The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-08
ANSWER GERMAN


Doctor Hinkovich was here today to
speak in connection with the Illinois
Centennial celebration.
Comment From Hunland.
Amsterdam, Oct. 8.-Commenting
on the address by Prince Maximilian
the new German imperial chancellor,
the Tageblatt. of Berlin says:
All Germany. or at any rate that
great, honest and good Germany which
is imperishable. feels that Prince
Macmillan, in accordance with his
duty as man and as a servant of his
people, has done what is right and
necessary. Why have not we learned
earlier to know ourselves9"
A sample of Pan-Germanic COM
ment may be found in the editorial
printed on Sunday by the Lokal An
zieger, defiantly announcing that the
German people will to the last drop
of blood fight those whose aim is to
dictate humiliating peace.
-"Unbroken stands our front on
enemy land" the newspaper continues.
I'VE shall be able to defend our
selves more easily against an entente
attack thru Bulgaria than against
Russia whose millions vainly threat
ened us for three years, Many a
hourlshing countryside must be laid
waste and hundreds of thousands of
lives must be sacrificed by the enemy
If this maximum of our concessions
oOCo hot suffice Ihem.
The newspaper somewhat neremp-
torily advises President Wilson to
realize the ''Superhuman responsible
ity placed upon his Shoulders" and in
magisteria1 tones hopes .'he will
prove himself worthy of this terrible,
responsible hour
The Vienna Reichpost writes.
president Wilson is now given an
opportunity to prove his fitness to be
world arbiter. RESTORATION of peace
depends upon the sincerity of his will
to do justice and establish a new ORDER
that excludes oppression and estab-
Hshes a real and lasting peace. The
fate of humanity has been placed in
his hands. May the president of the
great North American republic, con-
scious of his terrible responsibility.
show himself worthy of the historic
task that may cover his name with
imperishable glory"
Rome Demands Victory.
Rome, Oct. S.-''We must have abso-
lutte victory. Any kind of negotiation
is now more than ever inadmissible,' -
the words of President Wilson imme-
diately after the rejection of the Aus
trian> peace proposal, are reprinted by
the Epoca in large type as summarize
ing the attitude of Italians toward the
new peace movement. The Epoca
continues that President Wilson an
swered in September the present new
trap concoeted by the enemy. The
whole press says that the request for
an armistice is an acknowledgment OF
defeat by the central empires, butsthat
the allies must prevent the enemy
from thereby escaping the conse-
quences of his acts. The Journal
| Italia says:
| Austria seems<to cheat Italian ma
tionaI aspirations by simply returning
to the status quo, which means a per-
| manent irreconcilable conflict be-
tween Italy and Austria as long as the
latter keeps under her rule territories
| inha bited by Italians"
Gompers Denounces 1t.
Rome, Oct. Samuel Gompers
president of the American federation
| of labor, who is here with a delegation
| of American labor leaders. strongly
| denounced the recent peace move OF
the central powers, saying that the
new German naneuver seeks to weak
en- the unity of the democratic nations
and lessen their lighting spirit. HI
said:
| 1.-THE Austro-German and Turkish
military system should be beaten. The
| security of labor and the people re.
quires that the central powers shall
capitulate and their military menace
| 10,