The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-13
THERE IS NO NEED TO
RUSH MATTERS
Connected With Peace. Arm.
istice Not Certain Present
Government Will Stand
SOLF UNDULY DISTURBED

Washington, Nov. 13.-The new
note addressed to President Wilson
by DR. Solf, the German foreign Sec
retary and asking that the President
arrange Immediately for "prehm-
mary peace" had not reached Wash
|ington tonight in official form. When
it does come it will be considered In
connection with the communication
received today through the Swiss
minister asking the President to in
tervene to mitigate the fearful cor
ditions" of the armistice.
Dr. Solf's object in again address
ing the President it is assumed here
is to secure an immediate peace
conference for the purpose of dis
cussing some Of the terms of the
armistice, which in his first note he
said threaten starvation and ruin in
Germany.
Officials are satisfied that DR.. Solf
IS needlessly alarmed. They point
out that the terms of the armistice
provide that "the Allies and the
United States should give considers
tion to the provisioning of Germany
during the armistice to the extent
recognized as necessary" and ii is
said that to that end such rolling
stock and ships as may be necessary
will be put into use.
DR.. Solfs request for the hasten
ing of preliminary peace" may
mean that the German government
wishes to leave to later time and
possibly to second peace conference
the permanent settlement Of the
great issues involved in President
Wilson's fourteen terms and the
principles he has enuncated since
they were laid down. Such sug-
gestion, it is said would be without
precedent.
1t was pointed out today that there
are physical difficulties in hastily
convening a peace conference which
will include representatives of all the
nations which have formally de-
clared war on Germany
One consideration in the minds OF
American officials relates to the
status of the German government IL
self. The President already has re-
ferred to this as fluid and the course
Of the Russian revolutionists has EN-
| phasized ii was said the need OF eau
tion in securing assurance of the
stability of any government with
which permanent peace treaties are
negotiated.
The American and allied govern
ments actually have recognized the
social democratic government at Ber-
lin, headed by Frederick Ebert, as
the de facto government of Ger
many, by conceding its authority TO
authorize the armistice delegates to
sign that document. But develop
ments in Germany has caused appre-
hension that Russian history may be
repeated there and the present gov
ernment replaced by soldiers and
workmens' council or committee
which could not be recognized by the
allies or the United States because
it would be essentially class gov
ernment.
"Contcmptible Attempt at Mischief
Making" Says London.
London. Nov. 12.- British wire
less Service. The Times describes
the appeal of Dr. Solf, the German
Foreign Secretary to President VIII
son regarding the armistice condi-
tions affecting the food supply Of the
German people, as Il contemplate
attempt at mischief making. The
says that DR.. Solf has but
to look at the armistice in order to
see that the allies and the United
States contemplate such provision
ing Of ;Germany during the armis-
tice as shall be found necessary,
The Daily Chronicle says, Germany
which never showed mercy, now has
to implore it. 1t adds that the al
lies no doubt wOll take such steps
as humanity dictates so ia ras they
can consistently do so and feed their
own populations.
But that is no trivial proviso,"
the Daily Chronicle concludes, "and
The food cargoes that Germany has
criminally sent to the bottom of the
sea cannot be flshed up even to feed
Germany"