The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-31
'RfPLIfS TO GERMANY

REPLIES TO GERMANY
Text Of President Wilson'S Reply to
Germans Peace Note. Says
Allies Must Name Terms.
the charge d'affaires ad interim in
charge OF German interests in the
United States.
., oIPepasTtment 81 Of state, ate Oct, oct; %, =,
acknowledge the receipt of your
note. of the twenty-second trans
mitting communication under date
of the twentieth from the German
1 government and to advise you that
the. president has instructed me to
Having received the solemn and
government that itE Eanreservedly lac- aa
cepts the terms of peace laid down
in his address to the congress OF
the United States on m the eighth Of
settlement enunciated in his subse-
quent addresses, particularly the ad-
dress of the tWenty-seventh of Sep
tember, and that it desires to dis
cuss the details of their application
and that this wish and purpose
hitherto dictated German policy and
conducted the present war on Ger
many's behalf, but from ministers
who speak for the majority of the
reichstag. and for an Overwhelming
having received also the explicit
promise, Of the present German gov
ernment that the humane rules OF
civilized warfare will be observed
both on land and sea by the German
armed forces, the president feels
with the governments with which
the government of the United States
Is associated, the question of an
He deems it his duty to say
aSa istiee he would fae feel nS us}ssd ahs in
submitting. for consideration would
be one which would leave the Unit
ed States and powers associated with
her in position to enforce any ar
engagements that may be entered
tilities on~the part of Germany i'm
possible.
TRANSMITTED his CORRESPONDENCE with
the present German authorities to
the. governments with which the
UullGu tdlc0 10 dSoOGldtCu q OClll-
gerent, with the suggestion that, if
! these govegnments are disposed to
effect peace upon the terms and
principles indicated, their military
advisers and the military advisers
of the United States be asked. to
ed against Germany the. necessary
terms of such an armistice as will
peoples Ie'p involved and insure to. IT,
associated governments the unre-
stricted power. to safeguard and en-
which the German government. has
agreed, provided they deem such an
armistice possible from the military
point of view.s
Should such q !, terms . Of armistiee m ice
acceptance of the terms and princi,
pies of peace from which the whole
action proceeds.
:, -. The pre- president = WOW would - deem I'm
Bile terms. the reason why extraorr-
dinary safeguards must be demand
ed Significant and important as
the constitutional changes seem to
be which are spoken of by the Ger
man secretary IN his ! note or T. the
u
pear that the principle of govern
ment responsible to the German peO-
pie has yet been fully worked out,
or that any guarantees either exist
or are in contemplation that the al
terations of principle and OF pra!e, p!G,
tice now partially agreed upon, Will
Moreover, it does not appear
that the heart of the present diff
Guilty has been reached: 1t may be
that future wars have been brought
under the control Of the German
been; and it is with the present war
s','It is evident that the German
people have no means Of acquies-.
cence of the military authorities, OF
the empire in the popular nlls;t will; thad at
control the policy of the empire is
unimpaired; that the determining
initiative still remains with those
who have hitherto been the masters
of Germany.
speaking and straight action, the
president deems it his duty to say,
without any attempt to soften what
may seem harsh words. that the ma
tions of the world do not and can
not trust the word word e. OF th4se ~ Sc VINO
German policy, and to point out once
more that in concluding peace and
attempting to undo the infinite in
juries and iRjustices of this war, the
government of the United States
representatives. Of the German peo-
ple, who have been assured of
genuine constitution, standing as
the real rulers of Germany
".If 1t must deal with the military
masters and the monarchtcal auto
Gratis of Germany now, or ii 1t IS
likely tn have to deal with them In