The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-01
President Wilson Tells Germany
That No Peace Will Be Made
With the Kaiser.
VIEWS OF HIS REPLY VARY
Breaking Up of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire Seems an Assured Fact
Huns Continue Retreat From
Belgium-Yanks in Fierce
Fighting Northwest of
Verdun.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

We are willing to evacuate occu-
pied territories and arrange an
armistce 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
tiuepce and is supported by the APP
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.
/ cannot decline TO suggest to the
allied governments the considera-
ton of an armistice, which, how
ever, must leave the United States
and its allies in IA position TO en-
force the arrangements made and
to make impossible renewal of
hostilities 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, shutting and
unsatisfactory, was received
with contempt by the press and people
of the United States and the allied
countries. The president and his close
advisers, 1t was said, were pleased
only with the indication that Berlin
was moving step by step toward full
acceptance Of the allies terms for ar
armistice and peace. The imperial gov
ernment's indignant denial that Its
land and sea forces have committe,
outrages was looked on generally a
an insult TO the intelligence of a world
that knows such outrages have beer
committed and have not yet ceased
Even while protesting against thu
charges, the note says orders have
been issued to discontinue the inhu
name practices alleged by Presiden
Wilson I'm his former note; and tn,
Huns who are being driven from Bel
GUM and northern France have no
stopped the ruthless pillaging anC
burning of the places they are forced
TO evacuate, save i'm few instances
If the orders to observe the rules o
civilized warfare have been issued
then there Is an end Of the contentiO,
of the defenders of the German people
as distinguished from the German au
tocratic government, namely, that thu
troops commit outrages only under thu
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
cradle part of the German people. l
may be that the Germans will over
throw the Hohenzollerns and all thei
gang, but II so, Ii will be not becaus,
of the monstrous crime they have com
mitted, but because they have failed
of their criminal purpose. There Il
not In all Germany one sign of repent
ance. There is only furious disap
pointment because the leaders hav,
not been able to snake good"
Ia
II cannot he said truthfully tina
President Wilson's reply to BerliI
aroused any wild enthusiasm. Most O
us felt as did Senator Ashurst of Ari
IONA. who said: II would have tolt
Germany to 60 to hell" Less blum
critics of the president felt that thu
only reply called for was demand fol