Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
IERL|N'S NEW NOTE
OPEN TO SUSPICION;
: PROP PAGANOA HINT
sT Washington Will Not Make Latest
!. Appeal Public; 1t Cites Many
Z Alleged Reforms.
VOTE STAGE HAS PASSED

Washington, Oct. :H.-AnNety by
Germany for successful outcome OF
aer request for an armlstice is he'd mere
"a be reflected in new note from the
= ,crman government received nj the
State Department yesterday. In 1t the
eowers that be at Berlin state IN detail
he steps alleged to have been taken TO
~icmocratize the government, the APP
Te,arent purpose being to impress upon
hc United States that they have taken
II necessary measures To comply with
..Lc stand of President Wilson that any
arrangement looking toward an ending
4 the war cannot be made with an au-
,hority that remains IN autocracy
NOTE OPEN To SUSPICION.
II At the same time the note is open 10
uspicion that it was prepared Tor prop
Iganda purposes. end for this reason
hc State Department is declining to
ave It's test 10 the public. Officials OF
me department seem TO fear that # they
slrnish the communication to the press
hey will be helping a German game to
impress the American people with the
dca that the German governmental sNs-
cm has been completely reformed and
hat the people are now IN control.
The State Department indicates that
hc note Is OF no public value, because
does not produce any change IN the
atiiatian that has arisen from the Ger
nan proposal for n suspension of hos
j Iites This Is the official reason ad-
RANGED for the unwIlingncSs of the
department. To- let the American people
iec what the note contains. Evidently
officials suspect that the German gov
rnmcnt IS working again AZ MS old
1n,c of attempting f. influence Sehu-
1ent in foreign countries.
Apparently note writing nj tins stage
the game Will bc oi no benefit t.
germany The ultcd states govern
ncnt Is not III mood f. show any con
liberation for a defeated adversary who
reks to gam sympathy by such welt
,nown methods.
STORM CONTINUES 70 RSt
There Is every indication that through
.hatevcr means she can employ, Is
epkinr 10 bring about the arrangement
Il an armsticc without delay. The rca-
nn> for her ANXIETY are we'll under
tood III Washington and the capitals
ii the Alhc- Among those IN position
70 have intimate information - 70 con
iliionS in Germany tustra-Hungarv
md Turkey, the understanding prevails
that the eutraI Powers realize that the
game is up and that their only hope Of
salvation from overwhelming disaster
ie~ in an ending 81 hostilitieS III the
immediate future.
Excellent reason exists for the under
sanding in allied capitals that linden
urg served notice On his imperial mas
or anI on the riiing PrcIIsSiau group
hat il W.s useless Tor Germany IL 60
n fighting longer. The belief prevails
lse and probably rests on firm
aliudation OF intelligence from tho
memy countries, that Austria-iungary
md Turkey served notice on Germany
hat unless an arnistlCc We're arranged
oon Gcrmanvs ) two remaining partners
rould withdraw from the partnership
mel make 4 separate peace with their
ncmIcS This. il is suggested. was the
tcutc cause OF the sudden appeal Of the
icrInan government to President Wilson
Au>TRIA-HU>6ARY SHORT OF SUPPLIES.
Outside of the indication Of the state
# affairs III the Au~tro-lIungarian em-
oirc given hy the Vienna government /
separate. direct appeal u Washington
for an Immediate armlstlcc. plenty OF
evidence * at hand that Austr.a-fiungary
will 20 to pieces unless the war Is ended
very soon. and even IN that event may
find il impossible to maintain a stable
government
Both Germany and Austria are under
stood to be short Of ammunition and
other military supplies and III both
countries particularly Austria the peo-
pie are 81 set upon having peace that
perious outbreaks are likely unless the
armStlce negotiations succeed