Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-20

Officials heard without comment of
 the report that Germany would ac- cept President Wilson's conditions generally with a reservation that submarine warfare must continue to the end of the war About the state department this was regarded as all indication that the Berlin government, without conceding the surrender that it has been told must precede an armIstice. would seek To continue dip lomatic discussions in the hope or eventually weakening the position Of her enemies and winning the earnestly desired negotiated peace.
 It was reiterated that only 8 com plete acceptance will satisfy the United States and the aires. and that an effort by the Germans to evade | president promptly to reEuse to con tinue the correspondence.
 In She report that the new note would contain de1ense of submarine
 warfare as a retaliatory measure the
 prospect was seen of an ascempt to reopen this whole question the question which brought the United States into the war. Such an attempt would be regarded here simply as an other evidence of the failure of the Germans to understand or acknOwi. edge the basis of the American ob- jection to their kind of warfare.
 The txst of the note to Austria. handed to the Swedish minister, fol- ! lows:
 1 sir: l have the honor to acknOwl- edge the receipt of your note of the | 7th instant. in which you tranmit a communication of the imperial and royal government of Austria-Hungary to the president. l am now instructed | by the president to request you to be good enough through your government | to convey to the imperial and royal | government the following reply:
 "The president deems it his duty to say to the Austro-Hungary govern ment that he cannot entertain the present suggestion of that government because of certain events of utmost importance which, occurring since the delivery of his address of the Sth of January last, have necessarily altered the attitude and responsibility of the government of the United States. Among the IA terms of peace which the president formulated at that time occurred the following:
 "'X-The peoples of Austro-H o-Hungary whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured should be accorded the freest oppor tunity of autonmous government
 Since that sentence was written and uttered to the congress of the United States the government of the United States had recognized that a state of belligerency exists between the CzechO-Slovaks and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires and that the Czecho-SlOvak national coun- Gil is a de factO belligerent govern ment clothed with proper authority 10 direct the military and political affairs of the Czecho-Slovaks. It has also recognized in the fullest manner the justice of the nationalistic aspira- tions of the Jugo-Slavs for freedom.
 "The president is, therefore, no longer at liberty to accept the mere autonomy of these peoples as a basis of peace, but is obliged to insist that they. and not he, shall be the judges of what action on the part of the Austro-Hungarian government will satisfy their aspirations and their con ception of their rights and destiny as members of the family of nations.
 Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration.
 (Signed) ROBERT LANSING"
 In announcing his reply. Secretary Lansing also made public the official text of the AustTo-Hungarian note It follows. 'Lagation of Sweden, Washington, D.
 C., Oct 2. 1918.
 "(Translation). ''Excellency:
 By order of my government I have the honor confidentially to transmit herewith to you the following com munication of the imperial and royal government of Austria Hungary to | the president of the United States of America:
 "'The AustrO-Hungarian govern | ment. which has waged war always and solely as a defensive war, and ] repeatedly given documentary evi- deuce of its readiness to stop the | shedding of blood and to arrive at just and honorable peace, hereby ad- | dresses itself to his lordship. the 1 president of the United States of | America and offers to conclude with | him and his allies an aTmistice on every front on land, at sea and in the 1 air and to enter immediately upon ne- l gotiations for a peace the 14 points | in the message of President Wilson 1 to congress of January &. 1918. and l the four points contained in President ! Wilson's address of February F, 1918. l should serve as a foundation and in |. which the viewpoints declared by | President Wilson in his address of | September 27, 1918. will aso be taken ] into account
 Be pledged to accept. etc.
 (Signedl w. A. F. EKENGREN. His excellency. Mir Robert Lansing. |
 Secretary of State of the United
 States, Washington"
 AMSTERDAM. Oct. 19.-The dis