The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-15

If 1t does not bring n capitula- tiOn which may be more than nn unconditional surrender, allied dip- lomats md American officials be- Iieye 1t may cause revolution in Germany.
 Beyond question 1t speaks for tue entente allies as we'll as the United states.
 The dispatch of the Presidents reply was followed by th" issue of thls formal Atatcment st the White House by Secretary TuInultys
 "Ihc government will continue to send over 2E0.00O men with their supplies every wouth and there will be no relnSntion of my kind."
 Qulte oulside of tue formal phnse 0f . tlfp.omrtic document, that wns President Niihcn's word to the world that Lc had no thought If stopping the fighting al this stage.
 LODGE PLEASED
 The Sennte chamber rang with the applause of senators as the Presidents answer was read few minutes after 1t had been an- nounced mt the state department. Senator Lodge, the Presidents chief critic in his course, until to- day, issued . statement expressing his qualification at the President's decision. Opinion at the capitol and throughout official Washing ton was unanimously in approval.
 The official note which will con- vey the Presidents decision tC the German government, and more im- portnnt, the German people, wns delivered today by Secretary I.ans- ing to the charge of the Swiss lc- gatf0n, who has been acting as the Intermediary. It was given out publicly by MT. Lansing nt the state department at 6 o'clock this evening.
 One Outstanding point which does not appear in the Presidents note-- q point on which inc would has been asking questions-can be an- swercd tonight.
 WHEN THE PRESIDENT DE- CLARED THAT THE WRONG DONE TO FRANCE WHEN GER- MANY TOOK ALSACE-LORRAINE SHOUIn BE RIGHTED. HE MEANT THAT ALsACE-LOR- RAlNE SHOULD DE RETURNED 10 FRANCE.
 Those who contend that the Presidents decision arranged the situation for something more than an unconditional surrender base it on the argument that he has now passed the StnEc where he might have accepted n Hus rcn.ier Of the a,s and left the IiohcayaIlcrn nvtoc- racy on its throne.
 KAISER MUST GO
 MIR. WILSON, Ns'tORDINC TO THIS VIEW. HAS NOW FINALLY INFORMED 7HFc GERMAN PEl.- PIf; THAT IF THEY WANT PEACE: THEY CAN ONI Y ATTAIN IT BY GETTING RID OF THE KAISER AND HIS SYSTEM.
 An arnistice. 1t is true, might conte first and the details of the downfall of the German nutocratic government might he arranged la- ter.
 Hut this is what an arnisticc would entstI,
 First. stop to the atrocities ~n land and sea and the systemati.. destruction and devastation i'm the wake of the retrcatfng Germun armies. Tkcn, the disarmament of all tho German forces and the de- posit of their arms and munitions st points to he chosen by the ai- He'd military commanders. Then. the occupation by allied forces of certain German cities or strong holds of strategic importance. Probably also the occupation of aiI rhe sub,narine bases. q turning over of the German fleet.
 IN SHORT TT WILL ENTAIL t TAKING FROM GERMANY or EVERYTHING WITH WHICH SHE MIGHT BREAK HER WOED m AN ARMIS1lCt..
 From that point the United 0tates and the allies might pro- reed to dispose of what remained ef Kalserism 1T the German peo- ple have not done 1t before, as :'rcsident Wilson In his note FIain- iy invites them to do.