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Show H THERE is little (piestiton but that B the concensus of opinion in this coun- J try is that there should be no nogo- H tiated peace with the Teutonic powers; J that the terms of settlement should J be dictated by the entente allies, nnd J not threshed out around a peace table, H but we cannot help feeling that there H is an element of inconsistency in the H uttrances of President Wilson as the HJ spokesman of our nation in the state- BJ ment of war aims and terms of peace H After these terms had been laid down J by our president and then are accept- H ed without qualification by the Ger- Hl man government; it looks a little like H Dodging to virtually say we are not J prepared to stand on our own bid. We H believe that inasmuch as our nation is H only one of a number associated in J the war againgt German imperialism H and further in the light of the fact j that our participation in the struggle HJ is yet small in comparison with that HJ of some of our allies, it would be more HJ consistent to let a council of the na HJ turns concerned make u statement of HJ our demands, rather than to huve too HJ much eminate from this country, be- HJ fore we know whether or not same HJ will be concurred in by the other na- Hj tions associated with us. The apparent appar-ent change of heart expressed between President Wilson's first and second re-1 plica to Germany's pence overtures, too, do not tend to establish confidence confi-dence or shorten the duration of the war. There is an old saying that "A still tongue denotes a wise head." In matters of national diplomacy this addage appears to hnve marked significance. |