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inal In the presence of Ito oranU1
power alvcayi lylnc In wait to acconv
BOCHES NOI SURE,
"Vv rnn"'nl or 1118 "world
nf imro Il?'i?bolK to accept, the koso
or tattle with lh nnturaj foo KMiWnv
ana shall If necewary spend tho whole
rorce of tho nation to check ami nuitlfv
Its pretensions and Its power. We nr'e
Rlatl now that we see the facU with no
1 LA fr,1" relnso about them, to
fUhf. thus for tho ultimate peace of the
world and f0P the 'liberation of Its po
plos, the Herman peoples Included." etc.
In hie fIac n.iv ru.M. n
117. n Ifltle more lhan iw.i mnnii..
THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1919.
Vnshiii?to'n Accepts A Mien
tion as True and Forcrim
ncr of Quick Surrender.
llEL'UBLIC A PltOKABILITY
"Wilson's Fight on KniscrlsmJ
rroinlncnt Feature in Ills
Chic: War Speeches.
you. acceptIt. All the world shall know
that you accept It It shall ajipear In
the utter sacrifice and self-torgettulness
with which we shall Rive all that we
love and all that we have to fedeem
the world and make It flt for free men
like ourselveu to live In."
' In his nddrers at Mount Vernon on
July 4. 131 S. the President outl'..-.ed the
following tj,i the flr?t of the ends for
which the' awoclated peoples of the",
world were lighting:
"1. Tho destruction of every arbitrary
power anywhere thnt can separately, se
cretly and of Its single choice djfturb.
the peace of the world; or If It Cannot
be presently dretroyed at loast Its reduc
tion to virtual Impotence."
In the latter part of this same nddrers
the President was even more prophetic:
"X stand here now to speak." tie Vild,
"speak proudly and with confldenf hope,
of the spread of this revolt, this libera
tion, to the Great wiage of tho world
Itself. y
"The blindw rulirs of I'rurala have
roused forces they knew llttln of, forces
which once roufed can never be crushed
to earth agnln, tor they hiue at tnctr
heart an Inspiration and a purpose
which are deathless and of the very
stuff of triumph." i
Special Dt$patc to Tns Scv.
WAs'iMKOTOif, Nov. 3J--The Knlser i
to abdicate. ""This news, symbolizing
Germany's complete, defeat and the con
summation of President Wilson's policy
to mako tho world safe for democracy,
caused Washington thU afternoon to be
lieve that the great war drama was
swiftly approaching Its end. Confronted
with the actual reatlratlon of ono of the
chief objects of all the battle nnd blood
shed of the four years struggle official
Washington for a time was mute, ovei
whelmed as It were by Its Import and
significance for the present and future
generations of men.
Everywhere the fall of Kalserlsm Is
Interpreted as the harbinger of peace.
Everywhere It Is regarded as prosaglng
the acceptance of the armistice.
No single event nas been such a
dominant Issuo of the warns the fall of
the Hohcnrollerns from power. For the
people of America this event consum
mated to-day has been the one concrete
objective 'for which the nation has been
In arms, for which American blood has
been shed on tho battle fields of Kuiupe.
the fulfilment of tho nation's openly cxv
pressed put pose n entering tho war.
News Had Itten Expected (or Days,
Although expected for days, when the
news finally, reached here this afternoon
of the KaJser's Intended abdication It
brought officials to tho full realization
that the end Is at hand. President Wilt-on
was notified early this afternoon of
tho news which had come from the litlt
lrti wireless nnd which, though not on
rial, was accepted as correct. The Presi
dent received theriews quietly In his
study at the"vWhUoHou'se.
While no statement was forthcoming
this afternoon from the President It Is i
probable that.jyhen tho last act of the
great drama has been reached by the
signing of the armistice he will address
a statement to the American people and
to the world upon the solemn signifi
cance of these momentous events In the
history of America and of mankind.
