The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-16
WILSON'S Note
REACHES BERLIN
Details Of Reception Not Ex.
pected to Materialize
as Yet.
NO REVOLUTION imminent
Regard Refusal of Wilson I'm
portant Aid to SocialiZ-
ing Germany.
(By John Edwin Neyin.)

| (by JoHH FuWlH NeNiH,J
| Washington, Oct. l6.-U. n. So
President Wilson's decision that Ger.
many cannot have peace while she
continues her atrocities unabated ant
maintains her armies in the field and
iher undersea assassins on the ocear
has reached Berlin. Diplomatic advices
reaching here today carried that bare
fact. No word regarding the effect oi
the refusal to grasp in renewed friend
ship the blood dripping hand of the
Hun accompanied the report. officials
do not look for any details on this line
much before the end OF the week. They
point out that the political situation
within Germany Is such that the Hun
leaders will have to consider the man.
ner in which they made public this
news.
Must Not Be Taken Too Seriously.
However. diplomats and Americans
generally today took occasion sharply
I to warn against accepting too seriously
the reports of radical changes in the
German government or of widespread
riots In the interest Of peace. The
present German control has too strong
a grip on the people. they say. for any
serious uprising to take place. There
is. of course, as all advices to the state
department show. concerted sentiI
ment throughout the German press to
blame the kaiser for present conditions.
But that sentiment Is not strong
enough yet in any way to endanger
the Hohenzollern dynasty. 1t may
grow. officials hope that 1t will. But
they say that the United States has
too much to do from the standpoint Of
successfully prosecuting the war to
slacken efforts while waiting for possi-
bilities. @
Germans Playing camouflags.
Incidentally. entente diplomats who
are in possession of many facts con-
| cerning the German situation that they
/ do not desire to make public Mt pres
cnt pointed out today that the So
called socialist leaders who are being
used by the kaiser and the war COM
mand to camouflage the German gov
ornment in an effort to make 1t appear
liberal are in reality simply profess
sional politicians who have played the
game Of the "all-highost" ever since
he plunged the world into war.
political reform in Germany will he
n reality only when the announcement
Is made that DIR. Karl Liebknecht has
been released from prison and that he
and his former associates are to be ac-
tunl factors in shaping Germany's po-
ltical future" explained one of these
diplomats today.
The Germans are talking about the
anti-war leaders that they have sum-
moned to power. Not q single name
so far mentioned is that OF man who
has at any time raised his voice in
protest against Germany's brutal poll
cies on land and sea. They sent Lieb-
Knpcht tn iDi1 whnn hn
ON broad terms. And they still have
him there, so far as any one now
knows.
The socialist leaders OF the reichs-
tag have approved the policy of fright
iulness, and their elevation to cabinet
posts or to positions as adviser of the
kaiser primarily Is done to fool the
heutrals and Americans. Faces may
change-hut men--not yet"
This official declared that the re-
fusal by the president to fall into a
peace trap that would have allowed
the German high command to have
saved its armies in the field in France
and Belgium will come as a crushing
blow to German hopes. 1t will still
further SKATER seriously weakened
morale at home. Eventually It will
nave an important effect in aiding n |
real movement for peace among the |
Germans themselves. But officials |
generally do not look for such q move
ment to give up until the whole force |
OF the presidents decision has had an |
opportunity to sink into the hearts of |
the German people.
Reply Satisfies Everybody.
Administration officials today COM
mented on the general Endorsement of
a qi III ~ 4 ...Gx
pie of the country. The reply appar-
emily has satisfied the majority of
Americans. There remains. of course.
1 very considerable element which ia
vors no consideration of any PROPOSE
ion from Germany but one of COM
Dleto and unconditional surrender.
This movement. officials said today,
seemingly was centered in Chicago.
however, officials in no way criticised
ne dissemination of such sentiment
u present 1t was only the natural
of the bitter resentment
'gainst Germany which now is felt ev-
'rywhere in the United States, they
aid. And. when the time comes to
make real peace, the views of the
PRESIDENT and the entente allies will
'revail. they said, and these views are
90 well known to need additional ex- ,,
'lanationS. III
President Wilson had only one en- /
agement today. That was with the I
var cabinet. which approves various !
ecessary measures for speeding up the ,,
var. Much Of the presidents day was
evoted to consideration OF the latest 1
alta dealing with the .Austro- Hunga- ,
Ian situation. The president probably (
M not reply to the Austrian peace
nj n stpf l,, Lagx l.
he manner in which his decision in
he German appeal was received in 4
'erlin and throughout Germany. +
But officials who know his views n
MI await with very great interest d
utilization of that note because they
elieve that 1t may open the way for y
ne separation Of Germany and the 1
ual empire.