The Little River news., 1918-10-26
VIRTUAL DEMAND FOR SUR.
 ssEIsDAss OF FOES ARMY
That Will Be Price for Interruption of Beating-ReferS Armistice If Sanc- toned by Military Au-
 thOrities.

Washington. Oct. 23.-Pre5ident Wilson has submitted the German plea for an arnistice and peace to the T. ] lies, and at the same time has in forme1 Berlin that there can be no armistice except upon terms that would make it impossible for Ger many to renew hostilities.
 i While consenting to deal further with the present authorities in Ger m.ny, the president has given them this warning:
 If it (the United ststes) must deal with. the military masters and monarchical autocrats of Germany : now, or if it is likely to have to deal with them later in regard to the in ternation1l obligations of the German empire, it must demand not peace ne gotiations, but surrender. Nothing can be gained by leaving this essen tial thing unsaid.
 The presidents reply to the last German note was handed to the charge of the Swiss legation tonight for transmission to the German govern ment. It accedes to the request that he take up with the allies the pro- posals Of the new spokesmen of the German people, but does it with mo- tice that virtual surrender of the Teu- tonic armies in the field will be the price demanded for interruption of the beating now being administered.
 Referred to Military Authorities.
 In transmitting the matter to the allies, the president says he has sug- gested that if they are disposel to effect peace on his terms and princi- ples now accepted by the present Ger man authorities, the American and al- lied military advisers be csked if they aeem such an armistice possible from a military point of view, to submit such terms4as@Will fully protect the interests of the people involved and insure to the associated governments the unrestricted power to enorce peace on the conditions accepted.
 The president says he feels he can- not decline to take up the question of an srmistice after having received solemn and explicit assurances of the German government that it accepts the terms of peace enunciated by him; that the desire to discuss their appli- cation comes from ministers speaking for an overwhelming majority of the German people .nd that the German armed forces will observe the humane rules of civilized warfare on land and sea. He ignores the German pro- tests and denials in response to his statement that an armistice could not Ee considered while the German cirmy and navy continued their atrocities.
 As to the authority ot the new sIOkesmen ot the German people, he speaks, as the note says, without any attempt to soften what may seem harsh words" and tells the men with whom he is dealing and through them the German people why such extraor- dinary safeguards must be demanded before hostilities can cease.
 Significant and important as he proposed changes seem to be, he de- clares, it does not appear that the principle of government responsible to the German people has yet been worked out, and it is evident that the people have no means of command ing the acquiescence of the military authorities.
 He reminds the Germans that the power of the king of Prussia (the kaiser) to control the policy of the empire is unimpsired, and concludes with the warning that if this power is to be dealt with the United States and the allies can demand nothing but surrender.
 Officials Approve Reply.
 Approval of the presidents action Was voiced everywhere among off, cials. who. declared that the note de- manded the surrender on what Amer ica and the allies insist, and at the same time held to the German people, a picture of their situation in way likely to hasten their rise to throw cut the kaiser and his war lords con- pletely.
 In Congress the expressions of lead CTS indicated divided opinion. Sen ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee, approved the note in unquali- fed terms. ftclaring it calls for sur render and u lt. create 9 political crisis in Germany
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, ,Republicun leader and ranking minori- ty member Of ttn Foreign Relations |