The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-14

Z eminent. are suspects In July 1914,
the social-democratic party declared
I it would not vote for the German war
credits. On August four all but two
voted for them.
"Scheidemann, German majority
socialist LEADER and his followers
vigorously opposed the minority sec
ton in their demands for pronounce
ment of a peace without annexations
and indemnities. They even threw
over the majority resolution at the
spring, and they made no visible
effort 10 secure the promised demo-
cratic reforms
The reichstag, under the existing
constitution, has no real power what
/ soever beyond The voting of the sup
plies
! The London Observer says:
4 This itself, a suspension of hos
j tilities granted to Germany at this
time, would be betrayal of the allied
armies and OF our country. Germany
would have used President Wilson to
battle Marshal Foch. There could be
mo armistice, except accompanied by
/ such qua rantees as would make IT I'M
possible for the enemy TO renew the
: struggle. The allies complete vic
tory in arms would have TO be ac-
knowledged and the consequences for
with accepted"
Reynolds newspaper says:
1.-THE power of Germany is still in
| the hands of the kaiser and the junk
ers, though we believe the power is
lettering So long as they stand in
their places we are bound 10 take
them as representing the people OF
Germany and until the German people
cast them down for good, the allies
will continue TO use all the force
they possess TO obtain victory SO
complete and overwhelming that the
men shall be broken and disgraced
and go with the mark Of Cain upon
their brow. Then and not until then,
will there be a German people with
whom we can treat. No peace with
the Hob is the motto of
the allies
The Weekly Dispatch says:
The Germans suggest that Presi-
dent Wilson shall bring about meet
ing of a mixed commission for max
ing the necessary arrangements con-
corning the evacuation Whatever
they may mean. to this the answer
is get out and make arrangements
later They need. no mixed commits
sion 10 get out Get out and pack
back That is the worlds answer
TO Huns of all ranks and all kinds.
Lloyds newspaper:
The willingness of the chancellor
Ito accept the presidents fourteen
points reveals Germany in a very
chastened spirit But it does not fol-
low that President Wilson will recon-
mend to the entente powers to grant
an armistice in the present circum-
stances at least, not without solid
guarantees over and above evacua-
| ton OF invaded territories. Any sus-
pension of hostilities must OF neces-
| siry be accompanied by some such
visible signs OF German military de-
! feat as the occupation by the British.
French and American troops Of the
fortress of Metz and the bridgeheads
of the Rhine. 1t is for statesmen to
decide whether an armistice is TO be
sanctioned, and it is for Marshal
Foch to law down the military con-
ditions. He can be trusted not to
allow Germany to trick him
Opinion Of Senators.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 14-Germany's
unconditional surrender was demand
ed in the senate today as the only
peace terms that would be acceptable
( by the American people.
Senator'S Brandegee, Connecticut:
New, Indiana, and McCumber. North
Dakota emphasized that the only way
j to insure a real victory was by a
crashing defeat of the German armies
"An aru.stice today would mean
losing the war said Brandegee.
81 am in favor of conducting the
war TO a complete victory on the bat
tie field
Nothing short of absolute. COM
plete and unconditional surrender.
carrying with it fnll reparation for
damage wrought win be accepted or
be tolerated" said New.
/ TT is nv belief that anything that
even has the appearance of willing
ness TO accept anything less will be
( taken as failure to carry out the
purpose for which entered the war
and will be resented with an unani-
NIFTY that viii permit of no misunder-
standing
I Senator Reed Missouri. said he be-
Fered the country and some of.the
members o, the senate had obtained
? wrong impression of what the presi-
dents note to Germany really meant
AN unfortunate impression is be
tnx made on the country that the
president intends 20 enter on sys-
ten Of pa-iey and negotiations and
that a. the end Germany is TO get off
u-zcztei.- he said
There Is absolutely nothing that
;hs president has said TO indicate ne
has s1F sEca Intention