El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-15
PRESIDENTS REPLY TO GERMANY
MEETS PEOPLES VIEWS EXACTLY

DRESIDENT WILSON'S reply to the German acceptance
Of his peace principles hits off exactly the sentiment
Of the American people and doubtless accords fully with
the views Of the governments associated with the United
States in the war
There have been fears of an @easy peace" for Germany
The presidents dpe that fear He declares there
be peace with Germany while Germany dominated
by its present vicious military caste and no thought Of
srmistice while Germans sinking ships shene life
boats and wantony destroying and looting land Very
apy he calls attention to the fact that these nhuman
practices have been committed at the very time when
many has proessed have accepted the presidents peace
principles. The president also makes it clearly understood
that he process Of evacuation Of seized territories and
the conditions Of armsce matters which must be
left to the judgment and advice the military advisers
Of the United States and the allied governments and the
president feels It his duty to say that arrangement
be accepted BY the government of the United States which
does provide absolutely satisfactory safeguards and
guarantees of the maintenance of military supremacy
Of the armies Of the United States and the allies in the
field"
other words the initiative IS not to be Of
the hands of marshal Foch marshal Hag and Cen Per
shng is there to be any substitution Of diplomatic
chickering's for military successes The emphasis viii
time to be placed armed strength, orce and
force" until Germany yields Internationally.
This direct and unequivocaI answer the president
tends to put the quieus to Germany policy of evasion
and double dealing. There IS pronounced feeling that
Germany is insizoere; that emperor William and his ina
colleagues have gone into temporary retirement in
pheTe of quasi democracy and hoodwink the allies into
granting peace conference the assumption that Ger
10 be that If Germany substitute diplomatic for mill
tary negotiations she nay be able to negotiate to ad
vantage
Lord Northclffe whose keen dcernment has than
contributed greatly proper understanding Of
situations they arose, has been prompt to brand the
German acceptance Of president Wilson's terms
wholly insincere He says:
Their reply consists of evasions made for the purpose
Of unbalancing the minds of simple folks in allied
tries and convince the German people that the allies
viii not accept what is declared by them to look like
reasonable offer Of peace.
'If grant an armistice shall be prOyding mate
rial for great prOongaton Of the If We leave the
matter to marshal Foch he viii the Bulgaria IS
out Turkey IS going to quit Austria Hungary is the
verge of a revolution
The combined efforts of America, Great Britain Italy,
France and Belgium viii end this struggle and put stop
to any possible recrudescence Of the war"
For Germany the way out is plain. President Wilson
suggested it in his latest communication when he stated
that the German people had it in their power TO bring
conditions wherein peace would be possible The
way consists Of removing the Hohenzoerns and their fol-
lowers from power setting up and truly representa-
tive government and making complete military
der Those conditions which every IN America
be precedent to proper discussion Of peace
terms.
Our people cannot consent to sit down to peace
ference with gang Of murderers. The criminals must be
put Of the and their weapons destroyed before the