The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-15

United States is associated the ques-
ton of an armistice.
HE deems Ii his duty to say again,
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be one which
should leave the United States and the
powers associated with her In posi-
ton to enforce any arrangements that
may be entered into and TO make a
renewal of hostilities on the part of
Germany impossible.
Must Protect Allies.
1.-The president has, therefore, trans
mitted his correspondence with the
present German authorities TO the gov
ernments with which the government
of the United States is associated as
a belligerent. with the suggestion that
if those governments are disposed TO
effect peace upon the terms and prin-
ciples indicated their military advis-
ers and the military advisers OF the
United States be asked to submit TO
the governments associated against
Germany the necessary terms of such
an armistice as will fully protect the
interests of the peoples involved and
insure TO the associated governments
the unrestricted power to safeguard
and enforce the details of the peace
TO which the German government has
agreed, provided they deem such an
armistice possible from the military
point of view.
SHOULD such terms of armistice be
suggested, their acceptance by Ger
many will afford the best concrete evil
dence of her unequivocal acceptance
of the terms and principles of peace
from which the whole action proceeds.
1.-The president would deem himself
lacking in candor did he not point out
in the frankest possible terms the rea-
son why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded.
Significant and important as the
constitutional changes seem to be
which are spoken Of by the German
foreign secretary in his note of the
Goth of October it does not appear
that the principle of Il government re-
spOnSibe to the German people has
vet been fully worked out or that any
guarantees either exist or are in con-
temptation that the alterations of prin-
ciple and of practice now partially
agreed upon will be permanent.
Moreover it does not appear that
the heart of the present difficulty has
been reached.
German People Without Voice.
1T may be that future wars have
been brought under the control Of the
German people, but the present war
has not been. and il is with the pres
ent war that we are dealing.
1T is evident that the German peo'
pie have no means of commanding the
acquiescence of the military authori
ties of the empire in the popular will
that the power of abe king of Prussia
.. TO control the policy Of the empire Is
unimpaired; that the determining
initiative still remains with those whC
have hitherto been the masters of Ger
many.
Feeling that the whole peace of the
/
and straightforward action, the pres
ident deems it his duty TO say, with
out any attempt to soften what ma,
seem harsh words that the nations o.
the world do not and cannot trust th'
word of those who have hitherto beer
the masters of German policy, and Il
point cut once more that in concludin.
of n
finite injuries and injustlces of Thu
: war the government of the United
States cannot deal with any but VERT
able representatives of the German
people who have been assured of ;
genuine constitutional standing as tn
real rulers of Germany.
IF it must deal with the militar.
masters and the monarchical autocrat
of Germany, or if ii is likely to hav
E To deal with them later in regard Il
the international obligations of tn
German empire, it must debate no
peace negotiations. but surrender.
, Nothing can be gained by leaving
this essential thing unsaid.
Z accept, sir the renewed assurance
n of my high consideration.
r (Signed) ROBERT LANSING.
: MIR. Frederick Oederlin, Charge dAi
flares OF Switzerland, ad interim, J
! charge of German interests in -
h United States
: Must Disarm' the Hun.
:. London. oct 24.-Gen. Sir y. Hunt
: er said We must compel The SUI
> render of the kaiser as the German
compelled the surrender Of the en-
peror OF France at tile end of tn
Franco-PrusSian war. The armistlc
t is a matter for Marsha! FOch and AZ
miral Beatty to decide. Germany an
Austria probably Will not believe the
l. are beaten until their capitals are %
e cupied. The Germans must be beate
4 To their knees. We must continu
r hammering them until the white fla
u is sent into our lines. signifying III
lie conditional surrender. They must ~
cept our terms. We should deman
x the whole German feet from the ba
n tleships down TO the U-boats, as we
lie as tire surrender of the Rhine, Met
Il and other fortresses, the allies TO ga