Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-12
Berlin Replies to Entente Note Sent
 the United States
Imperial German Government on Behalf of Central Nations Comes Back at Allied Ma tions' Latest Declaration.
(By Review Leased Wire)


 ville) )-Germany today handed neutral governments a note concerning the re- ply of the entente to the German peace proposals. the Overseas News Agency announces.
 It is first stated, says the news agency announcement, that the Ger man government has received the re- ply of the entente to the note of De- cember 12. containing a proposition tS enter at once into peace negotiations. The note continues:
 Our adversaries declined this pro- position, giving as the reason that it is a proposition without sincerity and without importance. The form in which they clothe their communica- tion excludes an answer to them, but the imperial government considers it important to point out to the govern ment of neutral powers its opinion re- garding the situation.
 ''The central powers have no reason to enter into any discussion regarding the origin of the war. History will judge upon whom the immense guilt of the war shall fall: history's verdict will as little pass over the encircling policy of England, the revengeful poli- cy of France and the endeayor of Rus sia to gain Constantinople as over the instigation of Russia which meant war against Germany.
 Germany and her allies were forced to take up arms for defense of their liberty and existence. consider this their aim of the war. as obtained.
 ''On the other hand, the hostile pow CTS always went further away from the realization of their plans. which, according to the declarations of their responsible statesmen, were among others, directed toward the conquest of Alsac-Lorraine and several Prussiar provinces. the humiliation and diminu. tion of the Austro-Hungarian monar- chy; the partition of Turkey and the mutilation of Bulgaria
 ''ln the fact of such war acts, the demand for restitution, reparation. and guarantees in the mouth of our ad- versaries produces a surprising effect
 Our adversaries call the proposal of the four allied Teutonic powers a war maneuver. Germany and her al- lies must protest in the most emerge tic fashion against such a characteriza- tion of their motives which were frankly explained. They were per suaded that a peace which was just and acceptable to all the belligerents was possible: that it could be brought about by an immediate spoken ex- change of views and that. therefore, the responsibility for further blCod- shed could not be taken.
 Their readiness was affirmed with out reservation to make known their peace conditions when negotiations were entered into which refutes every doubt as to their sincerity.
 "Our adversaries who had it in their hands to examine the proposition as to it's contents. neither attempted an examination nor made counter pro- posals. Instead. they declared that peace was impossible so long as the of violated rights and liberties. the recognition of the prin- ciDle of nationalities and the free ex- istence of small states were not guar anteed.
 "The sincerity which our adversaries denies to the proposals to the allied powers. will not be conceded by the world to these demands because the world holds before its eyes the fate of the Irish people. the destruction of the liberty and independence of the Foer republic. the subiugation of Northern Africa by England. France and Italy. the suppression of Russian alterations. and also the violation of Greece. which is without precedent in history
 Against the pretended violations Of the laws of nations by the Teutons. those powers are. not entitled to com plain. which from the heginning of the war trampled on justice and tore to nieces the treaties unon which it is hr'it. England already. dur'nc tho first weeks Of the war repudisetd the London declaration. the content of
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