The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . chancellor also referred,follows: We are all agreed that there can be nopeace obtained by any kind of bargain orcompromise with the governments of thecentral empires, because we have dealtwith them already and have seen them dealwith other governments that were partiesto this struggle, at Brest-Litovsk andBucharest. They have convinced us that they arewithout honor and do not intend observe no covenants, accept no prin-ciple but force and their own interest. Wecannot come to terms with Theyh
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . chancellor also referred,follows: We are all agreed that there can be nopeace obtained by any kind of bargain orcompromise with the governments of thecentral empires, because we have dealtwith them already and have seen them dealwith other governments that were partiesto this struggle, at Brest-Litovsk andBucharest. They have convinced us that they arewithout honor and do not intend observe no covenants, accept no prin-ciple but force and their own interest. Wecannot come to terms with Theyhave made it impossible. Get out first—then talk armistice andpeace, was the sense of the reply sent toGermany by President Wilson on October8th. He stated that there could be no com-promise with aiatocracy and demanded toknow in unequivocal language if Germanywould accept the uncompromising termslaid down by him. The Allied nations sawin the German note another trap, one bywhich the German chancellor hoped to in-volve the United States in a long diplo- 186 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK. Private Shelly being decorated by the King ofEngland with the Medal of Honor for gallantry inadvance from Haniel on July 4th. matie discussion, which, wlieii peace finallywas denied, would strengthen the flaggingstrength of the German peoples faith inthe government by showing them that tlieAllies sought not a just peace but werebent upon a war of slaughter and every faith was placed in PresidentWilson, and his reply of October 8th, whichis given elsewhere, was ample assurancethat he would liandlQ the situation. From all over the United States, fromthe people and from Congress came de-mands for the unconditional surrender ofthe Central Powers. The Gennans werebeing driven back and every day registeredanother defeat for their arms. There wasscant faith placed in the sincerity of theirpeace aims. On October 14th, Germanysfurther expression of acceptance of Presi-dent Wilsons terras came by wi
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