The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
EARLY ARMISTICE
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the present German government or a
renewed statement of the conditions
under which peace must be restored.
It was suggested that the president
might ask for a joint session of the
house and senate to communicate his
decision to congress
The Swiss charge appeared at the
state department shortly after the APP
without comment Colonel House was
in Secretary Lansing's office. at the
time.
Note to President.
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.
Discussion of Germany's peace re-
ply in the senate was opened today
by Senator New, of Indiana, Republic
can, who declared nothing snort of
unconditional surrender of the Ger
man army will meet the. demands of
the American people
Senator Thomas. of Colorado, Demo-
cFat, introduced a resolution stipulat-
ing that no peace pact be entered into
by the United States with Germany
without a specific recognition of the
rights of self-government for the
Slavon and Polish people.
Talks With English.
1t developed that Counsellor Polk of
the state department was at the Brit
ish embassy in consultation with Col
VILE Barclay, counsellor and charge, in
the absence of Lord Reading and 9TH
err officials of the embassy.
Counsellor Folks visit was consid-
cred to be significantly connected with
the word from London that the British
government is inclined to oppose the
granting of an armistice until COM
plete guarantees of both military
and naval nature come from Germany.
This developme1it, reported in Assoc
ciated Press dispatches from London,
tprobahly has some relation to the an
nouncement Saturday that Great Brit
ain. France and Italy were agreeing
upon e. common line of action.
Republican Leader Lodge today in
troduced a resolution to declare it the
sense of the senate that no further
communication be had with the Ger
man government on the subject OF an
arnistice and that no communication
be had with that government except
on the question of unconditional sur
render
Senator Lodge made no comment on
the resolution at the time of its intro
duction.
Call Lord Reading.
London. Oct 14.-Lord Read ding.
British ambassador to the United
States. was summoned to a meeting of
the war cabinet this morning after
conference with Premier Lloyd George.
presumably to give the cabinet his
personal opinion regarding President
Wilson's war views.
Want No Arniistice.
London, Oct. 14.-No temporary
arFnistice nor any armistice at all, I'M
less accompanied by Germany's uncon-
iS
note in most of the comment of the
peace situat. in this morning S news
papers. The allies will take nothing
less than unconditional surrender in
the I'd and there must be no armis-
tice until defeat in the field is ac-
Post
"Otherwise the war has been fought
\ in vain
n The paper sees in Germapy's en-
IA deavor to open peace negotiations
merely an attempt to avoid disaster
and save her military reputation and
adds: at is not the first time the Ger
mans have enormously assumed that
President Wilson does not understand
the people with whom he is dealing
Wilson Knows Hum
But President Wilson knows the
enemy as we'll as do the allies. Ger
n1any's idea in this discussion is to
steal the advantage. Her design is to
first create dissension between the
United states and the allies. If DR..
Solf, with a sham democracy. can get
the allies and America to talking he
will have achieved the purpose for
which he and Prince Macmillan were
appointed"
Ridiculing the idea that the Ger
man government is speaking for the
people the Post continues:
ASSURANCE on this point from the
German government itself is obviously
without value to President Wilson. If
ne were to accept it, 1t would be go
ing back upon all he has said about
the German government, SO we do not
see how he GER acecpS it"
May Wish Moro.
The Chronicle believes that Presi-
dent Wilson may wish some or all of
Gernlany's answers to be made more
specific, especially lhat regarding the
authority of Prince Maximilian's goy-
eminent. Assuming he will be salts
fled as to the point, the paper con-
tends that no peace discussion is pcs
sible without a final cessation of fight
Ing Under the caption: Temporary
Armistice Inadmissible," the paper
says;
I'VE must insist upon such terms as
will virtually disarm the central pow
ers. We cannot contemplate Germany
witfTdra wing her armies intact. recon-
shutting them on shorter lines and
then rafting the sword again at the
peace conference. 1t must be remem-
bered that the conference will last a
long time. at least six months and pos
. sibly a year. Fighting must be finished
/ once and for all and the allies must
4 be Enthusiastically secured against its
| renewaLN
''This is the point of principle to be