Manchester Democrat., 1918-10-23
GERMAN NOTE
GIVEN WILSON,;
Will FIGHT ON
Decision on Enemy's Peace Plea
Not Expected Before Late
Today.
PEACE IS STILL FAR away
President Expected to Terminate Ex.
changes With Berlin by Referring
Questin of Arminstice to
Foch and Allies War
Council.

Foch and Allies War
Council.
Washington, Oct. Ex-senator Lodg,
Of Massachusetts in his first forma
statement since he criticized Presiden
Wilson for asking Germany ''the three
vital question:" said that if the lates
German note is to be answered at all
it should be answered with demand
| for unconditional surrender. He de
nounced the note as trap, clumsily
set" to involve the United States in ne
gotiations at time when peace dis
.cussions, of all things, should be avoid
ed. No one should be deceived by it
he asserted.
! Washington, Oct ~. - Whatever
President Wilson's reply to the new
German note fighting on all the battle
fronts in Europe will not cease. It Is
"a foregone conclusion in Washington
that the new German note, which is
characterized as an insult to the in.
telligence of the American people
while, at the same time, spotted with
humble expressions indicating q real
desire for peace, has not brought eth
|er an armistice or peace any nearer
Immediate realization.
The official text Of the note to Presi-
dent Wilson was received by cable
lat the Swiss legation. Frederick Oed-
.erlin, the Swiss charge d'affaires, de-
,livered It to Secretary Lansing.
Indications were that no announce
'ment of decision by the president
could be expected before late today.
Secretary Lansing was with him until
near midnight discussing the wireless
version, but there now must be further
conferences, and it is assumed there
will be exchanges with the allies cap
,itals.
Unless tie official text of the note
utterly alters the unofficial translation
as to salient points, there is appar-
emily no prospect Of Its acceptance
by the president as basis for diplo-
matte action toward peace.
On II sides the hope is expressed here
that the president will terminate the
present exchanges with Berlin by re-
ferring the questions of an armistice
and evacuation to Marshal Foch and
the allies war council and the Ques-
tion Of political terms to the allies for
such action as they may care to take.
Money Interests Behind Peace Move.
The feeling is growing in official
quarters here that the real power be-
hind the German peace move are the
financial interests Of Germany, rather
than the kaiser, the high command or
the German people. The activity Of
German financial interests not only In
Germany, but in other belllgerent and
neutral countries as well, In spreading
the thought that Germany is tottering
and must have peace is regarded as OF
more than ordinary significance. On
the contrary, as view here, Germany
has not yet accepted the Idea OF un-
conditional surrender, but is still play
ing q strong diplomatic hand with
view to peace by negotiation.
Some See Real Revolution.
Some here who are convinced that
the enemy is beaten into submission
and that efforts at bargaining now are
merely a prelude to complete surrender
in the near future If the allies hold
firm to the determination to accept
nothing less, are guided by confidential
advices purporting to show that there
has been real political revolution IN
Germany and that the people in power
are ready to throw out the kaiser and
all his war lords to get peace.
Text Of the Note.
london. Oct. 29.-The text of the
German note, as received by wireless,
rs as follows:
"In accepting the proposal for an
evacuation of occupied territories the
German government has started from
the assumption that the procedure OF
this evacuation and of the conditions
of an armistice should be left to the
Judgment of the military advisers and
that the actual standard of power on
both sides in the field has to form the
basis foi arrangements safeguarding
ano guaranteeing this standard.
"The German government suggests
to the president that an opportunity
should be brought about for fixing the
details.
.It trusts that the president OF the
United States will approve OF no de-
mand which would be, irreconcllable
with the honor of the German people
and with opening a way to peace OF
Justice. .,.
"The German government protests
against the reproach of illegal ana IN
b,mo, actions made against the Ger