Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-14
Strongly Opposed to TAX
ing Answer of Germany
in Good Faith.
SEE TRICK TO
GAIN OWN ENDS
Looked Upon as Attempt to Avoid
Disaster and Save Her Own Military
'Reputation-eritish Press Insists
Huns Must Be Disarmed Before
Cessation Of Hostiiities is Possible
-NortheIiffe Says Huns Are Liars,

London. Oct. 14.--No temporary
arinistice nor any armistice at ALL iun-
| less accompanied by Germany's uncon-
ditional surrender, is the dominant
note in the comment in the morning
papers.
'The allies will take nothing less
than unconditional surrender in the
field" says thefost otherwise the
war has been fought In vain"
u The paper seessin Germany's en-
deavor to open peace negotiations
merely AN attempt to avoid disaster
and save her military reputation. and
adds:
1T is not the first time tbe<Germans
| have crroneously assumed that Presi-
dent Wilson does not understand tho
people with whom he is dealing. But
President Wilson knows the enemy as
well as does the allies. The design Of
| Germany is first to create dissension
! between the United States and the
| allies. If DR.. Solf. with a sham DEM
ocracy. can get the allies and America
1 to talking. he will have achieved the
| purpose for which he and Prince Max
were appointed
Not Representing people.
Ridiculing the idea that the German
| government is speaking for the people.
| it contiues: -
Assurance on this point from the
German government itself is obviously
without value to President Wilson. II
be were to accept it it would be going
back upon all he has said about the
German government. so we do not see
how he can accept it." . @
| The Chponicle believes Wilson may
| wish some or all of Germanys an
swers be more specific regarding the
authority Of Prince Maxs government
Huns Must Be Disarmed.
Assuming he will be satisfied with
the point, the paper contends that no
peace discussion is possible without
final cessation is acceptable. The
! paper says: n
| 1--WE must insist upon such terms as
| Will virtually disarm the central pow
ers. We can not contemplate Germany
withdrawing her armies intact, recon-
stituting them on shorter lines, and
then rattling the sword again at the
peace conference. 1t must be remem-
bered the conference will last for
long time. At least six months and
| possibly a year. Fighting must be
finished once and for all and the allies
must be Enthusiastically secured against
Hits renewal. This is the point Of prin-
| ciple to be decided by the allies and
conditions requisite therefor constitute
a naval and military, not political
| ~, 80 -
Marshal Foch and the British admi-
| rally. f
Germans on Anxious Seat.
THE speed of the German reply is
indicative Of the anxiety the Germans,
| feel Tor the safety Of their rapidly re-
treating army" said viscount North
clifte to an AssoeiatAd Press repre-
sentative tonight. ls/
You wilkremember at the time they
| were being questioned about the Lusi-
tanfa they played for delay, delay, de-
lay" he continued. Now they are
fighting to gain days, even hours. As
read their reply it is neither candid
not STRAIGHTFORWARD. It consists Of
evasions. These evaeions are made for
the purpose of unbalancing the minds
OF simple folks in allied countries and
for the purpose Of convincing the dis
contented section of the German peo-
Pile that the allies will not accept what
they take for reasonable cnes OF
peace.
4 pisersdits Their Promises,
The answer shows the atmospherS
Of eqlivocation IN which the. German
government lives and moves. Germany
in fact n only declares herself to
comply. She only saystntruly-t that
these terms have hen accepted I,
~'You will remember that In 1870 the
Germans. when they had the great
Frncf army enveloped1 at Sedan, de-
clined to give an .arrnistice. Bismarck
said.> E IN
Germany desires TO promote the
re- establishment Of peace. The best
means of assuring II is to deprive
France OF her army III \. ",
Armisties Would RrolsHs War. III
II my American friends will look
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