The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-25
All England'Applauds Note
as Unconditional Sur
render" Call.
GERMANY IN A CORNER
Max Will Reject Terms and
Keep Up Kaiser's Fight,
British Believe.
CABINET READY TO ACT
Watch Turkey and Austria
Quit, Prediction Made
in London.
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LONDON, Oct. 24.-"Wilson's Last
Word" as one of the papers here de-
scribes the Presidents reply to Ger
many, was received here with prac-
tically unanimous approval. 1t Is the
concensus that President Wilson now
has Germany where no amount OF
wriggling will serve to extricate her.
The general opinion of the London
press and public is that Prince Maxi
milan, having been forced by the
President to reveal himself as de-
fender of mllitarism and as an ad-
herent Of the Hohenzollerns, faces
armistice conditions the acceptance
of which would be equivalent to un-
conditional surrender.
Approval IL Enthusiastic.
Enthusiastic approval is accorded
the declaration that IL the Allies must
deal with militarists and autocrats
then there will not be peace parleys
but surrender. The Evening Ne1cs
compares the note to a tank which
goes through the enemy's verbal en-
tanglements before his diplornatid
front. leaving n path. IL not for peace.
at least for a clear understanding be-
tween free nations and the Germans.
The PdH Mall Gazette says: "Once
again the world has realized that Pres
ident Wilson carried an iron hand in a
velvet glove. Any fear that his de-
| liberate method of dealing with the
German overtures betokens mitigation
OF the allied demands. foregoing their
complete victory will be banished by
the concise. inf'cxible terms Of his
crowning rejoinder
The answer will be indorsed with
enthusiasm by the peoples of the allied
and civilized Powers. We shall see
whether Germany is prepared to accepc
! the verdict OF that tribunal of force TO
which she made her appeal, or whether
her military masters will be able to make
her face another war OF bloodshed and
privation for the sake Of maintaining
, their arrogant vanity President Will
sons plain warning that there can be no
peace with the Hohenzollerns will ut
least not retard the hour when Germany
decides she has paid enough for the priv
ilege of serving such dynasty"
Real Test of sincerity.
The Westminster Gazette says: Pres
ident Wilson takes the German Govern
ment at Its word and proposes a course
OF action which must be test OF Its sim
cerity.
"On that understanding he refers to.
| an armistice. not TO be fxed by the
mixed commission proposed by Ger
many. but by the military advisers OF
the United States and the Allies.
Other allied Governments certainly
viii not say less than that they cannot
deal with any but vertable representa-
tives of the German people who have
been assured of genuine constitutional
! standing as real rulers of Germany
IAN democratic nations will be CRATE
ful TO the President for thus forcibly
projecting the issue between free peoples
and military despotism into the fore
i ground"
There is not much expectation
among military men that Germany will
accept President Wilson's terms They
say that while the German army has
shown signs OF deterioration recently
there is no evidence that II is incapable
of putting up a determined resistance
for n considerable time.
II Is believed the German Govern
ment VIII attempt to rally the people
for last desperate stand by represent
ing that President Wilson voices the
| determination OF the Allies to crush the
| German people and their institutions
! and that their only hope for the futura
! lies In continued military resistance,
While the next step logically should
| be taken in Germany II Is felt in some
quarters that the time is now ripe for
statement of allied war aims. SO they
can be studied and assimiated by the
| peoples OF all the countries engaged
That the war aims OF the allied
| nations are In accord with those ex-
pressed by President Wilson was stated
| In the House OF Commons tonight by
| Lord Robert Cecil. who said: There
need be no anxiety as to the harmony
which exists between the United States
and other associated governments"
Should Germany accept the terms OF
the armistlce such acceptance would
have TO he communicated to the allied
| field commanders by the German high
| command, who would send military
ENJOYS to Field Marshal Foch 1t Is
| understood that the military and naval
| authorities OF each OF the great allied
nations have. after consultation with
! their respective chiefs. formulated
| armistice conditions and that these are
now ready for the encmys acceptance or
rejection.
Refuse to Admit Defeat.
Chancellor Maximlian's speech ampn-
| flying the reply to President Wilson's
| note. leaves no uncertainty as 20 the
| meaning Of Germanys peace overtures.
according to opinion here. These ad-