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PUTS IT UP TO ALLIES.
Military Advisers viii Frame Terms of ArmiStice if
Those Governments are Disposed to Meet the
PrOfferS, President Wilson Tells Germany

ngerent, with the suggestion that, If
those governments are disposed to
effect peace upon the terms and prin-
ciples indicated, their military ad-
yisers Of the United States be asked
TO submit to the governments associ-
ated against Germany the necessary
terms Of such an armistice as will
fully protect the interests of the peo-
pies involved and insure to the asso-
ciated governments the unrestricted
power TO safeguard and enforce the
details Of the peace to which the Ger
man government has agreed, provided
they deem such an armistice possible
from the military point Of view. Should
such terms Of armistice be suggested,
their acceptance by Germany viii
afford the best concrete evidence Of
her uneQuivocal acceptance OF the
terms and principles OF peace from
the whole action proceeds.
THE President would deem him
self lacking in candor did he not
point out in the frankest possible
terms the reason why extraordinary
safeguards must be demanded Sig
nificant and important as the consi-
tutionaI changes seem to be which are
spoken Of by the German foreign sec
rotary in his note of the Goth Of Octo-
Der, it does not appear that the prin-
ciple of a government responsible to
the German people has yet been fully
worked out or that any guarantees
either exist or are in contemplation
that the alterations of principle and
of practice now partially agreed upon
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not appear that the heart Of the pres
ent difficulty has been reached 1t
may be that future wars have been
brought under the control Of the Ger
man people, but the present war has
not been; and it is with the present
war that we are dealing.
at is evident that the German PEG
pie have no means OF commanding
the acQuiescence Of the military au-
thorities OF the empire in the popular
will; that the power Of the King Of
Prussia to control the policy Of the
empire is unimpaired; that the de-
termining initiative still remains with
those who have hitherto been the
masters of Germany. Feeling that
the whole peace of the world depends
low on plain speaking and straight
forward action, the President deems
it his duty to say, without attempt to
soften what may seem harsh words,
that the nations Of the world do not
and cannot trust the word of those
who have hitherto been the masters
of German policy, and to point out
once more that in concluding peace
and attempting to undo the infinite
injuries and injustice of this war, the
government Of the United States can
not deal with any but veritable repre-
sentatives of the German people, who
have been assured Of a genuine con-
stitutionaI standing as the real rulers
OF Germany. II it must deal with
the military masters and the mon
archial autocrats Of Germany now, or
if it is likely to have TO deal with
them later in regard to the interna-
tionaI obligations OF the German en-
pire, it must demand, not peace ne
gotiations, but surrender. Nothing can
be gained by leaving this essential
thing unsaid.
ROBERT LANSING
As the note was dispatched, Secre-
tary Tumulty at the White House
gave emphasis to the assurance given
by all members of the government
that no interruption of the military
program is contemplated by making
public correspondence between Secre
tay Baker and President Wilson show
ing that more than 100000 American
soldiers have embarked for the war
overseas
Lodge Condemns Farley.
Approve. of the Presidents action
was voiced everywhere among offic-
| ials, who declared that the note de-
manded the surrender upon which
America and the Allies insist, and at
| the same time held up to the German
people q picture of their situation in
q way likely to hasten their rise to
throw out the kaiser and his war lords
completely.
In congress, the expressions OF lead
ers indicated a divided opinion Sena-
tor Hitchcock Of Nebraska, chairman
/ of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, approved the note in unQuali-
/ Eed terms, declaring it called for sur
render and would create a political
crisis in Germany.
On the other hand, Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, Republican leader
and ranking minority member Of the
/ foreign relations committee, express
/ ed regret that the President had en-
| tered upon any discussion with the
German government and declared any
! negotiations should follow a report
/ from General Foch that the German
sruEaz had surrendered
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