The sun., 1918-10-24
President Tells Germany He
Believes Her Reforms
Are CamOuflage.
WON'T TRUST HERWORD
Truce Must Be on Basis OF
Making Renewal of Hos
tilities Impossible.
FOCH TO FIX CONDITIONS
Reply Is Expected to Bring Ne
gOtfations to End-Pre-
miers Consulted.
Special Despdtch to TIE sus.

bptItut De5pdtch 70 THE SuE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-No peace
until the German armed forces have
been rendered powerless.
No peace until the Kaiser has sur
rendered.
No armistlce that does not give
the United States and the allies un-
restricted control Of the military
situation.
This was the reply that went
| forth from President Wilson tonight
! to the German Government. I.
brings to an end the exchanges
which have been going OH between
the United States and Germany.
The President agrees to submit the
question of an armistlce to the allies
and has in fact already sent all Of
his correspondence with Germany to
them. The allies are, therefore. now
brought into the situation for the
first time and the negotiations with
Germany are abruptly ended.
Foch to Dictate.
But III submitting the question to
the Allies and thereby technically
complying with the original German
request, the President makes 1t plain
. that Marshal Foch. or the allied and
American military commanders, must
dictate the terms of the armistice
which Is to render impotcnt the Ger
man war machine.
Thus the President sweeps aside
Germany's suggestion for an armis-
tice based on the actual standard of
power on both sides in the field" He
gives the German commanders In the
field no voice whatever In the terms
OF the armistice. They can accept
what Marshal Foch dictates or leave
1t. Upon Germany's acceptance Of
these dictated terms she will be
Judged as to the sincerity Of her pro-
testations.
Comment Not Enthusiastic.
Comment tonight on the Presi-
dents action took varying course.
The note was issued too late, 1t should
be said, for Senators and others
deeply interested TO give 1t close Pc
ruSal. COmmendation was expressed
by some and disappointment by
others. The comment was not en-
thusiastic Some of the disappoint-
ment was expressed In rather bitter
terms.
In some quarters fears were ex-
pressed that the continuance of the
negotiations was foreshadowed. How
ever, Senator Hitchcock, chairman Of
the Foreign Relations Committee, ex-
pressed warm approval, insisting that
1t had brought the correspondence Co
q logical climax and would precipi-
tate political crisis in Germany.
Many Senators admitted that a more
careful reading OF the note was re-
quircd before judgment could be
passed.
salient Points of Note.
Stripped Of It's diplomatic verbiage
the note brings out these salient
points:
, The President, III view Of the Ger.
man Governments assurances, all
nounceS willingness To take UP the
question of an armistice with the
Entente Governments.
The President has. therefore, trans
mitted his correspondence with Ger
many 10 the Allies, with the sugges-
tiOn that If these Governments agree
to the terms and principles indicated
| the question Of the terms of an armis.
| tice be taken up by the military ad-
| viSers of the United States and the
| Entente.
The Pre,.'dent, however, stipulates
that the only armistiCe he would con-
slider would he one making 1t abso-
lutely impossible for the German
armed forces to renew hostillties.
The details of the armistice that
would render the German war ma
chine powerless and give unrestricted
| power To the Allies and the United
States, the President suggests, should
be left 10 Marshal Foch.
The President explains why these
terms must be demanded by stating
J that he cannot trust the German Gov