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tantamount t0 complete surrender on
her enemies terms.
Military men have said that peace
rested upon the German government
estimate of the price she is willing to
pay to avoid INVASION The general
thought here Is that she will read in
American-allied preparations for 1919
| the fact that she cannot escape in
vasion and decisive military defeat,
even tho her armies are still function
| ing as a unit - sfE 80
The president cast doubt on the
| thoroness and effectiveness of the re-
| forms Germany claimed to have made
| in her political machine. He admitted
these reforms might react to help
prevent future wars but said that they
did not go far enough in dealing with
the present war. In other words, re-
gardiess of what reforms have been
actually made or undertaken. the
kaiser and hfs autocracy are still the
| present German government
| Declaration of an armistice is con-
| tingent upon the allies. II they are
agreeable to the presidents fourteen
terms and later peace pronouncements.
1armiStice.
Unity OF Allied Arms.
| There is added discussion now on
both sides of the water as to the unity
of war aims Hence, it is anticipated
that as matters now stand, the allies
are perhaps not entirely enthusiastic
over the presidents terms. He indi-
Gated as much when on September 27
he. called upon the allied chanceflors
to come out into the open with their
aims. --... - - -
However, the Forthcoming diplo-
matte council is expected to clear away
| all fundamental differences or opinion.
If they still exist
| Leave 1t to F'och.
| of fa1 Foch
and the allied leaders reply to Ger
many. .- -.-- r., -; o..
That sums up opinion here regard
| ing the latest German note to Presf-
| dent Wilson.
| otherwise, both-athe press and the
public are curiously divergent. Some
| consider the note clumsy. tho vir-
tual surrender; some think it is a step
forward. Others say it is mere
trap; but everybody seems to agree
that Germany's situation. both inter-
nal and military, is such that respite
| is absolutely necessary and, therefore.
that the next words to Berlin ought to
be from Foch- '-~e - :
"It is a gyeat pity that Marshal
Foch has not Already been authorized
to send the following ultimatum on
behalf of the entire entente" declared
La Liberte: Acceptance integrally
by 'tyes' or 'no."''
| The Times says: more than ever.
4 MdTshdl L OCH ouSNl " pe eNeH lhe
| lead"
1t Comes Too Late.
| Military and naval chiefs. and
American circles grimly comment on
part of the note which otherwise is
largely overlooked here. namely. Ger
unrestricted U-boat warfare which
was the direct cause of Americas en-
try into the war. Americans say it
comes too late.
Competent observers insist that Ger
many stands alone against the allies.
Austria Hungary and Turkey already
are out of the running, they say. and
her population is split up on internal
questions. The unanimous quest of
peace puts her between the devil and
deep sea of capitulation or revolution
1t is believed that both are merely a
question of time altho the allied ar
mics may yet be forced to strike the
| hardest blows of all.
Note Over World.
/ Washington. Oct 24.-President
| Wilson's reply to Germany was sent
broadcast to the world from the Ar
lington naval radio towers after the
I official text had been put on the ca
bies. If Rot picked up directly by the
great German station at Nauen it IN
doubtedly was relayed from other
points in Europe in time to reach Ber-
lin this morning.
British Cabinet Meets.
| London, Oct 24-The British cabi-
| net met this morning presumably to
discuss President Wilson's reply to
Germany. The reply was, received by
the foreign office from the British
embassy at Washington, f5-
Already Had Permission.
Washington, Oct 24.-Discussion
/ was centered here today on the
probable terms of armiStice which