The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-23
ALLIES CONFER
Exchange Ideas on What To Do
With Note.
German Peace Reply Delivered
to United States.
Refer IT TO WAR COUNCIL
That Is What Wilson Is Ex.
pected To Do.
Only Question To Discuss Is aS
to Terms.
REFER IT TO WAR COUNCIL

Washington, Oct 23.-There will be
no announcement today of President
Wilson'S decision in regard to the new
German note. This was learned after
White House conference participated
in by Secretaries Lansing and Daniels
and General March. 1t is understood
the outcome of exchanges with Lon
don and Paris is awaited.
Washington. Oct 23.-Exchanges
between Washington and the allied
capitals have been in progress on the
basis of the wireless version of the
German peace note received Monday
and it is regarded as certain that any
reply the president may make viii be
governed by the supreme war council
in France.
Altho an English translation was de-
| livered with the note in German text.
| the state department made its own
| translation before sending the docu-
| ments to the White House. Nothing
was made public pending comparison
with the wireless version. tho 1t was
said the expected verbal differences
| did not appear to alter substantially
the meaning of the note.
| 1t may be stated that there is Moth
| ing in the German communication to
alter the decision of the president that
| he will not propose an armistice to the
allies before the Germans evacuate all
| occupied territory.
General March, chief of staff of the
army, were called to the White House
shortly after noon, just a state de-
partment messenger arrived to deliver
! the German note to the president.
| Secretary Daniels and General
| March remained only short time.
| leaving only the president and Mr..
| Lansing in conference
Official intimation already had been
| given that the only question for i'm
! trtlo o. To nCid 10 rat inn ic a o re
| shall be a discussion of terms" of
evacuation while the allied and Amer
| lean armies continue their work of
clearing Belgium and northern
| France.
The English translation presented
by the Swiss charge with the German
text was prepared at the German for
eign office. 1t arrived last night with
instructions that it be delivered with
the original after Mr.. Oederlin had
| completed a careful translation of his
own. |''
The new German note. an official
dispatch from Rome today says,
strengthens the belief there In ac-
counts of the wretched internal situa-
ton in Germany. 1t is not surprising,
the dispatch adds. to find the German
people alone in imploring their own
salvation.
Tn three weeks" it says. Ger
many's allies have fallen under mortal
DlOWS tne armies OF our ai1eS anu
the iron logic of President Wilson.
That the last of the three fall NOR
tally wounded is necessary to remove
every equivocation. The German gov
ernment while accepting Wilson's de-
mands along with a tardy defense of
it's own crimes. has shown its teeth
for the last time
1t is said to be the unanimous
thought of the Italian people that the
enemy must accept terms demanded
by the military leaders.
; From the Miners
Indianapolis Ind. Oct. 23.-Noth-
ing but the unconditional surrender OF
Germany ought to be considered, the
, United Mine Workers said in a teIe-
views on the latest note from Ger
many. The messages made public
here today says:
The military rulers in Germany
realizing defeat is inevitable, are at.
; tempting to save themselves Moth.
ing but unconditional surrender ought
to be considered. Fortified German
5 towns and cities and Berlin also ough,
to be occupied by the allied troops un.
til after all peace treaties are signed
| That would convince the German peo-
, pie of the superiority of the allied
forces"
English Statement
London, OCT 23-The British for.
elgn office today issued the following
statement regarding the latest Ger
! man note to President Wilson:
THE reply was addressed to Presi
dent Wilson. He must deal with il
and determine whether it shall b,
communicated to the allies Until then
it is not desirable to make a Statement
officially"
q The Chronicle today published tn,
. following: England will demand sur
render of the U-boats and France will
| demand evacuation of Alsace-Lorrain,
as a condition of any armistice''