Show r EDITORIAL COMMENT ON PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE MESS A G E I N Now New w York World The World The Presidents President's II I address cannot fail tall to bring brinK new net Inspiration in inspiration inspiration In- In to nil all the free tree nations that I are battling against militarism autocracy autocracy racy and Imperialism As he ha trul truly says sas The Th moral climax of ot this thiB the thc culminating culminating culminating I and final war for human lib liberty liberty lib lib- erty orty has come It It Itcan can end only when a n. democratic peace is established or democratic g government has surrendered to autocracy Washington Post Post His His address to Congress is to Russia a bugle call to France a reassurance to Great Britain Britaina a a. sympathy in c common aims alms and a message message mes mes- sage Eago of hope to all small lands and oppressed oppressed oppressed op- op pressed peoples under the lern lorn- and Hapsburg rule Washington ton Herald Rejected Herald Rejected now they the fourteen peace terms laid down don b by President Wilson must be accepted later Inter They hey rho are the irreducible ble minimum of ot terms which civilization civilization civilian civilian- tion will make with the mad nations which outraged and ravished it Jt St. St Louis Republic Will Republic Will Germany ac accept accept ac ac- these terms Probably not just now as she is Inflamed b by renewed hopes of victory on the tho field tlell of ot battIe battle battle bat bat- tle tIe and by the urgings urging's of ot her military party arty Jart to try one more desperate ef et- et fort If It this effort IB is unsuccessful she ma may be willing to listen to reason New Yorker Slants Stants Tire The The President speaks without reservation before all the world I It t Is to be ex expected expected ex- ex that the central powers on their part will reply before all the world New York Herald Official Herald Official Germany German has been baen shouting for the aims of oC the tho nations upon which It is making war Whether the tho shout is inspired b by desire desire desire de de- de- de sire or has been raised merely to drown the peace cries of the tho German people makes no difference Like the other nations R joined with us In this titanic struggle to save savo the liberty of ot the world the tho United States has nothing to conceal Chicago o Tribune Tribune Following Following swiftly upon the British prime ministers minister's dec dee of war var aims aims au an utterance of ot first rate of ot the thc the American Amen Ameri can President has presented the parallel paral paral- Id lel views of ot our government O with unsurpassed unsurpassed unsurpassed un un- un- un surpassed candor breadth and force Taken to together these utterances are arean arean arean an challenge to the governments gOY gOY- of ot the central contral powers and what perhaps Is JI much more mOIo Important to the conscience of their peoples Chicago Herald Tho Herald Tho one great feature feature fea tea ture tune that marks Pre President Wilsons Wilson's speech In contrast with the recent ut utterance utterance ut- ut terance of ot tho the British premier is his dealing with Ith the Russian situation We believe the American President has risen to a largeness of oC view in this respect that bears the truest stamp 0 oO o statesmanship Whether It bears Immediate immediate im- im mediate fruit or not there can be bc no question as to Its wisdom and ness Pittsburgh Gazette Times The States and her allies have slated stated stated stat stat- ed their war sar aims alms and peace principles principles ples pIes in detail with emphatic declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of purpose to fI fight ht to their achievement it is up to Germany to de decide dO- dO cide whether or not the war shall go goon on |