Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-25
Supreme War Council Is Sup
posed to Now Have Worked
Out Plan and Only Differ
enCe viii Be in Details,
ALL ALLIED POWERS
ENDORSE. u. S. REPLY
Analysis of Terms Laid Down
Show That They Are With
out Precedent in Modern
Warfare for Severity,

tBT MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIREl
Washington, Oct. 24.-Germany's
plea for an armistice and peace now
is before the allied governments which
are to determine whether they are
disposed TO accept President Wilson'S
principles of settlement, to which
Germany subscribes. and. In accord
with the United States ask their MILL
tary advisers and those of America to
prepare the terms of an armistce
which virtually will mean surrender
by Germany.
In various public utterances. the
nremiers and other leaders of the
entente powers have repeatedly de-
clared that President Wilson's state
ments in his address of last January
and subsequent addresses reflect their
own views.
Something more official and bind
ing is required now, although it is re-
garded here as a foregone conclusion
that this approval will be registered
and that the offices of the supreme
war council will be invoked to pre-
pare the fateful document which will
define the conditions under which
Germany may secure relief from the
incessant hammering of the victorious
allied and American armies.
war Nl1ltI
No one here today would undertake
to forecast the probable time of
final decision on Germany's plea. 1t
is known. however. that the sapreme
war council already has given the
matter the most earnest consideration.
And in that connection ii was recalled
that there was no delay in notifying
General DEspernay. tho allied COM
srandof on Sfe patlssn e"a.sfi Ut q
terms that should be laid down for
Bulgaria when that nation asked for
an armistice. The general principles
in each case probably are similar, but
there necessarily will be a great Vari-
ance in the details. since not only is
a greater army and nation to be dealt
with, but the question of large naval
forces as well.
Certain utterances of entente states
men and of inspired official organs
have led to the surmise here that,
while accepting the terms laid down
by President Wilson, there may be a
disposition to inject new matters to
meet individual demands and to pro-
pose new points based upon ever
shifting conditions. 1t IS believed,
however, that if such should prove the
case the new points probably would
be dealt with in connection with final
peace negotiations and need not delay
the consideration of the form of ar
nlistice
L. S. Well Represented.
The United States already has cap
able army and naval officers in Eu-
rope prepared to deal with the tech
nical questions involved in an arms
tice and If it should become necessary
to consider political issues. President
fe,HAfnt tod
by chosen agents The entente pre-
miers, whose duty it is to deal with
these political questions, can be speed
ily. assembled at the most convenient
entente capital to meet the presidents
representatives.
General approval of the presidents
reply to Germany and of his action
in transmitting Germany's request tc
the allied governments was voiced
here today in official and diplomatic
circles Although several senators
were known to have prepared ad-
dresses on the subject there was no
discussion of the note in the senate
Most senators, however, both private
ly and in public statements. praised
the presidents course. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts,, the republican
leader, who disapproved the note, was
ready TO speak lOudS ana IL was S"iu
that when the senate reconvenes Mon
day after three days recess there
will be general peace discussion.
Two points in the presidents not
generally emphasized in official circles
were his plain notice that the onl!
kind of armistice acceptable to th'
United States is one carrying with j
a virtual surrender, and that even !
those terms are complied with, ther'
can be no dealings looking to peace
with the kaiser and the German wa
lords.
Terms Unpreredn".c'
The terms laid down by the presi
dent for an armistice were said to b.
without precedent in the history o
warfare. Usually an armistice is de
fined as suspension of hostilities TO
certain specified purposes, such a
peace negotiations. and involves sim
ply the maintenance of the status qu'
on each side. But the president ha
laid down the demand that the armis
tice should make i impossible for IN
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