Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-24
No Armistice That Will
Permit Possible Renewal
of HostiIities BY Germany
military MEMS VIEWS


WASHINGTON. Oct. 24-"No arms
istice except on the conditions of sur-
render. No peace with the kaiser and
his war lords, now or later"
Thus President Wilson has given
In advance his own final decision in
informing the new spokesman Of
Germany that he has acceded to their
request as he took up with the allies
their plea for an armistice and peace
negotiations.
The Presidents reply to the latest
German note has gone on It's way to
Berlin. 1t was delivered to Frederick
Oederlin, the Swiss charge here. last
night at 0 o'clock and soon afterward
was on the table in plain English, no
time being lost to transfer the Pres
idents uncompromising sentences in
to code.
Apparently the exchanges which
have been IN progress between Wash>
lngton and the allied capitals since
the wireless version of the German
communication was picked up Nom
day terminated late in the afternoon,
enabling the President to reply just
eleven hours after the official text had
been delivered.
Assurances of the present authors
ties at Berlin that they represent the
German people. that they accept the
and that the German armed forces
on land and sea will observe the rules
of civilized warfare. are accepted by
the President only as changing the
situation specifically to warrant him
informally submitting the question
involved to the nations with which
the United States is associated in the
war.
In doing this, without mincing
words. he tells these authorities and
through them the German people
that the only acceptable guarantee Of
their words must be submission to
terms of an arnIistice that will make
1t impossible for Germany to renew
hostilities; that the kaiser still holtla
the pewers ~ -eeffftE OIL 4tfre e1f I'D,
that until he and his autocrats 4sSS
out, surrender and not peace nego-
tiation must be demanded.
While this ultimatum Is sinking
home in Germany the allied govern
ment will be preparing for the next
move, which lies with them, acting
in harmony with the United States.
First, there is to be determined, as.
the President asks, whether the all
lies are willing to effect peace on the
conditions enunciated by him and ac-
cepted by Germany. II they do, the
question of an armistice will be SUBJ
mitted to the military advisors of the
co-belligerents and when the neces-
sary conditions to render the German
military machine powerless for harm
have been formulated. the program
will be forwarded to Berlin.
One point that those In the conf
dence of the President emphasize to-
day is that the President and the
United States government now are
through with separate dealings with
the German authorities. The whole
situg on is before the co-belligerent
governments and the future an-
nouncement will be of the United
States and allied governments acting
in concert.
BIZ A ssocfIted Press.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24:-President
Wilson. in acceding to Germany's re-
quest that he transmit its plea for an
armistice and peace to the allies has
informed Berlin that there can be no
armistice that will permit of a possi-
bility of q renewal OF hostilities by
Germany and that. then, affect the
German people are assured of genuine
constitutional banding as the real rul-
ers, the United States must demand,
not peace negotiations. but surrender.
The Presidents reply which was
handed to the Swiss Charge last night
Just eleven hours after the official text
of the German note was received. now
is on Its way to Berlin. 1t undoubt-
edly was framed in full accord with
the allied governments. with whom
the president has been in frequent
conversation since Germany made its
first proposal.
These assertions of Americas co..
belligerants Is awaited with scarcely
less interest than is the effect of the
note on the German people who aro
freely told that the United States can
not discuss the peace with those who
hitherto have been masters of Ger
many's policy. because the nations or
the world do not and cannot toucn
them. III the military masters and
monarchial autocrats must be dealt
with now or in the future, the prest-
dent says that the United States ana
allies can demand nothing but SUR
render.
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