Arizona republican., 1918-10-07
Their Desperate Situation

It is too early to properly forecast the outcome of latest peace of the Central powers Any thing they do short of unconditional surrender is to be viewed askance and will be thus viewed by the heads Of the Allied governments.
 Prince Maximian offers in general, on behalf of .he German government to accept the fourteen peace terms as enunciated by President Wilson. These terms are specific in some ways and in others are rather general they must of necessity have been ai the time they enuncated. Rather than peace terms. they the principles which President Will hoped would prevail and at that time the Central powers attempted to write in between the lines more specific statements than the president made
 On January of this year, the president enunci- ated what be the greatest document of his life, and is this document with its fourteen provisions, which and will be the basis any lasting peace the outsrowth of this world conflict Briefly put, President Wilson's contentious in that historic speech were as follows:
 All future diplomatic agreements must be open, with no secret understandings
 Absolute freedom of the high in in peace except they may be closed by international agreement to enforce international covenants.
 The removal of economic barriers to neutral trade.
 Adequate guarantees that armaments will be duocd to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety.
 Impartial adjustment of colonial questions on the basis of the wishes of the people of such colonies tho equitable claims of the government whose title is 10 be determined.
 The evacuation of all Russian territory and suitable arrangement to give the whole Russian peo- pie the right to determine how they shall be gov erned and to insure Russia a place among the free nations of the world
 Belgium must be evacuated and restored with no attempt limit her sovereignty
 All French territory to be freed and the invaded portions restored and the wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 the matter Lorraine shall be righted.
 Rcadjustment of Italian frontier along the lines Of nationality.
 Austria Hungary to be given the freest oppor- unity Of autonomous development.
 Rumania. Serbia and Montenegro to be evacu- sted and restored and Serbia to be given to the sea and Balkan questions be settled along of historical allegiance and nationality
 Turkey to be assured sovereignty in the Turkish portion of the Ottoman empire and other na- tonalities in the Ottoman empire to be assured of life and absolutely unmolested autonomous develop mcnt The Dardaneles permanently opened for free passage of ships of all nations
 Independence of Poland
 A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and ter ri'crial integrity to great and small states alike.
 In these terms President Wilson has enunciated peace terms which will require specific agreement and covenant Germany may have said she will abide by them alL but it will take more than the msre word of Germany to satisfy the people of the Allied nations that she is sincere. There should he 10 pause until this sincerity proven and any talk that the is prior to definite realization of such agreement is premature.
 Germany is full of tricks She may be playing for time When she starts to lay down her arms she vsans business. and not before.