The Washington times., 1918-10-22
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have had the effect Of strengthening
the 'home front" In Germany and in
croasing the power OF the militarists
Studying Reply.
There were Indications today tina
the President II giving the most stu
dious though TO the German reply
He has been in frequent communica
don with his advisors and some In
dIcatIon OF his reply to Germany
probably will be forthcoming soon
Naturally, It Is pointed out, thu
President cannot accept the Germa;
Assurances on their face value be
cause time can only determine
whether she Intends to live up to he
assurances regarding actions on tn
8ea and In evacuated territories-and
the most careful study must be mad
Of her alleged change In government
Meantime there is indication that
diplomatic conference will be held
soon in London, at which the United
States will be represented This 1t Is
believed, will serve to bring about
united front between the allies &c
prevent the Germans driving a wedg.
between her enemies at the peace
table.
German newspapers and Pan-Ger.
man spokesman are plainly counting
on this according to dispatches re-
ceived here.
As to the question Of German sin
certify In wanting peace, It can b.
said that persons close 70 the Presi
dent and to the State Department
both viewed the German reply as an
acceptance Of the Presidents terms
% evacuation And they said frankly
that there was no doubt In their
minds that Germany was both sincere
and desperate IN her attempt to get
peace.
Incidentally. they pointed to Herr
Harden's speech in Berlin wherein
he was applRuded when he declared
the Emperor must submit to the in
eVitabIe and become the nation
nrst citizen, stripped of his former
autocratic power. Harden has been
the most Independent Of German
writers and the government, for
some reason, has never suppresseT
him entirely.
Resentment Stirred.
Germanys attempted Justification
Of her wanton acts of cruelty and
destruction on land and sea stirred
resentment here But authorities
Ulid that In the same breath with
her attempted justification she met
the Presidents requirements by or
dering these practices stopped
Hence, Il was held that she virtu-
ally admitted guilt thereby.
Military men and others say that,
while there may be trickery In Ger
m1ny's recent maneuvers, the mill
ta-y-economic situation confronting
her is so bad that there can now be
no question that she II making q
aincere drive for peace.
From the President down, all are
satisfied 70 leave Ia the hands of
Eoeh adjustment of any armistice.
Under the conditions for this laid
down by President Wilson, Foch is
able to calculate the comparative ad-
Santages. Of ceasing or continuing to
Aght- Bis will be the problem of de-
termining whether the chance OF
making a big bag OF the Germans
Estreating TO their frontiers war
Hes; or whether. II the German army
can withdraw with comparatively
small losses an armistice Is advisable
now TO save human lives.
Preparing to DenObIIise.
That the Germans are preparing
II only for complete withdrawal,
but actual rehabilitation of the
armies IL indicated in q dispatch TO
this Government today from Copen-
hagen, which announced that reliable
newspapers there printed German dis
patches that German railroads have
been asked to prepare for q demobili-
Eation order.
Other dispatches show that Ger
many has been prepared for some
time TO 60 far toward peace and has
for some weeks known the hopeless