Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-02
CHAPTER .XXXIII
(COntinued)
GERMAN PronosaJ Reiected

Upon the conclusion Of the con
ference, I had a talk with Colonel
House and Secretaries Daniels, Ian
sing and Baker, and again urged the
necessity of a refusal on the part OF
the president to accept the German
peace terms. Secretary Lansing
informed me that the president had
read my letter to the conference and
than said, I'VE will all be satisfied
with the action the president takes
in this natter
p While at luncheon that afternoon
the president sent for me to come to
the White House. I found him III
conference with Secretary Lansing
Colonel House and Mr.. Polk. The
German reply was discussed and
was. happy when I found. that II
was q refusal on the part .of the
president to accept the German
proposal
The gist Of the presidents reply
was a demand from him Of evidence
Of a. true conversion on the part OF
Germany, and an inquiry on the
part Of the president in these words
"Does the imperial chancellor
accepts the fourteen points? Do the
military men of Germany agree to
withdraw all their armies from oc'
cupied territories?" and finally, the
president wishes to know whether
the chancellor speaks for the old
group who have conducted the war,
or does, he speak for the liberated
peoples of Germany?"
Commenting upon the receipt OF
the president reply to the Germans
Andre Tardieu says
"It is brief reply which throws
the recipients into CONSERVATION
they can not conceal. No converse.
ton is possible, declares the presi'
dent, either on peace or on an arm.
istice until preliminary guarantees
shall have been furnished These
are the acceptation pure and simple
Of the bases Of peace laid down on
January s, 1918, and in the presi-
dents subsequent addresses the GER
tainty that the chancellor does not
speak only in the names Of the con-
stituted authorities who SO far have
been responsible for the conduct of
the war; the evacuation Of all In
vaded territories. The president will
transmit no communication to his
associates before having received
full satisfaction on these three
points, 90.
What must be the thought of those
partisans in AAerica who were cry
ing out against the preliminary
course of the president. in dealing
with Germany. who read this para
graph from Tardieti's book as to the
impressions made in France and
Germany by the notes which the
president from week to week ad,
dressed to the Germans. with refer.
ence to the armistice?
+ Again ,Tardieu says:
"Then comes the thunderbolt
President Wilson refuses to fall into
the trap. and. crossing swords In
earnest, presses his attack to the ut
most in the note Of October Ia. A
mixed commission foe evacuation
No. These are matters which, like
the armistice itself, must be left tt
the judgment and advice Of the
military advisers of the allied and
associated governments Besides
no arnnistice is possible if 1t does no
furnish absolutely satisfactory safe
guards and guarantees of the main
tenance of the present military, su
premacyio of the armies of the United
States and Of its allies. Besides, NJ
armistice SO long as the armed
forces of Germany continue the il
legal and inhuman practices which
they still persist in Finally, NJ
armistice so long as the German ma
| ton shall be in. the hands of mill
tary power which has disturbed tn
peace of the world. AS to Austria
Hungary, Germany has no interes
therein, and the president will repl!
directly In a single page the Who'll
poor scaffolding of the German grea
general staff is overthrown. TIL
armistice and peace are not to b
the means of delaying a. disaster an
of preparing revenge. On the mai
question itself the reply must b
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