
citizens of uu modern Sntes ln
their relations with one ap"tlCr, to
the end that am promises m1d
covenants may ho stcrrdiy "o.
served. uu private plots ~ con
vpirayy hutrhSd mo- Fitish Injuries
wrought with impuuity and ntu-
tuM trust established upon IN"
/ handsome foundation or e mutual
respect far right
&C. Tho csVhlishinyut ut ran
organization of peace which shall
make N certain that the combined
| bower of frtD nations VIII check
every invasion of right and serve
to make peace and Justice the
more secure hy affordlug d"ti.
mite tribunal uf opinion To which
all must submit and hy which
every international roadiusuucut
J that can not Ice 1micahN agreed
upnn by he peoples directly CON.
ccrncd shall hc sanctioned.
Nustrin MAY Crumplc
There ls somo speculation in o.
fIri1I circles us to what viii Doe iht
next stcp IN what ia recuguizrl as the
great Gcrmanir petv" offensive
Igcncrnlly. ii is believed that the Ger.
man and Austrian military leaders
viii polnt to the American reply as nu
evidence hat they have done ever,
thing possible TO hrluE about peace
land thus try to strengthen their pcu-
plo Tor another winter campaign
iut another view Us that owing 90 the
intulcrablc conditions iu Austria.
Hungary there is more than posi-.
hilitv OF a breaking up uf the quad
ruplc alliance that Austria. h1vuc
gone through the form uf making
a pracc proposal which wac
lromptN rejected. has thus cleared
the way for her utNt stop IAN un.
conditional surrender on thu term,
llaid down by President Wilson.