The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-08
REPLY TO PEACE
OFFER FORMULATED
The President Has Drawn
Up Note to Be Sent to
Central Powers
TO BE DESPATCHED
BEFORE TONIGHT
To Embody Views Expressed by Pre-
nliers Of Various Allied Nations and
Will Serve, it is Believed, as Answer
for All of Them.

WASHINGTON, Oct s.-America's
reply to Germany's latest peace proposal
was formulated by President Wilson to-
dav in accordance with views expressed
bv the premers of the allied nations.
Dispatches Of the reply. which it is be-
lieved will speak for all the nations OPP
posed to the central powers, may be ex-
pected before night. it is indicated.
Col f. NJ House, the Presidents conf
Dental adviser. spent last night at the
White House.
After being called into conference by
the President, Col. House and Secretary
Lansing Secretary Tumulty announced
today that Mr. Lansing would see the
newspaper correspondents at 4 o'clock
and probably would have something for
them.
| The President had spent the entire
morning IN his study and was believed 10
be putting IN final shape Il document on
which he worked nearly all day yester-
| day. None of those in the Presidents
confidence would give an intimation of
| his decision. but when the conference
was over there was no change i'll the con
fident belief throughout official circles
that an armistice would be promptly re-
fused and the central powers informed
that unequivocal acceptance of the con
ditions laid down by the United States
and the allies must preeede any mission
of peace plenipotentiaries.
The President is expected to make it
clear TO Germany that the United States
and the entente allies will not cease hos
tilities until the central powers lay down
their arms and show their readiness to
accept the conditions which the Presi-
ldent and the allies deem essential for
the peace and security OF the world.
Sentiment in favor of such a declara
, ton was everywhere in evidence yester-
day. Messages from all over the country
poured into the White House appealing
10 the President to stand firm. In the
senate there was no divergence of opin
, ion as to the course the President should
r pursue. nor was there any suggestion
that the President might follow any
e other course than that unanimously sug
\ gested. This course in effect demands
: unconditional surrender of the centra
!. powers as prerequisite to peace.
: IN many quarters sJFOHS sentiment
t appeared in favor of this nation through
4 its spokesman again emphasizing its re
}. fusal to treat with the present rulers o
Germany and Austria and to insist upo
dealing with responsible representative
of the enemies people worthy of trust.
1t was pointed out by advocates o
this policy that the President is alread
: on record in refusing to deal with tn
blind rulers of Prussia" and that n
I single issue of the war had assumed sue
II concrete shape in the minds of the peopl
III or stirred them more than this. Whetl
II or or not the President will refer to TIL
II cannot be foretold While he has frt
II quently expressed views Thoroughly
accord with this, at the same time it
recognized here even by advocates {
II this policy that he is handling a delicat
and difficult situation. and there migl
be reasons known only to the Presidei
| why a specific declaration of this kin
could not be made at this time.
q RONDC