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ply while both crasive and contentious.
yet shows wavering In the German
courage and an inclination to recede
from any sort of a dictatorial policy Ii
/ the President should accept the rep
ressn,a,ions Of rsspon,sihlity Of the
may direct ii to make application to
the allied military advisers in the field.
Greensboro IN. Co. Daily Ncws-.Thc
honor of the German people" or any
remains of it. will he much safer in
The. hands of the government OF the
Sensible people need only to DO re-
minded OF the understandable posi-
oilities of Il too precipitate movement
of German internal affairs. One nest
Of Bolshevik madness at time is
quite enough. and too much for world
OF this size.
Dnnviile ovn.) ReEistcr-The Ger
man peace note. conciliatory to n de-
gree. rs II appears, does not directly
nnsWerIthe various issues as put forth
them in AN indirect and complex man
ner indicating. certainly. that any fur
formidable.
Newport News vaI Daily Prcss-
There remains question which is
Ito what is the armistice prcliminary?
Foes Germany understand fully that
any armistice would he granted for
enusion of blood, while the Victorious
allies determined. among themselves
and without Germany's assistance. the
neople would once more be reconSized
III the family OF nations.
Roanoke tVnl Times-It will take
more than the unsupported assurance
OF German Secretary of state or
Foreign Affairs to convince the world
u.
tons: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES word sums
Up the German note. We hope the
IL. enemies of civilization. Lot Foch
CARR our answer TO Germany, and let.
IT b, delivered in Berlin.
l.ynchburE Vn.I MISUNDERSTANDING. as
far as Teuton diplomacy is capable OF
exhibiting real purpose TO satisfy Mr..
has in the present instance been en-
ploycd with the utmost ingenuity But
II has not Yet succeeded. II will have
10 he much further strained and deal
more fairly and directly with the soul
ana spirit of Mr. Wilson's peace ulti-
matum before deserving the tribute OF
favorable consideration by America ana
The allies.
Petersburg NaI HndcN-AppcnI-The
note is little more than official noti-
Hcation from Germany that she has
substituted responsible government for
auiocracy. We do not construe her re
l.
boat outraEeS to mean that she wishes
thiS TO lac undertaken ut this time. Ger
many wants peace and wants ii now
SpnrtanburE Is. c. HcrnId-Therc is
nothins III the reply OF the German
government to PrcsidenS Wilson's
latest note that will stop the war. The
nrSt paragraph OF the German reply
seems to preclude further negotiations.
since Germany insists that she il 10 he
consulted in the terms OF the armistice.
Raleigh On. Co News and Observer
The answer of the German government
to President Wilson is not satisfactory
vet II is so great an advance of any
thing Germany has Yet proposed that
II must be regarded with qualification
ny every one who wants to see Ger
many submit TO terms that VIII mean
'dcquate humiliation and punishment
for her and will put an end TO the
war
Washington Post-The commuaica-
tion is nothing else than an effort to
obtain relief for the German army by
altering series OF falsehoods and