New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

mitted the correspondence to the Allie.
with the suggestion that If these gov
ernments are disposed to effect peac,
on the terms and principles indicated
their military advisers and the militar,
advisers of the United States be asked
to submit to the governments associ
ated against Germany the necessar,
terms of such an armistice as will full,
protect the interests of the people in
volved and insure to the associated
the unrestricted power t,
safeguard and enforce the details o
the peace to which the German gov
eminent has agreed, provided the,
deem such an armistice possible from
q military point Of view"
The note continued:
"The President would deem himself
lacking in candor did he not point
out in the frankest possible terms
the reason why extraordinary safe
guards must be demanded. Sgnif-
cant and important as the ccnstitu-
tlonal changes seem to be which are
spoken of by the German Foreign
Secretary in his note of the goth of
October, it does not appear that
the principle of government re-
sponsible to the German people has
yet been fully worked out or that
any guarantees either exist or are in
contemplation that the alterations of
principle and of practice now par
TALLY agreed upon will be permanent.
Moreover, it does not appear that the
heart of the present difficulty has
been reached. 1t may be that future
wars have been brought under the
control of the German people, but
the present war has not been, and it
is with the present war that we are
dealing.
at is evident that the German peo-
pie have no means of commanding
the acquiescence of the military au-
thorities of the empire in the popu-
lar will, that the power of the King
of Prussia to control the policy Of
the empire is unimpaired: that the
determining initiative still remains
with those who have hitherto been
the masters of Germany
Cannot Trust Autocrats
Feeling that the whole peace Of
the world depends now on plain
speaking and straightforward action,
the President deems it his duty to
say, without any attempt to soften
what may seem harsh words, that
the nations of the world do not and
can not trust the words of those
who have hitherto been masters of
German policy, and to point out once
more that in concluding peace and
attempting 20 undo the infinite in
juries and injustices o.; this war the
government of the United States
cannot deal with any but veritable
representatives of the German peo-
pie who have been assured of
genuine constitutional standing as
the real rulers Of Germany. If it
must dea! with the military mas
ters and the monarchical autocrats
of Germany now, or if it is likely
to have to deal with them later in
regard to the international oblga->
tions of the German Empire. it must
demand. not peace negotiations, but
surrender. Nothing can be gained
by leaving the essential thing I'M
said"
Herr Solf on October 81 renewed his
assurances that the people of Germany
now control the government, and said
"The German government now
awaits proposals for an armistice,
which shall be the first step toward
last peace as the President has de-
scr.bod it in his proclamation
Conference Takes Up Terms
The correspondence with Germany
had in the mean time been sent to the
Allies, and the Versailles conference
was considering the terms of the ar
Austria on October % could wait nc
longer, and sent another note adher.
ing "to the same point Of view upor
the rights of the Austro Hung riar
peoples, especially those of the Czecho.
Slovaks and the Jugo-Slavs:
"The Austro- Hungarian govern
ment declares itself ready in CON
sequence, without awaiting the result
of other negotiations, to enter into
negotiations upon peace between
Austria Hungary and the States in
the opposing group and for an i'm
mediate armistice upon all Austro-
Hungarian fronts.
at asks President Wilson to be so
kind as to begin overtures on this
subject"
Another German note arrived Oc-
tober 80, but it's contents were not
made public, as it was considered in
that its main purpose was
to influence opinion in this country.
President Wilson made no reply to
inc Austrian NCle OF OCTOBER Is, ana
on October 20 an Austrian deputation
crossed the fighting lines on the
Italian front TO open negotiations for
an armisticc. The application was
forwarded to the Versailles conference
by General Diaz, the Italian COM
and on November it was an
nounced in Rome that the armistice
terms mad been handed to the
Austrian representatives.. The terms,
which were equal to unconditional
surrender. were accepted by Austria
and went into effect at 3 D. m. Novem-
Der 4.
Then Turkey Surrenders
Turkey surrendered uncondit.onally
and hostilities with her ceased at noon
October 81.
On November the Versailles con-
ference had agreed on the armistice
terms to be offered to Germany and
that Germany must apply to Marshal