Show I I COMMENT OF AMERICAN L RESS OMAHA L JlEE President Wilsons Wilson's reply to the latest note lote from Berlin refers reters the he question of armistice to tho the military authorities this probably m meana alls war will viiI go on on no io doubt is left as ns' ns to thi tho sentiment sentiment senti- senti ment nent of or the people lt Il Is is overwhelm overwhelm- lug Ing- ng for unconditional surrender The timid timid voice of or pro German pacifists who favor the proffer of or the kaiser is lost host ost In tho the resounding call of or devoted patriots for the prosecution of or the lie war waro warto warto to o a finish O OMAHA L II Th The President has spoken with wisdom wisdom wis wis- dom dorn with greatness greatness- with power lie He Hes lieIs lieIs Is s approaching t the he e apex of or achievement of the loftiest lottle t endeavor over ever undertaken under- under taken aken b by man Ills His su success cess will ihl gain all that this war has been fought ought for forand forand for for- orand or- or I and it will save 0 perhaps hundreds s of or I thousands possibly millions of or precious pre pre- pre pre-I I cious clous lives It Is a time for or the tho hair hair- trigger er critic to hunt his hole while I American patriotism rallies to uphold the hands of or its serene and magnificent magnificent cent leader header gAn TE ST. STATE JoURNAL I. I Pr President Wilsons Wilson's reply will meet the approval al o of a er very large largo percentage percenta e of oC the American people leOple together with the lie fUlth further r f thI notion U will continue to send sentI mon men a n month to France with no iio relaxation I German Germany must understand that our terms are arc unconditional surrender XI JA STAR STAll Tho The Presidents President's answer to the lie Cernan nan peace bid means in plain lain undiplomatic undiplomatic matic matie language unconditional der ller IDIl S President Wilson has spoken The Thear I war ar will be vigorously prosecuted until until un un- un- un til tho the have been kicked out TORT FORT Potsdam has its Us answer Wilhelm must abdicate atrocities on land and sea must cease autocracy must go o the tho way of or tile the evil things s of or tho the earth I I Ii i J Jos OS i Germany will wili have ha to come to it ie She Sho must accede to the Presidents President's ultimatum ulti ulti- maLum sooner or later later anti and the sooner tho ho better Jetter for tor Germany Autocracy is doomed Germany C cannot escape tho the world trend rend q I ROCKY nOCK IOU lX The TIe nation will feel fecI immensely re relIeve ri- ri lIeve that It has been fr freed ell for tho the time lime being of or any association with tho lie I barbarian and If it the people hind hall their way the they would much prefer that tho the I allied governments have nothing to do ho with him until ho he is beaten down to his knees b by force of oC urns arms And now let lel tho the notes be as few as possible l D IlE n HERALD DEMOCRAT lih J The world is not going to permit I Prussian autocracy to save its face through brought a negotiated neg peace There Is Isa isa a R way o t for Germany but it is through h the lie Jowl jowly gate g-ato of or penitence lor tor Crimea crimes committed full reparation I and tangible guarantees of or good faith NEWS Those elements which have ho ruled I Germany German for long will not h hi permitted permit permit- ted to draw up and sign scrap of paper which the they ml might ht tear up I at their convenience E REVIEW l Unconditional surrender first and then fourteen condition conditions aft at- erward orward B By this tIlls method there Is la no chance of or a n misunderstanding regardIng regarding regard regard- Ing an any interpretation that might be beIlla Illa placed ell upon the tho conditions Tho Thu allies ames cannot trust to Germanys Germany's B honor German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many must trust the allies S J JJ IX TRESS SS Tho Iho President has spoken in plain American terms America will not de deal with Emperor The people must mut take kc and coni control their own I eminent go else elbe there thore will wilt bo ho no ic peace tace till Germany German Is utterly crushed Peace or warS war It il 1 I is up Lip to lo the tic German people lo to lo choose SEATTLE g. T-I. T TELLI E CERAs As far as official Germany Is concerned con on thc tho hit note Is explicit ant anti and clear enough It unconditional surrender der It Is up Lii lr IP official lal Germany Gorman to accept refu refuse or 01 spar for tor or time lime In the meantime tho war will go on without abatement C CHICAGO III C. G 0 1 I U II IJ g Tho The Presidents President's response to the he German German Ger Ger- man mail proposals rises Inevitably Inc from the th logic of t those thoe noteworthy communications com corn and lId addresses h which leh ha have 0 marked our out controversy contrO v with ith the tho Imperial Im in- pella la German n government go H It ox- ox presses press s with Hh force Cono and unequivocally the thc conviction a and ami purpose of oC tho lie American people in an this war at and will ill receive recel their unhesitating undivided and approval d. d SI