The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-14
GERMANY REPLIES
TO WILSON'S Note
GERMAN NATION AND PEOPLE
IN FULL ACCORD.
COMMISSION TO DISCUSS
PRESIDENT WILSON AUTHORIZE.
ED TO LEAD IN THE Ne
EQUATIONS.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. IA
wireless dispatch sem out from Maui
en-, the great German wireless sta
ton, picked up and forwarded to Of
fetal diplomatic sources here Satur-
day night purports to give the text of
Germany's answer to President Will
sons inquiry to Chancellor Maximil-
ian on Germany's peace proposal.
On its face it seems a complete ac-
ceptance of President Wilson's terms.
here says Germany accepts President
Wilson's terms as laid down; accepts
evacuation of invaded territory as a
necessary preliminary to IN armistice
make the arrangements; declares
hat the chancellor speaks lin the
name of the German government and
of the German people," and that its
sions is to agree on the practical de-
tails for carrying u the terms Pres
ident Wilson has laid down.
Text of the Reply.
The text of the note follows:
I'm reply to the questions of the
president of the United States of
America, the German government
hereby declares:
"The German government has ac-
cepted the terms laid down by Pres
idenf Wilson in his address of Janu-
airy 8, and in his subsequent ad-
dresses on the foundation of a per-
manent peace of justice. Conse-
quently it's object in entering into
discussions would be only to agree
upon practical details of the applica-
toin of these terms. The German
government believes that the govern
ments of the powers associated with
the government of the United States
also take the position taken by Pres
ident Wilson in his address. The
German government, in accordance
with the Austria-Hungarian govern
ment's purpose of bringing about an
armistic, declares itself ready to com
ply with the propositions of the pres
ident regarding the evacuation.
THE German government suggests
that the president may occasion the
meeting of a mixed commission for
making the necessary arrangements
concerning the evacuation. The pres.
ent German government, which has
undertaken the responsibility for this
step towards peace, has been formed
by conferences and in agreement
with the great majority of the reich
stag. The chancellor, supported in
all his actions by the will of his ma,
jority, speaks in the name of the Ger
man government and of the German
people.
Berlin, October IL, 1918.
"Solf,
state Secretary of Foreign AT.
fairs"
Premature Publicity.
All official Washington was at q
complete loss to understand the tex
of the note becoming public in thi:
way. Neither the state department
nor the Swiss legation, which is look.
ing after German interests, had re
ceived the reply and 1t was very evi
dent that it had been made public
through a faux pas.
There was, however, no attempt t.
dispute its authenticity and the dip
lomats to whom the dispatch should
have been sent could only express re
greet hat the dispatch had been made
public. Early in the evening thu
newspaper correspondents were sum
moned to the office of the diplomat,
mission, where many diplomatic dis
patches are received every day. Al
attache there gave out copies of thu
dispatch in the regular way. bearing
the usual distinguishing marks. I
vas at once flashed to the country
When the high officials of the of
flee learned that the dispatch hat
been made public their distress ant
regret vas almost boundless. mucl
as they were gratified by its appar
ent contents.
The contents of the dispatches
We're at once communicated to Pres
ident Wilson in New York and to Sec
rotary Lansing here.
1t is very probable that the text o
the official communication may diff
fer in some respects as to verbiag,
from the unofficial copy given out
but it is regarded as highly improb
able that it will show any substan
tial differences.
Pace Must Not SIacken.
The g~rcsseet danger facin@ tn,