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the more abused and held responsible
for every misfortune | knew well.
but personal considerations could not
weigh with me In the matter.
AZ O o'clock ON the afternoon Of
September ~ I went down To the
Held marshafs room, which was one
iioor below mine. I explained 10 him
my views nv 10 peace ofTer and "a
request for armistice. The position
could only grow worse. on account of
the Balkan position. even II we held
our ground In tho west. Our one
task now was 20 act clearly aud
firmly. without delay.
The field marshal listened 10 me
with emotion. lie answered that he
had intended 10 say the same 10 me
In the evening: that he had consId
cred the whole situation carefully
and thought the step necessary.
We were also as one In the view
that the arnistice conditions would
have 10 provide for controlled and
orderly evacuation OF the occupied
territory and III. possible resumption
OF hoAtilltiea on our own borders
From tho military point OF view. the
FIRST was tremendous admission
We did not consider any abandon
mcnt OF territory In the east, think.
inF that the entente would be fully
conscious OF tho dangers threaten.
ing them M we'll ar ourselves from
liolshevism.
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SAW CHANCE
To FIGHT ON

have had a powerful effect in encour'
aging the army and tho whole war in
dustry. and the sooner II came. the
more powerful would be the effect.
We would thus have the strength TO
speak once more with no uncertain
voice. II the enemy would not listen
To reason.
There was nothing unduiy optlrnis.
tic in this view. France. Serbia and
Belgium had suffered far more than
We had. and held out
n the war should approach our
own territory. " tho feeling that ne
was protecting home and all that the
word meant entered Into tho heart Of
zach man nj the front. who knew
full well the meaning Of such terms
rs theatre 81 war" battlefield"
~. Of g." " the war with all It's
desfruci hon threatened German soil.
then felt that our 10000. 900 Of Ger.
mans would stand like one man. de-
termlned and ready to sacrifice for
their country all the mighty strength
that still remained 10 them.
Whether France herself. bled white
and suffering worse than we were.
would remain in the field for long
after her territory was evacuated
was also doubtful. In any case. our
position was not 10 had that We could
have JUSTIFIED n eapltulation to our
people or our descendants; on the
other hand. we plainly must sue for
peace II peace could be had.
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"MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
BY Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff


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PINNED HOPES
On WILSON

fs~sid~s. the decisive help Sjyen Ia
France by the nit~d States. without
which the entente would long before
have suffered a military defeat. made
u highly likely that Wilson would be
able To maintain his views. which he
had expressed in tho most binding
manner. against England and France.
We had TO secure a clear vision on
this matter. II our views OF Wilson
were right. then We could accept as
the basis OF negotiations his IL
points. hard enough. but. at any rate.
clear and definite. II. on the other
hand. We were disappointed In him. II
the enemy imposed too severe condi.
tons. IL even their military chiefs re
fused US tho respect 10 which our
brave struggles entitled ua. then the
fght would have To continue. how.
ever hard II might be. and then at
last tho govcrnmcn, and the people
might be brought to heroic measures.
when at last they saw clearly what
was at stake for Germany in this
war.
1, was in this respect that simply
could not give up hope OF new
moral reinforcement nj home. II the
enemy gave the same answer as he
DID in January. 1911. then. with any
proper leadership. new spirit Of
determination and unity would surely
appear among the people. which
could not be without n favorable cf'
feet on our morale
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HAD TO ASK
FOR PEACE

Wv stahN
! wish To insist on the statement
above In what follows. ar earnestly
as do upon the fact that since the
middle OF August tho government
had done nothing whatever To secure
peace. This did not surprise me. Was
II Tor general headquarters to wait
until Turkey or AuNtrin.Hungary
who were more urgently affected
than we were. moved In the natter
That would have been easy. but did
not seem 10 me 20 accord with my
duty.
Were we 10 hope. after all our
pressure, that the government. would
AZ this stage spur the people TO fur.
Their efforts. or would really take "a
step toward peace thru the medium
of liollandf Were there any real
prospects OF this9 Duty compelled
us at last to substitute action for idle
ttmo'wasting and empty words.
The enemy had 10 he asked for
peace and nrmistice. The military 30.
sition. which could only get worse.
demanded this.
We were not yet bound 10 surren.
der Internationally. Tho enem y
would have 20 speak. Would he talk
q Cancellation or OF violencsf In
my Judgment OF Cicmenocau and
Lloyd George, feared the worst.
Wilson. however. had often stated
his terms In the most solemn form
imaginable. He and the great coun.
try he represented. must feel them.
selves bound in honor by these dec
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There was tho utmost doubt as TO
whether VIC would succeed in estah.
fishing In Serbia and Rumania a new
hank protection for Austria Hungary
and our western front. and in keep
Ing up communications with the Ru.
manian OH fields.
In Italy an attack was sure 90
come, and II was uncertain how the
Auztro,iIungarlan troops there would
fight.
The general military position could
only become worse: whether u would
move slowly or with terrifying speed
could not he forrse-n. II was prob.
able that matters would come 10 q
definite conclusion In q relatively
short time, ~ actually happened la
the Balkans and on the Austro Hun.
gsrian front la Italy.
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GREAT DRIVES
BY ALLIES

