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Show oo PUBLIC OPINION IS ESSENTIAL. President Wilson requests the American Amer-ican people to withhold judgment on the peace negotiations until the text of the official report has been received re-ceived from Germany. t That is all wrong. Tho people should express themselves without restraint re-straint in order that the president may know the sentiment of this country. They should speak their minds, even though they use a big "IF," but they should not be silent at the most momentous time In tho war. When the textis received the people peo-ple can change their opinions, if they sec fit, but today they should bo declaring de-claring that, IF the reply Is as report ed, there lurks in the message an element ele-ment of extreme danger. On Saturday, when word came fr.om Berne, Coponhagen and Basel that Germany would accept President Wilson's Wil-son's terms, the Standard said wo were entering the most dangerous period in tho world's conflict. The Standard also said there was ovidence In German diplomacy of an attempt to arouse jealousies between the allies. Today tho London Daily Mail expresses the same thought, oo |