Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-07
Enemy Must Prove His
Sincerity to Gain
Attention.
NOTE NOT RECEIVED
Official Comment Lack
ing Until Message
Arrives.
MUST .EVACUATE TERRITORY
Next Step If Proposal Is
Accepted Must Be
Abandonment.

WASHINGTON. oct. 6.--Ger-
many's newest peace offer-propos-
ing an armIstice while President Will
son considers and conveys to the al
lies "A proposal on the oasis Of
terms laid down bv the President
himself, had not reached Washing
ton in official form tonight and
there was no authorized statement of
how it was regarded blythe United
States.
The move is recognized as the
| next step In the continuing efforts of
the German Statesmen TO save some
thing from the wreCkage OF their
dream of world domination. 1t is
step which might be expected from
losing trader who makes his prop
osition, has it rejected and offeS his
next best, meanwhile endeavOring to
! hold out In the hope of getting the
| best terms he can.
1t Hardly is taking position In
! advance OF the American govern
men to say that If the present prop
ostion signifies Germany's unquali-
| fled acceptance Of the four princi-
Wilson i'm his Fourth Of July speech
at the tomb of Washington, ii will
be considered. II it does not; IL it is
an acceptance "in principle" with
saving diplomatic language paving
the way for quiboling around
council table, it will not be consid-
cred.
Those terms, accepted by all the
allies as their own, the president
compressed into a single sentence:
~ reign OF law, based upon the
consent OF the governed. and sus-
tafncd by the organized opinion OF
mankind"
They provide for the destruction.
or reduction to virtual impotence, of
any arbitrary power capable of dis
turblng the peace OF the world; the
settlement of every question on the
basis of the interest Of the people
concerned, and in effect a league OF
nations to enforce peace.
If in the offer of Prince MaXimil-
ian, Germany is willing to accept
these terms and the remainder of
the world is satisfied that the prince
speaks not alone, but with the mill
tary masters of Germany in acquies-
cence. tn next logical step would he
the withdrawal of every German sol
dier from every foot of occupied ter
ritory. From that point the allies
might begin to test the sincerity OF
Germanys willingness to conform to
the world peace preserving program.
Unconditional Surrender Wanted.
Not one person in Washington
even gives thought to any proposal
that the victorious troops of the al
lies should halt i'm an armisuce while
discussion" is conducted. There
might be an armistiCe OF the same
nature as was given to bulgaria.
an armistice Of unconditional sur
render.
When Austria proposed peace
negotiation the official view was
summed up this way
Austria is breaking; that is the
time to hit her hardest, not the
time TO talk peace" i
There is nothing to indicate that
the view has been changed. NO one
here doubts that sooner or later
Germany is going to make peace
offer that may be worth considering.
None of the allies wishes to assume
the responsibility of prolongins the
war a day longer than Is necessary
TO insure the future peace or the
world. II is realized that offers OF
peace are not to be rejected hetore
they are examined. Prince Maxi
milian's offer with those said to ne
coming simultaneously from Aus
tria and Turkey will go under the
same acid test which has been az
nliod 10 all the others. II II fails to
stand the test it will go the way OF
all the others.