ST LOl 0 t I 1 5 CLOME IiI L The President has not nol misinterpreted I I I I tho the spirit of or the nation In this rep reply He lie could not have ha said less and remain In In t accord with the American people it was sas unnecessary to have ha said more BALTIMORE SUN The Presidents President's answer leaves the thedoor thedoor thedoor door open to tho the German people if IC the they will kick out the kaiser tho-kaiser kaiser cease their atrocities and then accept such terms as the allied governments will grant It invites peace but only onh on In those con con- SIOUX CITY CIT JOURNAL lJ The Tho reply of or tho lie President will meet the universal approval of or the people because it is the statement of or what the tho people insist shall be tho terms upon which the tho war is terminated The They havo have demanded that GermanI German atrocities shall shah not go 10 unchallenged and that hat her barbarism shall not be beI con condoned They have demanded that the fruits of or victory victor shall not be surrendered surrendered sur sur- rQn rendered ered until the purposes for which the sacrifices which made that hat victory victory vic vie tory possible shall have been achieved Tho The government and the people are in accord LINCOLN STATE Ig JOURNAL J. For Fei- two days America resembled nothing so much as a football crowd I yelling ellIns to tho tIme players Look Lookout out for a fake A few Cew icy lev para paragraphs coming coming- from the White While House b by wa way of or the state department stills the lie tumult There Is no lie danger that the lie President will will be fooled by a fake falco LEWISTON TRIBUNE Th Time The sequence in iii the ch chain ln of events e for forged ed b by the tho apparent German acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance amice of ot the Pre Presidents President's terms has been broken b by tho the superior chain of oC military military mili mili- tar tary facts On to victory to the Rhine and to Berlin Is Berlin Is now the law and the gospel PO PORTLAND UTI NI OR I IX IAN X It It lt Is plainly conveyed con that the Preal- Preal regards Germanys Germany's acceptance ol or his terms as the unconditional surrender surrender der her which alone can satisfy the American Amen Ameri can people and their allies that those terms must bo be construed and applied 1 as asther they ther are understood lJ by the tho allies not b by Germany German No o such double dealing such trifling With words as was practiced practiced at nr Brest sk l and Bucharest will sill bo be tolerated JOURNAL I. herald TIme Tho German people would their thelt armies as victorious It If wo quit fi fighting now and Immediately begin beg laying their plans for another war Lets Let's not ask Germany German What sho she is willing to do tb Lets Let's march through to Berlin and when the proper time limo comes well we'll tell Germany exactly what he is going to get which will ho bo just what America and I he allies ollie see sec fit to dole out to 0 her DOUGLAS S DISI The Presidents President's reply hits hilts the lie marland mark marl and arid will be bo commended as a to crumbling autocracy yet el the lie laconic phrase unconditional would have ha thrilled the world with its unmistakable meaning CUIllA IX IN The American people stand unanimously in support of oC President Wilson's Wilsons Wil Vil 11 sons son's declaration that there thero can caim be bo no ito peace the Imp Imperial German go gov- gov O v- v CLOHE RECORD nU President Wilsons Wilson's r reply Pl is a com com- pleto answer in language which cannot cannot cannot can can- not be misunderstood XE NEW E YORK TORl Why h In iii our growing c correspondence with Germany German l Is the tIne word sord surrender tabooed Why h is It that we cannot talk as wo we fight w AVe 0 are re ne negotiating tie tie- with Germany toward ai an an armistice armistice toward toward l peace Does ti tho American government o know the heart of ot the thern American rn 1 people ople and how i it sinks as each cach further expectation Is so vaguely disappointed NEW YORK HERALD J The principal point in iii Mr Jr Wilsons Vi I noto imoto la 18 Is e that pail parL In which ho hoI insists on u L change of oC government go In I Germany 0 1 If IC the German military mil put party thinks to win vim by hy camou tinge flage they the are arc hopelessly mistaken TOX PUSI Humanity U full fall to applaud the decision taken by bs President Wilson I In III behalf of or the lie United Sta States land amid the allies and conveyed con to the tho government gov gov- in iii a manner that gains terrible terrible ter ter- significance and finality by th the restraint Int of the lan language employed The note nole is nothing l le ss i t than han a sentence semi Ron tence of or death upon the lie military system pronounced by ly the spokesman of the civilized cl world now in arms and actually executing the th sentence NEW NE' VORK HERALD It I Tho The reply went sent yesterday i ii 11 the lie best j possible proof that thaL the in con con- of the lie Presidents President s questioning QUeStiOning- of the German Imperial chancellor and that hat functionary's reply was as unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary