The President in his Message approved of a " declaratory
resolution " by Congress to " establish a state of technical peace without delay." But he made it clear that the resolution must do no more. He had, as he reminded Congress, already expressed his conviction that Germany, as being responsible for the war, must make " just reparation." He would not negotiate a separate peace with her. The Allies then may fairly count upon American support in settling finally the terms of reparation to be required of Germany and, we trust, in securing their fulfilment. In return the Allies must come to an arrangement about the ex-German territories distributed under mandates. America is specially interested in the island of Yap, which was allotted to Japan—not so much for the sake of the little island as for the sake of the cable station there. This small matter ought to present no difficulty, in view of the immense advantages to be obtained from American co-operation in bringing Germany to honour her Treaty obligations.
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