Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-16 | Page 12 | The Only Way

The Only Way The more the allied world considers and digests President Wilson's latest answer tp the Hun bid for peace the more it must 7applaud.Thr president hastirelytspwrf-oMhe doubters, who had beun to multiply for political or other reasons. There has not been the slightest trace of dissatisfaction. There hns been even a lack of noise from Oyster Bay, which is singularly strange, for never before has the president done anything, from walking across the street to winning an election, without arousing the ire of the noisiest oyster of the entire Bay region. The demonstration of the president's skill has been made complete. He has not shut the door that may lead to peace; instead, in-stead, he has shown the enemy how peace may be obtainedrand although al-though the path may be humiliating, the people of Hunland may, and probably will, decide that it is better than death. The Jtey held out by the- president -is - unconditional surrender otherwise, ' the sclution Is annihilation, and the Hun can choose while the allies hold the whip hand. 4 The president, undoubtedly with the advice and thorough cooperation co-operation of the statesmen of the allied nations, has led the . Hun forward to th jumping off place and with rare skill and diplomacy he has kept the people of the United States and of the allied world sufficiently informed f the various stages until all see the "wisdom of the maturing plan. Never before was the nation, and with this nation France, Great Britain, Italy and the people"" f the othei , allies, so strongly back of one man. His diplomacy has supplemented supple-mented the strategy of Marshal Foch; one has made possible the other, and combined they assure speedy arfd complete victory.