The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-09
WILSON'S REPLY
ADR0IT MOVE
Will Serve to Uncover Any
Insincerity on Part Of
Germany
ASKS MAMMALIAN
WHAT HE REPRESENTS
And Says That the Germans
Must Evacuate Before
Hostilities Cease

Washington, ID. c., Oct 9.---By an
adroit diplomatic move, President Will
son has laid trap for the German gov
ernmental heads ii the peace proposal
made by Chancellor Macmillan was in
the least insincere. This was the view
Of officials to-day as they studied the
communication addressed by President
Wilson yesterday to the German chan
cellor.
Confronted by the strategy of Ger
man diplomacy, the president in the
view of officials, has eountered with SUI
perior strategy. And yet he has left
open-the way to peace.
The president, by calling upon Prince
MaXimilian for information as to wheth-
err he represents the German military
masters conducting the war or the whole
German people, has compelled the new
chancellor and those associated with him
to render to the world an explanation
of their real position. Through the COM
munication sent yesterday, the last hope
of the German miIftarists to point to
the allies as waging war of exter1nina-
tion is considered as having been re-
moved.
AT the same time the president has
notified the German government that its
proposed suspension of hostilities" can
not be granted while German soldier
remains on allied soil. The German gov
eminent must state to the world wheth-
err it viii accept the fourteen terms pre-
viously laid down by President Wilson
LII Sc
tiations," which position cannot be con-
sidered by the United States and the
entente allies.
The step taken by President VIII
son has met with approval of the Amer
lean people. Newspaper editorial COM
ment almost universally commended the
move. Congressional leaders after care
fully studying the communication sent
by the president, praised it as brilliant
diplomatic stroke.
Distinct approval was expected from
the allied nations
The text of the communication hand
cd to the charge of Switzerland, follows:
Sir: / have the honor to acknowledge
on behalf of the president your note Of
Oct. 6, enclosing the communication from
Ait dCiAhhtii EVf " Inc pi6Sl-
dent; and ] am instructed by the presi-
dent to request you TO make the fol-
lowing communication to the imperial
German chancellor;
"'Before making reply to the request
OF the imperial German government and
in order that that reply shall be as can
did and straightforward as the momen-
tous interests involved require, the pres
ident of the United States deems it nee
essary to assure himself of the exact
meaning of the note of the imperial
chancellor, Does the imperial chancellor
mean that the imperial German govern.
ment accept the terms laid down by the
president in his address to the Congress
of the United States on the Sth Of Jan
uary last and in subsequent addresses
and that its object in entering into dis
cussion will be only TO agree upon the
practical details Of their application
"'1he president feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion of an ar.
mistice that he would not feel at lib.
erty to propose a cessation of arms to
the governments with which the govern.