Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-14
London Press
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the point of principle To be decided by
the Allies. and the condit ions requisite
therefor constitute naval and military
not political. problem. II must first
be referred to Marshal Foch and the
British Admiralty
Just One More Intruth
The German reply Is not an ac-
ccptance of President wilson's" says
the Mail The statement that they
have been accepted is not the only
untruth In the German reply.
The present German Government was
formed by the same powers and min
Ions as those which have directed and
approved every foul and brutal act
which has disgraced the name OF Ger
man, from tearing up a scrap of pa
per- to the sinking Of the Le'nster.
II President Wilson were to
believe the kaiser's lying statement
that his Government has accepted the
terms laid down. the German people
would be confirmed In their slavish
belief in the power and wisdom of their
Emperor"
The Daily News says that the German
note implies that Germany accepts de-
feat as the verdict of the war but
expresses some doubt as to Doctor Solf's
reply relative to the elimination of mill
tary rulers. which it describes as an
assertion. and nothing more. Neverthe-
less II says, 1t il supported by admis-
sion of defeat. The newspaper con-
tinues:
THE immediate matter that will oc-
cupy all thoughts is the position of the
Allies. Germany may hope that
by approaching President Wilson alone
she will be able to SOW seeds of jealousy
among the Allies. This Is of great inn
portance. We mus he careful that no
shadow Of distrust or jealousy comes be-
tween the Allies at this critical time.
, Unity and mutual loyalty have brought
victory within our grasp. Unity and
! loyalty are essential II we are to turn
victory to the lasting benefit OF man
kind"
The paper shows anxiety over the ques-
tion whether the Allies are really in
accord with President Wilson's peace
principles. and whether they agree with
the terms he fixed for an armistice 1t
continues:
We wish a formal declaration as to
an armistice by Great Britain, France
and Italy existed to place this matter
beyond doubt
| II believes, however. there cannot be
! any practical doubt on this point. and
/ thinks. in consideration OF all circum-
/ stances, that there seems to be no room
| for a possibility of hitch between the
Allies. Such a hitch, it says. cannot
arise If the will of the democracies which
are behind President Wilson is respected
Let Foch Decide
/ Skeptical or the declaration that the
! German Government represents the peo-
pie, the Telegraph points out the fact
that the German Emperor appoints the
! Chancellor, who names his own minis
! try. The paper is emphatic that the
] question of an armistice must be in the
/ hands of Marshal Fosh. but insists that
one could not possibly be granted with
out adequate guarantees. for instance
the surrender Of certain strategic points
| in Germany. Moreover, it says:
| The British nation has the right 10
| speak on this question by virtue Of its
/ having borne the chief burdens of the
/ war and played a preponderant part in
| IT, The British fleet. accord
! ing to the testimony of all foreign OBJ
servers. including Admiral Sims, has
/ been the absolutely indispensable foun-
| dati0n of our present victories.
( We should be devoid of the common
( feelings of justice and prudence " we
! do not demand as one of the guarantees
u
! the surrender of Germany's submarines
and the dismanting of her high-seas
! fleet"
The Times regards Germany's answer
| as neither candid nor straightforward
| and says that Germany evades and
! attempts to confuse plain issues, adding
The associated governments have not
| the slightest intention of accepting
mixed commissions to make arrange
ments concerning an evacuation OF
/ Allied territories An armstice will
the Central Powers can be reached only
| on conditions analogous to those ac'
cepted by Bulgaria. The lesson for th'
associated peoples and governments II
plain. II Is to hold firmly together ant
| support their armies on the held b!
keeping a united front at home while
Presitent Wilson prepares that candid
straightforward reply whiih 1t is hi
avowed intention to make. We may res
assured that the Government of th
United States is as fully determined al
the people Of this country that German!
in her present humiliation shall abid
by that arbtrament of force to whicl
four years ago she appealed in her pre-
sumptuous price. The sword must de
eide. There is not other road to peace.