Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
Gernaly's Plea is
 Before ANed Nations
They Are to Decide Whether or Not to Accept Principles Submitted by President Wilson.

WdSIlnSI0n, Oct. 24.--IIern1any ; plea for an armistice and peace now. is before the allied governments which ore to determine whether they are disposed to accept President Wilson's D. :Ac4ples of settlements to which Germany subscribes and, in accord with the United States, ask their military advisers and those of Ameri- ca to prepare the terms of an arTnis- tee which virtually will mean surren- der by Germany
 In various public utteranccs. 5. the premiers and other leaders of 'the en- tente powers have repeatedly declared that President Wilson's statements in 1 his address of last January 8 and sub- | Sequent addresses reflect tlleir own | views. Something more official and | binding is required now. although it is regarded here as a foregone conclusion | that this approval will be registered and that the offices of the Supreme l War Council will be invoked to pre- pare the fateful document sg hich. will ] define the conditions under which | Germany may secure relief from the
 inoessant hammering of the victorious allied and American armies
 l No one here today wouId undertake 1 to forecast the probable time Of fi- nal decision on Germany's plea. It is known, however, that the Supreme l War Council already has eiven the ] matter the most earnest consideration And. in that connection, it was recall ed that there was no delay il notify = ing General d'Espernay, che allied commander on the Balkan front, of the terms that should be laid down ior Bulgaria when that nation asked for an armistice The general prin- ciples in each case probably are simi- 1a7 l,,f Fl, ,,,.sl, l,O i.great variance in the details, sInce not
 be dealt with bue the qiAestIo nof large
 naval forces as well.
 Certain utterances of gfintente
 statesmen and of inspired official or
 gans have led to the surmise here thai
 while accepting the terms laid dowI
 by President Wilson, there may be {
 disposition to inject new natters tC
 meet individual demands and to pro pose new points based upon ever shifting conditions. It is believed
 however, that if sucn should prove th'
 case, the new points probapiy would
 be dealt with but the question of large
 peace negotiations. and need not dela! the consideration of the form of ar Inistice.
 : The United States already has cap able army and naval officers in Eu rope prepared to deal with the tech nicaI questions involved in an arnlis tice and if it should become r.r@cssar
 to consider political issues. 3regiden
 Wilson also will be amply represente, by chosen agents. The entente pre- } miers, whose duty it is to deal wit these political questions, can be sf52ed l fly assembled at the most c0nyenien l Entente capital to meet the president representatives.
 ! General approval of the president lreply to Germany and of his action i : transmitting Germany's request to tn . l allied governments was, voiced her : today in, official and diplomatic cir . cles. Although several senator's wer known to have prepared addresses o ] tie subject there was no discussio = of the note in the senate.
 Q Most senators, however horh pri
 vately and in public statement = praised the presidents course. Sen
 ator Lodge Of Massac chusetts he re = publican leader, who disapproved tn = rote was ready to speak today an 'f it was said that when the senate re t convened Monday after a three day
 recess there will be a general peae
 discussion.
 Two points in the presidents not generally emphasized in official cir q cles were his plain notice that the onl - kind of armistice acceptable 10 II n United States is one carrying with
 virtual surrender and that even ], those terms are complied with thei s can be no dealings looking to pea6 Il with the kaiser and the German WE = lords
 The terms laid down by the pres
 dent for an armistice were said to
 without precedent III the history A warfare. Usually an armiStice is dt
 fined as a suspension of hos1ilities fc E certain specified purposes, such z a peace negotiations and involves sin St ply the maintenance of the status ql le or each side. But the president h. l. laid down the demand that the ;ll > mistice shall make it impossible f. Us the German army to again renew ho es tilities. No mention was made in Il ot liote about evacuation of invaded te K ritory. but far more than that wou 10 be necessary to meet the president ,u d