The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-23
LONDON AND PARIS
DENOUNCE.
FOES NEW REPLY.
ALL OF THEM VIEW THE
DOCUMENT WITH CON-
TEMPT AND DISTRUST
KAISER IS BEHIND It ALL
Expresses Sentiments of Barbar-
Gus People Who Failed in Their
World Murder Plot-is An FL
fort to Trick Wilson ard Entente
Allies.

London, Oct. 22.-Newspapers al
most without exception view the
German reply to President Wilson
with impatience and distrust.
1T is no reply at all" says the
Daily Mail. Diplomacy has seldom
had to deal with such a puerile
and incoherent missive. The allied
peoples will dismiss this collection
of imbecilities, knowing that only
military action and not negotiations
will secure the peace they want"
Germany still impenitent,' is cap
ton on the editorial of the Chron-
icle. The Express is optimistic and
says, verbally the Germans are get
ting slightly nearer the view to
which the allies want them to get"
THE niger in the wood pile &C
cording to the Express sis the desire
of an armistice based on an elabor-
ate state OF vital forces as they are
today" This newspaper says it is a
"disingenuous twist Of all the Will
son conditions" and continued:
1--WE dare not consent to sus-
pension of hostilities unless we can
obtain in October the terms we shall
dictate before July to an enemy who
is broken and beaten to his knees"
"A monument of inSincerity," is
the way the London Times charac-
terizes the German reply. 1t says the
only important consideration is
whether Germany intends to accept
an armistice in accordance with the
method defined by President Will
son. The Times continues.
An armstice is to be had on
terms laid down by military and
naval officers of the associated
forces. 1t is not to be had on the
enemys terms or upon any terms
that leave room for subterfuge.'
Paris, Oct. 22-The German re-
ply to President Wilson was re-
ceived here too late for the after
noon papers, but was eagerly dis
cussed in official circles and in par
lament. Among deputies of all
shades of opinion the impression
was first of all, that the reply be-
trayed more than previous COM
muncations, the state OF depression
and the decentralization Of the Ger
man people as the result OF the al
lies victories.
AS a whole the note is found to
be equivocal and tortuous and plati-
tudiously phrased as to leave the
door open for all sorts or quibbling.
Nowhere is there evidence in the
reply of genuine desire to accept
the only way in which peace can be
concluded, according to expression
of opinion here. On the contrary
all that is apparent is the urgent de
sire of the German general staff to
get an armistice at any price in or
der to reorganize its reserves of men
and material. Therefore, it is gen
orally believed that the reply is not
likely to be considered at Washing
ton.
The Figaro says that the men who
combined to write the reply to Pres
ident Wilson have translated the
anguish, disarray and powerless an
ger of the people in whose name
they pretend to speak
The German note is typical
document" says the Matin. "In it
are expressed the sentiments OF
barbarous people who failed in a
foray. There is not word in the
note which reveals stoical strength
of which France and other nations
have so often given in misfortune.
Nevertheless by remnant of that
lying trickery innate in the Teuton
our adversary seeks still to deceive
himself by lulling himself against
all evidence and hope to a crazy il
lusion that he can delude Wilson by
euphisms and equivocations.'
Seeks to Divide Allies.
The Journal says the note seeks
to divide the allies and seeks also
to draw from President Wilson a
formal declaration that nothing
will be asked contrary to the honor
of the German people, but that an
avowal of defeat it is
Colonel de Thomasson in the Pc
tit Journal says:
THE note is proof that the Ger
man high command considers the
situation of its armies most grave,
but not yet desperate"
"The German government is
again trying to quibble,' says
L'Homme Libre. still while humil-
iating itself it doeo not admit its
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