Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-14
AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT :.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN REGARD TO PEACE

steal punishment for the awful crimes
they have committed.
Kansas City Times: The only peace
that will satisfy the people of the
United States and their allies is the
peace of unconditional surrender.
Chicago Tribune: While the German
army is still in formidable being.
to enter into discussion is to in
vite disaster. An armistice purchased
at the price of mere evacuation of
invaded territories would be an ex-
cellent bargain for Germany from the
point of view of the present perilous
German military situation. We should
be foolish indeed to grant it.
Milwaukee Sentinel: Unless this
note is a masked lie and a treacherous
trick and an emanatlon from Pots
dam. it is on the face of it, and even
in tone, an unconditional surrender.
The terms made by the President are
accepted in toto-including even the
restoration of Alsace-Lorraine. and
of q thoroughly defeated Germany.
Such acceptance of an enemy's terms
means and always has meant sur
render
St. Louis Republic: Who knows
whether the German reply is a sham
or an honest step toward peace?
Nobody in America has the means
President and his advisers enjoy. He
may be trusted to detect the fraud.
Cincinnati Comm ercial-Tribune: All
this means is that Germany be-
gins to realize that if Foch is not
stopped she is terribly beaten.
President Wilson cannot contemplate
parley pending complete surrender
without conditions precedent of evac-
uation of all stolen territory, inc.ud-
ing Alsace and Lorraine. There is no
room for discussion of details of
evacuation.
Detroit Free Press: 1t is far from
being an unconditional surrender.
There is no certainty that
Berlin is not more Immediately eager
terms. But the chancellor is
making a plain plea for armistice
pending evacuation. Such ceSsion
is not to be thought of in dealing
with so disreputable and perhdlous
an enemy as Germany"
Salt Lake City Tribunes The reply
on it's face means unconditional sur
render according to the view of Sec
rotary McAdoo. If the Presi-
dent interprets it in that manner
peace is at hand.
Spokane Spokesman-Review: There
remains to be settled the question of
whether these conditions constitute
the unconditional. surrender tndC IL
now generally demanded.
Los Angeles Times: President Will
son is within reason in asking for a
suspension of public judgment until
he has had time to consider the re-
ply. Our allies and the American
people will rely largely upon his
judgment.
Minneapolis Tribune: We do not ex-
pect the President to consider any
L.
tiIitics save unconditional surrender.
Sacramento Union: President Wilson
has decreed force to the uttermost
until Germany has been beaten to
her knees. That decree thrilled
America and the world. Then let
there be peace table to arrange the
details and with these Hohenzollerns
present as murderers at the bar of
justice.
Cleveland PIaindaalcr: We have re-
peatedly warned ourselves to be eter-
naIy on guard against just such a
trick rs may be contained in the
arm istice and evacuation program
Now. if ever in the history of the
world, is the time for caution and fol-
wise counsel.
Philadelphia Record: On its face the
reply of the German governm ent
means an absolute and unconditional
surrender. President Wilson
may be depended upon to take at the
right time. and in the right way, the
step which will best serve the in
terests of his country and its associ-