The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
Wilson's Reply to Germany. =.

Washington, Oct. 24.-FolloWinS Is
the text Of President Wilson, reply
to the latest German note. as given
out last night:
From the Secretary OF State to the
Charge d 'Affaircs ad interim in charge
of German interests in the United
States.
Department OF State, October IS,
1918:
Sir:
have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note OF the e2nt.
transmitting a communication under
date OF the Goth from the German
Government and to advise you that
the president has instructed me to re-
ply thereto rs follows:
Having received the solemn and ex-
plicit assurance of the German Gov =
eminent that it unrescrvedly accepts
the terms of peace laid down in his
address to the Congress of the Unit
ed States on the Sth of January. 1913.
and the principles OF settlement cnun-
ciatcd in his subsequent addresses,
particularly the address of the 27th of
September and that it desires to dis
cuss the details of their application
and that this wish and purpose en-
amatcd, not from those who have
hitherto dictated German policy and
many's behalf, but from ministers
who speak for the majority of the
reichstag and for an overwhelming
majority OF the German peoples; and
having received also the explicit
promise of the present government
that the humane rules of civilized
warfare will be observed both on
land and sea. by the Germa harmed
forces, the President of the United
States feels that he cannot decline to
take up with the governments with
which the Government of the United
States is associated. the question OF
an arrniSticc.
He deems it his duty to say again,
however, that the only armisticc he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be one which
would leave the United States and the
powers associated with her in a posi-
ton to enforce any arrangements that
may be entered into, and to make 4
renewal of hostilitics on the part OF
Germany impossible The president
has, therefore. transmitted his CORE
authorities to the governments with
which the United States is associated
as belligerent, with the suggestion
that, if those governments are dis
posed to effect peace upon the terms
and principles indicated, their military
advisers and the military advisers OF
the United States be asked to sub
nit to the governments associated
against Germany the necessary terms
Of such an armistice as will fully pro-
tect the interests of the peoples in
volved and insure to the associated
governments the unrestricted power
to safeguard and enforce the details
of the peace to which the German
Government has agreed, provided
they deem such an armistice possible
from the military point OF view.
Should such terms of armistice be
suggested, their acceptance by Ger
many will afford the best concrete
evidence of her unequivocal accept
ance of the terms and principles of
Deace from which the whole action
proceeds. I'll
The president would deem himself
lacking in candor did he not point out
in the frankest possible terms the rea-
son why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded. Significant and
;mDortant As the constitutional
ehsnees seem to be, which are spok-
en al BY the German foreign seere-
tary in his note Of the 10th OF Oceo-
bes, II does not appear that the pr'n-
6D3es Of . government responsive 20
~ German people has yet been fully