South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-08
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TUESDAY NOON
BY PRESIDENT
Answer Expected to be Put on
Cables For Germany, Aus
tria and Turkey Late
Today.
BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
International News Service

International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.
Pres't Wilson'S reply to the ap-
peal of the Teutonic powers for
an immediate armistice and a
peace conference was completed
just before noon today.
At that time the president,
who had been secluded in his
study during the entire morning
with Col. E. NJ. House. sent for
Sec'y of State Lansing. The
latter was with the president for
nearly an hour. 1t is understood
that he passed upon the phras-
ing Of the reply from the stand
point of international law. The
note, it is understood, was fully
approved by Sec'y Lansing and
that arrangements were at once
made to get it started to Berlin
and Vienna.
Just before 1 o'clock Sec'y TO the
President Joseph p. Tumulty an
nounced that Sec'y Lansing would
have statement for the press about
4 o'clock this afternoon.
The secretary refused TO make any
other statement concerning the note.
1t was accepted, however. that Sec'y
Lansing would make the necessary
arrangements during the afternoon
for transmitting the note TO the
Swiss charge for transmission TO
Berlin: 10 the Swedish minister for
transmission to Vienna and 20 the
Spanish ambassador for transmits
sion TO Constantinople. should the
latter in the meantime deliver the
Turkish note reported to be enroute
TO him.
Note Must be Started.
Officials explained that il would be
necessary that the note actually be
started on its way TO the enemy capi-
tails before il could be made public
here. They refused pointblank TO
say whether the promised state
ment by Sec'y Lansing would con-
tain a copy Of the presidents reply
or whether they would wait until the
note reached Berlin and Vienna be-
fore making it public. II was gem
orally believed that the note would
be available for public consumption
here and in the several entente CAPT
"a 1e ae eoon as pocci b1p
Sec'y Lansing sent for Philip
Patchin. chief Of the state depart
ment's foreign intelligence bureau
AS soon as he left the president. It
was assumed that Mr.. Patchin would
take charge Of transmitting the text
Of the note 10 the various allied
countries at once.
Prest Wilson again denied him
self his early morning exercise on
the golf links today and remained
closeted in his study in the white
house alone. He had before him all
Of the confidential information
gathered by the state department
dealing with the German and Aus
trian situation.
VIII Frame Careful Reply.
Oficials in commenting on the
great task which the president mas
in preparing a reply 70 the Austrian
and German communications said:
There is no doubt OF what the
president will say, but he must be
equally careful in just how he says
if in the present instance. This time
for the first time in the war. the
president will be addressing the en-
tire peoples OF the world. His re-
plv VIII be published in Germany
and Austria complete. Il also viii
be published IN all entente and neu-
tral countries The United States
has always taken the lead in any
movement for good that comes out
OF this war. The United States today
stands firmly for peace-but IL must
be A real peace. a peace which will
assure 20 all Of the peoples OF the
world that there never again can
be another war started through the
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