Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-23
MAY
 AWAIT DECISION
 OF WAR COUNCIL
No Intimation Yet Received From Wilson; Official Text of Hun Note Still in Swiss Embassy
cBv Rev1ew Leased wirel

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-The pre- vailing belief here tonight is that any action President Wilson may take as a result of the new German note will await and largely be guided by a de- cisi0n of the supreme war council in France.
 Shrewd diplomatic observers and some officials take this view, though no intimation of his own attitude has come from the president. because ad- mittedly the one question immediate ly at issue is a military problem-that of the evacuation of invaded territory by the German armies as the only con dition upon which the plea for an arm istice even will be given considera- tion.
 The Germans now are evacuating Belgium and northern France as rapid ly as they can move before the sweep of the allied and American soldiers and still maintain their organization. Since the government at Berlin said they want to get out witnout further fighting, apparently the issue is one for the allied war council to determine whether it shall be suggested through President Wilson that Gen. eral Foch be applied to for terms. or whether without further diplomatic barley the approach of white flag from the German lines shall be await ed.
 The official text of the German note reached the Swiss legation here by cable early today but it was not de- livered at the state department be- cause the entire day was spent at the legation on the tedious task of de- coding the document and preparing an English translation of the German text. The translation was made with the greatest care by Frederick Oeder- lin, the Swiss charge, because there are obscure phrases in the unofficial version received by wireless which may be cleared up by a more accurate rendering of the German. When the charges work was done Secretary Lansing had left his office and an engagement was made for delivery of the note at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 This incident in itself was pointed 
 between London, Paris and Washing ton have been proceeding since the arrival of the wireless version and that pending word from the war coun- cil of what the military situation de- mands the president is in no hurry to khOw the exact verbal differences between the official and unofficial text. There also were reports that any action might wait upon a diplo- matic conference about to convene in one of the allied capitals, but these found no official confirmation.
 The usual Tuesday cabinet mee:- ing was in session all afternoon and it was assumed that the German note occupied its attention. No member of the official family would discuss whether he was taken into the presi- dents confidence.
 Those in official. diplomatic and congressional circles who do not pre- tend to have heard anything from the White House on the subject are con fidently asserting that the Germans will draw an answer from the presi- dent or that they will not. One group, recalling that the presidents reply to the request for an armistice and peace negotiations, was characterized by him as a decision" contend that this meant no further discussion of the is- sues involved would be tolerated. The other view, held very generally in of ficial circles, is that a reply is desir- able from every standpoint, that it will be forthcoming after full con sideration; and that it will deal chief ly with the immediate military prob lems. leaving aside for the future such things as the German denial of cruel ty and ruthless destruction and doubts
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