The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-15
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to do to obtain peace and will accept
no clubbing on the matter.
-------- .'fHorce to the ttmost.-
The allied peoples Will know once
more that. when the president said
force to the utmost, force without
stint and force to the limit" he
meant every word he uttered
The president has shown thai not
one detail OF the war in connection
with the enemy's practice has escaped
his attention. He indicates his horror
and the horror Of the entire civilized
world, with regard to the German
atrocities Peace Is out of the ques-
ton, he says. until these practices are
stopped.
Hypocrisy Haired.
He pens a terrific indictment against
the Germany OF the Hohenxollerns and
military autocracy in describing the
hypocrisy OF a plea for peace, coming
at time when cities and towns in
France and Belgium have the torch
applied to them. when civilian popu-
lations are herded off en- masse and
enslavsd- and when unprotected life
boats with survivors from torpedoed
ships are deliberately shelled by
enemys bombs. and their passengers
murdered
The moot point in Prince Max's
reply--the one concerning the make
up of tho present German govern
ment"--is settled with the presidents
clearest expression.
He repeats portion Of his Mount
Vernon address wherein he declared
the destruction OF every arbitrary
power anywhere that can separately.
secretly and of its single choice dis
turb the peace of the world: or IL 1t
cannot be presently destroyed. at
least its reduction to virtual i'm
potency.
The Kaiser Must Go.
This il the presidents broadside
at the Hohenzollerns, and he follows
IL up with an open suggestion to the
German people as to how they may OBJ
tain peace He says;
ut is within the choice of the Ger
man people to alter it
The United States and the other al
lied governments, in other words. are
not going to take any chances in deal
ing with Germany that might essay
to portray herself as camoufiaged
democracy. To paraphrase the presi-
dents words on this point
We want to know beyond perad-
venture with whom we are dealing"
Consequently, IL Germany really
wants peace, and the indications are
all in that direction. the Hohenzollerns
must go, For this reason. II is sug-
gested tonight. oHlc1alS woui0 not ne
surprised to hear OF the abdication OF
the kaiser at any time. or even OF a
revolution within the German empire
that would compel his ahdication.
The president by his decision re-
veals that the military side of the
war. and not the diplomatic. is fore
most in his mind In leaving to the
allied commander in chief of the field
of battle, and his generals, who are
in turn the commanders OF the vari-
Gus allied armies the matter OF the
processes of evacuation or an armis-
tice. the president ailays whatever
fear there may have been on this
score.
Army's Position Secured.
Some military men were inclined to
think that Germany, allowed to re-
treat in orderly fashion to the Rhine.
without the loss of men or material.
would be in better position strate-
Eically than her armies are today. But
this thought is obliterated now that
II is known that military men-and
not mixed commission, as Prince