In the meantime tremendous Tight.
/ ing had broken out again In the west.
East OF Ypres the entente attacked.
and over all the old Flanders bat.
tiefeid drove us out Of our foremost
positions. and. In part. also back over
the artillery protective line. We were
compelled 20 withdraw the army TO a
rearward position.
In the direction Of Cambria. on the
27th. a strong enemy attack Called
ground beyond the canal. aitho every
possible step had been taken to resist
them. Further south, up TO the
Vesle. the front held
In Champagne and on the western
bank OF the Mouse a big battle had
begun on September 26. French and
American troops attacking with far
reaching detectives. Westward Of the
Argonne we remained masters Of the
situation. and fought a fine defensive
battle.
Between the Argonne and the
Meuse the Americans had broken
into our positions. They had assem-
bled n powerful army In this region.
and their part In the campaign be
came more and more important. We
held their push. however, the 9th
being In the main u success for us.
while ON the 2Sth. too. we held our
lines, apart from certain modifica-
tions Of our front which were car
Iri led out I'm accordance with our
plans.
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In Belgium and the Americans and |
French on both sides OF the Argonne |
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DECIDES HE
MI ST SEEK PEACE

In these circumstances felt com.
PEELED to undertake the responsible
task % Fastening the end % the war.
and for this purpose To move the gov.
eminent TO decisive action. Since the
9th Of September general hcadquar.
tsrs had heard nothing Of the peace
proposals placed before the Queen of
Holland. Since tho middle OF August
time had passed without anything be
ing achieved. Count Burian's note
had had no success. Our diplomacy.
In the face OF the encmy'a determine.
ton TO destroy IL. had hopeless
task.
With all Thu. In mind. I came. not
suddenly. but bit by bit. from the be-
ginning 81 August onward. and thru
many hard inward struggles. Ia the
conclusion that I must act. and I
called Secretary Won Hlntx 10 Spa
September s6.
Meanwhile tho position in Berlin
had become most discouraRinE. tho
struggle for power coming ever more
prominently into the foreground. The
outward and visible sign OF this
struggle was Erxbcrgcr's attack on
Count Won Hertling. which had raised
passions 90 a very high pitch.
Tho emperor's appeal Of August II
for . united and r~solute government
had remained unanswered.
| have pever fully undermtood the
events Of those dlvH. ] did not re-
gard the position OF the chancellor as
seriously shaken. his great pariia.
mentary experience having hitherto
enabled him 20 ride every storm.
Events in Berlin caused Won Hintze
to flx his arrival as late as Sunday.
September %.
The chancellor was also Invited to
attend By Count Ltmburg Stirum. on
this occasion had not asked for his
attendance. as early In September his
advanced age had been put forward
as "A reason for not causing him to
travel. but / was very glad indeed
that he was coming. especially as
was growing clearer and clearer In
my own mind as 10 the steps that
ought 10 be taken.
The sun., 1919-10-13

