Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-24
Can Be No Armistice Except
Upon Terms That Would
Make 1t Impossible to
Renew Hosti|ities.
SUBMITS PLEA TO ALLIES
Tells German People in Plain
Terms Why Extraordinary
Safeguards Must Be
Required.

Washington, Oct. 3D.
President Wilson has submit
ted the German plea for an
armistice and peace to the
allies, and at the same time
has informed Berlin that
there can be no armistice ex-
:ept upon terms, that would
make it impossible for Ger
many to renew hostiIities.
While consenting to deal
further with present authori-
ties in Germany, the presi-
dent has given them this
warning:
IF it (the United States)
must deal with the military
masters and monarchical
autocrats of Germany now,
or if it is likely to have to
deal with them later in re-
gard to International obliga-
tions of the German empire,
it must demand, not peace
negotiations but surrender.
Nothing can be gained by
leaving this essential thing
unsaid." I
The presidents reply to the last
German note was handed to the
charge of the Swiss legation tonight
for transmission to the German
! government. 1t accedes to the re-
quest that he take up with, the al
lies the proposals of the new
spokesman of the German people,
but does it with notice that virtual
surrender of the Teutonic armies in
the field will be the price demanded
for interruption of the beating now
being administered
Commanders to Name Terms.
| In transmitting the matter to the
allies, the president says he has
suggested that if they are disposed
to effect peace on his terms and
principles now accepted by the pres
est German authorities, the Ameri-
can and allied military advisers be
asked, if they deem such an arnis-
tice possible from military point
OF view, to submit such terms as
will fully protect the interests of
the people involved and insure to
the associated governments the un-
restricted power to enforce peace
on the conditions accepted.
The president says he feels he
cannot decline to taks~up the oues-
ton OF an armistice, having received
solemn and explicit assurances of
the German government that it ac-
cepts the terms of thepeace enun-
clated by him. the desire to discuss
their application comes from min
listers speaking for an overwhelm-
ing majority Of the German people
and that the German armed forces
will observe the humane rules of
civil warfare on land and sea. He
ignores entirely the German peace
tests and denials in the response to
his statement that an armistice
could not be considered while the
German army and navy continued
their atrocities. II
Safeguards Demanded.
AS to the authority of the new
spokesman OF the German people
he speaks, as the note says, with
out any attempt to soften what NAV
seem harsh words" and tells the
men with whom he is dealing. and
through them the German people n
why such extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded before iostili.
ties can cease.
Significant and important as the
proposed constitutional changes
seem to be. he declares. il does not
appear that the principle of gov
erhment responsible to the German
people has yet been worked out,
and it is evident that the people
have no means of commanding tn
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