Up to n. late hour this evening the
news that begins a new epoch In the age
long struggle for freedom had not
reached Washington In official form.
But the IJrltlsli wireless picking the an
nouncement from the air eaily this
afternoon flashed It to the 'Government
wireless here and It was quickly com
municated to all officials. The an
nouncement was In the form of an
official manifesto from Prince Max of
Ha den, the Imperial Chancellor, to the
German people.
A German Rppnlillc, Perhaps.
The whole crowd of Hohertzollerns ap
pear to be going. A German republic
would not surprise many here. Only the
fall of the Bourbons In Pranee, In the
opinion of many here, Is at all com
parable to what has been going on to
day In Germany, where ir.retgntrg fam
ily Is being separated from what It has
fjtuously regarded na Its heritage and ItM :
place Is being taken by representatives
of the people It had ruled. As Presi
dent Wilson said In the remarkable
prophecy contained jln his flag day
rpcech of June 14, 1917, the power
reprerented by Hohenzollerlsm Is falling
to pieces "like a house of cards."
It was only yesterday that-jhe Knlser
learned of the armistice lerm? stripping
Germany of all military power. That
his abdication should follow so swiftly
and dramatically the knowledge of these
terms Is regarded here as of extraor
dinary significance. It is believed by
some that the Kaiser, true Jo his mili
tary Ideals, refused to approve the terms
and saw his usefulness w.iy ended.
Kate was thus inexorably demanding
that the Kaiser sever his connection with
the, German Empire and allow Its repre
sentatives to work out their own destiny
unencumbered by his presence. The se
lection of Frederick Kbert, Socialist, to
h'.-ad the regency. Is taken" to mean that
it was tho pressure of the Socialist dc
Hand that hud perhaps the most direct
influence on the Kaiser's abdication.
There Is not the slightest Couut here,
in view of the.e 'developments, that the
power of the Socialists Is gradually be
coming supreme In Gernuny. Two ques
tions were forced uppermost to-day by
these developments: First, what form of
government the movement now going on
In Germany will crystallize Into : and,
tecond, what control the new element
now apparently dominant In Its civil af
fairs will be able In the present emer
gency to exercise over the German army.
It was In this army that Hohenzol
Icrnlsm and autocracy had Its loots. This
army Is still fighting desperately under
the command of men appointed by the
Kaiser. It must soon elect what part it
Is to play In the determination of Ger
many's new government. Grejt curios
ity Is felt here as to the attitude of the
military leaders of this army toward the
.5001111818. whom, they have been accus
tomed to regard without controlling
pow er.
In getting rid of the Kaleer and what
he stands for the German people have
taken a course mapped out by President
WlUon. Always he has held out before
them the promise of peace and a part
nership with the other nations of the
world, once they fulfilled this condition.
This may have Indirectly had some ef
fect on the situation.
It Is pointed out here that In his note
of October 14 th Piealdent, once more
following his many utterances on the
subject strikingly eympnslted the course
which the German people would have to
follow to obtain peace. Referring to the
arbitrary power that hail held their
dehtlnles In its hands and the demand
fr Its destruction, he eald In that note :
It Is within tho" choice- of tho German
nation to niter It."
Forced !- President's' Jfo'te.
All the evidence haa pointed to this
note of the President's as having had a
profound effect In Germany and demands
for the Kaiser's abdication bezan almost
mmedlately after Its publication there.
as pointed out here this note was Uierely
the logical development of a pcllcy
which the Piesident has held to con
Mktently since the war began In focussing
tho attention" of the' German people upon
tnelr form of government. .H was for
t lis reason that friends of the President
lo-tilght It .lied the news of the Kaiser's
'indication as a diplomatic triumph of
tne first magnitude,
If nna irlrfj.nt KrffnXX the ITnlted
Btates had entered the war .that Presl- j
dent Wilson formally nnd publicly sig
nalled out Krtlscrlsm In Ueimai.y as the
enemy against which democracy In arms
must battle.
