The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-21
Negotiations to End NOMat-
ter What Fresh Plea Ger
many Makes.
FOCH WILL BE ARBlTER
Terms of Surrender Only
Thing HOhenzOllerns Have
Left to Consider.
lin CLASS WITH AUSTRIA
Kaiser Must Give Up War Ma
chine Before Talking
About Peace.
NpecidI Despnkch 10 THr srN.

special Despdtch 10 THE sua
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-The United
States does not intend to continue the
peace discussion with Germany no
matter how the German communica-
ton momentarily awaited is framed.
With many and varied reports in cir
culation concerning the nature of the
Forthcoming note, this statement can
be made on excellent authority.
1t is indicated that the President
does not feel that his last communica-
ton to Germany called for either pa
per promises or arguments. Further
more anything the German Govern.
ment might say in the way of PROM
ises would not get the slightest trust
in advance Of their actual fulfilment.
Tie German communication will not
be permitted TO affect this nations
steady purpose of winning the war
and settling the bill afterward
The Presidents reply to the Austro-
Hungarian Government. wherein he
closes the door TO further discussion
by referring the Hapsburgs to the OPP
pressed peoples demanding freedom
and determined TO get II. Is regarded
in well Informed circles as a clue to
the nature Of the next ana final COM
munication TO be addressed tD the
Hohenzollerns and their various hire.
lings. whether these latter are canon.
faged as liberals Socialists or anti.
| Imperialists.
TO Refer Germans TO Foch.
The President IS expected to close
the door to them all this time nv
simply referring the German Govern.
lnent to Marshal Foch for arranging
terms Of surrender.
Inc President. 1t IS explained, has
effectively washed his hands of the
Hapsburgs and their diplomatic trick
: sters and has indicated to them thar
the question OF immediate importance
is TO arrange matters with the peo-
pies which are up in arms against the
form of tyranny which the Austro-
hungarian Government represents
1t Is expected now and not without
I good reason that the Presidents next
move will be to wash his hands of the
! Wilhelmstrasse diplomatic iugglers
and indicate to them that the terms of
any arnistice must be and will be die
tated by the Commander in Chief OF
the allied and American forces on tho
battlefield.
Must Give ~ War Machine.
!. Diplomats point out that the whole
trend of the so-called negotiations be-
tween Berlin and Washington ineyita-
bly, has been toward demanding that
the leaders of the German war ma
chine make their terms with Marshal
Foch before any serious thought can
be entertained of peace discussions. No
one here or in Entente capitals tx
wasting moments thought, 1t is said,
on what the terms of Marshal Foch
will be. They will call for the sur
render Of the German war machine or
Mt least its reduction to such a state
of relative impotenCy that terms of
justice can be imposed and enforced
whether Germany likes them or not.
There is reason to believe that TIA
President has never for a moment
considered peace negotiations with Ger
many until after the German field armies
had accepted such terIrls of surrender
as Marshal Foch deemed ii necessary
to impose. In response to Germany's
original note the President declined even
to suggest an armistice until invaded
territory had been evacuated. The Presl-
dent. according to the best information,
has never lost sight OF the fact that the
terms OF any armStiCe should properly
he dictated by the allied commanders.
and in accord with the obvious need OF
removing future menace from the Ger
man war machine.
In his last communication to Berlin
the President emphasized this point and
told Germany in all frankpess that these
terms would have To be dictated by the
allied and American military authuri-
ties.
| 1t is becoming increas asinqly evident to
some officials here that the German
Government is already attempting tn
. distort the meaning OF the exchange it
entered into with President Wilson
stiII Hope for Tndcrstnndibg.
For example the frs, appeal to tho
President was on its face a plea for
peace such as might have come froN
beaten foe. The answer TO the Presi-
; dents three inquiries was along the
, same line. While propaganda vas as-
sduously spread from Germany that
the German Government recognized do
, feat and was ready to throw itself 10
the mercy CT adyersates the German