Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-13

should be granted or whether discus
sions should be undertaken to carry
out the details of the application. OF
President Wilson's peace terms.
The greatest danger facing the peo-
Pile of the United States, officials
said here tonight, was that they
might hastily consider Germany's
proposition as the unconditional sur
render which the co-belliebrents de-
nland and relax their efforts to con-
tInue the victories at arms and carry
over the Fourth Liberty Loan. On
every side in official quarters IL was
stated that this view of the situation
could not be placed before the public
too strongly.
Conceding that possibly the propos-
al for an afmistice might be accept
ed and that the German acceptance
of President Wilson'S peace terms
might be satisfactory, the question,
in the opinion of officials and diplo-
mats here would center in who Is
the present German government 2"
If the present German government
Is the government of Hohenzollern
there seems no doubt here that the
German reply will be Unacceptable.
Early this evening the newspaper
correspondents were summoned by
telephone to the offices of the diplo-
matte mission, where many diplo-
matte dispatches are received every
day. An attache there gave out
copies of the dispatch in the regular
way. bearing the usual distinguishing
marks. 1t was at once flashed TO the
country.
When the high officials of the ofs
flee learned that the dispatch had
been made public their distress and
regret was almost boundless, much as
they were gratified by their apparent
contents.
The contents of the dispatch we're
at once communicated to President
Wilson in New York and to Secretary
Lansing here.
1t is very probable that the text OF
the official communication may diff
fer in some respects as to verbiage,
| from the unofficial copy given out to-
night, but it is regarded as highly inn
| probable that it will show any sub
| stantial differences.
| At the first reading the text would
seem to answer in q manner which
| might lead to peace. all the questions
| President Wilson asked of Chancellor
| Macmillan in his inquiry which was
sent as an answer to the German
peace note received here last Monday.
| In this inquiry the president de-
clared he would not propose an armts-
| tice while troops of the central powers
remained on invaded soil: he asked
whether Prince Macmillan accepted
| the terms of peace as laid down or
merely wanted to discuss them ''as a
basis for negotiations" and finally he
asked whether the chancellor merely
represented the militarists who have
been conducting the war.
These inquiries the German govern
ment seems to answer in a manner
which at least has not closed the door
| to peace The evacuation of invaded
territory pending declaration of an
armistice the answer accepts: it says
the terms of peace are accepted and
makes no further mention of basis
/ for negotiation" and declares the
chancellor was speaking for the Ger
man government as recently consti-
tuted and the German people as we'll.
The one point which appeared to
loom up in the text of the unofficial
copy is whether Chancellor Maxi
milan and Foreign Secretary Solf can
| in reality represent the German peo-
pie, as the reply declares they do.
| President Wilson's estimate. and the
estimate of the Statesmen of the CO.
belligerents on the safety of dealing
with the heads of the German gov
eminent, have often been repeated.
/ They have been denounced as un-
worthy of trust. and not to be ex-
pected to keep promises. Whether
/, President Wilson and the entente all
lies regard the government now head
ed by Macmillan and which has Solf
for its secretary of state for foreign
affairs. one which can speak under
| any circumstances for the German
people and bind than to the peach
terms which the allies will impose.
| remains to be seen. There was no
| official expression on that point In
Washington tonight u President WIS