In his address to the .Jojnt' fit-stun of
''onzrt-ss orr April 2, 1 "J 1 7 four days
before a itnto of war was declared the
President In r.cnniraetidlnjr that tho
I'nlted States arsumo the role of belli:
erent said:
"We are accepting tills challine of
ostlle purpoi;,; because wo know that 'n
uvh a Government (tho Imperial Qfir-
. iiiurmis
atter tne nation had1 been nt wnr. the
I resident went furth.e- thBn this, how
ever, nnd virtually .prophccled the pres
ent ending of tho" wnr. '
The military masters under wjiom
, uici-uing, ne said, "see
Jfry clearly to what point fate has
brought them. If they fall back- or are
forced back an Inch theln power both
abroad nnd at home will fall to pieces
like a house of cards. It In their power
nt homo they are thltjklng nbout new
more than their power abroad. It Is
that power which Is trembling under
tnelr very feet : and deep fear has en
ttred their Jhearln If they fall their
people will thrust them aside: a Govern
ment accountable to the people them
selves will be set up In Germany as It
has besn In England, In the United
States, in France and In all tho great
countries of the. modern flmo except
Germany." '
From this beginning the President In
subsequent addresses almost without ex
ception singled out Kalserlsm and what
U stood for as the real foe, all with
the definite purpose In his mind of sep
arating the German people from their
masters and encouraging the Germnn
liberals. Referring to the haughty and
aggressive action of the Imperial Ger
man military commanders under the
Kaiser's orders In Russia, after Russia's
collapse, the Presfdent on April 6, 1918,
said :
OFFICIALS LOOK FOR
TRUCE.REPLY TO DAY
Germans May Take Full
Time, Some Believe.
'Special Pttpalcti to Tim Rex.
Washington, Nov. 9. Signing of the
armistice terms by Germany appears to
be not for the moment Imminent. Hx
pectatlqn here throughout the day that
the momentous announcement for which
tho whole world Is waiting with bated
breath might como any minute to-night
was lessened by the fact that the Cer
I man courier carrying the armistice
"I accept the challengeXJcnow. thaliternyi from Marshal Foch was not yet
reported to Ivave even reached the der
man lines. Unofficial reports stated that
heavy German barrage fire delayed his
return.
The distance between the meeting
place and Oerman headquarters Is not
great, but a circuitous route Is required,
due to the shell torn road. It Is at
best a Journey of several hours, Tho
news late this nfternoon seemed to pre
clude the possibility of the return of
the courier during); the night. Arrange
ments might be made to, rend the neces
sary authority to the Gffrman delegates
at Marshal Foch's hendqunrters by
wireless, b'it 'this was not considered
likely.
There Is considerable expectation hero
In tfllclal circles, however, that the
great news may be released to the wait
ing world some time to-morrow.
Frank L. Polk, Counsellor of the State
Popartment, announced to tho newspa
per men at 3:30 this afternoon that at
X :1K the armistice had not been sjgnrd.
It Is assumed here that nt that hour the
German plenipotentiaries were still nt
Marshal Foch's' headquarters waiting to
hear from Spa, the place to which the
terms had been sent.
According to cablo advjees fiom
nbroad Vice-Admiral' Sims, commanding
the American naval forces In European
waters. Is with Marshal Foch. A reprc
sentatlve of the American army lsalso
In the allied party, but Secretary lJaker
said to-day he was as yet uninformed as
to his Identity.
The time expires nt 11 o'clock, French
time, Monday morning. This means
that the Germans cither by courier or
by radio must get their answer In before
that time. Many hero believe Germany
will consume the full time.
President Wilson Is to make a state
ment upon the signing of the armtsttce,
though whether this would take the
place of all other announcements was
not made clear to-day. Secretary Raker
said to-day that If the armistice was
signed he would have Important an
nouncements to make regarding the
plans of the future. Secretary Daniels
Is prepared to make similar announce
ments.
