Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-14
EDITORIAL OPINION
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The imperial German autocrats, speak ing through the lips of a camouf1aged government are grasping at the only straw in the whirlpool of desnair to save their armies from annihilation and themselves from punishment.
 Lowell (Mass.) Courier Citizen: If Germany means surrender, let linden burg surrender his sword to Foch, as Lee surrendered his to Grant at Ap- pomattoX. Mir Wilson is being invited into a bargain peace. Flat, unmistak- able, downright surrender is the light est punishment that fits Germanys S crimes. and on it the American people and all their allies ought constantly to ! insist
 Philadelphia Record: On it's face the reply of the German government means an absolute and unconditional surrender. President Wilson may i be depended upon to take at the right time and in the right way the step which will best serve the interests of | his country and it's associates in this war for the permanent protection of civilization against the forces of bar 1 barism.
 | Philadelphia Inquirer: There can be no peace that does not bring to the bar of justice-not bar of revenge-the
 criminals who have committed such
 fearful crimes against humanity and
 in utter violation of international law.
 On the face of the note to the
 president the latter's requirements are
 met. And yet no confidence whatever
 is to be placed in the German govern mentS promises That is what makes
 the situation so difficult
 Baltimore Sun: If Germany is acting
 in good faith in it's answer to Presi- | dent Wilson, then, as Secretary Me
 Adoo says, her acceptance of the presi- dents demands amounts to uncondi- tional surrender. If so the war is won.
 Obviously the thing to do in these circumstances is to find out whether
 she is acting in good faith, if what she means by acceptance of the president s terms, and what we mean by it, are one
 and the same thing.
 Worcester Telegram: There is but
 one condition that can save the Hun
 from the grinding destruction of Gen
 eral Fosh's terrible advance-an armis-
 tice. It would change all conditions
 and military lines. Later General Focf
 would need to plan a new and different
 offensive. Let Foch alone and nothine
 can stop his entry into Berlin. Nc armistice
 New Haven Journal Courier: Int reply from the Beast of Berlin war. rants no further exchanges with hin
 or his official representatives. It i! the same old game, played with in creased dexterity. The Bulgarian eX- ample of evacuation will answer al , purposes. What Germany is ready fol
 is an armistice. An armistice mean! the recovery of her strength Sht cannot have it!
 Waterbury Republican: Who vii
 give bonds for Germany? Who feel it safe to rely cn her good faith? Wht
 feels sure that her official liars ant wreckers of treaties, who can be re . stored to power overnight, will not b, running ruthless again before a nego tlated peace can be carried into effect Reading (Pa.) News Times: On it
 face Germany's reply to President Will son is complete acceptance of hi I terms for an armistice, still it will b { viewed with suspicion by the allie o nations, and justly so. Until German atrocities cease there can be no req
 faith in the protestations for peace pu | forth by Maximilian even though h { claims to speak for the German people ]. Altoona (Pa.) Tribune: The Germa.
 government may be sincere in it's pro !. testations but the sensible course fo e America to pursue unless later devel 0 opments justify another policy is to g { forward with her allies making wa with all the energy she possesses.
 New York HeroId [German): Ger