Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-08
NOTE IS DELIVERED
BY SWISS MINISTER
TO THE PRESIDENT
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the allies as DESTROYS of inflicting eco
nomic restrictions on Germany after
the war.
''8e would be bad adviser OF the
German nation who would take an ex-
ample from Clemenceau and Lloyd
George" said the chancellor.
This taunt, plus President Wilson's
earnest declaration against the post
war boycott. is likely to bring a definite
statement from the allies squaring with
the presidents position.
The Teutonic peace moves came as
no surprise here. AS pointed out several
times in Washington dispatches, this
government has had every reason to be-
ieve that Germany intended to prose-
cute a peace offensive of more extensive
proportions than she had ever hereto
fore undertaken. Rejection OF this latest
ther efforts later, for 1t now appears
that the German war lords are telling
the German diplomats that an Ameri-
can-allied victory is in sight.
Prince Max is looked upon as the
lord high camoufeur for the Prusslan
autocracy. -'a
Though he has set up a cabinet which
includes Socialists and Liberals, the
power of the PrusSian war lords had
not been diminished, allied diplomats
pointed out Furthermore, this and a
slight franchise reform modifying the
system of plural voting will serve only
to mollify the masses and inure them
to further sacrifices. Neither reform
diminishes the real menace to a peaceful
world-the kaiser's power He is still
the war lord of the German empire and
the German reichstag still remains &C.
batting society. diplomats warn.
why Germany'S latest and most sinister
peace move must be nipped at once,
diplomats say.
President Wilson has in his New York
Of CnaniGa r0 Y1fo o-
that the allies must treat Germany
justly at the peace conference. Hence,
diplomats declare Germany's excuse
that she is lighting for her very exist
ence falls fiat.
German propaganda has put up Max
as a camouhage painting him. as favor
able to the allies and lukewarm toward
the Pan-German party. His opposition
to Prussia has been exploited to the
limit But officials here today cited
his past remarks as proof that Max is
skeptical of democratic government and
has only contempt for the will of the
people.
The Austrian proposal. timed with
that of Germany. is viewed as German
engineered, though officials are inclined
to believe that internal conditions are
forcing the Austrian hand much more
than in the case of Germany. The lat
ter, it is pointed out. realizes Austria 5
precarious situation and is trying t.
get peace talk started before the volcano
explodes.
Substance or MOTE
AMSTERDAM, Oct. THE text OF
the note forwarded by the imperial Ger
man chancellor, Prince Macmillan, TO
President Wilson, through the Swiss
government, follows:
THE German government requests
the president of the United States to
take in hand the restoration of peace,
acquaint all the belligerent states OF
this request and invite them to SEND
plenipotentiaries for the purpose OF
opening negotiations
at accepts the grogram set forth py
the president of the United States in
his message on January and in his
later pronouncements, especially ms
speech of September q, as a basis Tor
peace negotiations.
with a view to avoiding further
bloodshed, the German government re-
quests the immediate conclusion of an
armistioe on land and water and IN the
air"
1t is announced that Turkey will take
a similar step.