HOOVER WILL FEED
MOST OF NATIONS
Will-Go to?Europ6 to Direct
Food llellcf of Liber-
4
atcd I'coplcs.
AID FOR BELGIANS FIRST
Serbinns, Slovaks and Others
Also to Re Fed to Com
bat Bolshevism.
Sptditl Df patch to Tns Rex.
Washington, Nov. q. The Unlte.1
States Is about to embark on a gigantic
plan' of feeding practically the entire
world.'
IVcrldent Wilson to-day directed Food
Administrator Hoover to take charge
hot the organization of measures for .hc
food relief of the liberated peoples of
Europe and to proceed at once to Eu
rope aa this Government's special rep
resentative for" the determination of
measures of relief In cooperation with
the various Governments concerned.
The peoples of Ilelglum. France, Ser
bia, the liberated populations In south
ern Europe and others are to bo pro
vided f . The peoples of Austria, Tur
key and Bulgaria are not specifically
mentioned, but It Is understood that the
relief plana will extend to them in
view bl the recent announcement by
Cot. House In Versailles that assistance
along these lines -would be given to
theso peoples, who are now no longer
engaged in hostilities against the En
tente nnd the United Stales.
. The first work undertaken by Mr.
Ifoover lii Europe wilt be to perfect nnd
enlarge the arrangements for foodstuffs
to the populations In Relglum nnd
Franco now being released. Th,cso popu
lations' have been supported for tho last
lour years by tho CominUslon for Re
lief In Relglum under Mr, Hoover's
chairmanship, but owing to the. diffi
culty of transportation nnd distribution,
of finance and fear of German seizure,
the amount of foodstuffs furnished har
been the very minimum on which hu
man life could bo maintained.
in n statement explaining nr.
Hoover's mltslon the State Department
made public the fallowing:
"As the first measure of assltancc
to Relglum It Is necessary to increase
Immediately the volume of foodstuffs
formerly supplied so as to physically
rehabilitate, this under nourished popu
lation. The Relief Commission during
the last four years has sent to the
10,000,000 people In the occupied area
more than C00 cargoes of food, com
prising 120,000,0 bushels of breadstuffs
and more than .1,000,000,000 pounds of
other foodstuffs, besides 20,000,000 gar
ments, the whole representing an ex
penditure of nearly 1600,000,000,
Its Value Clearly Prorr'd,
"The support of the commission has
como from the Relglan, Rrltlsh, French
and American Governments, together
with public charity. In addition to this
some (350,000,000 worth of native prod
uce has been financed Internally 'In
the relief organization.
That the maintenance of this relief
commission has been critically neces
sary Is evidenced by the fact that In
the same time and under the same
conditions tho population of Serbia Is
estimated to have diminished SO per
cent and that of Poland 2!i per cent.,
whereas the population of Belgium Is
still Intact.
"All the departments of the Govern
ment are cooperating to support the
enlarged programme. The War Indus
tries Roard, the War Trade Board, tho
Treasury; the Shipping Board and Food
Administration are all putting their
backs to the prompt advancement of the
nocesaafy measures for the Immediate
care of the population In every direction.
"ine second portion or .Mr. i movers
mission is to organize and determine the
need of foodtffs of tho liberated peo
ples In oouthern "Europe the Czecho
slovaks, the Jugo-Slovaks, the Serbians,
Rumanians and others. An adequate
food supply will assist the Government f
ret up to maintain-order nnd cohesion
In government nnd to prevent a debacle
such as has taken place In Russia.
"Atrnngcmcnts aro being made by tho
Food AdmlnlBtVatlon, tho Shipping
Hoard nnd tho War .Department, for the
earliest possible despatch of foodstuffs
tr these liberated peoples and Mr,
Hoover will make the neceiwary ar
rangements abroad for distribution.'
1865-
1918
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Women's Embroidered
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A Remarkable Value Main Floor
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Plain Glove Silk Vests
elastic tops, also lace trimmed with
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Heavy quality, in
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