Evening star., 1918-11-05
UNITY ACHIEVED"
SAYSCO[. HOUSE
Intimates Allies Follow Presi-
dents ID Points in Franz
ing Hun Terms.
MEANS DICTATED PEACE
BY DAVID Law RENEE.
Copyright, 1918. by New York Even
ing Post, Inc.)

Copyright, 1913. by New York Even
ing Post, Inc.)
Complete diplomatic unity has been
achieved" was the message which Col.
House flashed to President Wilson last
night. and in those words may be read
the acceptance by the allies of the
famous fourteen principles of January.
last as q basis for peace discussion
with the German people.
These principles permit Of practical
application in ways that accord with
the national desires of the co-bellig-
erents of the United States and moth
ing perhaps contributed more rapidly
to the achievement of complete diplo-
matte unity than the personal expla-
nation by Col. House of tho fact that
the President of the United States
means to have those fourteen articles
ing already been accepted by the
enemy. permit the allies to apply the
details by common agreement among
themselves.
Favors Dictated Peace.
In other words, although there has
been much misunderstanding in the
last three weeks, due, perhaps, to
the excessive zeal of both sides in
our congressional campaign, the
absolute surrender and a dictated
peace. Only Mr.. Wilson referred in
his last note to Germany to terms
of armistice which would maintain
the military supremacy of the
allies" and in speaking Of peace
terms assumed the acceptance by
Germany of general principles, and
notified Germany, in effect, Of the
fact that she would have to accept
the application which the allies would
insist upon. Indeed. as the allies
will have reduced Germany to i'm
potence by the terms Of the arInistice
the only weapon Germany will have
are suggested such as would only
breed another war in due time, is an
appeal to the conscience of the allies
But the announcement of the
achievement of diplomatic unity is
taken here to mean that a method has
been discovered of presenting a united
front to Germany SO that as she re-
ceives the drastic armistice terms
simultaneously will she learn that the
entente and the United States are not
divided, but absolutely agreed on a
program of peace with justice.
at Mercy Of Allies.
With Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria
Hungary out Of the war and the peo-
pie Of Vienna already in ecstasies
over the prospect Of getting food, the
indeed at the mercy of the allies.
Unconditional surrender" and "dic-
tated peace" are phrases which Mr.. Will
son did not use. believing that in his
diplomatic correspondence he should not
employe language that would stiffen the
tarists to rally the German people
by appeals to their sense of national
honor and pride.
The Presidents friends have main
tanned throughout. however, that he
was for terms tantamount to uncon-
ditional surrender, and the white
House at the same time that the last
note was dispatched to Germany
called attention to the fact that the
terms Of armistice would be drawn
up by Marshal Foch. Gems. Haig, Per-
shing and Dfaz, and emphasized the
language of this paragraph:
'The President deems It his duty to
say again, however, that the only
armistice he would feel justified in
submitting for consideration would
States and the powers associated with
her in a position to enforce any ar
rangements that may be entered into
and to make q renewal Of hostilities
on the part Of Germany impossible"
Guess as to Terms.
So while Secretary Lansing was un-
able today to discuss the details of the
armistice terms. while correspondents
were permitted merely to assume that
the Presidents fourteen principles had
been accepted as a basis by the allied
governments, nevertheless there was
an air Of complete satisfaction in gov
ernment circles over the outcome Of
the momentous conferences in Paris.
officials pointed to the events Of the
last twenty-four hours as q vindica-
ton Of the governments position in
recognizing that Germany was trying
hard to surrender and in afcrding the
machinery for such surrender by the
exchange Of note1
These same oflcfals declared with
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