New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-01

non of an nrilislicp.
"He deems II his duty to say again
however. that the only armistice H.
would feel justified in submitting 70
consideration would be one whicl
powers associated with her I'm II posi-
ton to enforce any arrangements tina
may be entered into and to max"
renewal of hostilities on the part %
Germany impossible.
Must Protect Allies.
"The president has, therefore, trans
mltted his correspondence with 'h'
present German authorities to the gov
e%rnlnents with which the government
Of the United States Is associated n
Il belligerent. with the suggestion tina
If those governments are disposed Il
effect peace upon the terms and prin
ciples indicated their military udvis
ers and the military advisers Of the
United States be asked to submit IL
the governments associated against
Germany the necessary terms of such
m armlstice MS will fully protect the
interests of he peoples involved and
insure to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to safeguard
and enforce the details of the peace
70 which the German government has
agreed, provided they deem such an
nrmistice possible from the military
point of view.
SHOULD such terms of armiSticp he
suggested. their acceptance by Ger
many will afford The hest concrete evil
dence Of her unequivocal acceptance
of the terms and principles of peace
from which the whole action proceeds.
"The president would deem himself
iacking in candor did he not point out
in the frankest possible terms the re,,-
son why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded.
"Significant and important as the
constitutional changes seem to he
which are spoken of by the German
foreign secretary in his note of the
10th of October, it Ices not appear
that the principle of Il government re-
sronSible to the German people has
yet been fully worked out. or that any
guarantees either exist or are in con
temptation that the alterations of prin-
rlple and of practice now partially
agreed upon will he permanent.
Moreover. 1t does not appear That
the heart of the present difficulty has
been reached.
GA~r,ao DanrI~ Ai<hA,,% Nrir>
at may be that future wars have
been brought under the control of the
German people. but the present wal
has not been. and II Is with the pres
ent war that we are dealing.
ut Is evident that the German peO-
pie have no means of commanding the
acquiescence of the military authori-
ties Of the empire In the popular VIII;
thai The power of abe king of Prussia
to control the policy Of the empire is
unimpaired; that the determining
initiative still remains with those who
have hitherto been the masters of Ger
MANY.
"Feeling that the whole peace of the
world depends now on plain speaking
and straightforward action, the pres
ident deems 1t his duty to say, with
out any attempt to soften what may
seem harsh words that the nations of
the world do not and cannOt trust the
word Of those who have hitherto been
the masters ..t German policy, and to
point out once more that in concluding
pence and Alternating to undo the In
finite injuries ana iqjustices of this
war the government If the United
States cannot deal with any but verit-
able representatives, of the German
people who have been assured =; u
genuine constitutional standing as til.
real rulers of Germany.
IF it must deal with the military
masters and the monarchical autOcrats
of Germany, or if II Is likely to have
to deal with them later In regard to
the international obligations Of the
German empire, 1t must debate not
peace negotiations, but surrender.
Nothing can be gained by leaving
this essential thing unsaid.
"Accept, sir. the renewed assurances
of my high consideration.
(Signed) "ROBERT LANSING.
Mr.. Frederick Oederlin, Charge DAT
flares of Switzerland, ad interim, in
charge of German interests in the
United States"
Must Oisarm the Hun.
London, Oct. 24.-Gen. Sir A. Hunt
,r said: 1--WE must compel the sur
'ender Of the kaiser as the Germans
compelled the surrender of the EN-
)eror of France at the end of the
,'rancO-PrusSian war. The armistice
S a matter for Marshal FOch and Adj