The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-23

6QxhxI demands. which are anita
g54nUMk 10 urcandifion surrender. aud
MAU xwrxy word means mn Increased de-
MUftNakog peMce on the part OF h Ger
N&nnn pecpse. In the last analysis the
AaeTssaxa people are the GALS ones vfth
Nn04n q peace can be arranged ana IL
10y IN sincerely desire IL. they first
Ns1<s produce r valid claim. according
& shs view Of officials asd diplomats
kmrN
Whst~ the present message IS III
SATISFACTORY, chiefly because IL gives
The Impression that Germany seems
10 feck OF the Tai5ed States as a lanai.
ready 10 take anything for GRANTED.
there In 20 douh. here that Germany
n taking eleventh hour measures OF a
humble and eoHtrite nature simply be-
cause OF the realization that the elev-
anth hour ss n hand She knows what
the situation liz al home, she knows
what II Is in Austria. and also in
Turkey. Winter is approaching and
each day that brings it nearer adds to
the ~diseonten, of her people. The hast
few months have shown the mighty
changes within the empire. The
kaiser IL openly denounced and his
throne demanded Such actions in
the pas, would men imprisonment
and possibly death for the persons re-
KppNs1hls for them.
s View OF French Press.
n com positss view of the manner IN
which the French press received the
German note was received In an official
dispatch this afternoon and is summed
up rs follows:
Germany answered with words
wher she has asked for ideals. She
III Na$a n tss I1sss ~ s4rfifpnx mad. q ~, kFp,, fe4. "a
MApeech. She would through the use
90 IAftafiees of procedure. manage 10
Skeep from admitting the military SUI
&fipriN Of the allies and gain time.
%aSMf b dares mol put an end to tho
E0nyersafion and this explains the
shumble stoRe Of her note"
J@1e STATE department this afternoon
SSAAd no confirmation of h report that
MSyHew Austrian note was on the way,
a4Nt c~redence was attached to it in
SaftS3 Of the knowledge of conditions
StN sAhe dual monarchy. Right now
%sAHNtksa CONSTITUTES one of the vital
sNNAe0ns for Germany's desire for
ANkAcA. for her d-isintegration is deemed
M matter OF only a month or two away.
SS5a As@l8auT11ss terms of peace can be
n 6-fH n sfr1rfr scMTe1ce, accord
10 the Belgian official informa-
SAk11 service here today. The sentence
QHr eountrH demands only whai
" world has-agreed she ha.
NJ ftght 10 expect"
Ia an1plification Of this. tho word.
IA kif.g Albert, used In his reply L
pope's peace message, are quotec
saMg Follows
The integrity oil Belgium, The ter
sMFttofy of the mother country an,
5eolcnies political. economical an,
military Independence without condi
Hon or restriction, reparation foI
AdAys1age suffered and The guarantees
AAgatnsf a renewal OF The aggression
g6#o4 lel4--such remain the Indispensable
@&0nA3t3on OF "A JUS, peace so far a.
~xs0AnefHs Belgium, any setttement
EA1Aa4 would not recognize them woult
N41Aka the very foundations of justice
IN swsutd forever fnoree be ektrD
ESlAaled-that in International domain
kAfheS violation of right creates IA claim
tts author and may become /;
FSMi6nrce ct profit"
Thf only remaining question,
M4x~ Belgium officials, lis that of III,
E4Sf4 lGiency oil t~ernany's guarantee.
further aggression