The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-21
BOATS ORDERED NOT TO
SINK PASSENGER SHIPS
Reply to President Wilson's Note, Denies Navy
Purposely Destroyed Life Boats-Hopes the
United States Will Not Favor Demands
Irreconciliable With Honor" of
the German People.
(By Associated Pressl

London Oct 2l-The German reply to President Wilson's
ermany hopes the United States will approve demand which
oud be econcabe with the honor of the people
lith the opening of the way to of justice.
Germany protests against the references President
and numane acts Denial made that the German
rposey destroyed feboats with The
oposes that the facts be cleared by neutral commissions
Germany has dispatched orders
tudng the torpedong of passenger Ships
The German government suggests President Wilson that
OPPORTUNITY be brought about for fixing the details the
Guilty Punished.
Germany claims the sanction of law for carrying
H destruction of property during retreats and her
9t 10 instructions M Sss spare % and for the
f'e note Says the guilty are being punished.
Change in Constitution.
Announcement made of fundamental change in the German
constitution providing for of the people the
pms concerning and and said the present govern
ent has been formed complete accordance Herewith
l No Future Government
No future German will be able to take hold Office
Unless the confidence of of the reichag the
has agreed that conditions of an armsce should be
to the military advisers and that the actual standard
" ''N~ " TEXT OF GERMAN NOTE ~ -'''"S'''"'''
The text of the German
SECTION L. n accepting the proposal for evacuation of
assumption that procedure of
OF an armsce should be left to the Judgment of military ad
and that the actual standard of both sides the
has form the basis for safeguarding and
i mt icing this standard.
SECTION g. The German government suggests to the pres
that opportunity should be brought about for fixing the de-
s that the president of the United States will approve
no demand which would be reconciabe with the honor Of the
e%an people and G with opening way to peace of Justice
SECTION The German government protests against the
roach of illegal and nhuman actions made the German
and and forces and thereby against the German people
he covering of retreat distinctions will always be and
hey carried out insofar permitted by international law
he German troops under most strict instructions
ability Where ansgressons occur in spite of these nsruc
ions IS, the he,s guilty II are .h being punished"
German sinking ships has purposey destroyed life
boats with their The German
kra commissions"
SECTION s. avoid anything that might hamper
he
all submarine commanders precudn the orpeong
ships without however for technical being
able that these orders will reach single subma
SECTION 6. "As for peace the prcsi
prescrbes the destruction of arbitrary that
separately secretly and Of its single choice disturb the peace of
representation people empire has been
endowed with influence the formation of the
SECTION T. "The constitution did not provide for
of the people decisions of and
These conditions have just now cha cng I
wishes of the of the people, based on equal unver
sal, secret. direct franchise"
SECTION The leaders of the great parties of the ehsta
this government In the future
take continue Office without possessing the confidence of
SECTION responsibility of the chancellor of the en-
saguarded of the has been to
before the reichag bill to alter the constitution OF the empire
that the of the OF the people required
for decisions and peace"
Section TO- "Thc Of the system is however
only safeguards but also by the
unsnkab determination the German people whose vast
stands behind these reforms and demand their energetic contn
uance"
SECTION The question of the president with whom he
and the associated against Germany dealing
by the statement
peace armsce has from government
which is free arbitrary irresponsible influence
majority of the German
people,"
(Signed) SOLF.
Arnnst Accepted said the note
London, Oct 2l-C1O D. MIDI N Spare Property
armice conditions oy
President Wilson President Will
Judgment OF instructions
received today
and and forces Tho German government adds