Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
BRITAIN DEMANDS RELEASE OF PRISONERS
 HUN PEACE APPEALS REGARDED SUSPICIOUS
ROCHE DIPLOMACY IS. SHOWING ITSELF
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 COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30.-The Berlin lokal Anzeiger, a copy of which has been received here, says pr. Richard von Kuehlmann, for mer German secretary of foreign affairs, will be one of Germany's representatives at the peace con ference.
 COPENHAGEN Oct. S0.-The German government, according to the Frankfort Zeitung, dispatched it's latest memorandum to the gov ernment at Washington to enable
 President Wilson more clearly to
 understand alterations recently
 made in the German constitution.
 AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3o.-"The German people shall be the freest people in the world"
 This declaration was made by
 Emperor William in addressing the
 new state secretary October 21, ac
 ordng to Berlin dispatch printed
 in the Rhenische Westfaelische
 Zeituns of Essen.
 AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3o.-Com-
 mentng on the present political
 situation in Germany, the Frank
 fort Zeitung says:
 ''ln broad circles of the German
 people, it is made quite clear the
 people would have been thankful,
 if in the radical change in the
 home and foreign policy now be-
 personal consequences from those
 changes, especially for his own
 sake."
 The newspaper considers Em-
 peror Williams strong religious
 nature as a guarantee of his good
 intentions in Germany's past pol
 icy, and it acquits him of having
 planned the great war, but it adds
 that he has made himself "sym-
 bol of the old regime"
 CLEVELAND, Oct. 3o.-Members Of the Polish peoples party and the CIeve land branch of the Polish national de- fense committee, today telegraphed a petition to President Wilson, requesting him to make one of the terms of Ger many's surrender, the immediate re- lease of General Joseph Pilsudski, ac knowIedged chief of the Polish people.
 General PiIsudski has been i'm prisoned in Magdeburg for having op posed and prevented, in 1917, any com promise between Poland and the central powers.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. S0-The gen. eral opinion among officials and dip | lomats here is that the German pro posal for an armistice and peace, while having for its origin in a plan to gain time for strengthening the army, and restoring its shattered morale, has | gotten beyond the control of the mili | tary party, and that the German people are the force which is driving the Ger man government to make move for ending the war.
 Another note from the German gov ernment of the changes that have been made, or are projected in the German constitution and form of government. was received today through the Swiss legation, but the state department did not make it public. This note was understood to be supplementary to the preceding German communications. saying to the president that he must | have knowledge of the efforts that have been made to democratize Ger many.
 President Works on Austrian Reply
 President Wilson was at work today on his reply to Austria's renewed plea for an armistice and peace, and it was expected that it would be dispatched before night, but later today it was said at the state department that there would be no announcement regarding the reply tonight.
 It was understood that in the note, the president planned to touch on the steps that Austria and Hungary have taken in the direction of releasing sub ject peoples from political bondage. but that the Austrian governments plea would be referred to the allied governments. The administration was said to be well convinced now that Austria already is nearly out of the war and that her will for peace is simply tempered by a natural dispo- Sition to get the best terms possible. short of unconditional surrender.
 The report that Count Andrassy, the new Austrian premier, is about. to sue directly to Italy for peace on the ground that Italy is Austria's "sole antagonist is generally regarded as confirmatory of this understanding of the hopeless situation in the dual em pire. It was pointed out that since Italy solemnly engaged with other en- tente powers, not to make separate peace. if Austria carries out this plan it would be referred by Italy to the supreme war council
 War Council is Secretive
 There was no official information here today as to progress of delibera- tions of the supreme war council and notice was taken of the reserved at titude of the council in issuing any statements. Inference is drawn that 8 definite policy has been agreed on, tc withhold all information regarding discussions before the council, of tht grave diplomatic and military ques- tions which engaged it's attention ir connection with preparation of an ar mistice.
 I Colonel E. M. House, in Paris a, l special representative of the American government to the European govern ments, has been making long reports l to Washington, but it is believed these do not relate to proceedings of ths war council, but rather embody tn, , individual views he has gathered iron many private conferences with the en 5 tente premfers, cabinet officers anc military and naval officers in attend F ance upon the council.
 There has been much speculation r in official circles as to the probable features of thearmistice, which vii l be offered to the central powers bu 5 it is admitted there is no defint 2 knowledge on the subject. s Financial Loss to be Charqed One comparatively new pro ositiol : relates to guarantees to be e&acte, 5 Continued Ou papc