The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-23

OF FOES REPLY
ARE PUZZLED
Many Glaring Differences
With Unofficial Version
Are Reported.
TRICK WORDS ARE FEARED
President and Cabinet Hold
Long Conference Over
Situation.
TRICK WORDS ARE FEARED
special Despatca to Tnr sus.

special Despdtch to THE SuS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The more
the German note Is studied in official
circles here the less satisfactory it
appears.
While authoritative information as
to the Presidents next move Is
lacking there Is no suggestion In re-
sponsiDle quarters that the President
in whatever action he takes will fur
ther the German desire for q negoti-
ated peace.
The President is still without the
official text of the German note. The
note was received at the Swiss Lega-
ton early this morning and is still
there tonight. The delay in its de-
livery caused some surprise, but 1t Is
understood that great care was taken
in the translation.
The failure of the Swiss Charge
d'Affaires to appear at the State De-
partment led to rumors that the
United States might decline to receive
the note on the ground that the Presi-
dents last communication to Germany
represented decision and called for
no reply.
Couldn't Deliver Note.
II was learned. however, that The
Swiss diplomat had not completed
tho tropaIotinp untii lo.o L., .,,o -
ternoon and found Secretary Ian.
sing at the Cabinet meeting when he
called the State Department by teIe-
phone. Later Mr.. Lansing had an en-
gagement. anl this. apparently. de.
ferrcd delivery OF the note until to-.
morrow.
President Wilson is believed to have
discussed the general situation with
the Cabinet. The meeting was an
unusually long one and there was n
full attendance.
Members of the Cabinet were un-
usually retlcent and gave no clue as
to what the next move might be.
There ls still every reason to believe
that the President, in effect, will re-
fer the Germans to Marshal Foch
Analysis of the note by officials here
brought out certain features regarded
as OF prime Importance. One feature
which received great emphasis was
that the so-called reforms have in no
way affected or weakened the Kaiser's
ha ,
and navy. This Ia regarded as being
all important in considering the pres
ent situation. 1t virtually renders
valueless any promises the Liberal
leaders in the Reichstag or elsewhere
may make.
This has already been strikingly
demonstrated prior to the Brcst-Li
| tovsk treaty with Russia. when the
Liberals made all kinds OF promises
which were Immediately swept away
by the military masters as soon as the
,, Russian armies were demobilized d.
+ Promises and Execution.
President Wilson in his Baltimore
! speech ALril s last exposed the differ
ence between promises by Germanys
civilian delegates and execution by the
real masters OF Germany. He showed
how the Liberals in Germany had
promised fair terms to Russia, and as
soon as these terms had been accepted
the real masters stepped In as the real
| actors in German affairs.
Their military masters" the Presi
dent said. the men who act for Ger
, many and exhibit her purpose in execu.
tion. proclaimed a very different conclu-
sion, We cannot mistake what they
have done In Russia, in Finland. in tn,
1 Ukraine. in Rumania. The real test OF
their justice and fair play has come"
The President on that occasion warned
the nation that Germany might try tho
| same plan on the western front. "Theil
fair professions are forgotten" he said
Significantly in driving home the point
that force alone. force without stint oil
limit. was the only possible respons,
for US
other GisrinR Flaws.
Officials found other glaring flaws ant
Il