The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-01

United States is associated the cues
ton OF an armistice.
He deems 1t his duty to say again.
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be one which
should leave the United States and the
powers associated with her i'm n posi-,
ton to enforce any arrangements that
may be entered into and to make a
renewal of hostilities ON the part of
Germany impossible.
Must Protect Allies.
The president has, therefore. trans
mitted his correspondence with the
present German authorities 10 the gov
ernments with which the government
of the United States is associated as
a ~belligerent, with the suggestion that
If those governments are disposed to
effect peace upon the terms and prin-
ciples indicated their military advis-
ers and the military advisers of the
United States be asked to submit to
1 - I'LL
Germany the necessary terms of such
an armistice as will fully protect the
interests of the peoples involved and
insure TO the associated governments
he Unrestricted power to safeguard
and enforce the details of the peace
to which the German government has
agreed, provided they deem such an
armistice possible from the military
point of view.
SHOULD such terms of armistice be
suggested, their acceptance by Ger
many will afford the best concrete evil
dence of her unequivocal acceptance
of the terms and principles of peace
from which the whole action proceeds.
1.-The president would deem himself
lacking in candor did he not point out
in the frankest possible terms the rea-
son why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded.
Significant and important as the
constitutional changes seem to be
which are spoken of by the German
foreign secretary in his note of the
10Th of October, it does not appear
that the principle OF a government re-
sponsible TO the German people has
yet been fully worked out. or that any
guarantees either exist or are il con-
temptation that the alterations of prin-
ciple and Of practice now partially
agreed upon Will be permanent.
Moreover, it does not appear that
the heart of the present difficulty has
been reached.
German People Without Voice.
1T may be that future wars have
been brought under the control of the
German people, but the present war
has not been. and ii is Wit. the pres
n war that we are dealing.
1T is evident that the German peo-
pie have no means OF commanding the
acquiescence of the military authori-
ties OF the empire in the popular will;
that the power of abe king of Prussia
TO control the policy of the empire is
unimpaired; that the determining
Initiative still remains with those who
have hitherto been the masters Of Ger
many.
Feeling that the whole peace Of the
world depends now on plain speaking
and straightforward action, the pres
ident deems it his duty to say, with
any attempt TO soften what may
harsh words that the nations of
the world do not and cannot trust the
word of those who have hitherto been
the masters of German policy, and TO
point II once more that in concluding
peace and attempting to undo the in
finite injuries and injustices of this
war the government of the United
cannot Zeal with any but VERT
able representatives of the German
people who have been assured of Il
genuine constitutional standing as the
rulers OF Germany.
IF il must deal with the military
and the monarchical autocrats
of Germany, or if it is likely to have
to deal with them later i'm regard To
international obligations of the
German empire, it must debate not
peace negotiations. but surrender.
Nothing can be gained by leaving
his essential thing unsaid.
accept, sir, the renewed assurances
Of my high consideration.
(Signed) "ROBERT LANSING.
Mr.. Frederick Oederlin, Charge d'Af-
flares of Switzerland, ad interim. i'
charge of German interests in tie
United States"
Must Disarm the Hun.
London, Oct. 24.-Gen. Sir \. Hunt
r said: I'VE nus compel the sur
'ender of the kaiser as ife Germans
compelled the surrender IF the en-
,eror Of France ut IN end of the
'ranco-PruSSian war. The armistice
$ Il matter for Marshal Foch and Adj
niral Beatty To decide. Germany and
Austria probably will not believe they
re beaten until their capitals are &C.
The Germans must be beaten
q their knees. We must continue
lammering them until the white flag
5 sent into our lines. Signifying un.
Conditional surrender. They must ac-
ept our terms. We should demand
he whole German fleet from the bat
leships down TO the C-boatS, ;s well
: the surrender of the Rhine. Metz.
mi other ~fortresses, the allies to gar