The Keota news., 1918-10-25
TEXT Of GERMAN
NOTE TO WILSON
REPLY PARTLY AGREES TO Y. ..
TERMS FOR ARMIsTicE.
Berlin Denies Devastation and An
nouness Complete Change In Gov.
srnmsnt. Giving People 0allot.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. - The German reply to
President Wilson's note. the text Of
which was received here Monday. Oct.
Fl. saSs Germany hopes the United
States will approve OF no demand
which would be irreconcilable with
the honor Of the German people and
with the opening of the way to peace
with justice.
Germany protests against the ref.
erences Of President Wilson to illegal
and inhumane acts.
Full Text Of solFs Note.
The text OF the German note 10 -
follows:
In accepting the proposal for an
evacuation OF occupied territories. the
German government has started from
The assumption that the procedure Of
this evacuation and OF the conditions
of an armistice should bs left to the
that the actual standard Of power on
both sides In tho field has to form the
oasis for arrangements safeKu&rdinY =
and guaranteeing this standard.
70 the President that an opportunity
should be given for fixing the details.
u trusts that the President Of the
mand which would DO irgsconcila BILE
with the honor OF the German people.
and with opening N way to n peace Of
THE German government protests
against the reproach OF illegal and In
humane actions made against the Ger
man land and sea forces. and thereby
:overin9 OF = retreat distractions will
always be necessary. and they are car.
out In SO far a.. 70 by
are under most strict Instructions TO
spare private property and to exercise
:s, AR. f9r n,,;i the population to tn. best OF
sur In spite Of these Instructions the
guilty are being punished.
The German government furthe, de-
NE. 's,:, that At the German ,..n navy In sinking
IfsSo.t. with their ips ps::enxsr.: Tse
gard to ali those charges that the facts
be BY aWSa .nysns sS:
might hamper the work OF peace the
German government has caused orders
TO be dispatched to all submarine com.
passenger ships. without. however. for
technical reasons. being able to guar
antee that these orders will reach
every single submarine ut sea before
'.As q fundamental condition for
peace the President preacfibes the de-
can separately. secretly and Of It's own
.,nEls ,nsIs choice disturb the peace OF the
ITO this the German government re-
Hitherto the representation Of the
people in the Gsrman empire has not
s: Of rs IL. S:ne'
'The constitution did not provide for
a concurrence Of representation Of the
people In decisions of peace and war.
gone q fundamental change. A now
government has been formed In com
plete accordance with tho wishes tprin-
ciple?) of tho representation Of tho
people. based on equal. universal. Sc
cret. direct franchise.
The leaders OF the great parties OF
tho Reichstag are members Of this gov.
srnment. In the future no govern ment
can take or continue In office without
possessing the confidence Of n majority
of the Reichstag.
CAa.celler's Responsibility.
The responsibility OF the chancellor
OF the empire to the representation Of
and :siesuard.a. fhs fir:t :et q sh.
ns n. ksicS.sss Siil to-" to alter ~ ths . eon.
stitution Of the empire SO that the con-
sent OF the people 10 required for de-
e':Pn. on MAR sne tse
II. however. guaranteed not only by
constitutional safeKuards. but also by
the unshakeable determination Of the
German people whose vast majority
stands behind these reforms and de-
mand their energetic continuance.
THE question Of tho Prssident-with
whom ne and the governments asso-
ciated against Germany are dealing
is therefore answered in a clear. 'Vn-
sQuivocal manner by the statement that
the offer Of peace and an armistice has
come from a government which 10 free
from any arbitrary and irresponsible
inf1NAnce n and II aunnOrted nv thn q n.