The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-08
BRITISH UNIT
FOR REJECTION
Newspapers Of Albion Declare for Con-
tinuance Of the War to tho Goal
Of Complete Victory.

mauy's intentions aud sltcpusrn as 10
tho result Of the peace orcrtures Of the
central powers are reflected in com
ments made on the peace proposals by
the newspapers here.
The Mail will have nothing to do
with Germany's offer. which 1t says
means not peace but trickery."
I'm Prince Maximllian's speech" the
newspaper continues, There is not n
word OF repentance for crimes Ger
many has committed. He Of
fcrs proposals which arc less than the
condition that will be imposed by the
allies as prcliminaries TO any discussion
at all
we did not allow Bulgaria to tell
US what to do. We told her what she
had to do. We intend to act precisely
In the same way with. Germany and
Austria
III the German people wish to know
what guarantees President Wilson and
the allies require they may be en-
bodied In two words. unconditional sur
render The Germans must leave the
territories they have occupied. restore
the property they have stolen, pay for
all the damage they have done and sur
render for trial by the allies for being
the great criminals Of the war
The Mail says there are about 500 OF
these. beginning with the emperor. 1t
also declares that Germany Will in no
circumstances be given back her colo
MES.
This method Of approaching peace
Is the method Of g. people trying TO
strike bargain and the peace that Is
coming IS not going to be bargain
tho Tolcrrorh
The newspaper sees q marked change
In Germany's attitude as to certain mat
ters in dipute. hut declares the prePo-
sails us Il whole TO be impossible. Even
this country has endorsed the demand
for the execution of France and Bel
GUM" it says. las a condition prece-
dent to negotiations and Prince MAXI
tiations and an armistice while German
arms are In France and Belgium he Is
asking for an impossibility. Negotta-
ting under such circumstances would be
an admission of Germany's superiority
and concede the loss of the war BY the
nations who are aiming to break Ger
man nilitarism- For this reason we
cannot believe the peace offer to be
seriously meant
The newspapers repudi1te the idea OF
| trying to reach an understanding US to
| indemnity for Belgium. 1t says:
1T Is requirement of simple justice
THAI Germany meet the account which
| will be presented her for the devastation
| no fundamental changes in the German
administration Only O few men have
been shifted and the kaiser, and those
| who rulo him are still the real rulers
| Of Germany.
Admitting that the lntest German
! peace move Is the most important Of
! any thus far made and confident that
| the allies will give the closest attention
| to it. the Chronicle says they will find
| 1t insufficient
| mo statesman who believes in tho
| Wilsonian policy Of trying to end war
once and for oil can be content with
anything less than the final and uneaudv-
ccal Limitation of the Potsdam war
restitution, rcparation and guarantees.
| and the criminals who launched the war
| must DO so unmitakably beaten that
never afterwnrd doubt may be raised as
| TO who won it and who lost it.
THE chancellor's promise that an Of
| fort will be made to reach an under
| standing regarding an Indemnity to Bel.
| GUM Is not enough for our purpose, II
no equivocation should remain. Ger
! many must say outright: did wrong
and I undertake as ar as possible 10 pay
for 1T Prince Maximuian's standpoint
still seems essentially different from,
what is vital to US. Germany has I'M
| dergone neither change Of outlook nor
change Of heart which alone can per
| nit world peace to be permanent.
Perhaps the most welcome feature OF
Germany''s hastily arranged move Is that
| 1t can only be n measure OF her military
| necessity" says the Times.
After reviewing the chancellor
| higuous and, discngenious stun" and
SWnl Germany ever realize there is
only one way for her, namcly-by deeds
and not words? 1t IS far too late to talk
determination Of tho allied peoples is
| that the defeat Of those who made war
shall be cofplete and absolute. That
/ be performed to the very end. and there
! will be no peace until Germany has sur
rendered without condition to terms
which win leave her not merely without
a win. but without power to break It.
French Comment.
| PARIS, Oct. 7.-Monday being a two
page day for the newspapers here. there
is little comment on Prince NaNimflian $
| speech, printed this morning. The
Figaro. which fairly represents Tnoder-
ate opinion. finds the speech inspired by
a desire to avoid such degree of defoat
AS will be a prelude tn revenge, IN his
International policy Prince Maximilian,
the newspaper says. aims at liberal
| '.pvcn a procltertat empire.
TITS object Is to unite oil the el;-
ments OF the nation IN It's foreign POL
seeks see a a." formula Of peace which will no,
| lnjure the power Of the Germanic. fed
Grafton and win not break It's alliances
RAISED In the real German school;
Prince Maxfmilian multiplics eQuivoca
praises. The passage relative to Alsacc
and Lorraine Is the never OF Won
Kuehlmann, in minor note, 1t Is un.
| etonncd now Il would be- n German vic
tory' less grondoise than hoped for. hut
still sufficient to leave Europe under
| Germany's menace.