The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-08
Confident Tone Impaired to
Official Washington Today.
Believe Wilson VIII Hand Hot
One to the Hun.
REPORT TURK CABINET FALLS
As World Demands Refusal OF
Hun Peace Plea. +
Wilson Prepares To Send An
swer to the Enemy. al


London, Oct. s.-A Berne dispatch
to the Daily News today said it is un-
derstood that the Turkish cabinet has
fallen. The dispatch said there Is
great excitement in Constantinople.
Wilson Nearly Ready.
washington, Oct. S.-Presideat VIII
sons reply to the German and Aus
trian request for an armistice and
peace negotiations probably will be
despatched before night. il it is not
already on the cables.
After being called into conferences
by the president with Colonel House
and Secretary Lansing, Secretary Tu-
multy announced today that Mr.. Lans-
ing would see the newspaper CORES
pondents at four o'clock and prob
ably would have something Tor them
The president had spent the entire
morning in his study and was believed
to be putting in final shape a docu-
ment upon which he worked nearly
all of Monday.
None of those in the presidents
confidence would give an intimation
of his decision but when the confer
ence was over, there was no change
in the confident belief thruout official
circles that an armistice would be
fatty refused and the central powers
informed that unequivoca1 acceptance
I of conditions laid down by the United
States and the allies must precede any
meeting of peace plenipotentiaries.
Ministry of Defense.
Amsterdam, Oct s.-Germany's new
ministry is one of national defense as
well as OF peace and is prepared for a
| stand to the bitter end against a hu-
initiating and unjust peace, DR.. Bern
hard Dernburg, former German minis
ter of the colonies. declared in state
ment, according to Berlin advices.
President Wilson's fourteen old
and five new points can be accepted
by us if put forward honestly without
humiliation for Germany Doctor
Dernburg said.
Denounce Peace Drive.
Hamilton, Ont. Oct. s.-Germany's
new peace drive was denounced here
today at the general conference of the
Methodist church.
Italy Shows Distrust.
Rome, Oct. S.-Newspapers of Italy
show distrust for the new peace pro-
posals from Berlin and Vienna.
They caution the public to be on
guard against treachery.
Reject Two Points.
Copenhagen, Oct. 7.-The ~Lo4al
| Anzeiger of Berlin says that two of
President Wilson's points must be
considered rejected-the separation of
A1sace-Lorraine from Germany and
the Incorporation in independent Po-
land of Prussian Poland.
Fight the Proposals.
| London, Oct. THE FatherIand
party in Germany after the meeting of
the reichstag on Saturday. held
meeting and passed resolutions to re-
sist by every possible means the peace
offer Of Prince Maximilian. the new
! imperial chancellor, according to q
Zurich dispatch to the Exchange Tel
egraph company.
| Spain Against Peace.
Madrid, Oct s.-The latest German
peace proposal has stirred officials
and newspapers of Spain. The con-
sensus-of opinion is that the time for
peace talk will be not until the allies
| have entered German territory ana
Ivanquished the enemy.
! The Diario Universal says: 1T IL
clear the allies cannot treat with the
Germans until they enter German ter.
ritory, realizing that the kaiser is try.
ling to save the dynasty.
/ 1.-The peace Germany has demand
| ed is not peace" declares The Epoca.
srVanuuished peace is not here because
Germany has not assented to President
Wilson's conditions without modiffca-
tons"
Glasgow. Oct S.-Winston Church.
i'll, British minister of munitions.
speaking mere, e1pTSSSeo idSh VI h1ieAs
in the purpose OF the new German
government as outlined in the latest
;German peace proposals
.AThe last proposals of peace from
Germany fill me with misgivings. ne
said. "a new government has been
formed. but is 1t a government OF re.
pentance or maneuver?
I'VE cannot accept smooth words as
expiation for foul deeds. We cannot
stop without a guarantee. Wilson.
Clemenceau and Lloyd George cannot
be trapped
"Owing to the shortness of the sea-
son in France and the uncertainty
/ that our demands will receive the
| required recognition we have no right
to court the immediate end of the
war
Peace a Hun Victory.
II Chicago. Oct. S.-That an fmme-
diate peace is a German victory Is the
| opinion of DR.. Hinko Hinkovich. for
| mer member of the Croatian par1ia-
| ment and now member of the Jugo-
\ Slav national council at Washington.
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