Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-16
REPLY OF PRESIDENT WILSON
PLACES AUSTRIA AND TURKEY
IN CRITICAL POSITION.
WASHINGTON EXPECTS BOTH
TO SURRENDER FULLY
Appeal From constantinopls For
Any Peace Terms Wanted to Be
Observation-Disclosures in No Con.
dition to Carry on War-Expect
Germany to Fight On.

[Arthur Sears Hennirg in Chicago
Washington. Oct. l6.-With their
armies every where in retreat before
superior allied forces ard with the
stern determination OF the United
States and the entente TO accept no
compromise .mpressivelS enunciated
by President Wilson, Germany and her
vassals now face the supreme crisis
Of the war.
What Germany and Austria Hun
gary and Turkey will do with newt
able defeat impending is the question
of the hour. Whether TO fight on In a
hopeless cause. capitulate on allied
terms, or execute a new maneuver Of
their peace offensive in the hope Of
reaching a compromise which will
avert catastrophe sums up the situa-
ton for &he central powers.
1t Is confidently expected that Tur-
key will be the first Of The three sur
viving members Of the quadruple alli-
ance to succumb to the effect of the
ultimatum delivered by President Will
SON. AS belligerent. Turkey is tot
tering on the verge of collapse and Is
torn with internal opposition to con.
tinuation Of he war.
Peace Government For Turkey.
An appeal from Constantinople for
pease on any terms would occasion no
surprise The Turkish peace proposal.
identical with the German and Aus.
TRAN appeals, reached the state de-
partment Monday. But this proposal
was dispatched ten days ago. and since
that time the Turkish cabinet has
been forced out Of office and supplant-
ed by a peace government
Now comes word that the new Turk
ish government has dispatched new
appeal for a separate peace. altho this
report has not been. officially con-
firmed. 1t is probable that Turkey
would be allowed to get out Of the
war on the same terms as did Bulgaria
Decentralization and delivery to the
allies of all war munitions.
With both Bulgaria and Turkey out
OF the war. the panGerman program
Of a vast empire of Anttel-Europa
would be demolished. The allies fur
thermore would be enabled to assist
Roumania in expeIling the Germans.
Austria Must Quit Soon.
Whether or not the Turks have sued
for a separate peace. they have asked
the president in effect to mediate with
the allies. the United States being
neutral in the war between the Otto
man empire and the entente. This
will prrnit him to transmit to Turkey
the terms on which the allies are will
ing to make peace with the Moslem
nation.
Austria Hungary is in almost as
serious a plight as Turkey. and the
exit of the dual monarchy from the
war is regarded generally as on the
immediate program of world events.
The empire is seething not only with
opposition to the war, voiced almost
unanimously br half starved popula-
ton facing winter Of terrible suffer-
ing, but is a veritable powder maya
zine Of revolutionary movements.
It seems almost inevitable that the
dual monarchy will break up OF be
broken UP as a result Of its folly in
helping Germany to, launch the world
war.
Lets Note to Germans Sink In.
The force Of diplomatic offensive
will be brought to the aid Of the al
lied armies when President Wilson an
swers the Austrian appeal for peace.
This reply will not be dispatched for
several days at least and In the mean
time the meaning OF the presidents