Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-14
Great Britain, France and Italy Have
Agreed Already on Line of Action
Indications are There Will
Be No Armistice.
Washington Oct l3The government asks the American people
withhold their judgment Germany until President Wilson has
ed the official communication and has had opportunity to consider it.

2 President Wilson returned
to Washington tonight after a
two days visit to New York.
Col. E. M. House, the presi-
dents close friend and advis-
er, accompanied the presiden-
tial party, which included
Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret
Wilson and Secretary Tum-
ulty.
The official dosument had not
been received in Washington to-
night. 1t probably will be here to-
morrow when the president confers
with his advisers, among them Sec
retary Baker, who returned today
from the western battle front, un-
doubtedly prepared to give him some
inside information on the broken
condition Of the German military
power of which the world does not
know at this time.
Prompt Decision Forecast.
Tonight, as last night, no official
Of the government felt justified in
speaking to guide public opinion in
the direction of the views which are
being formed. The Associated Press
is enabled to say, however, that
these views rapidly are crystaliz-
ing and the next step will be taken
promptly, probably sooner than may
be expected.
President Wilson is expected to
decide first if Foreign Secretary
Soils reply to the inquiries address,
ed to Chancellor Maximilian war
rants him in presenting Germany's
original proposal to the entente al
lies. 1t should be borne in mind
that the presidents inquiry merely
was a move ad interim, in which he
proposed nothing, bound himself to
nothing. and merely asked some
questions, which, he declared, re-
quired an answer before he could go
further.
Allies in Agreement
If he puts the proposition before
the entente it undoubtedly will
draw quick reply. Dispatches last
night from London quoting the Lon
don Express as announcing that the
British, French and Italian govern
ments had reached an unanimous
decision for line of common ac-
ton were regarded as being deeply
significant.
Lacking official guidance on which
to base a prediction, observers are
forced to record indications. The
indications are that there will be
no armistice, and that if the entente
allies were disposed to agree to
one they probably would demand as
guarantee of good faith that such
places as Metz Strassburg, Triest
and possibly Essen be placed in the
hands of entente forces to guarantee
fulfllment of Germany's pledges.
Unofficial opinion at the capital
tonight was divided into two dis
tinct groups. One view, shared
largely by republicans in congress,
is that Senator Lodges prediction
of a situation which may thre~.Cu
the substitution of the deliberations
of diplomacy for victories at arms,
has been fulfilled.
The other, confident in the sue
cess of President Wilson's diplo-
macy and probably forming its con-
clusions from a close knowledge of
what the government is planning. is
very certain that the president has
created a situation where he now
can deliver another stroke which
will bring about an unconditional
surrender or throw the kaiser and
the German miltarists completely
out of any power they may retain.
Inquiry Skilfully Framed.
There is a general feeling that
the next move will confront the mill
tary party with choice OF such an
unconditional surrender as will be
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