The good people who think that the German leopard has
suddenly changed its spots should be undeceived by the long propagandist message sent out last week by wireless from Berlin to America. The enemy, so far from being repentant for the evil that he has wrought, still denies his guilt, and is still trying to escape punish- ment by promoting dissension among the Allies. This message eon- elated of statements by leading German employers, who implore President Wilson to save Germany from the wrath of the wicked Allies, who, they say, made the war, and now desire a peace of vengeance. They urge President Wilson to insist on "the fourteen points," and especially on "the freedom of the seas," and they suggest that Germany should not be asked for an indemnity. The effrontery of these appeals will make -them ineffective. The American people are not so simple or so forgetful m the Germans assume with their usual tactlessness. Nevertheless this enemy propaganda reminds us of the danger that lies in open controversy among the Allies. The armistice is not a peace. The war is not at an end. An untamed enemy is still watching for a chance of robbing us all of the fruits of victory.
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