The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-14
President Receives
 German Note
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 It was suggested that President | might ask for a joint session of the | House and Senate to communicate his | decision and the reasons for it to Con gress, the country and the world.
 Secretary Daniels joined the White | House conference. The President and | his advisers were together for nearly | two hours, then the cabinet officers | and Col. House walked out to the | State, War and Navy building, 1eav- ing the President alone in his study | where nearly all of his notes and ut | terances have been drafted.
 The Swiss charge appeared at the l State Department shortly after the | appointed time and delivered the note | without comment. Colonel House was in Secretary Lansing's office at the | time
 A few minutes later the note was in the hands of the President. A State Department messenger took it to the White House as soon as Secretary Lansing had read the document and found it did not differ from the wire less version.
 It developed that Counsellor Polk U British embassy in consultation with Colville Barclay, counsellor and charge in the absense of Lord Reading and other officials of the embassy.
 Counsellor Folks visit was consfd- cred to be significantly connected with the word from London that the British government is inclined to op- pose the granting of an armistice un- til complete guarantees of both mill itary and naval nature come from Germany. This development, report ed in Associated Press dispatches from London, probably has some re- lations to the announcement Saturday that Great Britain, France and Italy were agreeing upon a common line of action.
 Washington, Oct. 14.---An official despatch from Rome today says while the Italian public knows the allied governments adhere in principle to President Wilson's expressed program of peace, they have opinions of their own clearing up Wilson's principles on special points of national interest. l The Italian press thinks he now will, in accord with the Allies, estab- lish conditions for an arm4stice which should comprise all indispensable mill itary guarantees.
 l London, Oct. 14.---Lord Haldane, formerly lord chancellor and secretary of war, commenting on the exchange of notes between Germany and Pres ident Wilson, said:
 T think President Wilson can be trusted to do nothing rash It would not be safe to accept any understand ing without substantial guarantee for Its performance"
 Paris, Oct. H.---Rene vivani, former French Premier and minister of 4or- eign affairs, writing in the Excelsior says 1t is for the Allies through their governments to answer and through their military organizations to decide as to how Germany shall evacuate the invaded territory. The ex-premier continues:
 What Is the issue? To deliver in- vaded territory from occupation In that there is no ground for discus sion. Germany knows that perfectly. She summoned no mixed commission in 1871 when Jules Favre asked for an arnist1ce and the right to revictual Paris. The latter right was refused him"
 London, Oct. Awhile certain
 developments are taking place the , Central News Agency says it learns 1t can be said that the British gov ernment will resolutely oppose the t granting of any armistice to Germany unless absolute guarantees both mill, l tary and naval are forthcoming.
 No temporary armistice, nor any . armlstice at all, unless accompanied
 by Germany's unconditional surrend. CT is the dominant note in most oa 8 the comment on the peace situation
 in this mornings newspapers. 2 Washington, Oct. 14.-RepublicaI
 Leader Lodge today introduced res ', olution to declare the sense of tn.
 Senate that no further communica tion be had with the German govern
 ment on the subject. of an armistic
 and that no communication be hat , with tsat government except on tn o question of unconditional surrender