The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

unconditional surrender and that Mr..
Wilson was losing ground by continu-
ing the diplomatic discussion with a
government with which. he very prop
erly declares. the Omitted States cannot
negotiate. There was general appro-
val of the latter part of the note. which
pronounced against any peace with the
kaiser. and the rest OF II was praised
by those who saw in 1t a clever move
to ALLEVIATE the German people from
their military leaders. There was no
doubt anywhere of the rightness of the
presidents aims and intentions. but
many public men feared that his very
admirable detestation of war and his
fondness for writing notes might lead
him into an embarrassing diplomatic
maze.
In reinsurance. II may be said that
no armistice and no peace will be ar
ranged that are not entirely to the sat
isfaction of Great Britain. France and
Italy, as well as the United States.
and that these four allies have agreed
that Germany must be required to sur
render. There Will be no cessation of
hostilities on the part of the allies I'M
til Germany not only evacuates occu-
pied territory. but also gives substan-
tiai guarantees that will prevent re-
sumption of fighting by her: and the
entente allies are determined that any
discussions concerning an armistice
shall take into full consideration the
sea power, In which they are predomi-
nant
In his delayed reply to the note from
Austria Hungary President Wilson In
formed Vienna that events had made
some of his famous fourteen points
out of date. notably that concerning
the autonomy Of the oppressed peoples
In the dual kingdom, since the United
States had recognized the independ-
tionai aspirations of the Jugo-Slavs.
Consequently he could not talk peace
with those points as a basis. Then
followed an imperial manifesto an
nounclng the formation of federal
states In Austria Hungary: the setting
up Of a state Of their own by the Ger
mans In Austria: the creation of a
sovereign state BY the Slovenes. Croat-
ians and Serbs without reference TO
present political frontiers, and prog
ress by the Hungarians toward full In
dependence, with reports that they
were about to apply to the entente
governments for terms for a separate
armistice and peace. The empire of
Charles was fast breaking up. and
there was the greatest depression in
Vienna. where famine threatens and
the authorities are powerless. Conse-
quently. according TO dispatches, the
Austrian government Is becoming
reconciled TO the idea OF unconditional
capituiation.
Again. and yet again. the unduly op-
timistic must be reminded that. from a
military point of view, Germany is
still far from being defeated. Though
she is being forced to relinQuish her
grip on Belgium and northern France,
she is conducting her retreat In order
and much in her own way. and though
losing much material and thousands
of men, Is carrying OF most of her
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