Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-29
NEWSPAPER
CALLS THE NOTE
"SUPREMELY GREAT"

LONDON. Oct. Recommending upon
President wilson's note TO Germany. the
Daily News says:
The imperial chancellor's note left
matters in suspense. but the presidents
takes them where they should be. The
sincerity of the German peoples desire
for peace is today brought to the final
test. II the Germans accept the presi-
dents terms there is no reason why
fighting should not end in less than a
week Mr.. Wilson, beyond question:
speaks for every allied nation.
president Wilson must win the near
tv approval of plain men everywhere,
SAYS the Telegraph. This sort or IAN
guage becomes necessary when one mas
To deal with a people who INSIST on De
ing evasive and tricky in treating with
"A plain issue and suffer the unpleas-
ant political malady of being too clever
by half"
The newspaper commends President
wilson's correct attitude toward the al
lies and especially welcomes his REFER
ences of the matter of declaring an
armistice to the military leaders.
The Times says:
If the Germans will not accept
peace of justice without violence then
violence viii make them accept a Just
peace. The difference between German
violence and the force without stint,
necessary to employ, is that German
warfare is violence in the service Of
rapacity. while the warfare of the al
lies is violence in the service OF right
eOusness.
Under the caption "The Retort Cour-
teous.' the Post says:
President Wilson's note is a master
piece OF diplomacy. II rlVets the Ger
man government TO an unqualified ac-
Ceptance of his peace terms. In what
may be called the presidents ultimatum
he again offers the German people an
opportunity to set themselves as nearly
right as may be and provides at the
same time some guarantees of good
faith"
supremely Great
The Express describes Mr.. wilson S
note as the greatest of the series OF his
mastery state papers.
1t is supremely great" the newspa-
pers say, because it is simple. straight
forward. unequivOcal and candid. NO
man can quite tell what DR.. Solf and
Prince Macmillan really mean. No one
can fail to understand what President
Wilson means
After eulogizing the note of President
Wilson as IAN admirable statement,
the Times expressed satisfaction that II
reveals the closest possible agreement
between American and allied views. The
newspaper thinks that, at the moment
there is no more than a chance that the
Germans viii ask an armlSuce. 1t m
Sists that the naval and military arms
Of the service must be ready for such
an emergency and must be adamant in
imposing adequate terms to make secure
the policy of which they are the instru
menJs. The Times is gratified at the
manifest signs of close cooperation be-
tween the military commanders on the
western front, while the presence of
Colonel House, who has arrived in
France, will make for political, as well
as naval and military, coordination"
The paper further contends that the
question Of an armistice concerns not
only the western powers but Italy,
Serbia, Greece, CZechO-SlOVakS, Poles,
JugO-Slavs, Rumanians and Russians.
Graphic Only Critic
The solitary adverse criticism Of Mr..
which complains of the length of the
document, adding:
AT such a crisis bandying words sug-
gests a lack of dignity and creates a
loophole for further diplomatic wrig
CLING"
The Graphic, nevertheless, prints
cartoon of John Bull holding a copy OF
the note saying to President Wilson:
That's the sort Of stuff to give 'em,
Sir"
The Daily Mail Says:
president Wilson states the terms
with a composed dignity worthy of the
greatest masters of our language. Au-
tOcracy must surrender or take a beat
ing, and here we may leave the peace
offensive, without forgetting to thank
Mr.. Wilson for the mastery skill with
which he exposed its insincerity."
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
ANY fear that President wilson's de-
liberate method of dealing with the
German Overtures betokened mitigation
of the allies demands and the fore going
ished by the infexible terms of his
browning relOInuer.'