Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-24

changes between Washington, Lon
don and Paris were proceeding About
midday there was furry of inter
est when Secretaries Lansing and
General March, chief of staff, were
called to the White House, but if
the decision was communicated then
these officials kept the secret we'll
1t was late in the evening when
word that Secretary Lansing would
see newspapermen at o'clock fol-
lowed a conference between MIR Ian
sing and Secretary Tumulty.
Allies in Accord.
Now the note is received by the
people of allied countries will be
| awaited with the greatest interest. SO
! far as the allied governments are con-
cerned it is assumed that they have
| been informed and are in entire ac-
| cord with the eliminating step on the
| presidents policy. Exchanges have
| been going on since the wireless Ver-
| sion of the German reply to the pres
ident was picked up Monday
| The official translation into Eng
| fish made at the Berlin foreign office
and delivered with the German text
| does not differ materially in any par
| ticular from the wireless version and
| slight verbal differences in the lat
| ter tending to make more obscure
some rather vague phrases in the orig
inal may have been due to errors in
| transmission.
The statement follows:
From the secretary of state to the
! charge d'affaires a. i. in charge of
! German interests in the United States:
Department of state, October 20,
1918:
! Sir. | have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt OF YOUR note
/ of the 22nd transmitting commune
ication under date of the 10Th from
! the German government and to adj
wise YOU that the president has in
/ structed me to reply thereto as fol-
! lows:
Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance of the German
| government that it unreservedly ac-
! cepts the terms of peace laid down in
| ms address to the congress of the
! United States on the Sth of January,
| 1918. and the principles of settle
| ment enumerated in his subsequent
address, particularly the address of
| the 27th of September and that il
desires TO discuss the details of their
application and that this wish and
purpose emanated, not from those
who have hitherto dictated German
poHcy and conducted the present war
on Germany's behalf but from minis
tefs VINO speak for the majority of
the felchstag and for an overwholm-
ing majority of the German peoples;
ana having received also the explicit
promise of the present German gov
hHt iNA
civilized warfare will be observed
both on land and sea by the German
armed forces, the president of the
united States feels that he can not
decline to take up with the govern
lnents with which the government of
the United States is associated the
question of an armistice.
Submitted to Allies.
lie deems 1t his duty to say again,
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would he one which
should leave the United States and
the powers associated with her in n
position to enforce any arrange
inehts that may be entered into and
10 make renewal of hostiIities on
t'ie part or Germany impossible. The
president has, therefore, transmitted
ms correspondence with the present
HeIIilan authorities to the govern
IlehtS with which the government of
the United States is associated no a
Deillgerent with the suggestion that
II those governments are disposed TO
ERECT peace upon the terms and min
clples Indicated their military arlvis-
eFS and the military advisers of the
| united states be asked to transmit
~ 'he governments associated against
germany the necessary terms OF such
an affnlstlee as will fully protect the
INTERESTS OF the peoples involved and
ensure 10 the associated governments
'"N unrestricted power to safeguard
ana enforce the details OF the neace
20 winch the German government has
aSfeed, provided they deem such an
aFhtstice possible from the military
point of view.
should such terms of arnistice he
suggested their acceptance nv Gar-
many VIII afford the best concrete
osiueh'ce OF her uneqpivocal accent
,,ee OF the terms and principles Of
~ rom which the whole action
..,r, Kaiser Still Ruler.
ne president would deem bin,salf
tackih@ in candour did he NOT noint
out IN tho frankest possible terms tbe
ledSoh mat extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded. Significant and
Important as the constitutional
Ir"i'seS seem to be which are spoken
W ny inc German foreign secretary
~ ms note of the Goth of october. IL
uooS NOT appear that the principle of
= government responsible to the Ger
man people has vet been fully worked
OUT or that any guarantees either ex-
iSt UT are IN contemplation that the
alterations of principle and of prac-
uce now partially agreed upon will be
permanent, Moreover it does not ap-
pear 'hat The heart of the present diff
licuitN has been reached Ii may be
tilat lutllre wars have been brought
u'oef IN" control of the German peo-
! pt'; nut the present war has not bcen:
ana II - with the present war that
We are dealing. It is evident that the
c'rnnn people have no means of COM
H"thuillE the acquiescence of the mill
'arF au horities of the empire in the
ponliiar VIII; that the power of the
ilng of Prussia to control the policy
o. the empire is unimpaired. that the
H"t"ffinlne initiative still remains
! win those who have hitherto been the
mas erS Of Germany. Feeling that the
Whol" pence of Tho world depends now
plain speaking and straightforward
| action, the president deems 1t his duty
Z say, without any atteinpt TO soften