Show CATAL I i 1 I 1 i I I r Ir I I i I I II GUILE I i i OF Statesmen Say Prince Max lax J Ma May l Be Playing Game Ganie for Military l Part Party Turkey I f Will ill Tremble They A Aver vcr n By Sen Service Ice W Oct 5 The 5 voice is S the voice of Prince Max fax but buthe he lie is speaking the HC language of the Military party J a This was the comment of one state stale department official tonight when h he was informed b by the Universal Serj Service Service Ser j ice e that the new imperial German chancellor in his first address to the I a 0 had liml asked the allies to state their peace terms and Im lead had also unconfirmed firmed reports said saia 1 proposed pro Posed an anI I armistice t i Nothing but tho exigencies of the I military m sit situation it was suggested is ia behind the German Hove O for peace which follows 8 so dose closely on I Austria t move mO ve which was rebuffed Jin a hurry burry burr py y y the tho allies i f Another nother state department official declared e lar d that Prince Max's Maxs proposal ti jc Deemed deemed med to flow tho the same linos lines as asS asS' ass s S' S rA u r Austria's atrIa's request for tor a n on the part of oC nil all tho the bel- bel and that this being tho the case Ut t would m meet et With the tIle sanio samo tr trent treat at- at ment nen t. t I Max er The fhe department tonight had not been officially p ad advised sell of ot tho move of oC tho the chancellor but In tho the light of oC no cable advices ad It It was generally gen gen- rally conceded that Prince Max lax Cull fully ware aware of oC the dangers now confronting German arms armIS was vas Oil only too willing to ton n sume tho the burden of attempting to obtain peace and that t his utterances O I betrayed I t rayed his will willingness I 11 s. s Whether or 01 not the armistice report I Is correct on sentence will suffice for It H namely tho allies will not consider I It lt The United States In common with I the tle entente allies has lias seen as Pi evi I dent Wilson pointed out tho the full Cull fruits of or the tho tI t k and Bucharest treaties and will not nut allow Germany German the tho slightest hope of ot an abandonment of oC hostilities t I The Tho treachery that has characterized Germany throughout the thc entire war would show to Its best advantage o t were etc an n armistice allowed It wa a trail sll said i o dove c II It was less than two weeks n ago o when President Wilson lIson restated 1 the alms aims of or the war war and and his words word been heen ap 11 proved ed b by all aU the tho allied countries countries- nd declared we ve could not flOt come to Lo terms with Germany ur or Austria In I view w of or this some officials h here re say the action of or Prince Max In Is more than presumptuous Wo ce 0 have ha stated staled our Jl peace ace terms more than once It IB lIS up to Germany German now to accept them at their face value without asking for further explanations It was pointed out Wo 0 o are arc all agre agreed d said the pre President I 1 dent In hl his New York address that there can bo no t dealing h hof 3 nn any 1 kind of ot bar bargain aln or compromise with tho the governments go of ot the central empires because wo we have have- dealt with them al alread already already al- al read ready and have e seen them deal with other So governments that thit were parties to this struggle at Brest an and Bucharest Th They havo o convince con us that the they aro art without honor and do donot donot donot not Intend justice justlee Tho They observe no covenants co accept no principle but COI force e nod their their own o Interest Wo Ye cannot como come to terms term with them The They have o mado made It Impossible The Tho German Germ must by this time be bo fully aware aware- that we wo cannot accept tho the word of those who forced this war upon us Wo Yo do not think the same amo thoughts or speak tho the same namo language uC go of oC agreement agree agree- ment This particular portion of ot the Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's speech officials say closes the thedoor thedoor thedoor door to tho the German proposal O I c Would lie Ile Fully Tolly From a a. military standpoint arm army men declare It would be rOil folly to either r consider with Germany German at Present Present present Pres Pres- ent or think of ot an nn armistice I II ct Germany Germany Ger Ger- many Is being beaten not on only I on the tho western front but on CoVel every c other front Her Iler armies are aro withdrawing from France and Belgium lum because allied allied al allied al- al lied steel Is relentlessly Ml forcing thorn them back bak nul Bulgaria ha has departed as a n confederate con con- fe federate erate Turkey ey IH la wobbling In the same direction and Austria Is not much Her better off ort Even In Russia a countr country de spoiled despoiled by Germany tho latter nation Is compelled compelled com com- to withdraw w her men to stave t off ort the tho inevitable Inc On nn the western front Prince Max by words wards arm army aay 13 ls trying to avert the tho disaster that Is engulfing tho armies of oC tho the kaiser Turkey T Will III He nr Alarmed The feature of ot peace pl plea pla 3 which brightens the Immediate prospects prospects prospects pros pros- of oC tho the allies nUles I Is the effect that It will vili have havo on Turkey Officials ex express express express ex- ex press tho the view that lint Turkey seeing c nJ her most powerful po ally pleading for a truce and antI peace will como come to tho the conclusion conclusion con con- conclusion that It Jt Is about timo to do likewise If Ie sentiment at nt the British embassy tonight is an nn Index to tho ho manner In which England will receive the German plea the answer er to Max will b bo be You make me nc laugh British Laugh nt tut I That was the wa way one British diplomat diplomat diplo diplo- mat commented on tho the proposal to to- to I night ht He lIe said said- It It Is like tho the man In tho the funn funny pay paper paper pa pa- per who says 5 UM You make me mc laugh The Tho peace terms erms of ot the lie allies already have ha been stated stated more more than once Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many Is simply sparring for tor time as ns she Gha realizes u IL military dj d eat cat Is In store for her before pe peace o cnn can come If It Germany desires an tn armistice her appeal must go to Marshal Foch gon- gon of oC the tho allied forces on the thc western stern front fron TIlls This was as the lilt comment of oC war department de department de- de eI e- e I officials tonight Granting Grantins ot of an m armistice I Is purely a a aI I military measure It was pointed out outs and would of lOr f necessity lt havo 0 lo to come through h the commanding officer of ot the forces which under tinder tho the armistice would I Il l lay loy y down their arms The diplomatic branch of or tho the belligerents Is not the proper place for the tho filing of or an appeal for an armistice he said eahl The Tho case of or Dul Bulgaria was recalled In Inthis inthis this lIds connection The Tho Bulgarians made overtures turcs directly to the tho French commander commander com com- mander The Bulgarian envoys livo s 's were received by General Franchot DEspe rey re- who exacted an unconditional surrender sur ur surrender render and a agreed reed to a suspension of oC hostilities after referring the proposal to Lo Marshal FocI Foch as commander In fn chief and awl the tape supreme war council at Ver Yer- sailles sallies |