Arizona republican., 1918-10-23
Text Received by Swiss Minister, But Lansing in No Hurry to Get It-Sen- ator Lodge Pronounces Hun Reply a "Poorly Laid Trap"- Either Up to Field Generals or Further Farley.
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 22.-(By
 the Associated Prcss) .-"President
 Wilson's reply to the latest Ger
 man note may, perhaps, bring defi- nite certainty as to the result of
 the negotiations" Prince Maxi
 milan, the imperial German chan
 ceilor, said today, according to
 dispatch received here from Berlin.
 "Till then we must prepare to re-
 sist a peace of violence"
 Prince Maxmilian continued: "A
 government which acted otherwise
 would be left to the mercy of the
 fighting and working people. It
 would be swept away by public
 opinion"
 LONDON, Oct. 22.-Theodore
 Wolff, in the Taseblatt of Berlin,
 says great difficulties will be
 caused if President Wilson or the
 allies refuse to negotiate for an
 armistice, as proposed by Ger
 many.
 In Paris, New York and Lon
 don, there is talk about military
 necessity" Herr Wolff continued.
 We won't deny our own polite
 Ians spoke with violence in the
 same strain, when they thought
 possession of Paris was in sight"
 The article concludes: ShouldF
 President Wilson demand the inn
 possible, we must reckon with a
 continuation of the war;"
 WASHINGTON. Oct: 22.-The pre- vailing belief here tonight is that any action President Wilson may take. as result of the new German note, will await and largely be guided by a de- clslon of the supreme war council in 1 France.
 Shrewd diplomatic observers and l some officials take this view, though no intimation of his own attitude has come from the president, because, ad- mittedly, the one question immediately at issue is military problem-that of the evacuation of invaded territory by the German armies, as the only con oltlon upon which the plea for an armlstice even will be given considera = 1 ton.
 The Germans nom-.are. evacuating Belgium and northern France as rapid ly as they can move, before the sweep or the allied and American soldiers ana stlll maintain their organization Since the government at Berlin says N''NS "ohl lp Scl out WllnOuI IurtleI lighting, apparently the issue is one Tor the allied war council to deter mine whether it shall be suggested through President Wilson that Genera toch be applied to for terms. o, whether, without further diplomatic barley, the approach of white flae rom the German lines shall be awaited.
 Lansing in No Hurry For Text
 The official text of the German note reached the Swiss legation here b, cable early today, but it was not de llVered at the state department because the entire day was spent at the lega- ton on the tedious task of decodinc the document and preparing an Eng llsh translation of the German text The translation was made with the greatest care by Frederick Oederlin the Swiss charge, because there arc obscure phrases in the unofficial yer sion received yesterday by wireless which may be cleared up by more accurate rendering of the German When the charges work was done Secretary Lansing had left his office and an engagement was made for de- livery of the note at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning.
 This incident, in itself, was pointed to, later as evidence that exchanges between London, Paris and Washing ton nave been proceeding since the arrival of the wireless version. and that pending word from the war coun ell, of what the military situation de mands. the president is in no hurry tc know the exact verbal differences be tween the official and unofficial text There also were reports that any ac- tion might wait upon a diplomats conference about to convene in one o , the allied capitals. but these found nf official confirmation.
 Diplomats Differ Widely The usual Tuesday cabinet meeting was in session all afternoon and i was assumed that the German not, ,, occupied its attention. No membe . of the official family would discus! whether he was taken into the .presi f dents confidence
 Those in official, diplomatic and con gressional circles. who pretend not {, have heard anything from the Whit l House on the subject, are confident, 3 asserting that the Germans will draw , an answer from the president or tha tiiNy " III liol OIle TeCdlllnG Una the presidents reply to the request fo an armistice and peace negotiation was characterized by him as a de cision.' contend that this meant n further discussion of the issues in n volved would be tolerated. The othe V view, held very generally in officia circles, is that reply is desirable iron every standpoint: that if will be forth n coming after full consideration. an e that it will deal chiefly with the i'm 't mediate military problems. Ieavin 1 aside for the future such things as tn e German denials of cruelties and ruth less destruction. and doubts as to tn genuineness Of the self -proclaime Il democratic regime at Berlin
 Surrender Inevitable if Whipped.
 Whatever form any further dipIo
 matic exchanges may take, one officis
 pointed out tonight, after all there T. but one question, Are the German $ whipped?" If they are whipped an l. ready to surrender. when attempts 7 l. bargaining have failed, the surrende
 will come quickly enough, as quickl as the men who say they have super U seded the kaiser and the war lords
 power dare to let the truth sink hon It upon the German public. Some diple l. matic representatives support Il of theory that they are restrained fro, '- revealing the real situation abrupt es and are taking peace at any price on of from fear of more than political rev, l. 1lItiOn Notes qnprOo chino oro d,,o H.,