The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-22
THE GERMAN REPLY

LONDON OCT 2-The text Of the German note as receIV ed by wireless is follows: Section One-"In accepting the proposal for evacuation occupied territories the German government has started from the assumption that the procedure of this evacuation and this condition of armsce should be left to the military advisers that the actual standard of power both sides field to form the basis for arrangements safeguard ing and guaranteeing this standard" Section TWO-"The German government suggests to the President that opportunity should be brought about for fix ing the details that the President of the United States will approve of demand which would be reconcable with the honor of the German people and With opening way 10 peace of justice" Section Three-The German government protests against reproach of illegal and nhmane action made against the land and forces and thereby against the German people, For the covering of retreat dstrucon will always be and necessary as far as permitted by law
 "The German troops under the most strict instructions spare private property and to exercise for the popua ton to the best of their ability Where transgressions occur in spite instructions the guilty being punished"
 Section FOur-"The German government further denies navy sinking ships have purposely de- stroyed life boats with passengers The German govern proposes with regard those charges that the facts be cleared up by neutral commissions"
 Section FiVe-"n order to avoid anything that might hamper the work of peace the German has be dispatched to all submarine commanders pre- cudng the orpedong passenger ships without however for technical being able to guarantee that these orders will every single submarine at before its reurn
 Section Six-"As a fundamental condition for peace president prscrbes the destruction of every arbitrary power that separately secretly and of its single choice dis turb the peace of the world To this the German government replies
 fherO the representation of the people in the German Empire has not been endowed with influence the foa ton of the government"
 Section SevenThe constitution did not provide for of representation of the people decisions and These conditions have just undergone unda mental change government has been formed in plete accordance with the wishes prncpe? of the reprsen aon the people based equal universal secret direct fran 2hise"
 Section Egh-"The leaders of the great parties of the Rechsag members of this government In the future government take continue in office without possessing the confidence of majority of the Reichstag'
 Section NneThe responsibility of the chancellor of the Empire to the representation of the people being legally veoped and saeguarded The first act of the govern ment has been to lay before the Rechsag bill to alter constitution of the Empire that the consent of the epresen- eataon of the people is required for decisions peace"
 Section Ten-"The permanence of the system guaranteed not only by constitution safeguards also by the unshakeabe determination of the German people whose vast majority stands behind these reforms and demand their energetic continuance"
 Section Eleven-"The question of the president-wih whom he and the associated against dealngs therefore answered in clear uneuuvoca man. by the statement that the offer of peace and an armistce has from government which is free any arbitrary and irresponsible influence is supported by the approval of overwhelming majority of the German people,"
 "SOIF"