Evening star., 1918-10-25
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own peace burrows if Germany per-
sists in the war.
German Sincerity Put to the Test.
LONDON. October 25.-commenting
upon President Wilson's note to Ger
many. the Daily News says:
The imperial chancellor's note left
matters in suspense, but the Presi-
dent takes them where they. should
be. The sincerity of the German
Peopls; PeoI,th; d desire sir for peace is today
mans accept the Presidents terms
there is no reason why fighting should
not end in less than a week. Mr..
Wilson. beyond question, speaks for
every allied nation
president Wilson must win the
hearty approval of plain men every
where" says the Telegraph "This
sort of language becomes necessary
when one has to deal with people
VINO insist on being evasive and tricky
In treating with plain issue and
suffer the unpleasant political malady
of being too clever by half
The newspaper commends President
Wilson'S correct attitude toward the
allies and especially welcomes his
reference of the matter of declaring
an armistice to the military leaders.
The Times says: eff the Germans
viii not accept a peace of justice
make them accept a just peace. The
difference between German violence
and the force without stint which
President Wilson proposed. if neces-
sary to employ, is that German war
fare is violence in the service of
allies is violence in the service of
Righteousness"
''Masterpiece of Diplomacy"
Under the caption, 1.-THE Retort
Courteous" the Post says: "Presi-
dent Wilson's note is a masterpiece of
diplomacy. 1t rivets the German
government to an unqualified ac-
ceptance of his peace terms. In what
may be called the Presidents ulti-
matum he again offers the German
people an opportunity to set them
selves as nearly right as may be and
provides at the same time some guar
antee of good faith
The Express describes Mr.. Wilson's
note as the greatest of the series of
his mastery state papers.
cit is supremely great" the newspa-
per said, because it is simple.
straightforward, unequivocal and
candid. No man can quite tell what
DR.. Solf and Prince MaXimilian really
mean. No one can fail to understand
what President Wilson means
'Must Be Adamant.v
After eulogizing the note of Presi-
dent Wilson as IAN admirable state
ment," the Times expressed satisfac-
ton that 1t reveals the closest pos
sible agreement between American
and allied views. The Newspaper
thinks that, at the moment, there is
no more than a chance that the Ger
mans will ask an armistice 1t insists
that the naval and military arms of
the service must be ready for such
an emergency and must be adamant
IN imposing adequate terms to make
secure the policy of which they are
the instruments. The Times is graft
fed at the manifest signs of close
cooperation between the military
commanders on the western front,
Wh4&s- ''the presence Of Col. House
who has arrived in France, will make
for political as well as naval and mil
itary co-ordination.''
The paper further contends that the
only the western powers, but Italy
Serbia. Greece. CZecho-S -Slovaks Poles
Jugo-SlavS, Rumanians and Russians
The solitary adverse criticism of Mr.
wilson's note appears in the Graphic
which complains of the length of the
document, adding:
"At such a crisis bandying words
suggests a lack of dignity and creates
a loophole for further diplomatic
wriggling.''
The Graphic. nevertheless, prints a
cartoon of John Bull holding COPY
of the note. and saying to President
Wilson: That's the sort Of stuff to
give 'em, sir"
The Daily Mail says: "President Will
son states-the terms with a composed
dignity worthy of the greatest mas
ters of our language. Autocracy must
surrender or take a beating, and here
we may leave the peace offensive
without forgetting to thank Mr.. Will
son for the mastery skill with which
he exposed its insincerity."