Mcnamara. Montrose Strasbourger,
Ferdinand O. Morton, william d. j. Nc
Carthy, John ]. McCrystal, Thomas l.
Keenan,, Henry NJ Goldfogle Joseph
Barondess, George A. Hopkins and Q. j.
Theophilatos.
Other committees have been estab-
lished for The Bronx with James II.
Donnelly as chairman, for Washington
Heights with Capt Harry Allen Ely as
chairman, an italian committee headed
by Senator s. A. Gothic and a commit
tee of the Independent Voters Judiciary
League headed by Arnold Somlyo. The
general committee has opened headquar-
ters in the Manhattan Hotel.
The name OF John ]. O'Connor was
much mentioned In political circles yes
terday as the probable choice by Mayor
Hylan to fill the vacancy in the Munich
pa, Court which will occur when Justice
Edward NJ. Boyle is named by the Tam
many general committee as candidate
for the Presidency of the Borough OF
Manhattan to succeed the late Frank L.
Bowling. Mr.. O'Connor was mentioned
for this place two years ago He Is
graduate Of Brown and of Harvard law
school. He was secretary to Morgan j
O'Brien during the constitutional con-
vention and last year was offered ar
Assistant District Attorneyship, whicr
he refused. He is member of the law
firm of O'Connor & Balm, 90 Libert,
street.
Alderman William T. Collins OF tht
Twelfth Aldermanic district also II
spoken of for this place on the Municipal
Court bench.
The sun., 1919-10-13
JOHNSON TO SPEAK
HERE ON SATURDAY
Senator Will Assail Treaty in
Madison Square Garden.
Special Despatch to TIE Sun.


WASHINGTON, Oct 12.--Senator John
son (Cal.) will carry his fight against
the peace treaty and the League Of Ma
tons In their present form into New
York city next Saturday night. it was
stated at his Office here to-day.
On his way back to Washington from
Salt Lake City, where he spoke Saturday
night, the Senator telegraphed his ac-
ceptance of an invitation to speak in
Madison Square Garden. Mr.. johnson
will be back in the Senate Tuesday to
lead the fight for the adoption OF his
amendment to the League of Nations
covenant eaualizing the votes of Great
Britain and the United States in the
league.
The Right Rev. Edward J. Hanna,
Archbishop of San Francisco. formerly
a vice-president of the San Francisco
League to Enforce Peace, has Informed
Senator johnson that he has completely
changed his views of unqualified accept
ance of the treaty. Seven-eighths of the
| people OF California are now behind
Senator johnson in his fight despite the
| fact that the President directed his
| finest efforts to overcome the Senators
| influence on the coast. he added.
"Idealism, nationalism, Americanisn
| and all the red blooded sentiments of in
dependence seem to have been lost eigh
| of in the minds OF some of the people il
| an overwhelming desire for safety thu
Archbishop wrote to Mr.. johnson.
The sun., 1919-10-13
SUGAR CROP NOT FOR JAPAN.
Denial Made That Hawaiian Out.
put Has Been Sold.

:, WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.--Judge Sidney
Ballou. attorney for the Hawaiian Sugar
Plantert' Association. In a Sta tement
here to-day denied that next years Ha-
waiian sugar crop had been sold to
Japanese interests as stated by Senator
Smoot of Utah yesterday during the
course OF debate in the Senate on the
sugar shortage.
1.-THE entire Hawaiian crop" said
Judge Ballou's str tement. has been sold
to two sugar refineries in California. the
California and Hawaiian and the West
ern.
1T will be refined on the Pacific Goa at
and distributed to American consumers
No sale to the Japanese has ever been
contemplated, The Hawaiian planters
would consider IL an act of disloyalty
to divert their supplies from their own
country in time OF need, and there is
nothing in their record of answering
support of the Food Administration dur
ing the war which would justify the
circulation of such report
Senator Gay Of Louisiana made a
similar denial of the information which
Senator Smoot said had reached him In
debate which followed the Utah Sena-
tors address.
The sun., 1919-10-13
COOK SAYS HE KILLED
CAMP DIX SOLDIER
Officers Say Confession
Claims SeIf-Defence.
Special Despatch to THn suv.

CAMP DIX. N. J.. Oct. 12.-The
mystery surrounding the killing sof
Private John Smaneatto. attached to the
remount station, last Saturday night. was
cleared up to-day by officers of the Army
Intelligence Department, who declare
William p. Simmons. head cook, has
confessed that he stabbed Smaneatto In
sc obedience in a fight near the camp.
According to the officers Simmons says
he alone was implicated in the crime.
II has been the general belief that
several soldiers, some of whom had been
under arrest as witnesses, had direct
knowledge OF the killing The officers
say Simmons declares a quarrel that
began in the barracks kitchen led to the
fight In which Smaneatto was killed
and that Simmons stabbed the Italian in
self-defence.
The sun., 1919-10-13
BELL WILL MANAGE
M'COOK'S CAMPAIGN
Tammany Effort to
Place Personal FavOrite
on the Bench.

