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PRESIDENT WILSON
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dent. but before doing 90 will await de.
velopments in Germany growing OUT OF
the reception OF the Presidents note.
Col. House may be expected 10 renect
the Presidents attitude on terms OF "a
peace Of Justice" when he confers with
Entente statesmen and he will report 10
the President on all matters germane
TO this general question. There has been
no indication that the Allies would hest
tate to give the general indorsement of
the Presidents peace principles when ~
called for. Diplomats here regard " as
certain that there was full Understands
ing on this point before the President
after cable exchanges with Entente Ere
miers sent his note to Germany, though
the allied Governments are not as YET
officially on record In a diplomatic sense
Utterances of their spokesman, however,
seem 20 preclude the idea that there VIII
be any hesitation in giving their formal
Endorsement
Officials here have explained that the
Supreme War Council at Versailles
deals with matters from a military, and
not a political, point OF view. Hence 1t
- not assumed that the question oil peace
! issues will be dealt with by the council
But Col House Is likely to take the mat
ter UP informally with Entente states
men. Exchanges between the United
States and Entente Governments con-
corning peace principles may precede the
armistice question at Versailles, but
there are no signs Of delay in arranging
| for the session Of the Supreme war
Council.
Foch's Judgment TO Rule.
The arrnistice question, u Is pointed
! out first must be considered from two
viewpoints. Should an armstice be
| granted TO the enemy now II SO. how
should the terms be framed to meet the
suggestions Of President Wilson?
| The President in suggesting that the
| armlstice be considered by the military
! advisers Of the United States and the
Entente, added, provided they deem
| such an armisticc possible from the mill
| itary point OF view"
| With regard to the western front, II
! is pointed out that the judgment OF
Marshal Foch would prevail as 10
| whether an ssmistice is possible. But
even il Marshal Foch should not agree
to the suggestion now, officials here ex-
| plain that the matter OF an armistica
| would doubtless come up Cor considera-
ton at a later date, 40 the Supreme War
Council might with propriety fix the
| terms now.
| Gen. Bliss in consultation with Gen,
|
| judgment on details Of a military char
acter, and allied military advisers would
represent their Governments, but In its
last analysis the whole question OF
terms virtually would be for Marshal
1 Foch to decide. It is explained.
Would Leave Nothing 70 Chance.
| Army men here will hazard no epecu-
lation as to what these terms might be,
but they are unanimous in the view
| that whatever Marshal Foch decided
would be effective and leave nothing to
chance so far as Germany resumlng
hostilities Is concerned. There have
been suggestions that strategic points In
! Alsace-Lorraine be occupied by allied
| and American forces. and also that the
/ krupp works and other German war
plants be put under allied control, bu,
this would Imply establishment in sd.
vance OF an overwhelming allied and
American military superiority in orde,
TO safeguard the forces occupying point,
in enemy territory.
ohicials here point out that the Ger.
man high seas fleet and accompanying
craft would have to be under allied
control in such manner that they could
not resime hostilities and that the
German submarines would all have "a
he virtually givV over to the eupervi-
sion OF the Allies and the United States
Nothing authoritative had reached
officials here concerning DEVELOPMENTS
in Germany consequent upon thu
Presidents answer. Cnoff,cial advice,
tonight indicated that the German press
again had begun to insist that the note
had not ended the peace negotis lions
Such comment by the controlled press o,
Germany would Indicate that 1t Ia the
plan OF the Kaiser and the mlitar,
party to come back with another note
No surprise would be caused IL thi.
were to occur, but there are indications
that the President would decline to con.
tinue the correspondence on the ground
that he had already acted in the matter
| In Cabinet circles the belief that Aus
tr!a Is about 10 throw up her hands 1,
firmly held. Reports from inner source.
have reached here to the effect that botf
Austria and Turkey put a time limit or
the German peace manouvres. statinl
natly to the German statesmen that II
no way out had been effected by q Ger
tain date they would surrender. I'll,
time limit, according to these reports, 1,
about TO expire.
LoSpoS. Oct. 25.-Colorel f NJ House
personal friend and adviser of Presiden
Wilson, has arrived in France. accord
ing to a Paris dispatch TO the Times.