un un- un- un necessary as It was futile If I In iii any respect th the lie Presidents President's reply I seems inadequate to the lie American people peo peo- pIe plc it will be in the lie absence groin from rom it 1 of any mention of or reparation and punI punIshment pun pun- I S h rn e n t. t SI lg STATESMAN X The people of the lie United States State In full Cull accord wanted am an unconditional surrender and in reply tho the President has placed tho lie question so as to get that hat and more more yesterday yesterday the kaiser could have t Jar his voice is mute OGDEN EXAMINER Elt When President Wilson wrote th the tho reply he lie voiced the feeling of ot th the thie American people people for for Germany and the German Grman people can consider er that his words mean on only I one thing and that Is unconditional surrender These wor words s were not used by the President in his message to the lie Teutonic Teutonic Teu Teu- tonic people Put ut thc they are aro clear clearly In Intended intended In- In tended In ever every phrase that I is used and unconditional surrender is Americas America's answer to tile the he Huns V E YORK YOUK SUN We Ye believe e the tho lie country has un understood understood under under- er- er stood him the lie President to mean that lint the shall go The Presidents President's reply should hearten our soldiers in the field It Il should hearten heart heart- en antI and stimulate the great American army rm of bond buyers in this last wee week of Cr effo effort for the he full success of or the I fourth cone 1 nO TON BOSTON TOX II HERALD Jl The reply of or the President is made I I remarkable able by its er very ery Inconclusiveness inconclusive- inconclusive ness hess The unanimous outcry outer of his hia countrymen forces him to reassure them of the military situation But he lie falls fails t 1 make the utmost of his opportunity S There ma may be still other notes before us nO BOSTON flOSTON TO POST pos President Wilson Ilson mattes manes a notable and significantly prompt and effective o reply Thero There Is no escaping the Iron logic of hl his words NE' NE YORK TIMES CS CSAn An Au American pen has lias forever stilled the tho rattling of that hat terrible German Gorman saher salet sa sa- sa let her This swashbuckling swashbuckling- emperor I has brought down upon himself the lie wrath of or certain other Instruments of the lie Lord who have amply pie pie- pared themselves to make male his remaining remain remain- In lug ing stay short and antI Its end exemplary 0 S The Tie President has spoken a word of or command not riot counsel J IlIn PHILADELPHIA LEDGER ER Nothing could coult be clearer cleaner nothing could meet tho lie exigencies of the casemore caso case more completely complete than the reply of ot the thc President It will strike a responsive responsive sive sl chord the world ivorid over o Stripped of or orall all pretenses left loft naked ked to the scorn I of ot men the death sentence of r tho ho In Intolerable intolerable In- In tolerable e thing has been heen spoken PHILADELPHIA lH INQUIRER JItER Splendidly has tho the President risen to the occasion Ho lie laid a trap for tor the lie Runs Huns Thc They have unsuspectingly en entered entered en- en been and ered It They have ha sprung the tho kaiser and anti his mad military pals aro are caught firmly In the teeth Kal- Kal must be bc annihilated else there here will be no peace That Is t time the le meaning of uC the ans answer ansier er I XI NEW NEV YORK WOuLD WORLD The President at one stroke hass has s swept WIl l away this whole German tune lure of a 0 paper peace without guarantees guaran guaran- tees tec lie has hints also swept away the tho Coolish fears Incited by bv unScrupulous unscrupulous unscrupulous politicians who have been tryIng try try- lug InS to conjure up a superman trick In Inthe the lie German offer octer of or surrender and have been shivering lest civilization b bo bu cheated heated of or the fruits of ot victory by br superior su sU- su- su penior German Intelligence ence PROVIDENCE PICO JOURNAL tb The American merlean people will heartily approve ap ap- p prove C the lie declaration of the lie President HOSTON C LOBI President Wilson ll on trained his hh guns uns I upon the very heart lIe and center of or German German German Ger Ger- man autocracy s. s ST. ST LOUIS n REPUBLIC IC Tho rho big man nian in the White House has hs correctly gauged public opinion The American public wants peace as nos tho he world wants peace but we will fight until hell freezes over o to rip the claws and the teeth from thE tho beast that has ravaged aged Europe for four our years ears President dent lent Wilson Ilson has spoken for the American Amen Ameri can people and the tho civilized ed world DALLAS S NEWS If It after alter tho the exchange of oC notes there theT was wa still 1 let t ome Onie doubts as to too toC o C determination of or our President to tomake tomake tomake make a complete joe jou ol ot H it that doubt Is dispelled by his la last t answer r. r That document makes It clear beon beyond cavil that we will have no dealings with ith the lie kaiser or his military party part |