Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-15

the president openly Join with the
entente statesmen in the demand
that the "chief criminals" must be
delivered up for trial. the presidents
confldpnts point out that he plainly
subscribes to the doctrine that the
guilt Of bringing bn the world war
Is personal.
Mixed Commission Rejected.
II will be noted that the president
completely rejects tho German sug-
gestion for mixed commission 10
arrange an evacuation and reminds
the milltarists that they will accept
the terms laid down by Marshal
Foch and the associated command
ers; that they will have no part in
framing them. He makes II plain
that he does not accept the new
German government headed by
Chancellor Macmillan. as anything
less autocratic, anything less u crea-
ture OF German militarism than It's
predecessors, and warns the Ger
man people that unless they destroy
IL the allied armies will do 80.
Ono OF the most important points
OF his note Is that In which he ac-
knowledges the present German
governments unqualified accept
ance or his peace terms and then
goes on to show that these terms
provide specifically for the substltu-
uon OF u government wholly respon-
siDle % the German people them
selves for the present one dominated
by the German militaristr.
Quoting his Mount Vernon speech
OF July s, the president reminds Ger
many Chat his terms calls for "the
destruction of every arbitrary power
anywhere, that can separately, Sc
cretly and OF its single choice disturb
the peace OF tho world; or IL il can
not be presently destroyed, at least
its reduodon to virtual impotency."
Autocracy Must Go.
Here, then. follow the words which
proclaim with finality that the auto
cratic government of Germany must
go, and plainly invite the German
people TO make the change which
Will bring them peace.
The power which hitherto has
the German nation" SAYS
tho president reply, is of the sort
here described. 1t is within the
choice Of the German people to alter
It. The presidents words just quoted
naturally constitute condition
precedent to peace, IL peace is to
come by the action of the German
people themselves. The president
ieelS bound to say that the whole
process OF peace will. in his judg-
ment, depend upon the detinitenesS
and the satisfactory character of the
guarantees which can be given IN
his fundamental matter. 1t is in
iiSpcnSable thar the governments
associated against Germany should
know beyond pcradventure with
"hom they are dealing"
This prOnounCcment, the presi-
tents friends say fulfills the pre-.
iictionS Of those who declared that
when 10 asked Prince MaNimillIn
I he merely represented the military
eaders who had been conducting the
var, he was laying the foundations
o show that the new government OF
iermany Is no less autocratiC than .
he others and for final statement
D the German people themselves
hat nothing but their autocrdtic gov
'rnment stands between them and
he peace which they 50 feNently
lesire. This, the presidents friends
ay, has ben the whole theory OF his
diplomacy.
knew IA Guarantee.
When the president decided 10 say
hat II an armistiCe should be thought
Il. it could not lie considered with
ut imposing terms to guarantee the
,ood faith of Germany and provide
or the maintenance of the military
uprcmaCy of the armies of the
lnlted states and the entente allies,
.c undoubtedly knew what the allied
var council acting on the reCom-
ncndauons of Marshal Foch, had de-
ided upon as necessary guarantees.
'hcse now are understood to include
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