Mexico Missouri message., 1918-11-07
President Wilson Tells Germany
That No Peace viii Be Made
With the Kaiser.
VIEWS OF HIS REPLY VARY
Breaking Up Of the Austro-Hungarlan
Empire Seems an Assured Fact
Huns Continue Retreat From
BeleIum-Ysnks In Fierce
Fighting Northwest Of
Verdun.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

We are willing to evacuate occu-
pied territories and arrange an
armlstice based on the actual
standard Of power on both sides In
the field. Our land and sea forces
have not been been guilty of ille-
gal and inhumane actions, and we
have ordered them not to commit
any more such actions. The Ger
man government Is now free from
any arbitrary and irresponsible in
fluence and Is supported by the ap-
proval Of an overwhelming major
ity Of the German people.-Ger-
many's Note to President Wilson.
Considering the assurances
given by the German government,
1 cannot decline to suggest to the
allied governments the consldera-
tion of an armistice, which, how
ever, must leave the United States
and its allies in position to en-
force the arrangements made and
to make impossible renewal of
hostillties by Germany. 1t appears
to me that the kaiser and his crew
still are in unimpaired control Of
the empire, and if we must deal
with them, now or later, we must
demand, not peace negotiations,
but surrender.-President VIII
sons reply to Germany.
The above summarizes briefly but
fairly the diplomatic exchanges of the
week between Berlin and Washington
Germany's note, evasive, shuffling ant
unsatisfactory was received
with contempt by the press and people
of the United States and the allied
countries. The president and his close
advisers, it was said, were pleased
only with the indication that Berlir
was moving step by step toward full
acceptance of the allies terms for az
armistice and peace. The imperial gov
ernment's indignant denial that it'
land and sea forces have committed
outrages was looked on generally al
an insult to the intelligence of worlt
that knows such outrages have beer
committed and have not yet ceased
Even while protesting against thu
charges, the note says orders hav'
been issued to discontinue the inhu
name practices alleged by Presiden
Wilson in his former note; and tn,
Huns who are being driven from Bel
gium and northern France have no
stopped the ruthless pillaging ant
burning of the places they are forceC
to evacuate, save in few instances
II the orders to observe the rules o
civilized warfare have been issued
then there is an end of the contention
of the defenders of the German peopl,
as distinguished from the German au
tocratic government, namely, that tn,
troops commit outrages only under tn
orders of the military command. NJ
observing person can longer doubt tina
we are at war not only with the Ger
man government, but with an inconsid
ernbIe part Of the German people. /
may be that the Germans will over
throw the Tlohenzollerns and all tbei
gang, but II so, it will be not becaus
of the monslrous crime they have com
mitted, buS because they have faile,
Of their criminal purpose. There l
not In all Germany one sign of repent
ance. There is only furious disaI
polntment because the leaders hav
not been able TO make good"
-@-
II cannot he said truthfully tina
President Wilson's reply to Berlil
aroused any wild enthusiasm. Most o
US felt as did Senator Ashurst Of Ar
zona, who said: II would have toll,
Germany to go TO hell" Less blum
critics of the president felt that tn
only reply called for wasa demand 70