The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-09
PRESIDENT TEARS
MASK OFF TEuTONS
coatirued From Page One

-. sact that among the presidents
,....e terms arc complete freeing of
r,,.sia. Belgium. occupied France
"a rcparaticn OF the wrongs OF
AlSace Lorraine
Also there Is distinct emphasis
.,..,r the fact that self determination
rail- ~ the governing factor in
EDITORIAL alignments. The presi.
se,, felt that curt answer would
Nav. served as ammunition to the
s,~.,on war lords TO stimulate the
,..,c,.s OF Germany and Austria To
s,ssh efforts under the guise Of SELF
defense.
Must show Colors
A. the matter now stands. Ger.
many knows clearly that complete
evacuation % occupied territory
r,~t be the preliminary TO any
,r<rc move. The German leaders
srr told they must show their true
solers rot alone TO the world. but
Is their own people.
Diplomatic Trap
The first reaction. IN general. here.
- that Of disappointment that VII.
=. had asked questions Of Germany.
s,st<ad Of making flat-footed state
v<r, OF unconditional surrender.
A. scrn.thing equally strong. Hut
overnight consideration OF the mes
-, turned many mems views. and
.s<r- was an inclination today among
,ssr who at first complained to
.ssrr the administration belief that
Germany now either must make
mace on strictly American terms or
f.nd herself In a diplomatic difficulty
h~fprs her own people and the world.
Gives Zoe stiff Jolt
TIE feeling on the whole was that
President Wilson had shown ahso-
lutely no signs OF weakness. but. on
ne contrary, had given Germany "A
sseidedly stuff Jolt when he demand.
"a that there he complete withdrawal
from occupied territories before any
reaee could he considered.
As seen In government quarters.
the inquiry does these things;
Flrst-Iays the groundwork for n
rejection OF Gsru,any's overturcs lat
or IL Germany falls TO meet Wilson's
terms frankly and sauarcly.
Second Makes Germany accept
the presidents terms as a whole in
good faith and withdraw her armies
from allied soil. or convicts the war
lords OF inssnccrity before their own
people and before the world.
Third--Give~ advance notice that
The allies and America win fight or
Until occupied territory Is cleared
and untIi Germany Is ready 20 accept
plain Justice. as laid down by the
president
Fourth-fays the foundations for
new pronunciamento 10. Ger
many that u Max Is not repre-.
sentative OF the German masses. as
h- assurediy Is not. no diplomats
pace dealings can be had with
him
rs,h--czlls sharply 20 the atten.
tica a the German people that her
l-aasrs ars doubted: opens the way
10 taen to overthrow these leaders.
r. after preaching peace. they fail
and sincerity as the Wilson query
requires.
me general thought was that the
inquiry IL even more effective than
curt or clustering demand for un.
conditional surrender would have
been.
leaves Door Open
II meets the allied equirements
,hat there be rejection OF any in
sincsre proposals. while Il leaves
the door open 10 acceptance Of a
genuine proposal squaring with al.
led demands
This feature OF the inquiry II a
concession 10 allied opinion.
Diplomats here were frankly fear.
fsl that curt demand for surren-
der would have holstered up Ger.
man morale. encouraging the Teu-
tons TO fight harder. under the plea
that they were battling for exist
ence.
The allied consultations developed
would cause unrest or suspicion
among the labor and Iansdowne
Elements abroad.
Such an answer. u was felt. would
rot meet the approval OF groups
Who perhaps might fail TO see the
lnssncerity Of the German rnaneuver.
Al the same time II was believed
he president had given real
punch to his remarks by making
Ne demand for evacuation as a
pace preliminary. This goes farther
uan any demand to date and even
nnse who criticised the form held
nat the substance OF that para
rsph showed clearly that there Is
70 disposition 10 talk peace. except
o. our own terms.
Allies Satisfied
Entente diplomats were plainly re
hssed at the method the president
pursued They designated IL as a
nosiee to Germany that she must
cone around to the American.Allied
view or be punished by the onward
rressing armies.
II has long been an allied condi.
uon that evacuation must precede
my peace parieys. President VIII
en includes that for the first time.
ana II was said today. he meant
evacuation OF France. Belgium. Ser
IA italy and Rumania. and removal
v submarines from the high seas.
Neither the allies nor America
''h consider any temporary arms