Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-31
President Wilson Tells Germany
That No Peace viii Be Made
With the Kaiser. ss
VIEWS Of HIS REPLY VARY
Breaking Up of the Austro- Hungarian
Empire Seems an,Assured Fact
Huns Continue Retreat From
Beioium-Yanks in Fierce
Fighting Northwest Of
Verdun. -
BY EDWARD w. p,ckARo.

We are willing to evacuate occu-
pied territories aud arrange an
armistice based on the gactaal
standard of power on both sides in
the field. Our land and sea forces
have not been been guilty Of iue-
gnl and inhtnhnne actions, andfEe
have ordered them not to commit
any more such actions. The Ger
mar government is now free from,
any arbitrary and irresponsible In
iluence and is. supported by the ap-
prevail Of an overwhelming major
ity of fine German peopre.-Ger-
rnany'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 position to en-
force the arrangements made and
+ to make impossible renewal of
hostilities By Germany. It appears
w ILL tikAL LiAS hStisSsl anu uis SlS.M
still are in unimpaired control of
the empire. and II we must deal
Z. with them, now or later. we must
demand; not peace negotiations,
but surrender.-Presldent Viii
sons reply to- Germany.
The above summarizes briefly but
fniriy the diplomatic exchanges Of the
week between Berlin and Washington.
Germany's note, eyastve, shutting and
unsatisfactory, was received
with contempt by the press aa,d people
of the United States and. the allied
countries. The president and his close
advisers, il was said, were pleased
only with the indication that Berlin
was moving step sby step toward full
acceptance of the allies terms for an
armistice and peace The Imperial gov
ernmentss indignant tleniaf tethat it's
land aud sea forces have committed
ontrages was looked On generally rs
an insult to the intelligence of Il world
that knows such ontrages have been
and have nat yet ceased.
Even while protesting against, the
charges, the note says orders have
been issued Ito discontinue the inhu-
name practices alleged by, President
Wilson iii his former note; and tho
Huns who are, being driyetl from Bel
GUM and northern France have not
stopped the ruthless pillaging and
burning of the places they are forced
10 .eyacuate. saye In a. few instances.
If the orders to! Observe the rules of
civilized warfare have. bean issued,
then there,is an end of the. contention
Of The defenders of the German people
as distinguished from the German an,
tocratir government. namely, that the
ir;.s os commit outiagcs only under the
nraers of the military command. No
observing person can longer doubt that
we are at var mol only With the Ser
man government. but With an inconsid-
CRADLE part of the German people. 1t
may be ihnt the Gdrilans5 will over.
throw tho Hohenzollef,saA and aIl their
gang. but If so. ii Niftl be iot'I,ecausa
of the monstrous crime they have conf
mftted. hit because they tave failed
of their criminal purpose There Is
not in Al! Germanys6ne sign of repcnt-
ance. There Is only furious dfsap-
pointlneht oeeaiise the leaders have
not been able TO sinalsa good"
''aas il.s 81 s
1t cannot be said truthfully that
President Wilson'S reply to Berlin
aroused any wild eilthusiasnl Most OF
us felt as did Senator Ash,lrst OF Art
zonh, who said: 4 would have told
Germany % 30 to he'll Less BLU
critics Of the president felt that tfi8
enly reply callsd for was q demand for