The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-09
Entente in Greatest Diplo.
matte Danger Since War,
Warns Swiss Press Next
Move Up to Germans.
ACT PLEASES LONDON

been eagerly awaited, it's possible char
acter having been widely discussed.
The general tone of the rank and file
comment was quiet satisfaction that
no armistice would be granted while
the enemy troops were on allied soil.
FACE GREATEST DANGER
GENEVA, Switzerland, Monday, Oct.
7.-Switzerland in the last week has
been swarming with German, Austrian
and Turkish peace pioneers sent from
their capitols to try to get in touch
with diplomates of the allied coun-
tries. The watch-word of the emissar-
les of the central powers is an imme-
diate armistice in order to avoid fur
ther bloodshed.
In an article summing up the pres
ent diplomatic situation the Democratic
says the entente countries never have
been in such great danger-not mill
tarily but omatically-since 1914.
''If the belligerents meet now around
a green table," the newspaper says,
"the Austro-G ermans will employ load
ed dice and will win the game which
will result in another war within
twelve years"
CLEVER AND LOGICAL
LONDON, Oct. 9. - In diplomatic
circles here President Wilson's reply
to the peace proposal of Prince Maxi
milan, the imperial German chancel-
Tor, Is regarded as clever and logical.
Used Counter o ffens,ve.
WASHINGTON, Oct. BY an
adroit diplomatic move, President Will
son has laid trap for the German
governmental heads if the peace pro-
posal made by Chancellor Maximilian
was in the least fnsincere. This was
the view of officials today as they stu
died the communication addressed by
President Wilson yesterday to the
German chancellor.
Confronted by the strategy of Ger
man diplomacy, the President in the
view of officials has countered with
strategy just as Marshal Foch has met
the military tactics of Hindenberg and
Ludendorf with superior strategy. And
yet in his communication the Presi-
dent has left open the way to peace.
The President by calling upon
Prince Macmillan for information as
to whether he represents the German
military masters conducting the war
or the whole German people, has COM
PEELED the new chancellor and those
associated with him to render to the
world an explanation as their real po-
sition. Through the communication
sent yesterday the last hope of the
German militarists to point to the al
lies as waging war of determination
is considered as having been removed
Must Show Hand.
At the same time today, the presi-
dent in words, the meaning of which
the German government that its pro-
posed suspension of hostilities" can
not be granted while a German soldier
remains on allied soil. The German
government must state to the world
whether it will accept the fourteen
terms previously laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson wholeheartedly or as "a
basis for negotiations, which position
cannot be considered by the United
States and the Entente allies.
The step taken by President Wilson
according to indications today has met
with the approval of the American
people. Newspaper editorial COM
ment almost universally commended
the move. Congressional leaders af-
ter carefully studying the communica-
ton sent by the President praised it
as brilliant diplomatic stroke
The attitude of the public and the
press of the allied nations was await
ed eagerly, but without misgivings.
Distinct approval was expected from
Great Britain, France, Italy and the
other co-belligerents.