The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-14

Ills three Inquiries resulted.
Doubts ~ TO Faith
Naturally. because Of the inveter-
ate dupiicity. Of Oh. German Eov-
eminent hitherto. there are doubts
as TO the good faith Of tho enemy
now. These arc reflected both In
congress and In hundreds of teir-
grams reaching the White House.
Until the official text OF the
German reply has been scrutlniEed
there will be suspicion that tho
German government has flashed
ono version around tho world for
home consumption. and another for
President Wilson,
Hence thr atmospherc today In
that their observations arc ba-ed on
the unofficial text. taken at It's
face value
~ II Understood tina. this govern
m~nt holds that Gcrmany's agree
mont TO ovncuatr occupied terri
tories inoludcs Russia. and means
she will withdraw all her grrat
armies hack 90 her own borders.
Guard Against Trick
No doub, IL expressed by officials
that an armisticc will he arranged
entirely by Generals foch. Haig.
Diax. Aiienby. pcrshsng and the
Crock and Serbian E,affs. and
would he conducted in such manner
aE 90 insure the allies against any
Tcuton trick.
Thus. only on the question Of
dealing with the Hohenzolierns upon
this event. which viii determine the
destiny OF tho whole world. APP
rarvn,iy is there indccision now in
the presidents mind.
There In reason to believe tho
president knows much behind the
scenes In Germany Of which the
world at large In ignorant. II may
be he knows the provisions OF the
mysterious decree By which the
kaiser on September 30 broadcned
tho powers OF the reichstag and the
chancellor (which decree has never
been made public.
Germany u Whipped
At any rate officials feel that
Germany knows she Is whipped.
sincerely wants peace and unoon.
ditIonaily surrendcrs by yielding TO
the presidents IL peace principles.
because In 10 doing she agrees TO
tho following:
open peace negotiations.
Freedom OF the seas in peace and
in war.
Elimination OF economic barriers
among nations associated in league
to insure peace.
Reduction OF ornaments.
Adjustment OF colonial claims on
basis OF popular rights.
Evacuation OF and opportunity
for Russia.
Evacuation OF Belgium.
Evacuation OF French territory
and righting OF the Aisace. Lorraine
wrong.
Readjustment Of Itaiy's frontiery
on basis OF nationaiities.
Opportunity for peoples OF Aus
tria Hungary for autonomous de.
velopment.
Evacuation OF Rumania. Serbia
and Montenegro and guarantees for
all Balkan states.
Sovereignty for Turkeys portion
OF the Ottoman empire.
An independent Poland with nc.
cess 20 the sea
League of nations to guarantee
independence and territorial integ.
rity TO all states, both large and
small.
Wilson Studies Problem
Far into last night the president
studied his problem after returning
from New York. In the absence OF
the official text OF the German note.
he conferred with Col. House, his
confidential adviser. who returned
with him. and together they went
over the kilograms from all parts OF
the country. These. IL was stated.
reflected about a 1880 sentiment for
and against accepting the German
offer.
The president viii have before him
today the official text. II his reply
IL a further inquiry IL probably will
go formard Immediately. IL IL is an
acceptance or qualified rejection. Il
IL likely he will address congress
simultaneously with dispatch OF the
note.
That, in replying, he will certain.