Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
LONDON SEES PEACE
NEAR: SUNDAY WAS
DAY OF REJOICING
Britons Expect. With France to
Participate in Next Step to
End Worlds War.
BERLIN OFFER WON'T DO
by Associated Press 10 Every Evening

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London. Sunday. Oct 13-I.ondon 5
streets. parks and public places were
crowded with peopi to-day All wore
their best clothes and the crowds had an
almost festive aspect They exhibited
the general spirit Of The people of Paris.
Such cheerfulncss has long been unknown
here.
The people believe peace IL near, and
that il is peace with victory. Thousands
II Sunday idlers. paraded through White
hall and gathered about the government
buildings awaiting the latest news None
were more cheerfrl in these crowds than
the hundreds of officers, soldier and,
sailors. with contingents of American !,
Belglans ard Fr.neh always present
New er were the military forces more eFi
IDENTIFY popular
The reproduction Of ruined French
village in Trafalgar where war bonds were
sold during the past week was surrounded
hy thousands all day
BRITISH LEADERS ~ CONFERENCE.
Government offices we're unusually
active. l J BaIirur, Secretary OF
State for Foreign Affair~; Andrew Bonar
Law. Chancellor oi the EXchequcr and
Lord Robert Cecil, assistant Secretary
1E Nktit TOR gft-IE4i sAti143@# u - A4At
foreign oifice early In Tho morning Later
Mr. .!altour anu Mr Bonar Ls,W motored
10 Premier Ilovd-tieorge country home
Tor lunch and for conference.
The public eagerly awaits some state
ment of the governments policy IN the
present happy crisis. and some inter
pretatIonS at events from a British
standpoint ,4 expected Thus far Berlin
and Washington have monopolzed the
diplomatic stage with the governments
associated with the United States seem
inglv interested spectators.
he people exp Ct Great Britain aud
France and their allies Il share in the
next chapter An tijel conference can
tie easily arranged q, Premier Nenlzelos
Of Greece has just arrived IN London
and the Serbian Premier also IS III the cts
rEAoE PROPOSALS TOO AGUE.
Discussion of tie meaning Of the Ger
man terms used IN the reply to President
Wilson Is heard everywhere There Is a
desire for more specific basis for peace
negotiations If negotiations are to be
held than has a. Yet been advanced.
Two leading questions are whether the
allies will embark upon commission
to arrange for an evacuation OF allied
territory still III German hands and how
far German assumption that all the allies
will stand together on President Wilson :
platform Is warranted There also l.
a question whether the allies Will begin
any conference without previous 1p-
sistenec upon certain minimum Demands
The submarine warfare and the dis
position Of German, colonies are detail
Of peace which seem t. interest the t}ritlsl
public most There was = general tsA-
pectation that Germany would couple
q demand for Withdrawal ol the allie
from her colonic, With M oifcr 10 eNacustt
allied territory
/ In the meantime, tie much-advefilsee
/ dcmocratizati II Of Germany keels pae.
j With the great retreat OF the tiefmaf
armie, The Prussian house OF Lord;
his accepted franchise concessions whcl
/ ii appeared to have set its face against
/ Il few weeks ago Emperor William
according 10 late report has instructed
the lmpcrlaf hanceilor 10 pardon poiitt
rai prisoners, particularly those lMte
for street demonstrations. lhese ar,
I said 10 number nearly one thousand
rieLIAE. IHRoNr of fINi- tNp.
! German newspaper says Primo,
halles of Hesec the vet undnoiBtee
l\lng Of Finland has decl,ied 10 fuse II
throne II il is not offered ta INN unanf
fnu.slv This means h viii heveI
~eaT the eTmlne
Tie new Bulgarian government pr.
poses 20 publish comments showing thai
Bulgaria fulfilled her obligations to IN,
centr | powers without, as was dirlo
matically pllrascd receiving reclproea
consideration.