File No. 763.72119/864
The Chargé in Switzerland ( Wilson) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 1, 2.45 a.m.]
1763. McNally sends the following:
The President’s reply to the peace note of the Pope has had a great effect in the better as well as in the lower German circles where the [Page 217] true text is known. Great unrest among the working classes is causing the German Government very great anxiety and naval and military officials have been instructed to be prepared to cope with any threatening demonstration. At a very recent meeting called by the Kaiser at which Hindenburg and the leaders among the naval and Government officers were present the German Emperor informed his guests that if it was the desire of the Army, Navy, and the people of Germany that he abdicate he would do so. All present pledged their loyalty, offered their general support of his dynasty.