Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-14
Wait Until President Wilson
Receives Official Commun-
iCation and Has Had 0ppor-
tunity to Consider 1t.
LONDON RECEIVES TEXT
OF THE GERMAN REPLY
BaIfour and Ronar Law I.nave
With It to Confer With Pre-
mier loyd GEORGE, Who Is
Spending Week in Country

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Washington. Oct, IL The govern
mont aslts tho hmnricnn peopie 10
withhold their judgment on Gers
many's note until President Wilson
has received the official communica-
ton and has opportunity to consider
II.
The official document had not been
received In Washington tonight. It
probably will be here tomorrow when
the president confers with his adj
visers, among them Secretary Baker
who returned today from the west
ern battle front, undoubtedly pre-
pared TO give him some inside infor-
nation on the broken condition of
the German military power of which
the world does not know at this time.
Tonight, as last night, no official
of the government felt justified in
speaking to guide public opinion in
the direction of the views which are
being formed. The Associated Press
Is able to say, however, that these
views rapidly are crystalizing and thee
next step will be taken promptly.
probably sooner than may be expect
ed, &iT
Wilson Bound 10 Nothing
President Wilson In expected to frat
decide II Foreign Secretary Solf's re-
ply to the inquiries addressed TO
Chancellor Macmillan warrants him
In presenting Germany's original pro-
posal to the entente allies. II should
be borne in mind that the presidents
inquiry merely was move ad interim.
in which he proposed nothing. bound
himself to nothing. and merely asked
some questions, Which he declared re-
CURED an answer before he could go
further.
If he puts the proposition before
the entente 1t undoubtedly will draw
n quick reply, Dispatches last night
from London quoting the London
Express as announcing that the Bril-
fish, French and Italian governments
had reached an unanimous decision
for a line of common action, wera,..,
regarded as deeply significant.
Lacking official guidance on which \
to base prediction, observers are z
forced to record indications, The In. Z
dications are that there will be no
armistice and that II the entente al
lies were disposed to agree to one.
they probably would demand as guar !,
HitNta VI BOpu AdltH THAT SUCH UldCGSl
at Metz, Strassburg, Trieste and pos.
sibly Essen be placed In the hands
of entente forces to guarantee full
fillment of Germany's pledges.
Unofficial opinion at the capitol to-
night was divided into two distinct
groups, One view, shared largely by
republicans In congress, Is that Sena-
tor Lodges prediction of a situation
which may threaten the substitution
of the deliberations of diplomacy for
victories at arms, has been fulfilled.
The other, confident in the success
of President Wilson's diplomacy and
forming it's conclusions from a close
knowledge OF what the government Is
planning, is very certain that the pres
ident has created situation where he
now can deliver another stroke which
will bring about an unconditional Bur-e
render or throw the kaiser and the
German militarists completely out Of
any power they may retain.
There Is general feeling that the
next move will confront the military
party with the choice of such an I'M
conditional surrender as will be ar-
ceptable to all the allied co-belliger-
ents or a genuinely political revolution
in Germany, which will bring about
such a surrender
1t has been pointed out that Presi-
dent wilson's inquiry was skilfully
framed to pave the way for an oppor-
tunity to inform the German people
directly that no covenants of peace
can be made with the men who have
betrayed the world.
The present German government.
which was formed by conferences
and has the support of the majority
of the reichstag, was formed through
imperial decree which permitted IL.
There Is nothing before any OF tho
allied governments, so far as Is known,
to show that there has been any
change in the German system which
prevent the autocratic ppower which
uttered that decree to revoke II when
Its purpose had been accomplished.
London, Oct 13.-The text OF the
German reply to President Wilson'S
note reached the British foreign Of
flee today from the British minister at
The Hague. Foreign Secretary Bal
four and Andrew Bonar Law. the
chancellor of the exchequer, imme-
diately left with it to confer with
Premier Lloyd George. who is spend
ing the week end in the country II
is unlikely that any responsible Brit.
ish minister will make any detailed
declaration on the situation.
The next step seems to be for the
president to consult with the allies for
a general consideration of the Ger
man answer.
Unconditional surrender" is rapidly
gaining popularity with the average
citizen as a response to the German
document and many would not be
satisfied with anything less. This
feeling is accentuated by the Ger.
man attempt to destroy Cambria anG
the razing of villages by the enemf
in his great retreat. as we'll as by tho
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