The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01

BERLIN (By Wireless to Say
yuie). Feb. 1.-The text TO the Ger
iaan note replying TO President VII
ton's peace suggestion. as transmit
tea 10 Washington follows:
Your exr4iiency was good enough
70 transmit 20 the Imperial govern
ment. a COPY OF the message when
The president % the United states OF
America Addressed 90 the senate on
the twenty second inst The lmperial
government has given u the earns ~
confederation which the presidents
statements deserve. inspired as thsJ
are. - a deep sentiment OF respon-
sibtity.
IL II highly gratifying 10 the I'M
pertal government to ascertain That
the main tendencies Of this lmpor-
tart statement correspond largely 20
the desires and principles profsssed
- ArrmAnE.-Ihsre -princlplss SsPe.
claliy Include seN-government anu
equality of riEhts.for all nationa
Germany would be sincerely glad ",
IN recognition or this principle. coun .
tries Ike Ireland and India. whoa
DO not enjoy the dement's OF 20 al a.
indr prrdence, should now OBTAIN thsA
freedom.
The German people also repudiate
all alliances which serve 10 force
the countries into a competition f.r
might and 20 involve them In a re'
% -eihsh intriguea On the otHt
hand Ceres any will gladly co-opsr-
at- ln al efforts to prevent future
r-4f.f-
Frr,4sna % the seas. being q pre-
4 linllnsrr fcncifion cf the Tree eAi-t'
enrs % nationE and the peaceful an
! tercoursc 5etsesn them. as well a.
I the open door for the commerce. 90
all ratIonA has always formed par
| % th- lsadtng pEineip4.s u Ger
nam q political program. All ih'
more th~ imperial government re
/ wrets that the attitude 0f her enc
\ mics. who are 80 entirely opposed q
Z peace makes II Impossible FOR tn
/ world at present 20 bring about tn
realization Of these lofty ideals.
Germany and her allies were ready
| 20 enter now inso q discussion VI
peace and had set down as q basi'
| the guaranty OF existence. honor and
free development OF their peoples
Their aims. as has been express
~ stated in the not. OF Decembsl
the destruction or snnihiliation OF
their enemies and were. according &c
| their conviction. perfectly compatible
with the rights Of the other nations
As 20 Belgium. for which such
warm and cordial sympathy 10 felt
| IN the United states. the chancsllo1
| had declared only q few weeks pre-
viously that It's annexation had
never formed part OF osrmsny's In
4 tentiona
we.IS Rssssrs Dsisss.
The peace TO be aligned with Bel.
glum was 10 provide for such con.
ditIons in that country. with which
! Germany desires 70 maintain friend
~ neighboriy relations. that Belgium
should not be used again by Ger
rnany's enemies for the purpose Of
tnstisatips continuous hostile In
such precautionary measures arr
all the more necessary. 80 Germany
enemies have repeatedly stated. no
/ only IN speeches delivered by theii
leading men. but also In the statutsI
Of the economical conference In Paris
that u 10 their intsntion not TO treal
peace has been restored. but TO con.
tinue their hostile attitude and espe'
cially to vags systsmssie economi'
The attempt Of the four Allied
powers TO bring about peace Ia,
4 failed owing 20 the lust OF conquest
| OF their enemies. who dssirsd 10 die
tate the conditions OF peace
,s sn S.i.e is .; :ea.iisy. en-
enemies have disclosed their rss
aims IN this way. via. 20 dismembsi
and dishonor Germany. Austria hun.
gary, Turkey and Bulgaria To thu
Wish or fecOnClIlatlon. tnsy oppts'
| the will Of destruction They desire
a night 20 the bitter END
A new situation has thus beer
created. which forces Germany "a
new decisions since two years and
q half aro. Engisad has been usina
her naval power for Q criminal at
tempt 70 force Germany into submis-
slon by starvation.
In brutal contempt OF tntsrnatfonal
law, the group OF powers led ~ Eng
land does not only curtail the lsgtti-
mate trade OF their opponsnta but
they also. BY ruthless pressure. COM
pei neutral counuiss either altogeth-
ar TO forsgo every trade not agree
sbls 90 the Entente powers or "a
limit IL according 70 their arbitrary
prfsssA sryvsssvs me
The American government knows
the steps that have been taken a
cause England and her allies 20 re-
turn 10 the rules % internationsl
law and 20 respect the freedom OF
the seas.
The English government. however,
insists upon continuing its war Of
starvation. which does not at all
AFFECT the military power Of It's OPP
ponsnts hat compels women and
children. the sick and the aged TO