Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
WILSON LEAVES WAY OPEN FOR
 WORLD PEACE
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At the same time OIIIClalS lel IL be known that there would be no reply at present to the Austrian T@ 0Wbte similar to that of the German chancellor.
 l. is not considered necessary es- sential to deal with Austria until the time comes for reply to her dominating ally.
 The following correspondence was given out at the State Department by Secretary Lansing:
 Department of State,
 ''Oct. 8, 1918:
 "The Secretary of State makes pub lie the following communications: "From the Charge D'Affaires ad iterim of Switzerland. in charge ot German interests in the United Sta tes:
 Legation of Switzerland,
 Washington, D. C., Oct. 6, 1918. Department of German Interests: "Mr President:
 "l have the honor Ito transmit herewith. upon instructions from my government, the original text of communication from the German gov ernment received by this legation late this afternoon from the Swiss EOICl6H OAAlNC.
 "An English translation of this communication is also enclosed.
 "The German original, however, is alone to be considered as authOri- ativc.
 Please accept, Mir. President, the assurance of my highest cOnsidera- tiCn.
 (Signed( "Foederling,
 "Charpo .D,Affsires A I of
 Switzerland, "In charge of German interests m the United States.
 .tMr. Woodrow Wilson, President of The United States,
 "tWashington.)" tEnclosure)
 Translation:
 "Of communication from German gov ernment to the President of the United States as transmitted by the charge d'affaires A. l. of Switzer- land on Oct. 9th, 1918.
 "The German government requests the President of the United States of America to take steps for the res toration of peace, to notify all be- l,jperents of this request and to in- vite them to delegate plenipotentiaries for the purpose of taking Up negoti- aticis.
 The German government accepts as a basis for the negotiations the pro- gram laid down by the President of the United States in his message to congress of Jan. 8, 1918, and in his subsequent announcements. parti- cularly in his address of Sept. 27. 1918. In order to avoid further blood shed the German government re- quests to bring about the immediate conclusion of Q general armistice on land on water and in the air "Max, Prince of Baden. imperial chancellor
 i"From the secretary of State to the Charge D'Affaires of Switzer- land: Associated Press dispatches las' night announced that the president would not make q curt and premp tory rejection of the offer nor blunt ly demand an unconditional surren der now because the American gov ernment did not propose to fall into the trap of supplying the German militarists with a means of bolster ing up their argument that the Ger mans are fighting defensive" wal and that the onnOunced objects o the allies sare~oniv to "destrov" them
 That is precisely what Presiden Ws'son has avoided.
 He has met what the allied dinlo mots regard as trick with mov' which wil, ovnosa it if Q trick it be.
 Calls For Evidence.
 He has called "non the German pcvnrnment fo," evidence of it's goot faith. and sho,tld it "ot ha forthcom sro he has left with the Germa' laaders the urNhlem of e~p|H'n'nh t' tha;r ou,n racn'n H'readv c'""'"rins so~ ~o"-c why thev are not willing tt c""ent it.,
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