The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-22
THE WORLDS WILL.

Unconditional surrender" still expresses the demand
Of the allied nations in dealing with Germany. The
strategic withdrawal, Of the enemy from Belgium and
his enforced withdrawal from France do not in any de-
gree lessen the firm purpose Of the allied powers to
hammer away at the German military machine until it
Internationally surrenders.
For this is perfectly useless for the German
elements to attempt to draw President Wilson into any
negotiations for anamtiee peace conference any
other basis than that Of the unconditional surrender Of
the German armies and the German feet All kinds Of
rumOrs come out Of Germany indicating that the en-
peror the military leaders, the unker the panGermans
the socialists and other elements pulling and hauling
in an effort to frame note to President Wilson which
win seem to be compliance with the conditions which
yet not be compliance in fact There reports that
Germany win offer to-modify submarine warfare "pro-
vsonally in order to facilitate peace discussions What
is the use Of such an offer? Whom does it deceive?
If the Germans suppose that President Wilson would
be inclined favor separate peace between Germany
and the United States if the submarine question were
out of the way they little know the President the
American people. How many times must the German
rulers be told that they wasting breath when they
make promises? They may promise in good faith, but
who believes them? Their honor having been deber-
aey assassinated by their acts the and
people of the United States will not enter into any
ment with them, even for peace There must be new
authority in Germany, speaking for the German people
before there be any peace and then the peace must
be preceded by unconditional surrender of the German
military and naval forces.
Words, in short, mean nothing. Acts mean every
thing Germanys verbal guarantees to abandon sub
marine or other atrocities might be truthful but they
would not be accepted. Germanys actual abandonment
of all nhuman acts on and land would be accepted
for what worth while it lasted but in itself it would
bring peace day nearer the being that Ger
many would still be armed and capable of numbering
other nations.
The United States was drawn into the war largely
because of submarine crimes, but it just clearly
recognized here as in France that the war cannot end
with safety to any nation unless German military and
naval power is destroyed or put beyond the control of
the criminals who have used it to attack the world If
the German people should put away these criminals and
show their good faith by Internationally surrenderine
their armies and feet to be disposed of according to the
collective will Of civilization then the German people
can avoid the horrors of invasion which gathering
much for peace they will get peace by the terrible pro-
cess Of invasion and conquest.
France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Serbia and
Russia have accounts against Germany which cannot be
settled by the mere cessation of hostes and the with
drawal of the German forces to Germany That would
The allies that have been rodden upon by the Germans
must have some hold upon Germany which will make it
impossible for that nation to renew the war, and also
compel that nation to make restitution fer the helsh
work done in its and by its soldiers and sailors
acting under the orders Of its war lord and his agents
lis surrender of its weapons, and the only acceptable
security that she give for restitution to the damaged
nations is the occupation of of her territory Her
word is not her bond her army and navy not good
security; her territory alone is good security.
The the question of peace is considered the
heVtADle Is THAI allies HluSC Hght
finish and then make peace themselves not in nego
tation with Germany, but by imposing upon Germany
their will trustees of humanity They must dis
arm Germany on land and sea, and they must occupy
German ports cities or other places until Germany shall
have paid its debt in full.--Washngtonf Post.
LABOR.