George H. Bell, formerly Commission
er of Licenses, has been chosen as CAM
paign manager for the candidacy Of
Philip J. McCook for the Supreme
Court. Yesterday Mr.. Bell issued a
statement In which he said his long
acquaintanceship with Mr.. McCook and
his knowledge of his extensive work for
poor clients in connection with the Legal
Aid Society had prompted him to go into
the campaign as manager.
THE people of New York are being
aroused by the brazen effort of Tam
many Hall to place personal favorite
on the bench in an off year In politics,
said Mr.. Bell yesterday, land the deter
mlnation to elect Major McCook and
Justice Newburger is growing every
minute"
MIR. McCook left his post as director
of the draft to go overseas himself. He
was seriously wounded with the Fifth
Division shortly before the armistice al
Lion-devant-Dun and was cited in his
brigade orders.
At the same time the campaign oil
Irwin Untermyer. to whom Mr.. Bell al
ludes as the personal favorite of Tam
Uldnys WIS lhullCHeu VIII ItclbO opi
don Battle as chairman of the campaign
committee.
THE committee" said Mr.. Battle yes
terday, els as strong as has ever beer
assembled to forward the campaign OF
a candidate for the bench"
William Hartman Black is vice chair
man of the committee and Stanley
Richter is secretary and treasurer. 1t!
other member are Nathan Straus. Loui:
Marshall, William II. Page, Murra.
Hubert. Henry w. Pollock. Ma,
Nathan, Warren W. Foster, Sol NJ
Stroock Mrs. ]. S. Crosby, Joseph Pal
mer Knapp, George J. Gillespie, Franci
d. Gallatin, Nathan Hirsch, JOSEPH
Johnson, Benjamin +. Wollman, Mrs
Mary C. Mccarthy, George w. Loft
jeremiah T. Mahoney, John J. Freschi
Frank p. Walsh, Abraham L. Jacobs
John Martin Richie. Harry a. Guinz
burg. Charles s. Guggenheimer, John F
Carew. Charles Robe Bauerdorf. Mrs
John B. Thompson, Michael J. Null
queen, Arthur J. Baldwin, 1. Mauric
Wormser, Joseph 7. Day, Ruben F
Fogel, John J. OConnor. Leon Sanders
Abraham Kaplan, Miss Elizabeth Nc
Crystal. Salvatore A. Gothic, Charles L
Lalanne, Peter J. Brady, Joseph I
Ryan, Alfred ]. Talley, Samson Fried
| lander, Frank Gilmore, Miss Adelaid
The sun., 1919-10-13
.MACYARS MARCH ON
BUDAPEST. is REPORT
Ex-Emperor Said to Plan En-
try at Head of Troops.

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Sun.
Copyright. 1919. oil rights reserved.
PARIS, Oct. 12.-while the Peace Con-
'erence awaits the effects OF its latest
note to Rumania with reference to the
occupation of Budapest and the forma-
ion Of Hungarian militia. report has
reached Paris from Vienna that Magyar
rmy headed by Admiral Horthy Is
arching against Budapest to chase the
2umanians out of that city.
The Petit Pdrisien publishes des-
pttch saying the Magyar troops reached
taab and are progressing rapidly east
ard Admiral Horthy has issued the
blowing proclamation:
THE Magyars, after one year OF
'ecadence of the Hungarian army, are
gain, organized and ready for the
nemy. Thanks to the noble people of
he trans-Danubian region the army is
'dvancing with great rapidity toward
Budapest"
rumor was reported current in
Vienna Saturday evening that ex-Em-
peror Charles. who is still known as
Emperor of the Magyars, is on his way
to join Admiral Horthy at Raab, to mako
lis entry into the capital at the head
of the army.
The sun., 1919-10-13
FOLEY RESIGNS HIS
SEAT IN SENATE.
Tammany Candidate for Sur
rogate Acts So Successor May
Be Elected in November.

