Arizona republican., 1918-10-09
"FOR WHOM DO YOU
 SPEAK"-WILSON
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the terms laid down by the presi- dent in his address to the congress of the United States on the 9th of January last, and in subsequent ad- dresses and that it's object in enter ing into discussion would be only to agree upon the practical details of their application?
 The president feels bound to say with regard to the suggestion of an armstice that he would not feel at liberty to propose cessation of arms to the governments with which the government of the United States IS associated against the Central powers, so long as the ar mes Of those powers are upon their soil; the good faith of any discus- sion would manifestIy depend upon the consent of the central powers immediately to withdraw their fore es everywhere from invaded terri tory.
 The president also feels that he IS justified in asking whether the imperial chancellor is speaking merely for the constituted authori- tIes Of the empire who have so far conducted the war. He deems the answer to these questions vital from every point of view.
 Accept, Sir, the renewed assur- ances of my high consideration. (SIgned) ROBERT lANSING."
 Frederick Oederlin, charge d'af- faires of Switzerland, ad interim. in charge of German interests in the United States"
 Avoids Diplomatic Trap
 Associated Press dispatches last nlght announced that the president would not make a curt and peremptory rejection of the offer nor bluntly de- mand an unconditional surrender now, because the American government did not propose to fall into the trap of supplying the German militarists with means of bolstering up their argu- ment that the Germans are fighting defensive" war and that the an nounced objects of the allies are only to destroy" them.
 That Is precisely what President Wilson has avoided. He has met what the allied diplomats regard as a trick with move which will expose 1t, if a trick it be. He has called upon the German government for evidence Of it's good faith and should it not be forthcoming he has left with German leaders the problem of explaining to their own people already clamorine for peace, why they are not willing tc accept it.
 Who is This MaximiIan From that point, the president passes to another which will develop as the exchange proceeds-whethel | the United States and the allies vii deal except on the battlefield with the German government as at presen constituted. The president tells thu chancellor that he feels he is "justi | fled in asking whether the imperia chancellor is speaking merely for tn, | constituted authorities of the empir, who have, so far, conducted the war. | This will develop whether Maximilia1 | speaks for the German militariSts whom the president has denounced a unworthy of any trust and who re garded treaties as a scrap of paper, or whether he speaks with the force o the people of a nation. This is re garded as probably the most importan part of the presidents communica tion, fraught with potent possibilitie of the most far reaching effect in Ger many, where an active allied propa ganda has been making rapid headwa in awakening the German people to tn necessity of assuming the responsi bilities of their own government an making their own peace.
 It is regarded as possible, if not in deed likely, that the German militaris leaders hoped for a curt and defiar answer with which they could rall their people to give their last drop of blood for the protection of tn fatherland" and with other rollin phrases in which the German officis announcements abound.
 New Message to Germans
 The unanimous opinion among dir lomats is that the president by a care fully studied, most skillful reply ha robbed them of that opportunity, they desired it, and has sent to tn German people themselves a new mes sage that the United States and tf allies desires nothing more than . reign of law, based upon the conser of the governed and sustained by tf organized opinion of mankind
 It was freely conceded that hast reading of the presidents answ might not at first satisfy some WI hoped for flat rejection of any tern but an unconditional surrender. Bl the government is confident that the presidents communication is car' fully digested, its full import graspe it's almost inevitable effect realize and it's possibilities for weakening u German military party on its hon ground comprehended, it will be set that the president chose a very dee but direct method of developing z answer for all time to the questio do the German people want peace?
 An armistice while the invaders r main on violated soil is already r jected. Germany now must sta whether she accepts "a reign of la based on the consent of the governe' or whether she wants to negotia about one; she must say whether t appeal for peace comes from the beat militarists who began a war for wor domination or from war-ridden pc pie ready to make a peace lasting.
 A reading of the IA points of t presidents speech before congress Topuorv e 1918 makes clear the terr