The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
WAR IS NOT OVER

T HE CENTRAL POWERS have to condition of great weakness. Their to the question of Pres iden Wilson shows them in the frame of mind to accept dra tic terms and great humiaons.
 But the is not
 This Illuminated insight into the condition of the enemy mind is of value nesmable The knowledge gained with sacrifice whatever either of diplomatic advantage or of the exercise of force without limit.
 Democratic governments which have been confided the duty have in mind the attainment of object and the disposition to sacrifice of life treasure than necessary the effective attainment of the end The Amer people, measuring their losses by the sufferngs of the Allies have sacrificed le The mere appearance of their overwhelming force, accompanied by the creation of unified command and like has sufced to bring the to crisis in which the enemey cries for way out But he has not surrendered uncondNionaly.
 The American President who has been largely respOn sible for this fortunate condition may be trusted Q bring to satisfactory conclusion the work that has been entrusted to him. the confusion of voces he will find the real voice of the American people, He will eXercsge that judgment they desire of him.
 There strange happenings in Germany The German request for amsce made in the of the German government The reply of the President asking for nforma ton addressed to the Imperial German government if the Emperor still in authority.
 Evidently Germany has changed, preends to have changed her form of government the of the gov ernmen for the German government and the Imperial Ger government are two diffeEent things
 This may be pretense. The will not be while Hohenzolern reigns
 Upon the face of the German answer Germany yields to all American condtions expressed in the messages of the President which, besides general conditions for dsarmament require ers of German territory conditions that might well result in stripping the German state of every colony. These conditions carry imperatvely the restoration of Lorraine the creation of Polish state including the Poles under Teutonc rule the restoration of the TrennO to Italy creation of autonomous states, according to national lines in Austro Hungary The Turk driven from his throne
 Outside of the American conditions however ques- tOns of indemnity and other questions in which France Great Britain have a deeper interest than America.
 is of the of American conditions that the Ho- henzoern rule must The future of peace negotiations will doubt demand in part upon the extent to which Ger has received population government, and the extent to which the Central powers willing to give guarantees of good faith such will make certain to the Allies that istce and peace negotiations cannot be made period of man revival and recuperated military power
 Marshal Foch has presented his views of the guarantees that he regards essential They involved the occupation Metz Sassburg and Coben and the surrender of the at Essen and the Skoda works in Austria that they may used in replacing the machinery losses of the Allies
 The Central powers having entered upon the ocean feat and having plunged deeply into the icy ton may not find it easy bahe deeply and world demand.
 The American people must not effort neither tc fort While the end is has not come It would grievous to stimulate by any neglect or cessation military effort the waning courage of the foe
 is the simplest rule of combat strike harder at tn foe who wavers Ii may be the next blow that makes hin yield completely.
 GERMANY HAS MUCH TO ANSWER FOR THE WAL CAN NOT END WHILE THERE IS ANY DOUBT OF THI COMPLETENESS OF THE PREPARATION THAT MUST BI