Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
WILSON'S ANSWER iIAY
REACH BERLIN TONIGHT
Americas Answer Likely 70 be
Brief; Sure to be Decisive
and p mpt.
WHITE HOUSE ALREADY
HAS VIEWS OF ALLIES
President May Communicate His
Decision to World Through q
Joint Session Of Congress.
~ Associated Press to Every Evening

~ Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Washington, Oct IT, 3 r. m
Seantor hurst Il Arizona after
conferring with President Wilson
today said
Tho President will take no action
that will weaken in be- smallest de-
gree the slccc-4cs of The American
and allied armie p the field
"On ~ q contrarv .Seantor Ash
nrst sd ~ what he win 10 wil
rather ~ir' ogthcn the military -itua-
tlon
Tbs was thc first statement bv
anybody who HAL talked with The
President
The Senator 1.d thc corntr~ should
not be worried that IF 0ur-c hc
President knew the yiew gt the
lcmenrcati and Llovd-Gcorgc and
which appeared - take proper -tep@
- accord vi'b the allies
Washineton.Oct Ia Gerroarv's rrpiv
to President Wilson reached the Sz1ss
Iegation bv ofjrial cable thi- morning
II was h German text translation If
which vas identical with that received
by wireless SATURDAY.
Instead 81 taking the note directly II
the white house as hc did Prince Masdmi-
lian's peace plea Frederick Oederiin, Swiss
charge communicated with the state de-
partment. He was scheduled 70 present
il to Secretary Lansing a. Ills o'clock
m the meantime President Wilson nar
called secret aries Lansing and Baker 10
the white horse for y conference The
President and Mr. Lansing had been
considering the German communication
since SATURDAY night when the unofficial
text reached them. and Secretary Baker
illst back from France. was prepared to
give first hand information aoout the
situation the battle front which has
brought about H. German eagerness
for peacc
Colonel E hI House ho accompanied
She President last nlgnt Id his return from
the New lor- Li1er.r Loan trip, loined
In ~7e conference
TIE on.v ofiicial .ntination hat has
some regarding rhe probable c.Jurse of
thr Pre-. dgft l~ that ue ls sure t9 1c-
QUICKLY and POSITIVELY. Everywhere -
Washington. however. the confident be-
lief prevailed that whatever might De
tie form of tn:J action Il wolld not
contemplate q cessation of nOstliItIes
nor negotiations for peace with The Ger
man government. except upon conditions
amounting 20 unconditional SJIrTcndeE-
Il Is assumed that since saturday nlgA
at least informal exchanges have tsken
place between Washington and the capitals
Of the co-belligerents. Informed Of the
views OF the allied Premlerz, the Presl-
dent may determine before the day s
over whether hlS reply - the German
request IA the propose an armlStIcc and
peace negotiations shall be q refusal 10
make any such Proposal at the Instance
OF the present German government, 4,
or d renewed statement of the conditions
under which peace must be restored.
Il was suggested that the President
might ask for i joint session OF the House
and Senate 20 communicate his decision
and the reasons Tor il TO Congress, the
country and the world.
Secretary Daniels Joined he White
House conference. The President and
his advisers wen. together for nearly
two hours. hen the cabinet officers and
Colonel House walked over 70 the state
war and navy building. leaving the
President alone IN MS study where nearly
all of his notes and uttcrances have been
drafted
The ~Ri>s charge apptsrc1 81 'As
state department shortly after The rs
pointed .j,Dr an3 delivered he -tc
without comment Colonel House was
IN Secretary Lansing, office at the time.
fsy 9iiut.t,, later inc note was IN
thy lund~ { inc President Nstatt Dr.
1aytnlcnt messenger lool, Il n the Nhi,-
House If soon s, Secretary Lansing had
-ead The documcn, s.J found il dill n9l
differ from the vircb-s r,rslon
Con, iuurd 1u parc