Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-18
Transmitted By Gable to Wen
ma By Way Of Stockholm in
Shortest Time in History of
Diplomatic USageS.
ALL ALLIES EXPECTED
TO REPLY AS PROMPTLY
Republicans and Democrats
Forget Party Lines in
Standing Behind President
in His Prompt, Plain Answer

lhH MoRmNa iouRNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIart
Washington, Sept l7.-Austria,s
peace offensive * closed Incident ID
faf as the American government h
! concerned
secretary Lansing sent to the Swed-
lsh minister today the note authorized
last night by President Wilson fIatlv
rejecting in two short sentences the
proposal Austria Hungarian govern
| lneht for secret ana non binding peace
discussions. 1t was started on the
cables at once for Transmission 10
vienna by the foreign office at stock
holm
The presidents action-includinr
the preeedent-setting hrevity of the
reply and the promptness with which
Iit was delivered-drew expressions of
approval at the capitol. among Off
cials and throughout the allied din.
lomatic corps. Similar responses
from the other nations at war with
Germany are expected quickly.
IN the senate Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,, republican floor leader
and the ranking minority member Of
the foreign relations committee vote
ed the feelings of congress on the
subject in a prepared speech heartily
approving the presidents course as
both wise and right. The United
States, the senator said can talk
peace only TO Germany beaten and
deprived Of power further to harm a
wronged world, He was followed By
senator McCumber of North Dakota,
republican and Senator Thomas of
Colorado, democrat, with like express.
st0ns. on the house side Representa-
tive Fess Of Ohio. chairman of the re-
publican congressional COMMITTEES
spoke in approval
Allies Are United.
Unequlvocal reflections of the Aus
trian offer from all the allies will be
in accordance with the policy which
has governed the entente powers and
America in meeting the German
peace offensives. Prompt action IL
regarded as the surest means of de-
feating the underlying purpose of tho
central powers to shake the allies and
develop fatal weaknesses by the en-
eouragement Of the expression of the
individual aims and views of the sep
arate states. Foreign Minister Bal
four's comment yesterday is accepted
in Washington as sufficient indl-
cation of the attitude of Great Britain
and it is not doubted similar express
sions will be forthcoming from other
entente capitals soon.
Regarding this phase Of the peace
campaign as practically closed. the
administration is closely watching for
the next move on the part OF the
enemy. for it is not believed that they
will abandon their efforts. II has
been suggested that, denied unlimited
fields of secret discussion of war is
sues, Austria may attempt n coup by
asserting to a restriction of the dis
cussion to the principles laid down
by president Wilson as the only pos-
sible basis Of peace.
1t was said authoritatively today
that such a proposition undoubtedly
would be accepted. But this state
ment was accompanied by n slgnlfi-
cant reminder of conditions which
must be met preliminary to any such
discussion These are that the central
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