Arizona republican., 1918-11-01
The Aims of Germany

Cermany's peace move is plainly leading in the direction In which 1t suspected it was intended Co ro. when negotiations were begun with Washington n month ago. The avdity with which Berlin declared r had accepted the fourteen terms of the president .atlraly aroused suspicion. Germany yet had power t armies In the field. They retiring in an or ..-ly manner and were still operating wholly in the ,--tor, of ther enemies which they systematic a.. laying waste as they slowly retreating. In ..se circumstances could hardly be expected that Germany would lic down as prone as it seemed to be ...re
 Tho object now seems to have been to separate f..,7dsnt Wilson from the governments of the Eu ..roau allies by his commitment to an qrmstice or .ar, based on the terms he laid down last January rms which have been given varied interpretation, .-. af which relating the freedom of the seas" would certainly provoke from Great Britain an in .. y as Go ts exact meaning. The absence from the fourteen points of any direct reference to the subject .- rorarauon would with equal certainly call from France demand something specific than .te president yet uttered is significant that it .s u ihe midst of these negotiations that the French ,.ratc at thc request of the premier unanimously ontcd a resolution demanding the fullest reparation .e-rauy could make and pledgng the allies against fitness in dealing with Germany.
 I, was at this time also that Lord Northclffe said .-d that must be regarded as significantly:
 -I shudder to think of what plight might be rcre representatives of the peoples who have borne -, robv the trials sacrifices Of this great -tcr with divided counsos or divergent aspirations .uto negotiations with subtle cunning and rulous enemy. That peril must at all costs be avoided"
 ltr. David Lawrence commenting on the latest reply ,f Inc president to the German government saG that -thc diplomacy of war had been brought to a crisis and possibility that the aims of the presi d.ut might not be shared by our allies He saw in that another possibility that the American people
 sht resent allied objection to the terms the president rad proposed and that in consequence, our cobelg- ,.ents would suffer in prestige.
 We arc informed by the dispatches of yesterday tHat though nm entire agreement between represent .tccs Of the allied government and Colonel 'is .- immediate prospect" some points in President wilson's declarations may require more complete defi- uuon~ We do not believe that there be any im- movable differences between America and it's allies t is almost certain end there will be piete agreement. Yet Germany appears to have ucuvcred us to position which to Lord Northciffe appears a peril. and not yet absolutely that be avoided that will escape the vortex or peace conference in which Germany may par rcirate. Many bear wounded death has inflicted serious injuries upon those who have wounded him.
 That Germany expects a voice in the peace con- ference, we learn from Copenhagen dispatch Of yes
 day which states that its representative has already been chosen. From other learn that the peace offensive against Washington is proceeding with
 vgor cqualled only by that of German resistance of Tho allies in France and Belgium.
 Nor is it rcassuring that while Washington now tccognizes that the German proposal for armstice vas dishonest and designed to gain time to restore is shattered morale Washington still with character istio optimism and reckless prophecy believes t'at Inc proposal "has gotten beyond the control of rho military party"
 For the moment both Washington and Berlin have hcn obscured. There is little interest in what may i taking place in either capital All eyes are turned toward Paris.