Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
REPLY OF germany
RATED SIGNIFICANT.
Soils Brevity and Prompt
ness Indicate Need of Ar
mistice, London Says.
SEES NO NEW VIEWPOINT

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 2s.-'The brevity
Of the reply to President Wilson's last
note is a measure Of its significance"
says the Daily News. president Will
sons note put an end to further argu-
ment. It is due to DR.. Solf. the Ger
man foreign secretary. to say that his
note is precisely what the occasion de-
handed"
IF peace. as the new posture Of Ger
many warrants us in believing, Is
coming within reach" the newspaper
continues, there must be no delay In
taking steps to end hostilities. There Is
no justification in fighting on for what
can be had for the asking. The terms
for an armistice must be rigorous, but
must not tie needlessly So"
The Express, enumerating the latest
occurrences in Germany, including the
reply to President Wilson. exclaims:
The signs portend enough, pointing
to a speedy end of the nightmare ana
indicating an acceptance OF the Terms
soon to be dictated.
Regarded Unqualified Acceptance.
The Chronicle says: THE German
reply is in effect an unqualified ac-
ceptance. Nothing remains but for the
associated powers to announce with
out delay the program Of naval and
military measures which the armis-
tice necessitates. It is unlikely that
Germany will object to the detals
after agreeing to the principle. If her
situation were not desperate sne
would never have gone as far as she
has. If any confirmation were needed
as to the Significance Of DR.. Soils re-
ply, it would be found in Gen. Luoen-
dorff's resignation"
Fails to Answer Questions.
The Daily Mail hopes and believes
the allies will not do anything so
foolish" as to disclose Immediately
the terms upon which they are willing
to grant an armistice. The paper says
the German reply does not meet Presi-
dent Wilson's questions. and. after sum-
marking the most recent happenings
in Germany, declares, in effect, that
nothing is altered there.
"The sword is still in the hand OF
autocracy," the paper says. ut will
be time enough for Marshal Foch to
state the terms when that sword has
been broken or surrendered"
Shows Germany's Need.
'rrhe promptitude of the reply may
be accepted as convincing evidence at
least of Germany's desire and need of
an armistice," says the Post. DIR.
Soils assurances regarding far-reach-
ing changes are not very satisfying,
however Nothing has happened as
vet to suggest that anything funda-
mental has been changed in Germany
except the expectation of victory.
The first condition of any armistice
is that Germany shall be unable to
break it or refuse the conditions the
allies dictate. II the German govern
ment means business 1t will send plen-
ipotentiaries to Marshal Foch, but
from present Indications Germany's
rulers are intent only on gaining
time"
No New Viewpoint.
The Times says: There is no new
viewpoint in the German reply except
that it seeks rather crudely to impose
upon President Wilson and the allies
the initiation of proposals for an ar
miStice. 1t is for the Germans to
approach the naval and military COM
manders with their formal petition for
a cessation of war;