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Show BRITAIN'S DEMAND IS FORSURRENDER No Armistice Until Huns Admit Defeat and Quit, Is Assertion. By Associated Press. LONDON. Oct. 14. No armistice un-lesa un-lesa accompanied by Germany's unconditional uncondi-tional eurrender is the dominant note In ths comment on the peace situation in thla morning's newspapers. "The allies will take nothing leas Ihsn unconditional surrender In the field." says the Poet. "Otherwise the war has been fought In vain." The paper sees In Germany's endeavor to open peace negotiations mpr.ly an attempt at-tempt to avoid disaster snd adds: "It Is not the first time the (Jermsns hsve erronsousl assumed that President Wilson does not understand' the people with whom he Is dealing. Bt tTesldeni Wilson knows the enemy sa well as do, the allies. Uermany's design to ftrsf ! create dissension between the l'nttid Hiates and the Jilllee. If Dr. Holf rati get I the alllee and America to talking he will have achieved the purpose for which he and Prince Max were appointed " The Chronicle contends that no peace discussion Is possible without a final res-sat res-sat Ion of fight! ng. Under t be caption "Temporary Armistice Inadmissible," ths psper says: "We must Insist upon such terms as 1 will virtually disarm the central powers. We csnnot contemplate Germany with- I drawing tier armies Intact, reconstituting them on shorter lines snd then rattling the ! sword sgaln at the pesre conference.' "The Oerman reply la no an accept I ance of Prealdent Wilson's terms," says the Als.ll 'The statement that they have been accepted la not the only untruth In the German reply. The present Oerman government waa formed by the same powers and minions as those which have directed every foul act that haa dls-graoed dls-graoed the name of Germany from tearing tear-ing up a 'scrap of pepeC to sinking of the I1netef." The Dally News ssys that the German note Implies that Germany vcepfe ds feat aa the verdict of the war. but expresses ex-presses aome doubt aa ta nr. HolTs reply relative to the elimination of military rulers. The newspaper continues: "Germany may hops that by approaching approach-ing Preeldent Wilson slone she will he able to sow seeds of Jealousy among the alllee "This Is of great Importance We must be careful that no shadow of distrust or jealousy comes between the alllee at this critical time." Ths paper shows anxiety over the question ques-tion whether the allies are really In accord ac-cord with President Wilson's peace principles prin-ciples snd whether they aaree with the terma he fixed for an armistice. Ths Telegraph points out the fact thst the German emperor appotnta the chancellor, chan-cellor, who names his own ministry. The paper la emphatic that the question of an srmlstics must he In the handa of Marshal Mar-shal Koch, but Insists that one could not possibly be granted without adequate I guarantees, for Instance, the aurrender of I certain etrateglo points In Germany. I Moreover, It says: I "The British nation haa a right to sneak 1 on this question by virtue of Its having, borne the chief burdene of the war and played a preponderant part In It." The Tlmee re surd a Germany's answer ss pelther csndtd or strnis-htforesfd and ssys that Germany evades snd attempt to confuse plain Issues, sddlng: ' "The ssaoi'tated governments have not the slightest Intention of scceptlng mixed commissions to make arrangements con earning sn evacuation of silled territories. An armistice with ths central powers can be reached only on the conditions snslo-goua snslo-goua to those accepted by Bulgaria." |