Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-14
Until That Time There Can Be
No Peace With Germany
Says President.
INHUMAN PRACTICES
MUST ALSO BE STOPPED
Evacuation And Matters OF
Armistice Are In Hands
Allied Military Leaders

Washington, Oct, 14.-Autecracy
must 60 before peace can be arrang
ed with Germany.
This condition was laid down by
President Wilson today in note tC
the German government, which also
bore the plain notice that no armistice
could be considered while Germany
continued her illegal, inhumane prac-
tices on land and sea.
The note to Germany was "decis-
ion''; it did not permit of discussion
as such.
Unsatisfactory safeguards and guar
antees Of the maintenance of the pre-
sent military supremacy of the Am
erican-allied armies must be given as
preliminary to any armistice arrange
ment and the military advisers would be
responsible for its arrangement.
The note, announced by Secretary
Lansing today and submitted to the
Swiss minister, said:
"Sir:
Gin reply to the. communication of
the German government, dated the
twelfth instant, which you handed me
today, l have the honor to request you
to transmit the answer:
"The unqualified acceptance by the
present German government and by a
large majority of the German reich
stag of the terms laid down by the
president of the United States of Am.
erica in his address to the congress Of
the United States on the eighth of Jan
uary, 1918, and in his subsequent ad
dresses justifies the president in max.
ing frank and direct statement Of his
decision with regard to the communi-
cations of the German government of
the eighth and twelfth of October,
1918.
" at must be clearly understood that
the process of evacuation and the corr
ditions of an armistice are matters
which must be left to the Judgment
and advice of the military advisers OF
the government of the United States
and the allied governments and the
president feels it his duty TO say that
no arrangement can be accepted by
the government of the United States
which does not provide absolutely sat
isfactory safeguards and guarantees Of
the maintenance If the present military
supremacy Of the '"ies Of the United
States and the allies in the field. He
feels confident that he can safely as
sumo that this will also be the iudg
ment and decision Of the allied govern
ments.
:" 'The president feels that it is also
his duty to add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States, nor, be
is quite sure, the government with
which the government Of the United
States is associated as a belligerent
will consent to consider an armistice as
long as the armed forces of Germany
continue the illegal and inhumaD prac-
tices which they still persist in.
4" AT the very time that the Ger
man approaches the United States with
proposals of peace its submarines are
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 enforced
from Flanders and France
the German armies are prrsuing a course
of wanton destruction which has always
been regarded as in direct violation of
the rules and practices Of civilized
warfare.
g Cities and villages, if not destroy
ed, are being stripped of all they con.