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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER Unconditional surrender by Germany and Austria is the almost unanimous demand of the people o the United States in answer to Germanys peace plea That this is the general view as expressed by the press of the country can be readily seen from the following pointed editorials editorialsIf If the American people have any say there niust be immediate transfer to the armies of the victorious allies of all German arms and munitions of war Unconditional surrender must be followed by the punishment demanded by justice New York Herald HeraldLet Let Germany recall its submarine fleet and sur ¬ render it Let it surrender its high seas fleet as well Let it permit the allies to occupy Helgoland and Kiel Evacuate and surrender M tz and the whole string of forts along the Rhine Boston Post PostWe We do not pretend to deny that Germanys answer to President Wilsons queries makes an early peace possible But if there is any sanctity in the worldwide demand for a peace of justice and permanency if there is any need for the final overthrow of autocracy and the destruction of its military power then civilization was never nearer to tiie abyss of disaster than it is at this hour Philadelphia North American AmericanThere There is no certainty that Berlin is not more immediately eager for an armistice than it is for peace terms I But the chancellor is making a plain bid for an armistice pending evacuation Such a concession is not to be thought of in deal ¬ ing with so disreputable and perfidious an enemy as Germany Detroit Free Press PressThe The enemy is unbeaten No peace conference will be held while Germany holds a sword in its hand Washington Post PostThat That the man in the White House and his col ¬ leagues of the allied governments will permit the Hun to retire to his bloody lair still a belligerent is unthinkable The anus of Germany and Austria must be stacked on the battle line Wait for him the president before you talk or even think peace Louisville CourierJour ¬ nal nalWe We have repeatedly warned ourselves to be eter ¬ nally on guard against Just sucli a trick as may be contained in the armistice and evacuation program Now if ever in the history of the world is the time for caution and for wise counsel Cleveland Plain Dealer DealerUnconditional Unconditional surrender Germanys capacity for another world war must be destroyed That can be accomplished only by dethroning the Hohenzollerns and displacing kultur with democracy Memphis Commercial Appeal AppealGermany Germany recognizes that it is whipped and is struggling to stave off disaster We may expect that the allied decision will be insistent on guaran ¬ tees of German sincerity in admitting its own posi ¬ tion Indianapolis Star StarThe The only peace that will satisfy the people of the United States and their allies is the peace of un ¬ conditional surrender Kansas City Times TimesMany Many differences may appear to upset all peace plans and it would seem a miscarriage of justice to permit the German people to escape severe physical punishment for the awful crimes they have com ¬ mitted against the other nations Denver Post PostThere There are disquieting phases of Germanys appa ¬ rent acceptance in full of President Wilsons peace program Let there be a real guaranty unless the president knows more of the interior condition of Germany than he has made known to the public Portland Ore Oregonian
