Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-22
OFFICIALS ARE SILENT
NO INITIATION GIVEN AS TO WHETHER PRESIDENT WILL CONSIDER LATEST NOTE FROM
 GERMANY SUFFICIENT WAR RANT FOR FURTHER TREATING
CBy Review Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Germany
 has replied to President Wilson with
 note which. though no one is pre- pared to say it will lead the president even to continue exchanges on the subject of an armistice and peace. at
 last has served almost to bring con viction here that the people of Ger many actually are taking the reins of government and sincerely desire peace on any terms the United States and the allies are willing to give.
 There was no intimation tonight of the attitude of the president and prob ably there will be none until the Of- ficial text of the new German com munication has been received. The president was in conference all even ing with Secretary Lansing. discuss ing the note as received by wireless late in the day. Like the reply to the presidents inquiries a week ago. this note was sent out from the Ger man wireless stations and picked up in the allied countries many hours before the official text could move by cable. The official version prob ably will come tomorrow through the Swiss legation here.
 As received by wireless the note is believed to be slightly garbled in the important sentences regarding condi- tions for the evacuations of invaded territory and for an armistice. but nevertheless it is regarded as an awk- ward attempt to meet the conditions laid down by President Wilson for fAar nF it makes the significant declaration that the government in Berlin no longer is responsible to a single arbi- trary influence-the kaiser-but is supported by an overwhelming major ity of the German people.
 This declaration is supported by the statement that constitutional reforms are in progress in accord with the determination of the people under which no government can take or hold office without the confidence of the majority of a reichstag elected by uni versal, secret suffrage. It is accorded more consideration here because of confidential advices received only to- day indicating that the German mid dle classes have resolved to have peace at any price and if necessary are prepared to get rid of the kaiser. the crown prince and all military con trol.
 Thus the belief is strengthened that the present note and those that have gone before are genuine efforts to Ob- tain peace. and are incOnclusive mere ly because the Germans conducting the exchanges are seeking to bargain for something better than the uncon- ditiOnal surrender they are prepared to give if pushed to the wall. It is assumed also that they want to pre- pare gradually the German public for a realization of what has happened to their military machine and the war lords dreams of power. so as to avoid a complete collapse of government.
 Diplomatic observers point out that the president is at liberty with perfect to make no response at this time. but to await developments: to await the performance of the prom ises of the Germans not to torpedo passenger ships, their implied promise to work no more destruction during their retreat from Belgium and France than military necessity requires. and finally to await further development of the political leaven that evidently Is working toward the complete over
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