The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-24
Informs Berlin There Can Be No ArmistiCe Except Upon Terms That Would Make it Impossible for Germany to Renew HOStilitieS.
If the United States Must Deal WithI heMilitary Masters and MonarchicalI Autocrats of Germany'NOW or in theI
 Future 1t Must Demand Not PeaceI Negotiations But Surrender.

Washington oct I3- President Wilson has submitted the German plea for an armistiCe and peace 10 the allies and at .the same time has informed Berlin that there can be no armistice except upon terms that wougd make f impossible for Germany tg renew hose tiliues
 While consen,ng to deal farther with the present authorities ln Ger many the president has gwen them this warnins:
 If it Uhe United Statest must deal with the military masters ant mon archical autocrats Of Germany now, or if 1t is likely to have to deal with them in regard 10 international 0oil- gations Of the German empire, lt mu { demand not peace negotations but surrender Nothing can he eained ny leaving this essential tniu9 unsaiJ'
 The presidents reply 10 the last German note was handed to the charge or the Swiss legation tonight for transmission to the German -av' ornment.
 II accedes to the request that he take up with the allies the proposals oi the new spoHesmen of the German 1eo- ple. but does il with notice that sur render of the TeWouic armies m The field will be The price demanded ioI intruupUon of the beating noH ben- administered.
 Tn transmitting inc matter 10 the alhes the president says he has sue- gested that if they are disposed tc effect peace on his terms and priu- ciples now accepted by the present German authorities, the American an, allied military advisers be asked | they deem such an armistice possible from a military point ol view To sub init such terms as will fully protect the interests Of tho people involve, and insure to the associated overn ments the unrestricted power To en- foce peace on the conditions accept ed
 The president says he feels he can not decline 10 take up the question O an armistice, having received solemn and explicit assurances Of the German government it accepts the terms Q peace enunciated by him; that the de- sire to discuss their apYrcations come from ministers speaking for an o'er whelmine ma aiority of the German peo' ple and that the German armed force will observe the humane rules or civ ilized warfare on land and sea ll' ignores entirely the German protest and denials in response to his state ment that an armistice could not b Considered while the German arm' nd navy continued their atrocities.
 As to the authority of the ne' spokesman or tie German people h speaks as the note says "without an. attempt to soften what may seen harsh words" and tells the mon wit whom he is dealing and through then the German people why such eHtraor dmary safeguards must be demande' helore hostilities can cease.
 Significent and important as tn proposed constitutional changes seen to be. he declares, it does not appea that the people of a government re sponsible to the German people Ina yet been worked out and il is eyiden that the people have no means Q commanding the acquiesence or tn military authorities,
 He reminds the Germans that th