The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

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 involved and ambiguous . Now, let us refer all further communications from Germany to General Foch for his atten- [ tion. If we are to have peace it will 1 come that way.
 | Atlanta Journal; The latest German l peace note is the move of a des- perate andf crafty foe, who seeing the 1 approach of decisive defeat, seeks a truce that will save his armies and as- sure him strong bargainer's seat at the | conference table.
 ! Tampa Tribune: The one admission that the government formed under Prince Maximilian is responsible to the | Reichstag," makes Germanys accept ance" of MT. Wilson's terms the most monumental attempt at fooling a wise and sane people that history records. Be- ware this armistice; it is the truce of the bear. Forth Worth (Texl Record: IL is the Germany of the Hohenzollern that speaketh and it is the government of the Hohenzolern that should be de- stroyed Why continue the cor respondence?
 Montgomery Advertiser: The German note is a step toward peace but by negotiations. 1t does not meet the determined purpose of the American people. It does not meet the inflexible determination of the French and British people It exasperate rather than notifies the great body of public sentiment in the allied countries which is demanding an uncon- ditional surrender.
 Charleston tS. O News and Courier:
 There can be no armistice and no peace conference unless these be predicated upon the certainty of Germany's com plete surrender and unless they be safe guarded by guarantees-in the form of deeds. not words-which will leave Ger many powerless to carry out trickery.
 Columbia (S. @ State:
 The omission of reference to guaran- tees as demanded by President Wilson in his note of october 14 gives to the German reply the character of defiance. The allied governments not being im- beetle, will not allow the German armies breathing spell under the name of ''armistice."
 Jacksonville (Fla) Times-Union.
 As to what should be the next step of the government of the United States, the Times Union has no advice to offer. The war has been waged under the leadership of the President. *s His conduct of the war has brought success and his declaration of it's purposes has been ac- cepted as the declaration of the Ameri- can reople.
 Houston (Tex) Post:
 The latest German note indicates the earnest desire of Germany for peace, but not a willingness to take the one necessary step to secure peace, which is unconditional surrender The armistice, Germany's immediate object i've, is not to be gained through di- plomacy, and is therefore a matter to be determined by Commander in Chief Foch, and not the President.
 Memphis Commercial Appeal:
 If the German fundamental law, has been changed so as to give the people full representation and the right to vote, what guarantees can Germany give that so soon as the pres ent difficulty is over these rights will not again be taken away from the people? The entire Germanic conver- 'sation has been waste of time and diversion from the main thing.
 Toledo Times: The entente must realize that the German government is still the Hohenzoilerns. Wilson must an- swer this note and we hope he will dis card polite diplomatic language and use the harsh American phrase, "Uncondi- tional surrender
 Baltimore Sun; The German govern ment trusts that the President of the United States will approve of no demand which would be irreconcilable with the honor of the German people, and with opening a way to a peace of justice." What grim humor What hypocrisyi The German government knows that any peace reconcilable with the German sense of honor, as it has disclosed itself dur ing the last four years would be an atrocous one.
 Baltimore American: There is nothing ia this note actually to promote peace; the evident disposition of the German authorities is to give way, step by step, as they are forced so to do. The United States and it's allies have yet before them to follow out the prescription of force without stint to the utmost limit.
 Chicago Tribune: From the German response it is apparent that the ruling powers at Berlin now look complete de- feat in the face. There is but one mind in America on this war-that it shall go on to victory to the utter destruction of Prussian militarism and to the es- tablishment of peace founded on it's ashes.'
 Nashville Tennessean: The note is Q proclamation of the end of the imperial government and authority, and seems positive proof that the German people want peace at any cost. and are duly pre- pared to accept the terms of the allies. President Wilson statesmanship and diplomacy are fully vindicated He is
 
 will and slowly forcing it to it's knees.
 Mobile Register: The average honest minded, clean thinking man looks only with suspicion upon the sincerity of German diplomacy and German notes No one is better qualified to interpret the German diplomatic method in all It's devious and treacherous detail than the chancellories of the allies and President Wilson. They are to decide whether the German reference to reconstructed government represents the measure of democracy's demand.
 Savannah Morning News: The whole thing is a transparent camouflage; a child's play answer an evasion; a iockeying for time; lie on the face$of it. The note from the German people has not yet been received
 Chattanooga Times-The American peo- pie do not intend to discuss U-boat piracy or barley over the atrocities and inhu- manities of the German armies in the field They are satisfied in their own minds about these things. What they want of the new German governmental there is a new German government-is surrender. If the new government does not stack it's arms. disband its armies and quit, then the present answer IS the voice of Jacob but the hand of Esau. It is step toward surrender but it is short of what the American people de- mand.
 New York World: Germany Is not vet ready to admit it's defeat and accept the terms which it begins to fear are about to be imposed by it's triumphant adver saries. When it presently recognizes