The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

Accept, Sir the Renewed dSnul d3lCcS
OF my high consideration
(Sgned) "Roberi Lansing
"FTederiok Oderin
charge daffaires ad interim in charge
of German interests in the Unit
cd States"
One outstanding point which does
not appear in the presidents note--a
point on which the world has been
asking questions can - answered to-
night
When the president eeclarcd that
the wrong done 10 France when Ger
many took Alsace-Lorraine should be
righted he meant that AleaceIor-
dame should 3e returned to France.
Those who contend the presidents
decision arrauges the situation tor
something more than an unconditional
surrender base it on the argument
that he has now passed the stage
where he might has accepted a sur
render of the German military and
naval forces and left the Hoheuhol-
lern autocracy on its throne.
Mr.. Wilson, according to this view,
has now finally informed the Ger
man people tnat if they want peace
they can only attain it by getting rid
of the kaiser and his system.
An armistiCe, il is true might come
first and the details Of the downfall
Of the German autocratic government
might be arranger later But this
is what an armistice woul entail:
First--A stop 10 the atrocities IN
land and sea ana the systematic Ge-
struttion end devastation in tho wake
OF the retreating German arn'ie
Then, the disarmament of all the Ger
man forces and the deposit OF their
arms and munitions at points to be
chosen by the allied military COM
manders Then, tho occupation by al
lied forces of certain German cities Ur
stronghoGs OF stTategetic importance. 4.
Probably also the occupation OF all the
submarine bases and turning over of
the German fleet in short, 1t would
entail taking from Germany Of every
thing which she might break aef
word to an allnistice.
From that point the United States
and the allies might proceed to dis
pose of all that remained of kaiserism
if the German people have not done it
before as President Wilson in his note
plainly invites them to do,
While nowhere in the note does
the president openly join with the
entente statesmen in the demand
that the chief criminals must be
delivered up for trial, the presidents
confidants point out htat he plainly
sutscribes to the doctrine that the
guilt Of bringins on the world war is
personal.
1T would be noted that the presi-
dent completely rejects the German
suggestion for a mixed commission
to arrange an evacuation and re-
minds the militarists that they will
accept the terms laid down by Mar
shal Foch and the associated COM
mapders; thai they will have no part
in framing them. He makes it plain
that he does not accept the new Ger
man government headed by Chancel-
lor MaXlmiian as anything less au-
tocratic any thing less creature Of
erman militarism than its predeces-
sors, and warns the German people
that unless they destroy it the allied
armies will do so.
lCne of the most important points
of his note is that in which he ac-
knowledges the present German gov
ernments unqualified acceptance Of
his peace terms and then goes on TO
show that these terms provide spe-
cifically for the substitution of
government wholly responsible to the
German people themselves for the
present one dominated by the German
militarsts
Quoting his Mount Vernon speech
of July 4th the president reminds
Germany that his terms call for the
destruction of every arbitrary power
anywhere that can separately. Sc
cretly and of it's single choice disturb
| ilt ptuNe VI NuC " VI w VI II II toAAi'N
re presently destroyed. at least IT'S
reduction to virtual impotency.'
Here, then. follow the words which
proclaim with finality that the au
to cratic government Of Germany
| must 90, and plainly invite the Ger
man people TO make the change
which will bring them peace.
The power which hitherto has
controlled the German nation" says
the presidents reply. is Of the sort
here described 1t is Tithin the choice
OF the German peoYe to alter it. The
presidents wordas aust quoted natur-
ally constitute a fcondition precedent
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