Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-15

WILSON'S REPLY
APPEARS FINAL

Wilson today answered the Ger.
man peace prefer with q note de.
elarina anew that there can be no
peace with . German government
controlled Nby the military autoe-
raey ard no thought Of an armis.
tiee While German autoeities con.
tinuc on land and sea.
The official Interpretation Of
the noso 40 boldly expressed is
that "autoeraey must CO."
Tho presidsnt's answer follows:
"Ths unqualified acceptance by
the present German government
and by a lare. majority Of the
reiehstag Of the terms laid down
by the president of the United
Staten in his address to the con.
gross Of the United States on
Jan. 8, 1918, and his subsequent
addresses justifies the president
in making frank and direct
statement Of his decision with re-
gard to the communications Of the,
German government Of the 9Th
and 12th Of October, 1918.
"it must be clearly understood
that the process Of evacuation and
the conditions Of an armistice are
matters which must be left to the
Judgment and advice Of the mill
tary advisers Of the government
Of the United States and the allied
governments and the president
feels il is his duty to state that
no arrangement can be accepted
by the government. Of the United
States which does not provide alb
soIutely satisfactory safeguards
and guarantees Of the maintain
anee Of the present military su-
premacy Of the armies Of the
United States and the allies in
tho field.
"He feels confident that he can
safely assume that this will also
be the Judgment and decision Of
the allied governments.
1.-THE president feels that il is
also his duty to add that neither
the government Of the United
States nor, he is quite sure, the
governments with which the
government Of the United States is
associated az a beIligerent will
consent 70 consider an armistiee 20
long as the armed forces of Ger
many continue the illegal and in.
human practices which they still
persist in.
"At the very timas that the Ger
man government approaches the
gossgnmspt Of the United ststes
WITH proposals of peace its sub
marines ars engaged in sinking
passenger ships at sea, and not
the ships alone, but the very boats
in which their passengers and
crews seek to make their way to
safety; and in their present en-.
j forced withdrawal from Flanders
and France the German armies are
pursuing . course Of wanton de-
struction which has always been
regarded as in direct violation Of
tine rules and practices Of civilized
warfare.
"Cities and villages, If not de-
ctroyed, are being stripped Of all
they contain not only, but often, Of
their inhabitants. The nations as
soeiated against Germany can not
bs expected to agree to . cessation
OF arms while acts Of inhumanity,
spoilation, and dssoiation are being
continued which they justly look
unon with horror and with burning
hearts.
ut 10 necessary also in order
that there may be no possibility Of
Misunderstanding that the presi-
dent should very solemnly call the
attention Of the government Of
Germany to tho language and plain
intent Of one Of the terms Of peace
which the German government has
| now accepted. Il 10 contained in
the address Of the president de-
Iivered at Mount Vernon tho
fourth Of July; Il is as follows:
"'The destruction Of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can
separately, secretly and Of its
single choice disturb the peace Of
the world, or, II Il car not be pres
emily destroyed At least its. rsduc.
t;on 70 virtual impotency;'
"The powers which have hith.
erto controlled the German nation
are of+he sort here described. Il
is within tho choice Of the Ger
man nation to, alter Il. The pres
ident's words just quoted naturally
constitute condition precedent to
peace, II peace 10 70 come by the
action Of the German people them.
selves. The president feels bound
TO state that the whole process Of
peace will. in his Judgment, de-
pend upon the definiteness and the
satisfactory character Of the guar.
antes which can bs given in this
fundamental matter. This 10 inde.
spensabIe that tho governments a..
sociated against Germany should
know beyond q peradvsnture with
whom they are dealing.
1.-THE president will make sep.
AGATE reply to the royal and impsr-
ial government Of Austria Hun