The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
ALLIES TAKE
FIRM STAND
ON ARMISTICE
Will Refuse New German
Plea for Leniency,
View Here.
SEE PROPAGANDA PLOT
Appeals Believed Shrewd
Move to Arouse Sympa-
thy for Enemy.
SEE PROPAGANDA PLOT

The allies will not consent to any
further notifications in the armistice
terms imposed on Germany.
This is the belief of officials here.
formed upon reaeding the latest of
Foreign Secretary Solfs many ap-
peals. 1t is agreed that his opposi-
ton to allied occupation of the left
bank of the Rhine. together with his
statement that without these modi-
fications Germany will advance to-
ward more or less Bolshevist condi-
tions, which might become dangerous
to neighboring states" is a subtle
the entente nations and this govern
ment more lenient to their conquered
foe.
Doubt Rumor of BoIshevism.
Slight credence is placed here in
the report that Bolshevism. running
rife throughout Germany. may bring
about a confederation of states out
of the remains of the former empire,
which might include Holland, Switz-
place, it is said, present conditions
indicate no great spread OF Bolshe-
vism in Germany. and, furthermore,
there is no desire by the majority of
people in the adjoining Rstions to
merge with Germany. The latter ns-
ton, whether or not she gives way
to the excesses of BOlshevism, will
eventually be compelled to make
reparation to France, Belgium and
Great Britain, and the populations OF
Holland. Denmark and switzerland
having avoided war for the past four
years-do not care to pay the cost
of another nations war or help in
paying it.
An official dispatch from France
yesterday shows how "non-German'
populations are trying to be Ee-
stored to the nations fro mwhich
they were torn by Prussian fright
fulness in its earlier days. The dis
patch says that according to north
German newspapers 800 associations
of the Slosvig have appealed to the
republican government to obtain for
the Elesvig the right to again be-
come a part of Denmark"
kaiscr's Return Unverihed.
While DR.. Solf may comment on
the probable dangers of Bolshevism.
another official dispatch yesterday
from Berne tells of the severance
of relations between the present
German government and the Boil
shevist government. 1t says:
According to the LOkal Anzeiger.
the German government notified the
government of the Soviets that it is
not desirable that they should. for
the time being. send representatives,
to Berlin
There is no confirmation here of
the report that the ex-Kaiser has,
or is about to. return to Germany.
If he does interesting developments
may be expected. The new govern
mnt at Berlin would, in great
measure. indicate its good faith by
whatever action it took toward the
former ruler of the empire.
It was reported in a diplomatic
quarter yesterday that the seven
Latin American countries that lol-
lowed ur lead and declared war on
Germany. together with the four that
severed diplomatic relations with the
enemy. had decided to lump their
interests at the peace conference and
to ask President Wilson to be their
spokesman. The state Department,
however. knew nothing of the re-
port. If it should later prove to be
correct the Presidents position as
the defender of small nations would
be tremendously frtified by such
wonderful evidence of faith reposed
in him by nations which went to war
solely because they knew the United
States was fighting for the right.