The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-28
CHAPTER XII.
prcsidcut Wilson In Action.

,.r. at least eight days respite
n.,,r.I Iudcndorff. for an answer
S',1srd4 twice In succession the
w. of the peace offer. The Chan-
s.uor asks questions; 'tor now
,ong can the army hold the from
,,srs7 Does the great general starr
.y,crt the front to give way III
~ wh,ny Does It realize that' II
mace urgotiatiOns are initiated
.,,rder lhe pressure of n critlcaI
military situation, 1t may lead 10
iHe loss of the Colonies. OF Alsace-
,o.rsirs and OF the Polish pro-
vhceso TO these questions, there
E.iy nnc reply made, on october
Y.,Jar the signature of Marshal
If,derIurg who In Berlin on that
day % sands the following letter to
the Chancellor;
prho supreme command OF the
army maintains its demand. tormu-
lated ON Sunday, september ~,
IqfS for an immediate offer OF
neacc 90 our enemies.
"As the result OF the breakdown
NJ the Macedonian front anc OF the
reduction of reserves IL has led TO on
fbe Western front, as result also
Of the impossibility in which we
arc 10 make good the very losses
that have been inflicted on us In
tbe fighting of the past ten days,
there no longer remains any hope
as far as man can judge-of forcing
the enemy to make peace.
THE enemy on its side Is daily
thNwing fresh reserves into the
stJgglc Nevertheless the German
army remains firm aud VIGOROUSLY
repulses all attacks. But the situ-
alton becomes more critical every
dav and may force the high com
mand to take measures the conse-
auences Of which will be very seri-
GUS
"Under the circumstances II Is
better 10 cease the struggle to save
the German people and their Allies
from useless losses.
Every day lost costs us thousands
OF brave soldiers"
The Chancellor yielded to this
pressure, and on October Jth tele-
graphs through the Swiss govern
ment TO President Wilson to beg
him to summon the belligerents to
peace negotiations upon the basis of
the fourteen points, and to put an
end TO bloodshed by the immediate
conclusion of an armistiCe. Every
body except Prince Max Won Baden,
the Vice Chancellor Won Payer, and
the Secretary of State Solf, seems
to believe that by itself this cable
will suffice to relieve the crisis. As
matter of fact, Germany by send
ing this despatch, delivers herself
into the hands OF the Allies. The
situation from now on to the l1th
OF November is to develop with the
relentless logic of triumphant fate.
on October 9Th the ministers hold
a meeting. They would like to hear
other generals besides General Lud-
endorff Won Payer says:
I'VE must; Ludendorff's nerves
are no longer equal to the strain"
II IS decided to seek the interven-
ton OF the kaiser--for the resigna-
ton Of the first quartermaster gem
eral is feared IL an attempt ia made
TO consult his subordinates. on
October Sth. President Wilson re-
plies to the German note Of the
5th. 10 Is brief reply which
? throws the recipients into conster-
nation they cannot conceal No
conversation is possible, declares the
president, either on peace or an
armistice until preliminary guaran.
tees shall have been furnished
These are tho acceptation pure and
simple of the bases of peace laid
down on January Sth, 1918, and IN
the presidents subsequent ad-
dresses; the certainty that the Chan
cellor does not speak only I'm the
name Of the constituted authorities
who so far have been responsible,
for the conduct OF the war; the
evacuation OF all invaded territories
The president will transmit no com
muniCation to his associates befor,
having received full satisfaction OF
these three points.
The German ministers hold g
council again. There are successive
conferences on the 9th, the 10Th