Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-02
President Wilson Tells Germany
That No Peace viii 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
5eleium-Yanks in Fierce
Fighting Northwest Of
Nerdun.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARo.

We are willing to evacuate ocCu-
pied territories and arrange an
armishce based on the actual
standard of power on both sides in
the field. Our land and sea forces
have not been been guilty of lille
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-
fiuence and is supported by the APP
prevail of an overwhelming major
lty Of the German people.-Ger-
many's Note to President Wilson.
Considering the assurances
given by the German government.
| cannot decline 20 suggest TO the
allied governments the cousidera-
ton of an armistice which. how
ever. must leave the United States
and its allies in a position to en-
force the arrangements made and
to make impossible a renewal OF
hostilities by Germany II appears
~ ttlt t1iHA the hA1SEk diA1 MS fffM
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 survender-PreSideu VII
sons reply TO Germany.
The above summarizes briefly bur
fairly the diplomatic exchanges Of the
week between Berlin and Washington.
Germany's note evasive. Shutting and
altogether 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 ullles' terms for an
armistice and pence The imperial gov
erumenrS indignant denial that its
land ana sea forces have committed
outraGes was looked on generally as
~ insult 10 the Intelligence OF world
dat knows such outraEes have been
committed and have not Vet ceased.
Even while protesting against the
charges. the note says orders have
been issued to discontinue the inhu-
name practices alleged by President
Wilson in his former note. ana the
Huns who are being driven from Bel
GUM and northern France have uot
stopped the ruthless pillaging and
burning of the places they are foree,.
10 eyacuute. save IL a few Instances.
If the orders 70 observe the rules az
civilized warfare have been ISSUED.
then there Is an end OF the contention
OF the defenders of the German peop,,
as distinguished from the German au-
toeratic governments namely that the
troops commit outrages only under the
of rhe military command No
observing person can longer douht thar
we are az war not only with the Ger.
man government. bus With an incousld-
e,alle part Of the German people. II
1uay he that the Germans will over
throw the IioheuzollernS and an their
gang. but n SO, Il viii be nor because
Of the rnonStrous crime they have com
United. bat because they have failed
II their criminal purpose. There rs
not In Germany ore sign Of repent
ance. There is only furious disap-
f,ointment because fhe leaders have
not been ~, o"moke good"