El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-25
HARD BLOWS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE.
THAN ALL THESE PEACE MESSAGES

president WILSON'S latest communication to Ger.
many, announcing the submission of Germanys peace
proposals to the allied governments for consideration
goodin spots But the reads of these inter-
changes between the United States Germany back and
FORTH the wishes the of writing had
been revived merely creates atmosphere Of IN
certainty and gets nowhere apparently The allied az
mics hard blows in the field doing more to bring
peace than all the notes that can ever be written
From the long and rather obscure sentences of the
presidents most recent note the following
That Germauys proposals have been submitted the
allies with the suggestion that the military chiefs decide
whether an armistee is possible, and if So what
terms;
That extraordinary safeguards such as will prevent the
resumption Of hostites must be demanded of Germany
before sTmistice be effected;
That while some sort of governmental reorganization
10 have been effected in Germany there salts
factory evidence that it is complete;
That if the United States must deal with the military
masters and monarehia autoeras Of Germany now or If
likely deal with later in regard to the
international obligations Of the German empire it must de-
mand not peace negotiations, but surrender.
In the above paragraphs the best features Of the note
paraphrased II is evident that the president little
embarrassed by Germanys ready acceptance of his a
peace principles which drafted before the aims
the allied peoples fully developed they
are has used this communication shape the
situation in the way that ought to be, especially re-
CARDS the demand that the HOhenzoerns be removed or
Germany must surrender.
This taIes with the sentiment OF the allied peoples
who much interested in seeing that Germany gets
easy peace. Those whose relatives have been killed,
MANNED merely wounded; those who undergoing the
daily anxiety lest loved fall the swirl of battle;
those whose sons husbands brothers Drawing the
dangers Of the sea- those who scmpng and pIacng
all of self denial to finance the carrying of the
these people demand that Germany drop to
the knees and the German people must show real
change of heart and the Hohenzoern Tue must over
thrown Absolutely.
The president night in suggesting that matters rela
ing TO any arsce be left to the military chiefs Of the
allied nations. The supreme council, being the
ground knowing every detail of the many problems in
VOWED is fully competent to deal with the situation The
supreme council includes, the representative of the
United States, Gen Tasker h Bliss former chief of the
general staff who after he entered the supreme
eli wrote such mastery argument in favor of the
trazed command of all the allied armies that he over
all long standing objections and thereby helped to
change the whole of the through the ensuing
appointment of Gen Ferdinand FOch generahssimo /
This council, advising with marshals Foch and Haig
md Gems Pershing and Dsz viii be not to require
little Of Germany, from military standpoint It viii
doubtless make such specifications would render Ger
many miltary impotent far carrying the pres
war after the expiration Of armstice is concerned
That is the main thing Just 1t would remain TO rem
eT Germany unable to start in the future.
II is exceedingly doubtful if Germany would be willing
meet the the council would set forth 1t is
ven doubtful If Germany viii aecede to the pres
ents demand that the HohenZoerus be overthrown or
Germany surrender If Germany should contrary to C
ectaions manifest willingness do these things it would
that internal affairs and the morale of the imperial