The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-25

eminent that he has transmitted its
| correspondence to him seeking an
armistice and peace to the Allies with
the suggestion that if those govern
ments are disposed to effect peace
upon the terms and the principles in
dicated their military advisers and the
military advisers of the United States
| be asked to submit. the necessary
terms of such an armistice as will
fully protect the interests of the peo-
pies involved and enforce details of
the peace to which the government
| has agreed
The President says that should such
terms of arnistice be suggested, ac-
| ceptance by Germany will afford the
best concrete evidence of her I'M
equvOCal acceptance of the terms
and principles of peace
The Presidents reply to the last
German note is as follows
Presidents Note
The Secretary OF State makes pub
lie the following:
From the Secretary of State to
| the charge d'affaires ad interim in
charge Of German interests in the
United States:
Department of State, Oct %, 1918.
Sir have the honor to ack-
nowledge the receipt of your note of
the 22nd transmitting a communica-
ton under date of the 10th from the
German government and to advise
you that the President has instructed
me to reply thereto as follows:
Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance Of the German gov
eminent that it unreservedly accepts
the terms of peace laid down in his
address to the Congress of the United
States on the eighth day of January,
1918, and the principles of settlement
enunciated in his subsequent address
es, particularly the address of the
twentyseve of September and
that it esires to discuss the details of
their application, and that this wish
and purpose emanated not from those
who have hitherto dictated German
policy and conducted the present war
on Germany's behalf, but from min
listers who speak for the majority of
the reichstag and for an overwhelm-
ing majority of the German people;
and having received also the explicit
promise of the present German gov
eminent that the humane rules of
civilized warfare will be observed
both on land and sea by the German
armed forces, the President of the
United States feels that he cannot
decline to take up with the Govern
ment of the United States is associat-
ed the question of an armistice
Taking No Chances
He deems it his duty to say again,
however, that the only armistics he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be one which
would leave the United States and the
Powers associated with hersin a posi-
ton to enforce any arrangements that
may be entered into and to make
renewal of hostilities on the part of
Germany impossible. The President
has, therefore, transmitted his cor
respondence with the present German
authorities to the Governments with
which the Government of the United
States is associated with as belliger-
ent, with the suggestion that, if those
governments 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 submit to the Gov
ernments associated against Germany
the necessary terms of such an arm
istice as will fully protect the inter-
ests of the peoples involved and in
sure to the Associated Governments
the unrestricted power to safeguard
and enforce the details of the peace
to which the German government has
agreed, provided they deem such an
armistice possible from the military
poit of view. Should such terms of
armistice be suggested, their accept
ance by Germany will afford the best
concrete evidence fher unequivocal
acceptance of the terms and princi-
Piles of peace from which the whole
action proceeds
Will Not Deal with Present Masters
"The President would deem him-
self lacking in candor did he not point
out in the frankest possible terms the
reason why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded. Significant and