Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-09
Teutonic Troops Must ReIin-
quish All Invaded Territory
Before Peace Can Be Dis
cuSsed, Wilson's EdlCt,
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
Inquiries of Prince MaximiIian
if He Represents the Hun
People or the Authorities
Conducting the War.
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Washington, Oct. S.-President Will
son has met Germany's peace note
with a move which, at one stroke
develop whether her proposal is sin
cere or merely a pretension and. il
pretension it be. fully justify for all
time before the world the prolonging
of the war with force to the utmost,
force without stint or limit At the
same time the president has left wide
open the door to peace.
Declining to propose an armistice
while the armies of the central
powers remain on invaded soil. the
president today called on the German
chancellor to state. as an absolutely
necessary preliminary to reply from
the entente allies and the United
States, whether Germany accepts the
principles of peace as repeatedly laid
down, or merely proposes to accept
them 'as q basis of negotiation" and
whether the chancellor merely speaks
for the German military masters con-
Quoting the war or the whole German
people.
AS he fgll Hisgi ficg.s so z 4 ~ ores !.
! soelrrsr uIp1omScy IS d1scf5sed Ii pe-
comes evident that he has left open
the way to peace and at the SAME
time left the militarist leaders of the
central powers with question they
must necessarily answer in a way that
will lead to peace or confront them
with an embarrassing situation in
their own countries.
Note a Master Stroke.
Among diplomats here the presi-
dents communication is regarded as
one of his master strokes. 1t is point
az ,t,Nu .
it may not show such strong terms as
some may have desired. All the
presidents advisers, however, are
confident that as close consideration
reveals its full import. it will be ap-
parent that it is long step forward
If Germany really means peace. and
that il she does not ii will strip bare
another hypocrisy of German diplom-
acy so completely that the RESPONSE
bility for prolonging the war never
can be charged to the allies, even by
the German people themselves.
The text of the presidents COM
munication was made public today by
Secretary Lansing, together with the
official text of Prince Maximilians
note. At the same time officials let 1t
be known that there would be no re-
ply at present to the Austrian note
similar to that of the German chan
cellor. 1t is not considered necessary
to deal with Austria until the time
comes for a reply to her dominating
ally.
The following correspondence was
given out at the state department.:
department. or state. October s,
1918.
The secretary OF state makes pub
lie the following communications:
From the charge d'affaires adm
term Of Switzerland, in charge of
German interests in the United
States:
Legation of Switzerland, Washing
ton, d. G., October 6, 1918 department
of German interests.
Mr.. President: l have the honor
to transmit herewith. upon instruc-
tons from my government, the origi-
nal text of a communication from
the German government, received by
this legation late this afternoon, from
the Swiss foreign office.
AN English translation of this