The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-14
(By Associated Press)

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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Oct. 14-No temporar,
armlstice, nor any armistice at all, un
less accompanied by Germanys uncon-
ditional surrender. is the dominant
note in most of the comment on the
peace situation in this mornings news
papers.
"The allies will take nothing less
than unconditional surrender in the
field and there must be no armistice
until defeat in the field is acknowledg.
ed by the enemy" says the Post.
otherwise, the war has been fought
in vain"
The paper sees in Germany's en-
deavor to open peace negotiations
merely an attempt to avoid disaster
and save her military reputation and
adds:
1T is not the first time that the Ger
mans have enormously assumed that
President Wilson does not understand
the people with whom he is dealing.
But President Wilson knows the
enemy as we'll as do the allies. Ger
many's idea in this discussion is to
steal the advantage Her design is to
first create dissention between the
United States and the allies. IL DIR.
Solf, with a sham democracy, can get
the allies and America to talking he
will have achieved the purpose for
which he and Prince Max were ap-
pointed"
Must Stop Fighting.
Ridiculing the idea that the Ger
man government is speaking for the
people, the Post continues:
Assurance on this point from the
German government itself is obviously
without value to President Wilson. If
he were to accept it he would be going
back upon all he has said about the
German government, so we do not see
how he can accept it."
The Chronicle believes that Wilson
may wish some or all of Germans an
sWers to be made more specific, es-
pecially that regarding the authority
of Prince MaXimilian's government
Assuming that he will be satisfied as
to this point, the paper contends that
no peace discussion is possible with
out final cessation of fighting.
Under the caption Temporary Arm
istice Inadmissable," the paper says:
I'VE must insist upon such terms
as will virtually disarm the central
powers. We cannot contemplate Ger
many withdrawing her armies intact.
reconstituting them on shorter lines
and then rafting the sword again at
the peace conference. 1t must be re-
membered that the conference will
last long time. at least six months.
and probably year. Fighting must be
finished once and for all and the al
lies must be Enthusiastically secured
against its renewal This is the point
Of principle to be decided by the al
lies and the conditions requisite there
for constitute a naval and military, not
political problem. 1t must first be
referred to Marshal Foch and the
British admiralty.
Full Of Untruths.
The German reply is not an accept
ance of President Wilson's terms,
says the Mail. The statement that
they have been accepted is not the
only untruth il. the German reply.
The present German government was
formed by the same powers and min
ions as those which have directed and
approved every foul and brutal act
which has disgraced the name of Ger
man, from tearing up scrap of pa
per- to the sinking of the Leinster.
If President Wilson were to
believe the kaiser's lying statement.
that his government has accepted the
terms laid down, the German people
would be confirmed in their slavish
belief in the power and wisdom of
their emperor"
The Daily News says that the Ger
man note implies that Germany &C.
cepts defeat as the verdict of the war
but expresses some doubt as to Dr.
tionSolf's reply relative to the elimin-
alton of military rulers, which it de-
scribes as an assertion and nothing
more. Nevertheless, it says, it is sup
ported by admission of defeat. The
newspaper continues:
The immediate matter that will oc-
cupy all thoughts is the position Of
the allies. Germany may hope
that by approaching President Wilson
alone she will be able to SOW seeds
of jealousy among the allies.
This is Of great Importance We
must be careful that no shadow of dis
trust or jealousy comes between the
allies at this critical time. Unity and
mutual loyalty have brought victory
within our grasp. Unity and loyalty
are essential if we are to turn vic
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