The Red Cloud chief., 1918-10-24
Germany's Tricky Peace Move Is
Baked by President Wilson's
Diplomacy.
ARMIES OPPOSE ARMISTICE
Cambria Captured and Huns pefen.
slve Line Smashed, Compelling Gen.
eral Retreat-Yanks Success
full In Champagne-Beirut
Occupied by the French.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARp.

Prince Max of Baden, the new i'm
perial chancellor Of Germany, re-
Questing President Wilson to arrange
for an armistice and a subsequent dis
cussion Of peace terms. and stating
that Germany accepted the presidents
IA points as basis for the negotia-
lions, evoked three separate and dis
tinct replies. President Wilson an
swered that he could not suggest an
armistice while the German armies
we're outside the boundaries of Ger
many, and then asked whether the
German government accepted the
terms laid down by him and whether
its object In entering discussions was
only to agree upon the practical de-
tails Of their application; furthermore,
he wanted to know whether the chan
cellor was speaking merely for the
constituted authorities Of the empire
who have so far conducted the war. :
The people Of all the allied naticis,,
soldiers and civilians alike, ansvere.
Prince Max with a tremendouy sho''
Of unconditional surrender
Marshal Foch responded with ,no "
the most powerful attacSs os 'n
lied armies, capturing, the amportaht
,aty q, Comhrai s,.dshins 2o-mlie-
~ - .uo"oh 81 ugh the Hindenburg
wide breach Ting back the German
nne, az" along the line from yerdun
20 r.
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Nearly all authorities agree that the
chancelo r's proposal was insincere |;
that the request for an armistice was
made merely to give the military COM
mand G chance to reorganlze the shat
tered armies, and that Prince Max
knew the suggestion for peace con-
ference. rs he made It, would he re-
Jected. giving him the opportunity to
say TO the people Of Germany: II have
offered TO end the WIZ On the enemy's
own terms and he refuses The Ger
man nation now must unitedy fight
on
At first there was some disnppoin, :
ment because President Wilson did
not reject the German proposal swift
iy and bluntly. but little conSdera-
tlon has convinced almost everyone
that he evaded a trap and by his d.
rect questions put the German dip
iomats In position Of the utmost diff
Guilty. At the same time he left the
door open for ultimate negotiations,
sitter Germany has accepted his ii
points and given full guarantees. As
Tor the armistice he did not agree to
that even were the German armies 10
be withdrawn from all occupied terri
tories, recognizing the fact that the
declaring Of an armistice Is up to
the military commanders. The presi-
dents note was fully approved, prob
billy In advance, by the allied govern
ments, and was given the highest
praise by the press In England and
France as well as America.
m
Any agreed cessation Of fighting al
this time, short OF the AFFECT surren.
der Of the central powers, would bit
/ terly dlsappoint the soldiers Of the
allied armies and the people who are
backing them up. Foch's forces have
the Germans on the run, and II they
are permitted 10 follow up the Huns
on their retreat to the Mouse they will
destroy large part OF their effective
ness and capture probably half ~ theil
material. On the other hand an armis
tee would permit the Huns to retir,
within their borders with their armie.
intact and prepared to maneuver effec
lively behind their shortened and pow
erfully fortified lines. Animated by
. spirit. not Of vindictiveness. hut O,
retributive justice. the men OF the al
he'd armies feel that no peace should