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Washington. oct i5- President
Wilson has answered Germany $
ueace proposals vlh a decision which
not oHg mlaUs the expectations OF
. supporters o. his diplomacy but also
dispels the fear, Of those who IRE
lic,ed he would substitute defeats a,
diplomacy tor victories by arms.
No peace with kalserism autocrscy
must 20; no armistica cam even be
thought Of While Germany continues
her atrocities on land AMI sea, one
cannot be considered unles, it fully
IS dictated 1y the alliei commanders
IN the field IN such terms as abso-
lutely provide safeguards ara guar
antees That Germauys .-r- VIII not
be scrap OF paper.
This in a .yv words is The Prcsi-
dents answer
II the reply does no. bring n capt.
ulation which may BE- more than an
unconditional surrender. allied diplo
mats and American officials believe it
may cause a revolution in Germany
Beyond question il speaks for lhe
entente allies ais wei as the United
States.
The dispatch Of the Presidents re.
ply was followed by the issue of this
formal statement at the White House
by Secretary Tumulty:
The government viii continue TO
send over 25oOl0 mel. with their sup
plies. every month, and there viii be
no relaxation Of any kind"
Quite outside Of the formal phrases
Of a diplomatic document that was
President Wilson's word to the world
that he had no thought Of stopping
the fighting at this stage
The Senate chamber rang with ap,
plause Of senators as the Presidents
answer was read a few minutes after
it had been announced at the state
department
Senator Lodge. the Presidents chief
critic in his course until today, issued
statement expressing his gratiflca-
ton at the Presidents decision Opin.
ion in the capital and throughout Of.
fetal Washington was unanimously in
approval
The official reply which will convey
the Presidents decision to the Ger
man government. AMI more impor-
tant, to the German people, was de.
tiyered yesterday by Secretary Ian.
sing to the charge of the Swiss lega.
ion, who has been acting as the in.
termediary Ii was given out pub.
licly by Mr. Lansing at the state de.
partment at 8 o'clock last evening
One outstanding point which does
not appear in the Presi tents note. a
point on witch the world has been
asking questions, can be answered to.
day.
When the President declared that
the wrong done to France when Ger
many took Alsace.Lorraine should be
righted, he meant that Alsace-Lor-
raine should be returned TO France
Those who contend the Presidents
| decision arranges the situation fol
/ something more than an uncondi
/ tional surrender base it on the argu
ment that he has now passed The
stage where he might have accepted
a surrender Of the German military
and naval forces and LETT the Hohen
zollern autocracy on its throne
MIR. Wilson according to this view
has now finally informed the German
people chat il they want peace the
can only attain it by getting rid Of tho
kaiser and his system
An armistice, it is true, might coml
first and the details Of the downfall
Of Che German autocratic government
nigh. be arranged later.
But this is what an armistice wou,
! entail
First, a stop to the atrocities o.
land and sea and the systematic Il
struction and devastation in the wax
Of the rereating German armies.
The disarmament of all the Germa
forces and the deposit Of their arm
and munitions az points to be chose
by the allied military commanders
The occupation by allied forces {
, certain German cites or stronghold
Of stratgetic Importance.
j Probably also the occupation Of a
. the submarine bases, a turning owe
/ Of the German feet.
S In short. it would entail a takir
|. from Germany of everything wit
Z which she might break her word
t an armistice
j From that point the United STATE
o and the allies might proceed to di
a pose Of all that remained of kaise
ism II the German people have n
g done 1t before as President Wilst
o in his note plainly invites them to d