Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-15
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
Is DEMANDED IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Oct. 14.-No temporary
armistice, nor any. armistice at all, un-
less accompanied by Germany's uncon-
ditional surrender is theJdominant note
in most of the comment on the peace
situation in this mornings newspapers.
The allies will take nothing less
than unconditional surrender in the
field, and there must be no armistice
until defeat in the field is acknowledged
by the enemy, says the Post Other
wise the war has been fought in vain"
The paper sees in Germany's endeaVor
to open peace negotiations merely an at
tempt 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
well as do the allies. GermaRyS Idea
in this discussion is to steal the adVan-
tage. Her design is to first create dis
sentfon between the United States and
her allies. If DR.. Solf with a sham de-
mocrHcy, can get the allies and Amerl-
ca to talking he will have achieved the
purpose for which he and Prince Maxi
milan were appointed.
Ridiculing the idea that the German
government is speaking Tor the people,
the Post continues:
assurance on this point from the
German government itself is obviously
without value to President Wilson. IL
he were to accept II. he would be gong
| 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 Germany 5
answers to be made more specific, eSpe-
Cially that regarding the authority Of
Prince MaXimilian's government. AS
Stunning that he Will be satisfied as TO
this point, the paper contends that no
peace discussion is possible without a
nnal cessation of fighting. Under the
caption, Temporary Armistice mad
missible," the paper says:
- irCi Gt N
will virtually disarm the central pow
ers. We cannot contemplate Germany
withdrawing her armies intact, reconStl-
tuting them on shorter lines and then
rafting the sword again at the peace
conference. 1t must be remembered
that the conference will last long
time, at least six months, and possibly
year. Fighting must be finished once
and for all and the allies must be I'M
mistakably secured against it's renewal.
This is the point of principle to be de-
reuuisite therefore, constitute a naval
and military, not a political, problem. II
must first be referred to Marshal Foch
and the British admiralty
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
e en- German government was formed by
the same powers and minions as those
which have directed and approved every
the name of Germany, from tearing up a
scrap of paper" to the sinking OF the
Leinster If President Wilson
were to believe the kaisers lying state
ments that his government has accepted
the terms laid down, the German peo-
pie would be confirmed in their slavish
belief in the power and wisdom of their
The Daily News says that the Ger
man note implies that Germany ac-
cepts defeat as the verdict of the war,
but expresses some doubt as to DR..
Soils reply relative to the elimination
of military rulers. which il describes as
an assertion and nothing more. Never
theless, it says, it is supported by ad-
mission of defeat The newspaper con-
"The immediate matter that will oc-
cupy all thoughts is the position of the
allies . Germany may hope that
she will be able to sow seeds of jealousy
among the allies. This is of great i'm
shadow of distrust or jealousy comes
between the allies at this critical time.
Unity and mutual loyalty have brought
victory within our grasp. Unity and 10y
atty are essential if we are to turn vic
tory to the lasting benefit of man
kind"
The paper shows anxiety over the
question whether the allies are really in
accord with President Wilson's peace
principles and whether they agree with
the terms he fixed for an armistice. /;
I'VE wish a formal declaration as tc
an armistice by Great Britain, France
and Italy existed to place this matter
bgvond doubt 1t believes, however.
there cannot he any practical doubt on
this point and thinks in conSidera ton
OF all circumstances that there seems to
be no room for a possibility of a hitch
between the allies. such hitch, it says.
cannot arise IL the vii! of the dCmocra-
cies which are behind President Wilson
IS respected.
German government r rrcScntS the "eo-
pie. The Telegraph points out the fact
Lhat the German emperor appoints the
chancellor. who names his own ministry.
The paper IS emphatic that the ques-
tion of an armiStlce must be in the
hands of Marshal FOch. but insists
that one could not possibly be granted
without adequate guarantees, for in
stance. the surrender of certain Strate-
gic points in Germany. Moreover, it
says:
speak on this question by virtue of it's
having borne the chief burdens of the
war and played a preponderant part in
it, The British fleet, accord
ing to the testimony of all foreign OBJ
servers including Admiral Sims, has
been the absolutely Indispensable
foundation of our present victories.
We should be devoid of the COM
mon feelings of justice and prejudice
if we do not demand as one of the
guarantees the surrender of Germany 5
submarines ana the dismantling of her
high seas fleet"
The Times regards Germanys answer
as neither candid nor straightforward
and says that Germany evades and at
temptS to confuse plain issues, adding ::
The associated governments have
not the slightest intention of accepting