Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

| but there is high authority for the state
nent that the German reply Is not only
considered unsatisfactory but that the
German proposal for evacuation, under
arrangements made by n mixed commits
| sion. with view to an armistirc and the
initiation of peace discussions. IS far
from acceptable, not only to the Washing
ton Government, but also 90 the Allies,
| with whom there will be no dissent IN
| action.
COUNTRY TELEGHAPHS NO.
President Wilson returned 10 WASH
! ington last night from New York City,
| deeply impressed with the enthusiastic
popular reception with which he YVES
| favored. lie drove to the White House
| in an open victoria. arriving at 80
| o'clock, and was accompanied by Col
| onel Edward Nj. House, his confidential
| adviser in international matters.
The president proceeded almost mn
mediately To his study. where he went
over important cablegrams from abroad
| that awaited his arrival He learned
| that the White House had been deluged
with telegrams from all parts OF the
| country, charactcrizing the German reply
as ''insinccrc, and urging the continuance
of the war until unconditional surrender
J IS forced upon the Central Powers
| REGARDED AS TRICK by ALLIES.
| Official cahcgrams received today re-
| presented that The British and French
| Governments rega rdc,i the German
manruvre as trick and strongly opposed
acceptanCc of the proposals made by the
! German Government. deemlng the reply
! TO the questions asked by the President rs
| insinccre and unsatisfactory, They would
not grant an ,vacuatlon, much less an
| armisticc on the conditions proposed.
| President Wilson is believed To have
! made up his mind on the bars of The un-
| official version of the German note as to
| whap further action he should take. But
| the ONLY thing obtainahle IN state De
partrnent quarters tonight was that the
American people reserve Judgment until
! the President has received, studied and
| acted upon the official text.
| OFFICIAL NOTE IN wAsHINGToN.
| The official text reached the SWISS
| Legation late last night and will be de-
! Iivcrcd tomorrow IL will be compared
| with the unofficial version Unless there
| il a vital variance between the official
| and unofficial versions IL is possible that
| PrcSidcni Wilson's action will serve as
| cbaslS for an early official announcement
| The exact form of the response 80 he
made b1 President Wilson Is a matter OF
! speculation. Whether hc will reject the
| original request of Chancellor Prince
! Maxinilian Tor The initiation % pence
| uyerturcs with declaration that they DO
| not meet tho demands Ot The SITUATION,
| or ask more questions, cannot be ascertain
! "a There ran he no doubt however, from
| what was learned last night that there viii
| be no mixed commission granted, as re-
| auestcd. 10 arrange for the evacuation oi
| invaded territory This part Of the German
| proposal. il Is asserted, viii hc rejected
| out oi hand
| EVACUATION NprE ForH~ CONTROL.
! Whenever an evacuation Of French
| Belgian and Italian soil by the German
! and Austrian forces l~ granted Il VIII
| to under he direction 81 Marshal Foch.
! II Is asserted. and thc German forces
must disband and get behind their own
! frontiers without arms II u definitely
| understood that this decision has been
/ reached hv the Entente nations.
| From every source White House and
| other officials have learned that opln-
/ ion through the country. and among
1 our allies. Is strongly against welding
! anNthing th3t frlGnl permit lhS Nftf-
/ mans 10 fall back upon their own soil
4 Ia rcorganlzc, either for the resumption
of tins war, or the ultimate initiation
T. of another.
Ht-Ns WILLING TO ACCEPT A~Y TERMS
! Opinion is very pronounced in high
! official quarters that Germany, IN
cludinc the war boards, secs the hand
writing on the wall and that, after
failing to gam what they can by com
promise from the Entente Powers the
German constituted authorities and
people eventually will be willing - ac-
| cept almost any term the Allies inn
! pose.
/ On the basis Of tho situat ION as il
J stands Of tho information which thls
and other Governments posses regard
ing conditions i'll Germany and Austria.
and always having regard for tho vita
proposition Of making this a real wal
Of emancipation for oppressed peoples
and safeguarding the world agaI INST an
other such catastrophe. no disposition
i detected in favor nf sacrifice -! the