Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-08
expect THE REPLY TO GERMANY\VILL
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"
PRESIDENTS PEACE REPLY COMPLETE.
(By international News Service. }

Washington Oct. 8.--President Wilson's reply to the
ceal of the Teutonic powers for an immediate arms
and peace conference was completed just before
on today At that time the president who had been
GUIDED in his study during the entire morning with
bne House, sent for Secretary of State Lansing The
tier was with the president for nearly an hour. 1t is
drstodo that he passed upon the phrasing of the re-
from the standpoint of international law The note
Is understood was fully approved by Mr.. Lansing and
arrangements were at made to get it started to
rin and Vienna.
Just before o'clock, Secretary to the President Jo-
HI Tumulty announced that Secretary Lansing would
We statement for the press about o'clock this aft
noon
The secretary refused to make any other statement
nernng the note. It expected however that Sec
hry Lansing would make the necessary arrangement
ring the afternoon with the Swiss chargede for
nsnsson to Berlin; to the Swedish minister for trans
saon to Vienna and to the Spanish ambassador for
nsmsson to Constantinople should the latter in the
anwhile deliver the Turkish note reported to be en-
ute to him.
Officials explained that it would be necessary that
note actually be started on its way to the enemy CAPT
before it could be made public here
However they refuse pointblank to state whether
fpromised statement by Secretary Lansing would con-
copy Of the presidents reply or whether they would
utnil the note reached Berlin and Vienna before
Ming it public 1t was generally believed that the note
d be made available for public consumption here and
! the several entente capitals as soon as possible
Washington Oct 8-Secluded in his private study
! the White House President Wilson today worked on
nercas reply to the joint appeal of Germany, Austria
a Turkey for armistce and peace conference to
the war The President had the benefit of the advice
] Colonel E. M. House in his work, he having arrivd
pom New York last night. All of the information deal
with the situation within the central powers gathered
the State Department before the President There
a were at hand cabegrams exchanged during the last
/ hours with Paris London and Rome. The reply to
made while essentially expressing the viewpoint Of the
|med States was to have the entire cordial endorse
Pt Of the Allies That the Presidents reply would be
lecton Of thecentral powers appeal was considered
rtain. No in official circles admitted even pos
Pny Of any other course of action But officials gen
ay inclined to the belief that the President in re-
Feng the request, might tell the enemy Just how ne
pud go about the framing of peace appeal that could
considered They want the recurring peace drives
aed once and for all Should the president make clear
nat until certain conditions met no further attention
VI be paid peace proposals. the effect will be very oene
al everywhere, the officials say incidentally; WINE
was entirely possible that the words "uncondltlona
urrender' might not appear in the president reply Of
as also said that there diplomatic phrases that
meant the same thing and they hopeful that these
WOULD be utilized hv tho president