James A. Foley, tho Tammany can
dldate for Surrogate of New York
county, has filed his resignation from the
State Senate In order that his successor
may be elected at the general election.
There are three candidates for the honor
Of representing the Sixteenth Senate
district, which was represented by the
late Thomas F. Grady. Senator Foley
was elected on the death Of Senator
Grady.
II is believed that Assemblyman Mark
Goldberg Of the Fourteenth Assembly
district, has the best chance of being
selected by the Senate committee or the
district. Assemblyman Martin g. NC
Cue Of the Twelfth Assembly district.
which. with the Fourteenth, comprises
the Sixteenth Senate district, Ia also q
contender for the nomination, as Is AS
semblyman Joseph d. Kelly, who for
merly represented the Twelfth district
In the Assembly.
Acknowledging the receipt Of Senator
Foley's resignation, Lieut-Gov. Harry c.
Walker writes:
1T have often admired the depth OF
your study of all legislative matters ana
/ do not hesitate to congratulate you on
! the very general respect and condolences
| of all your colleagues, including the Re
publicans Your leadership In the 1919
session, which you occupied so conspicu-
ously, stands cut as a great credit to
you, and the State has profited In no
small degree from the years of expert
ence which peculiarly fitted you for this
leadership" -
| Mr.. Foley served In the Assembly
from Charles r. Murphy's district from
| 1907 to 1912. In the spring of that year
he was chosen Senator at a special cleo
ton to AL the place left vacant by Tom
| Grady. He has been In the Senate ever
since, serving continuously on the Jul
dietary Committee.
In 1918 Senator Foley was chairman
of the Telephone Legislative Committee,
which resulted in a reduction OF the
rates. He was active In the passage of
the teachers equal pay bill in the AS
sembly in 1911 and the bill to simplify
the practice In the Surrogate's Court
passed In the Senate In 1914.
The sun., 1919-10-13

MIR. Ia Guardia attacked also the ex-
trayagance of the Federal War RISK IN
surance Bureau and the enormous over,
head cost of the Federal vocational
Training Board. He cited numerous IN
stances of the inefiiciency OF both
agencies for discharged soldiers.
The sun., 1919-10-13
To Dedicate Carrers Memorial.

The John Mervin Carrere Memorial
will be dedicated October 16. Mr.. Car.
rere. an architect. was fatally injured In
a street car accident In 1911. He was
senior member OF the firm or Carrere 4
Hastings. The memorial Is situated al
Nnety-elshth street and Riverside Drive
II IL i'm the form of an exedra and stair
case leading from the path at the Level
of the drive to the park below. 1t is
built of pink Milford sI,anite. The sx-
pense is betrayed by subscriptions from
the architects friends.
The sun., 1919-10-13
TROOPS WELCOMED
HEREBY S11 FANS
La Guardia Sees Big "Scandal"
in Money Frittered by Hylan
Administration.
10 PER CENT. TO ONE MAN
Talks of "Altar of Extrav-
agance," "Wasteful Arch"
and "Arch of Folly.'

Mayor Hylan couldn't leave Florida
out of the welcoming celebrations for the
Twenty Division and the other
Homecoming troops. According to Repre-
sentative Fiorella H. La Guardia, speak
ing last night at dinner of the
Foresters Of America at las West Forty
ninth street. the Mayor imported" a
hundred palm leaves right straight from
the jellyfish habitat at a cost of $3.50
per leaf. Then he gilded 1913 of them
(balance of twenty-eight unexplained)
at an additional cost of $3.50 per each.
The palm leaves cost more than
$500. but that, according to Mr.. La
Guardia, was but a ridiculous man.
nerism." The whole Of the programme
was conducted. he charges. with extrava-
gance to the point OF public scandal"
A half million dollars was appropriated
and most of it was spent.
To Paul Chalfin. chairman of the CON-
mittee on decorations. was pafd-a COM
mission of 10 per cent, Mr.. La Guardia
charges. on all OF the expenditures OF
the committee exempted from public
letting on the Mayors request and
privately awarded. After 10 per cent
had been paid to Mr.. Chalfn on one
allotment OF $67,S43.20, the committees
records show, the speaker said. another
Payment of s1.700 was made to him as
balance due"
Mr.. La Guardia made the first public
statement Of the detailed expenditures
of the Mayors committee upon the
opening of his campaign for election &c
the presidency of the Board of Alder
men. The Board of Estimate, of which
his opponent in the present election
Robert L. Moran, was a part, voted
| una nimously for the wasteful Hylan ex
penditures. He said it would have beer
better II the seats. built by the city
| at a cost of 90 cents each, had beer
! sold after proper reservations had beer
made for soldiers families and wounded
men than that the Hylan administration
should have used them as politica
patronage, as Mr.. La Guardia says wal
done.
! Points Out the s'Wastes."
| He pointed out the waste in the Arcl
elsewhere and then remarked:
at would lead one to suggest tina
what was called the Altar of Libert,
was instead the Altar of Extravaganza
the Victory Arch was Wasteful Arch an
the Arch Of Jewels the Arch of Folly"
"Hylan's extravagant administration