The sun., 1918-10-26
LONDON PRESS LIKES
PRESIDENTS REPLY
Note Is Test of German Sim
cerity, Says the "Vyest-
minister Gazette"
REVEALS AN IRON HAND
"Pall Mall Gazette" Predicts
Stand Will Be Universally
Approved.

lsONpONy OCls N"ofefNso
President Wilson's reply to Germany
with unqualified approval. The Vest
minister Gazette says: president Will
son has taken the German Government
at its word and proposes course of ac-
ton which must be q test OF It's SINGER
ity. We will not speculate what the
terms of~,an armistice as defined by
President Wilson may he. They will be
laid down by Marshal Foch and the al
lied and American commanders"
The Pail Mall, Gazette says: The
world will realize once more that Pres
ident Wilson carries an iron hand under
a velvet glove. 1t Ia needless to say
that his answer will be Endorsed VILE
enthusiasm by the peoples and armies
Of all the civilized Powers. The ISSUE
within Germany itself may be hastened
by the Presidents frank intimation that
the present constitutional changes carry
no convincing mark Of permanence or
sincerity.
The Evening Ncus says: In the re-
ply which he has just handed to the
German Government President Wilson
deprlyes the enemy OF the last chance
Of pretending a Misunderstanding OF
what he has been driving att all along.
Can Stop War in q Week.
The Daily NeUs says: The Imperial
Chancellor's note left matters In sus-
pense. but the Presidents takes them
where they should be. The sincerity o!
the German peoples desire for peace Is
TO- day brought to the final test. II the
Germans accept the Presidents terms
there 10 no reason why fighting should
not end In less than a week. Mr.. vii.
son beyond question speaks for every al.
lied nation"
President Wilson must win the
hearty approval OF plain men every
where" says the Telegraph. This sort
OF language becomes necessary wher
one has to deal with a people who insis!
on being evasive and tricky In treating
with q plain issue and suffer the I'm
pleasant political malady Of being toe
clever by half"
The newspaper cornmends President
Wilson's correct attitude toward the
Allies. and especially welcomes his RET
| erence of the matter OF declaring mr.
armistice to the military leaders. :.
Under the caption The Retort
Courteous" the Post says: president
Wilson's note is a masterpiece II
| diplomacy II rivets the German Gov.
| eminent to an unqualified acceptance oil
| his peace terms. In what may be called
the Presidents ultimstum he again Of
| fers the German people an opportunity
| to Sc: themselves as nearly right as ma,
be and provides at the same time somt
guarantee OF good faith"
Greatest OF His Notes.
The Cypress describes Mr.. Wilson.
| note as the greatest Of the series o.
his mastery state papers. 1T is su
| premely great" the newspaper says
because It Is simple. STRAIGHTFORWARD
unequivocal and candid. No man car
| quite tell what DIR. Solf and Prime.
Macmillan really mean. No ono car
fail to understand what President vii
| son means"
! The Times says: III the Germans vii
not accept a peace OF Justice withou
violence. then violence will make tien
accept just peace. The difference be
| tween German violence and the fore,
without stint which President Wilson
| proposed. II necessary. to employ, |,
| that German warfare is violence In tn,
service OF rapacity. while the warfar,
OF the Allies il violence in the servic,
| Of righteousness"
fiNtE tulOBlbilk the note IS an al
mlrable statement" the Times expresses
| satisfaction that II reveals the closes
| possible agreement between American
and British views. The newspape,
! thinks that, at the moment, there Il
| no more than a chance that the Ger
mans win ask an armistlce. 1t insists
tina: the naval and military arms o.
the service must be ready for such al
| emergency and must be adamant IL
imposing adequate terms to make secur,
the policy OF which they are the In
! struments The Times is gratitled a
the manifest signs OF close cooperate,
between the military commanders OF
the western front, while "the presenc
! OF Col. House. who has arrived II
| France, will make for political. as vel
as naval and military coordj nation"
| The paper further contends that tn
question OF an armistice concerns no
only the western powers, but Italy
Serbia. Greece. Czecho- Slovaks. Poles
Jugo-Slavs. Rumanians and Russians
The solitary adverse criticism OF Mr.
wilson't note appears In the Graphic
which complains Of the length of IN
document, adding:
AT such a crisis bandying word
suggests a lack of dignity and create
a loophole for further diplomatic wrig
Cling"
The Graphic, nevertheless. prints
cartoon of John Bull holding a COP
of the note and saying TO Presiden
Wilson: That's the sort OF stuff I