The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-24
PEACE WITH
WAR LORDS
IMPOSSIBLE
Practical UItimatum in Nego-
tIatiOns With u, S. Alone is
:. Now on Way to Berlin-Up
to Allies Now.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-No
armiSticc, except under conditions
OF surrender. No peace with the
h'itser and his war lords, now or
later.
Thus President Wilson has given
in advance his own final decision
in informing the new spokesman
OF Germany that he has acceded to
their request that he take up with
the allies their plea for an armis-
tiCe and peace negotiations.
- The presidents reply to the latest
German note has gone on its way to
Berlin 1t was delivered, to Frederick
Oederlin, Swiss charge here, last night
at , O'Clock, and soon afterward was
on. the cables in plain English, no time
being lost to convert the presidents un-
compromising sentences into code.
Apparently the exchange which had
been in progress between Washington
and the allied capitals since the wireless
version of the German communication
was picked up Monday terminated late
in the afternoon, enabling the president
to reply just ii hours after the official
text had been delivered.
Assurances of the present authorities
at Berlin that they represent the German
people, that they accept the conditions
of peace he has laid down, and that the
German armed forces on land and sea
will observe the rules of civilized war
fare, are accepted by the president as
only changing the situation involved to
the nations with which the United
States is associated in the war.
Speaks Plainly.
In doing this. without mincing words,
he tells these authorities, and, through
them, the German people, that the only
acceptable guarantee Of their words
must be submission to terms of All
arniistice that will make it impossible
for Germany to renew hostilitieS. that
the kaiser still houds the power of eon-
trol the empire and that Until he and
Bfs autocrats gNfes cut surrender ana not
peace negotiations must be demanded
While this ultimatnm Is sinking home
in Germany the allied governments will
be preparing for the next move, which
lies with them, acting In harmony with
the United States. First, there Is to be
determined as the president asks,
whether the allies are willing to effect
peace on conditions enunciated by him
and accepted by Germany. If they do,
the question Of an armistice will be
submitted to the military advisers of
all the co-belligerents and when the
necessary conditions to render the
German military machine powerless for
harm have been formulated, the pro-
gram will be. forwarded to Berlin.
Note Writing Over.
One point that those in the confidence
Of the president emphasized today is
that the president d'the United States
now are through with Separate dealings
with the German authorities. The whole
situation is before the eo-belligerent
governments and future announcements
will be of the United States and allied
governments acting in concert.
President Wilson'S reply was sent
broadcast to the world from the Airing
ton naval radio towers last night after
the official text had been put on the
cables. If not picked up directly by the
great German station at Nauen, 1t un-
doubtedly was relayed from other points
in Europe in time to reach Berlip this
morning ~-