Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL
GENERALLY LIKES
PRESIDENT NOTE
Armisticc in Which One
Side Gives In Said to Be
Without Precedent.
DETAILS WILL INCLUDE
EVACUATION OF FRANCE
German Government May Refuse
to Agree to Virtual
Surrender.
WASHINGTON HEARS RUMoRs.
Representatives OF Army, Nd and
State Departments Alrea%s
in Europe.
By Associated Press.

ID .tSSOCtat ted preSg.
WASHINGTON. October "a. :. r;ar.
many's plea for an armisttcc and nearA
now Is before the allied government.
winch are to determine whether ,bSt
are disposed 10 accept President VII,
sons primo pies OF settlement to which
GeFmanE subscribes. and In accord with
the United States ask their military
ADVISERS and those Of America to pre-
pare the terms OF an -armistice which
virtually Will mean surrender ,bysC;ef
many. .Sfar
- In various public ulterances tbe
,,. ,reIniers anu other leaders OF the en-
mat President WILSON'S stajements3in
ms address. OF last January s and S,b.
yseMe yfsausht s"aress: ssdaressss reflect their own
einuins Is required now. aithouoh1ait
Is regarded here as a foreEonc non
S:usion i.,n that this approval viii be reg
prcIne War Council will be inyolIed ~ s.
prepare the fateful documents whieS
W.. :sr,,ani aemne the conditions under whish
allied and American armies; y ~ - s9,ss :
9ffs fe w9gld ,nd
.fdeeision q on Gern'any's plea. It1YisS;
Known, EEnown, however. that the Supreme war
Gouneil already has given the matter
In that connection ii was recalled that
there was no delay in notifying C;ensS
ai on ,he q ERsp,eerey' Rs,e the the allied commander
should be leid down for Bulgaria whc,,
that nation asked for an armistice.i7sf
nroho Inc ~ genera PRINCIPLES In each case
pro0aolN are similar. but there neces.@
sarily will be great variance i'm the
details, since not only Is N -rsaTer
u Snt the ana ouestinn sGiHmsry y, to be dealt with
we'll. - - sOISSeFS
- Certain 9tterances OF entente states
led to the surmisc here that. yhiIe
accepting the terms laid down by Presi-
aent &c L wilson. there may he disposition
dual demands and to propose new
points based upon ever shifting condi.
tions. II Is believed. however, that lie
points probably would be dealt with
in connection with hnal peace negotis
atoms and need not delay the consid-
Grafton OF the form OF armistice. lfIaf
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL. BE sfts
AMPLY REPRESESTED
The United States already has 'capa.
Die army and naval officers i'm EurofSe
ready TO deal with the technical gues-
II should become necessary TO CON
slider political issues. President Wil- \
son also VIII be amply represented BY l
whose duty 1t is to deal with these
political questions. can he speedily. as.
sembled at the most eonvenient ten-
representatives.
General approval OF the Presidents
reply TO Germany and OF his action in
transmi,ting Germany's request TO the
allied governments was. voiced f.liers
to-day in official and diplomatic CIR
Gles. Although several Senators weFe
known TO have prepared addresses OH
me subject, there was no discussion
or the note in the Senate. Most Sena-
soTs; n,n;ic howsssr both privately and in
dents course. Senator Lodge, OF Massn-
chusetts. the Republican lender. who
dssap1proyed the note. was ready TO
when the Senate reconvenes Monday.
after three days recess. there will
be general peace discussion.
DEALINGS WITH KAISER
Two points III the Presidents note
generally emphasized in Official circles
were his plain notice that the only Kind
OF armisticc acceptable TO the United
states is one carrying with 1t virtual
surrender. and that even IL those terms
are complied with. there can be no
Kaiser aud the German war lords. 4s7
The terms laid down by the Presr.
dent ,it,,, for nm arnistice were said 70 be
warfare. Usually an arm;sticc is de-
lined as Il suspension OF hostiiities for
certain speGi.if9 purposes. such as
war lords.
The. terms laid down by the Pres.-
teit LOT were S1tu to lie
without precedent in the history of
warfare. Usually All armistice is de-
fined as suspension OF hostilities for
certain specified purposes. such as peace
negotiations. and involves simply THE 4
of the status QUO on each
side. But the President has laid down i
the demand that the armistice shall
make il Impossible for the German Il
army 10 again renew hostiities No
mention was made In the note about %
evacuation of Invaded territory, hut far K
more than that would be necessary to
meet the Presidents demand. &
OF GERMAN
ARMY WILL NE DE3fANDED &
Details OF the armtstice mus, be
worked out by the military advisers OF s
tho governments associated against
Germany. They would include oondf-
tions under which the German armies -
would evGcuate Beigium and France
of strategic points in t;ofS.,
many by allied and American forces 80 ~
as to remoNe the possibility OF n re- IS s
newal OF hosttlitiss, demobiltzatfon oc a
the German army, restrictions on tff. s
manu- tacture OF supplies and nnunitjons. q
of strateaic3nayal bases Bs.S Il;
Tho internrnent OF Gernia,s naysis ysss
The present Gcrrtais gcyernrB eat ~ Is
,yas said. may refuse teyms stantAraornEs K
TO Sontpl plete8 surrendc ~ ss,i Y apneR3Ht8st 81
the stserrnan people 10 continue the uA S.s .i
IN this Uonr Ion, It;swan HDlcd {t1s ~ Ks