Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14

until he has had time to consider
the reply. Our allies and the Am
erican people will rely largely upor
his judgment.
Sacramento Union: The only way
of escape for Germany would be MOI
the addiction of the kaiser and his
family, but their surrender with al
the rest of the inner military circles
who decreed war. Then let there be
peace table to arrange the details
and with the Hohenzollerns present
as murderers at the bar of justice.
Boise Statesman: All signs in
dictate that Germany, worn out by
more. than 50 months of warfare,
is ready for surrender. This is
the thing for which we have been
hoping and fighting, but the general
feeling will be one of disappoint-
ment if the war is not carried to
German soil.
Denver Post:>Many differences
may appear to upset peace plans
and it would seem a miscarriage of
justice to permit the German people
to escape severe physical punish
ment for the awful crimes they have
committed against the other ma
tons.
Sioux City Journal: The Ameri-
can government will not permit it.
self to be made a party to any deal
in which trickery or treachery is
possible. The people will insist up
on security for compliance with the
demands of the nation.
Worcester Telegram: No arms
tice.
New Haven Journal Courier: The
reply from the Beast Of Berlin war
rants no further exchanges with him
or his official representatives.
Lincoln State Journal: This &C
ceptance of the Wilson peace terms
is of course great event of the
war. 1t may point the way to al
most immediate peace. 1t means
either that Germany is beaten to
its knees, or that an attempt is
being made to withdraw the Ger
man army from a dangerous posi-
ton by fraud.
St. Louis Westliche Post: With
out any reservation of qualification,
the German government accepted
the principles laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson; that Germany is sim
cere and will not this time resort
to any intrigue is apparent from the
text of the note.
Topeka Capital: Germany will
quickly learn that while the Wilson
terms are fundamental the injuries
she has inflicted must be accounted
for. Cities she has demolished must
be rebuilt with German gold. loot
she has taken must be returned and
wanton destruction that she has
wreaked in Belgium and France and
elsewhere must be restored and
paid for.
Birmingham Age Herald: The
note seems to be an amazing con-
fession of weakness. 1t must be-
acknowledged as a sweeping diplo-
matte victory for President Wilson.
Montgomery Advertiser: The
only terms allowed Bulgaria were
unconditional surrender. Germany
is entitled to less rather than more
consideration.
Detroit Free Press: An armistice
pending evacuation is not to be
thought of in dealing with 50 dis
reputable and perhdious an enemy
as Germany.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune:
President Wilson cannot contem-
plate parley pending complete sur
render without conditions precedent
of evacuation of all stolen territory,
Alsace and Lorraine.
Louisville Courier Journal: The
man in the White House must draft
the program of civilization in its
future dealings with the despoiler;
that he and his colleagues OF the
allied governments will permit the
Hun to retire to his bloody lair still
A belliperent il unthinkab1e.