The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-10-07
Calls for Prompt Answer.

Calls for Prompt Answer.
Quite irrespective Of the nature OF
the reply, It seems TO be agreed that
the German note called for a prompt
reply SO that the American people
might not be mislead to relax their
effort for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
40 that the American troops in the
field may know at once the position
OF this government and so that an o.
fer OF peace may receive such diplo-
matte attention as 1t deserves.
Minister Ekengren of Sweden pre-
sented the note from Baron Buriar.
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
ter to Secretary Lansing at 1O:3O
o'clock. He was at the state depart
nent only few minutes.
The Austrian communication is sub
stantially similar to that OF Germany.
as both ask President Wilson to ar
range an armistice and for peace ne
gotiations on conditions previously
laid down by the president. 1t was
said neither Of these officials texts
differ materially from the versions
published in press dispatches.
Way is Open to Place.
Official announcement Of the atti
still were being withheld but there
was no abatement of the indication
that II Germany seeks negotiation"
leading to round table conferences
and diplomatic quibbling, the offer
will fall flat. II she actually accepts
without qualification the principles Of
peace as repeatedly laid down by
President Wilson and accepted by all
the co-belligerents, the way Is open
to peace, with the withdrawal OF all
German troops from invaded terri.
tory as the first requirement.
Discussing Germany's peace offer in
the senate today, Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, chairman Of the foreign
relations committee declared:
Absolutely abhorrent, even
thought of suspension OF hostilities,
and recommended the addition to the
principles previously laid down by the
president as basis OF peace, one pro-
yiding that the allies would deal only
with real representatives OF the Ger
man people"
Would Mean Loss Of War.
Republican Leader Lodge, ranking
minority leader of the foreign rela-
tions committee, declared that an ar
mistice would mean the loss OF the
war and all we have fought for. Ger
many, he said. now merely proposes
a long debate on the basis OF peace
The only future course. Senator
Lodge declared is to secure COM
plete military victory over Germany
and force her to sue for peace.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
introduced resolution which was re-
ferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee providing that before the U.
s. agrees to any armistice Germany
must disband her army. surrender her
navy, arms and munitions and agree
to pay for damages to cities and
country devastated, restore Alsace
Lorraine to France. together with the
penalty exacted from France in 1870.
LONDON, Oct. mo armistice will
be granted to the Central Powers be-
fore the complete evacuation by them
OF allied territory with cessation Of
destruction and burning OF allied
cities. This is the personal opinion OF
foreign diplomats OF the highest rank
here who have been questioned con-
cerning the peace speech Of the Ger
man Chancellor Prince Maximilian Of
Baden.
eERMANY's FIRST OFFER.
WASHINGTON. Oct. THE newest
peace proposal OF the German govern.
ment as quoted in dispatches from Am
sterdam, differed from the proposition
emenating from Vienna in tone and
wording, but not in substance. Both
governments accept President Wilson's
principles. not as basis OF peace.
but simply as that Of negotiations.
In adyanca Of the arrival Of the