The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-15
GERMANY'S OFFICIAL
PEACE NOTE ARRIVES
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Frederick Oederlin, Swiss charge
communicated with the state de
partment. He was asked to present
it to Secretary Lansing at HIS
o'clock.
In the meantime President Viii
son has called Secretaries Lansing
and Baker to the White House Tor
a conference. The president and Mr.,
Laning had been conidering the
German communication since Sat
urday night when the unofficial text
reached them and Secretary Baker,
just back from France, was prepared
to give first hand information about
the situation at the battle front,
which has brought about the Ger
man eagerness for peace.
Daniels Joins Conference.
Secretary Daniels joined the
White House conference. The presi-
dent and his advisers were together
for nearly two hours. then the cab
met officers and Colonel House
walked over to the state war and
navy building, leaving the president
alone in his study, where nearly all
OF his notes and utteranecs have
been drafted.
Col. f. NJ. House who accom-
panied the president last night on
his return from the New York Lib
erty Loan trip, joined in the con-
ference.
The only official intmation that
has come regarding the probable
course OF the president is that he is
sure to act quickly and positively.
1t is assumed that since Saturday
night. at least, informal exchanges
have taken place between Washing
ton and the capitals of the co-bel-
ligerents. Informed OF the views of
the allied premiers. the president
may determine before the day is
over whether his reply TO the Ger
man request that he propose an ar
mistice and peace negotiations shall
be refusal TO make any such pro-
posal at the instance OF the present
German government or renewed
statement of the conditions under
which peace must be restored.
1t was suggested that the presi-
dent might ask for JOINT session OF
the house and senate to communi-
cate his decision to congress.
The Swiss charge appeared at the
state department shortly after the
appointed time delivering the note
without comment. Colonel House
was in Secretary Lansing's office at
the time.
A few minutes later the note was
in the hands OF the president. A state
department messenger took it to the
White House as soon as Secretary
Lanusing had read the document
and found it did not differ from the
wireless version.
1t developed that Counsellor Polk
of the state department was at the
British embassy in consultation with
Colville Barclay, counsellor and
charge in the absence OF Lord Read
ing and other officials of the en-
baSsy.
Counsellor Polk's visit was con-
sideTed to be Significantly CON-
nected with the word from Lon
don that the British government is
inclined to oppose the granting of
an armistice until complete guar
antees OF both military and naval
nature come from Germany. This
development. reported in Associated
Press dispatches from London, prob
ably has some relation to the an
nouncement Saturday that Great
Britain. France and Italy were
agreeing upon a common line OF
action.
Sedalia. Mo. Oct. 14.-When word
came Saturday night that Germany
had accepted conditions laid down
by President Wilson as peace pre-
cedents, a group OF citizens includ-
ing former congressman, county,
city and civic organization officials,
sent the following telegram to Presi-
dent Wilson:
Nothing but unconditional sur
render and full reparation for
wrongs done will satisfy us, who
are helping to bear the burdens and
have boys at the front"
Berne. Oct. l2.(-Saturday)-I
Respecting Germany's reply to the
United States, Berlin advices say
the great importance OF the mat
ter made it necessary TO submit the
document to the great reichstag
and to the bundesrat be-
for it was despatched to the United
States. The news that the Ger
man reply was written in an accom-
modating spirit has made great
everywhere, it is added.
The Berne Bund says:
at is possible to hope that the
exchange OF notes will lead to peace.
President Wilson today is the first
nan in the world by authority of