Arizona republican., 1918-10-07
WASHINGTON SAYS EFFORT TO SAVE
 FROM WRECKACE
Opinions Cluster Around Hun Willingness to With draw Soldiery From Oc- cupied Territory.
tRepubllean A. p. Leased WIrel

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Germanv's rcwvst peace offer-proposing an arm istice while President Wilson considers and conveys to the allies a proposal on the basis of terms laid down by the president himself-had not reached Washington in official form tonight and there was, therefore. no authorized statement of how 1t was regarded oy the United States
 Plainly however, 1t was recognized as tho next step fin the continuing ef- forts Of the German statesmen to save something from the wreckage of their dream of world domination, the step which might be expected from losing trader who makes his proposition, has it rejected and offers his next best, each time coming nearer to the de- mands of the adversary; meanwhile endcavoring to hold out in the hope of getting the best terms he can.
 Must Be Real Acceptance
 it hardly is taking a position in ad- vance of tho American government 10 say that if the present proposition sig niflcs Germany's unqualified accept ance Of the four principles of peace laid down by President Wilson in his Fourth of July speech at the tomb of Washington. it will be considered. If
 
 with saving diplomatic language pay ing the way for quibbling around a council tahle. it will not be considered. These terms. accepted by all the al- Hes as their own. the president com pressed Into a single sentence:
 "A reign of law based upon the con- sent Of the governed, and sustained by tho organized opinion of mankind"
 They provided for the destruction, or reduction 10 virtual impotence. of dnv arbitrary power capable of disturbing thc peace of the world. the settlement of every question on the basis of the Interest of the people concerned, and in effect, a league of nations to enforce peace
 Withdraw Every Hun Soldier
 lf. in the offer of Prince Maximilan. Inc new imperial chancellor. Germany is willing to accept these terms. and Tho remainder Of the world is satisfied ihat he speaks not alone. but with the military masters of Germany in ac- ouiescenCe. the next logical step would be the withdrawal of every German soldier from every foot of occupied territory. From that point the allies might begin 10 test the sincerity oi Germany's willingness to conform tc the world peace preserving program.
 No one in Washington even as mucf as gives thought to any proposal that the victorious troops of Great Britain France, Italy and the United State: should halt in an armistice while ( discussion" is conducted. but there might be an armistice of the same na. ture as was given to Bulgaria-al armistice Of unconditional surrender.
 Time to Hit Hardest
 faia Eotiation. the official view wa summed up this way:
 Austria Is breaking: that Is the tim Co hit her hardest. not the time to tall peace"
 There is nothing to indicate that tn, view has been changed. No one her doubts that sooner or later Germany | going to make peace offer that ma, he worth considering. None of the al lies wishes to assume the responsibilit, of prolonging the war a day lonse than is necessary to insure the futur peace Of the world. Therefore. it 1 realized that offers of peace are not t he rejected before they are examined Prime MaXimilians offer. with thos said 10 be coming simultaneously iron Austria and Turkey, will go under tn same acid test which has been applie 10 an the others. If it fails to stan tho test it will go the way of all others
 Germany herself is participatin formally now for the first time in al open and direct proposal of peace The move is believed to mark the be ginning of the last phase of the of fort to substitute diplomatic discus sion for military operations, befor the Allied and American armies eros the Rhine and give German soil taste of what has happened to Bel rium and northern France. Appar entity no one hero is ready to con -lude that the kaisers governmen
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