Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-10-31
President Tells Berlin Surrender
Is Only Way Peace Can
Be Secured.
WRITES POINTED NOTE
Answer to Germany Says Nations Of
World Do Not and Cannot Trust
Word Of Those Debating
German Policy.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The answer
Of President Wilson to Germany def
nitely leaves 1t to Foch."
The answer is on the lines Of the
advice given to the Senate by Senator
Nelson of Minnesota and precludes
the possibility of an armistice, unless
the Allied commanders deem an arm
istice desirable. II they deem It de-
sirable. they can state the guarantees
they will require, and they will be
such that Germany will be disarmed.
The Presidents answer probably
will come nearer satisfying the Amer
lean people than anything that has
been uttered from the White House
since the German peace negotiations
were started.
Its context continues to develop the
policy which President Wilson has
pursued all along namely, the further
ing Of the disintegration Of the house
Of Hohenzollern.
The President is not caught by the
specfous announcement of q constitu-
tional reform in Germany, which on
the face ct it was no reform at all,
but was mera1y promise of a possible
reform after the war and when a
league of nations shall have been prac-
tically effected"
The President makes his position
clear. With the house of Hehenzollern
there will be no negotiation. So long
as it remains at the head of the Ger.
man government, the terms demanded
will be unconditional surrender.
Surrender 10 Demanded.
The word unconditional is not used,
but the President comes nearer voic-
Ing 1t than in any other communica-
ton. This note is not afraid to use
the word surrender" and it is spoken
clearly and decisively.
Two things are now clearly up to the
German people. II they are sincere in
their desire for a cessation of hostili.
ties, they can approach the Allied COM
rnander and say to him: 1--WE are will
Ing to give you. any guarantee you
may wish. What we want is an op.
portunity to lay down our arms"
If they do not do this, the RESPONSE
bility for carrying on the war is clear
ly on the German government. Z.
II they want to approach the Allied
powers with a proposition of negotia.
ton, they can do SO, but after having
thrown the kaiser overheard.
This suggestion that negotiated
peace is possible after the German
government has shown convincing evi.
dence of its reform and democratiza-
ton, opens up the only possible oppor.
tunity for further discussion. But no
policy is settled upon as to the nature
Of these negotiations.
Truce and ParIeys Denied.
The two questions uppermost were
that Of the armistice and of the &C.
ceptance Of the German plea that their
government had been democratized.
In effect, President Wilson refuses
one and denies the other.
The decision to leave the question of
truce to the Allied military com.
manders was one that was inevitable
in the nature of things, as the cues.
ton is purely military.
II Germany wants peace she wants 1t
for one or two reasons. If she wants
1t because she is beaten, she will sub.
nit to the conditions which the Allied
commanders impose. If she asks for
an armistice merely as a trick, she
cannot and will not submit to these
conditions and the war will 20 on. =
Free and open discussion among the
Allies preceded the publication Of the