Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-15
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1918.
Unconditional Surrender.

The expression OF editorial sentiment
throughout this country and Europe
outside of the Central Powers countries
leaves no doubt as TO what the people
demand on the part of Germany as a
preliminary to peace. II is unconditional
surrender nothing less.
President Wilson has plainly informed
the German government that no PROPOSE
ton of an arrnistice will be considered
rs long as an armed German force has
foot on alien territory. But the demand
Of the Nllied people goes further than
this Even when the lIunhaS been driven
back within his own territorial lines.
:Ind all the countries he has So terribly
the war must be continued German
territory must I've invaded. and the Ger
man people compelled to endure the
horrors of war which they regarded So
compaccntly, and 50 unfeeiingly, while
they were being imposed upon other
countries by GoTman force and brutality.
Il is not supposed for an instant that
an Allied INVASION Of Germany would
bc accompanied by brutal lust and dc
Struction and horrid atrocities Ger
many will be left 10 her enjoyment Of
a monopoly 81 such fiendi<h prosecution
OF war. But war is terrible oven when
conducted with due regard to established
rules and as much humanity as is compat-
ihle with violence
II is only natural that other peoples
especially those who have suffered So
terribly from German brutality, should
lnsistcntlv demand reprisals But they
will bc satisfied with surh reprIsaIs IS
follow mai turally in the trail ni war These,
however. they believe Germany should
suffer
And 50 il IS that tic enemies 81 Ger
many are ins!stent that there shall he
no thought al armiStlce ~ halt in the
glorious progress Of Allied armies towards
The German frontiers, unless Germany
shall cease fighting and surrender IN
conditionalls That, d course. would
put an end to the war, no matter how
deeply thouSand- OF Germanv's victims
might regret to sec il come before Ger
many had been gwen dose Of her own
medicine
The answer Il President Wilson
70 Germany offer oi surrender
~ contained in last week : reply to ms
previous note-an offer however, Of
surrender under conditions printed
this morning, meets the Issue completely
Those with whom We are now allied in
This great and right eous war have far
more concern in the outcome han we have
Our country Is deeply concerned IN
securing a firm and lasting worlds peace
30 are the other countries But Great
Britain France. Italy. Russia, Serbia
and RuInania have an intimate personal
interest They have suffered terribly,
;s we have not Not d foot Of our terri
tory has been invaded Our ships have
been sunk and our men killed ana wound
81 in war But We have not been com
PEELED to undergo the horrid ndignities
the fiendish inpositions that have beer
imposed upon the people Of every country
upon which Germany was able to lay her
once powerful and always bloody and
brutal hand.
MANY rivers OF blood have soaked
into the soil Of France and Belgium, =
say the London Times. IN commenting
upon tins phase Of tho situation since
President Wilson enumerated his four
teen points The ravages Of Atilla
and even those Of the carrier stages
of the German invasion and occupation
have been cast in the shade Yet
the fourteen items which Germany
now accepts contain no specific pro-
vision for any single one of the mani
fold crimes, nor do they make any refer
s0ce to the arraignment o. the master
~irninais who inspired the organized
atz ocities"
And this is matter that cannot be !
ignored in the making of peace terms
in their making by the victorious |
Allies. with nothing for Germany to |
do but submit TO them. The fferiDg |
countries Of Europe must be recolnpensed |
to the extent that indemnities can do |
this. And, above all else, they must |
be given assurance, through terms of i
peace that will bind Germany hand and |
foot so far as future fighting j. concerned,
Of peace that viii protect the world
from violence for years to GENE
To this end, unconditional surrender |
by Germany j essential And only
through unconditional surrender can the
war end nghtfully Germany must
be made to realize this, even though il /
be necessary for the victorious Allies
to continue their tnumphal progress
TO Berlin and dictate terms OF peace /