The Washington times., 1918-10-24
MUST QUIT
OR FACE DEFEAT
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would carry with II such terms ~
to nullify the autocratie power Of
J Germany.
The President held his terms had
been sufficiently met to Justify his
passing on to the allies the German
request for an armistice.
Should Germany not find the present
situation acceptable then her only
course is to fight it out America and
! the allies are ready for that The
1 2,O0o, 900 troop shipment mark has
been passed; and the general stan Is
speeding onward with the plans that
mean the utter crushing Of Germany,
should she decide the price of peace Is
| too great
Note Il Approved.
The note was received with varying
emotions. The general tendency was
one Of approval. But there was q
strain OF criticism. from such oppon-
ents OF the Presidents course -
Senator Lodge He, for instance, felt
the President should not have taken
Germany's word to the extent Of pass
ing on to the allies the armistiee pro-
posaL
On the other hand, there was Gp-
plause in many quarters that the
President had put into the note the
word Surrender"
The general feeling was that he
had called the hands all around the
table; that Germany had ali her chips
In the game; and that no more peace
| talk can result
Military men have said chat peace
rested upon the German governments
estimate of the price she was willing
to pay to avoid invasion. The general
thought here is that she will read in
American-allied preparations for 1919
| the fact that she cannot escape inva-
sion and q decisive military defeat,
even though her armies are still
functloning as a unit
The President cast doubt on the
thoroughness and effectiveness Of
the reforms Germany claimed to have
made in her political machine He
admitted these reforms might react
to help prevent future wars, but
said that they did not go far enough
in dealing with the present war. In
other words, regardless OF what re-
! forms have been actually made or
undertaken, the Kaiser and his au-
tocracy il still the present German
government"
Because of his insistenee on not
treating with that government around
peace table, President Wilson de-
clared 1t would be impossible to de-
mand other than Surrender" so
powerful.
Note Drives wedge
Whereas the Presidents previous ef-
forts have thus far failed to induce
the German people to rid themselves
Of the Kaiser. the present note, some
felt, tended to drive a wedge between
Prussia on the one side and Bavaria
and Saxouy on the other. The Kaiser
was referred to as the king OF Prus-
sia," and pointed out that his power
Is still complete through control OF
seventeen Prussian votes in the Bun
desrath-enough to defeat any congtt-
tutional amendment
Some observers here believed that
Bavaria and Saxony, who have felt
strongly the Kaiser's domination, may
take steps TO force his removal This
appeal was regarded as moro potent
than the previous efforts to stir up the
German electorate as q whole
There Is added discussion now On
both sides Of the water as TO unity
OF war aims. Hence, II is assumed that
there will be no breach as to aims
ultimately, though IL Is anticipated
that as matters now stand, the allies
are perhaps not entirely enthusiastie
over the Presidents terms.
He indicated as much when on
September % he called upon the allied
chancellories TO come out into the
open with their aims
However, the forthcoming dfplo-
matte council Is expected to clear
away all fundamental differences of
opinion. IL they still exist
Germany will be notified through
the United States a. to the allies
expected agreement with the Presi-
dents terms and the joint formula
for an armistice-
The State Department made no
Comment today other than to say Il
eIt its terms are 50 explicit as 70
reed no Interpretation
The Turkish request for Gn 1rmiS-
Ice is stin in the State Departments
hands
AslD FOT HOteA
Senator Hitchcock, chairman Il the
;enate Foreign Relations Committee.
oday asked Secretary OF State Ian
/ ding to send him the official text Of
Ill peace notes sent By Germany.
Hitchcock said he wants the official
exits for the use OF his committee
This was taken to indicate that Hitch
.ock, at least, expects further impor-
; ant developments.
The committee, upon receipt OF the
notes, will at once begin 4 study of
hem, in preparation for whatever
nay follow.
This committee must pass on any
peace treaty, when IT has been signed,
md report to the Senate its views as
20 whether the treaty should be rati-
led or not without Senate ratidcA-
ion, the treaty Is not valid A two
hirds vote Is required for ratinca-
ion