Show IMPERIALISM MUST I BE OVERTHROWN DEMOCRATIZATION OF GERMANY WILL BE INSISTED UPON BY PRESIDENT WILSON Restoration of Belgium Will Also Be Bo Required Allies to Exchange Views Before Any of Them Reply Formally to Peace Note Washington Semi official opinion In n Washington has cr crystallized apparently apparently on these forecasts of or the presidents president's presidents president's pres pres- ident's reply to h Pope Benedict The reply will await a conference of the allies a III e but the attitude of or the United States will In no manner be constricted b by determinations of the allies alUes as to dispositions of European territory necessary to peace The sine slue qua non upon which the United States will consider the cessation cessation cessation cessa cessa- tion of or hostilities will be the liberalization liberalization liberali liberali- and democratization of or Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many herself Matter Left to President It Is an end not regarded here as ns hopelessly remote This is only semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- official opinion The men with whom the president advises directly are maintaining the most remarkable barrier barrier barrier bar bar- rier of or silence on ajl l matters relating to peace But nut it Is an opinion so universal universal universal uni uni- versal among men Dlen who are In a position pos pos- tion 1011 to to sense the direction In which the administration moves that it Is regarded regarded re re- as Important The whole matter has been left to the president ent alone In a most must unprecedented unprecedented dented manner The president Is b believed believed be be- to have hn Induced this attitude on the part of the cabinet and congress only because he lie has hus been able to assure assure assure as as- sure them that he has 1138 a satisfactory solution of the peace problem The Time delay fits nicely Into the presIdents presIdent's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's plans as outlined It will permit permit per per- mit of or the conference of the time allies told of by Lord Robert nobert Cecil In London Democratization Real Solution The Yer very simplicity of the demands of the time United States will also give them a force which the demands deman s of the other allies mn may lack They may maybe maybe maybe be considered at first glance more difficult dif dif- difficult of attainment than the complicated complicated complicated questions which time the rest of the entente is endeavoring to solve But the democratization of Germany German is said to be In the presidents president's opinion the time real solution of all of or the many things which the allies may quarrel over The Time one exception of time the rule against Interfering In European politics poll poll- tics today attributed to the administration administration adminis adminis- Is time the restoration of Belgium This exception is made not because of interest in Belgium herself that herself that Interest is sentimental and not political cal calor or diplomatic but diplomatic but because the Ule violation vo- vo lation of Belgium was the tine most strikIng striking Ing ing- Instance ing-Instance Instance of Prussian militarism's disregard for all law Leaven Is Working The apparent gains gans of the Hungarians ans and rabid militarists In the expression expression expression ex ex- ex- ex of German sentiment which reached the state stute department were not regarded as extremely ing The department has indisputable indis- indis evidence that the leaven of democracy is always alwa's powerfully If quietly at ut work In hi Germany It will need only a smashing defeat of German German German Ger Ger- man arms to make Its power felt from one end of the time empire to the other |