Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-10-09
PEACE RuMOi d.
ARE IN tn AIR
WILSON RECEIVES OFFICIAL
PEACE NOTE FROM GERMANY
Austrian Offer, Similar to That From
Kaiser, Comes Through Swed-
ish Legation.

-sion, delivered Germany's peace note
to President Wilson personally. This
action gave rise to suggestions that it
came from Emperor William himself
President Wilson Cancelled his usual
morning recreation hour and remained
secluded in his study. The German
note was received at the Swiss lega-
ton. *
Prompt Answer Expected.
Quite irrespective of the nature Of
the reply, it seemed to be agreed that
the German note called for a prompt
answer so that the American people
might not be misled into relaxing their
Efforts for the Fourth Liberty Loan, so
that the American troops in the field
may know at once the position of their
government and so that an offer OF
peace may receive such diplomatic at
tentton as it deserves.
Minister Ekengren of Sweden pre-
scented the note from Baron Burian,
= the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis
ter, to Secretary Lansing. He was
at the state department only a few
minutes.
The Austrian communication is SUBJ
startially similar to that from Ger
many and both ask President Wilson
TO arrange an armistice and for peace
negotiations on conditions previously
laid down by the president.
Official announcement Of the atti-
>tYde Of the United States government
still was being withheld but there was
no abatement of the indication that II
Germany seeks negotiation lead
ing to round table conferences and dip
1omatic quibblings, the offer will fall
hat. -.- 2szgegs,...
Germany's Peace Proposal.
Following is the text of the transla-
ton of the communication from the
German government, received October
9Th, and transmitted to the President
through the Swiss legation at Washing
ton: . e ;.
a. 'The German government requests
the President Of the United States of
America to take steps for the restora-
ton Of peace, to notify all belligerents
of this request, and to invite them to
delegate plenipotentaries for the pur-
pose of taking up negotiations. The
: German government accepts as basis
for the peace negotiations the program
laid down by the President of the
United States in his message to CON
gress of January s, 1918, and in his
subsequent pronouncements, particular
ly in his address of September II, 1918
In order to avoid further blood-shed
the German government requests to
bring about the immediate conclusion
of a general armistice on land, on
water, and in the air." MAX, Prince
Of Baden. Imperial Chancellor
i President Wilson's Answer.
The text Of the communication hand
ed to the charge of Switzerland here
fellows: ..l
aSir: I have the honor to acknow-
ledge, on behalf Of the President, your
note of October 6, enclosing the com
munication from the German govern
ment to the President, and I am in
: structed by the President to request
YOU to make the following communica-
ton to the imperial German chancellor
Before making reply to the request
of the imperial German government
and in order that that reply shall be
!, as candid and straightforward as the
momentoust interests involved require
the President of the United States
deems it necessary to assure himself
Of the exact meaning Of the note Of
tie imperial chancellor. Does the i'm
perial chancellor mean that the i'm
perial German government accepts thu
terms laid down by the President il
his address to the congress of thu
United States on the eighth of January
last and in subsequent addresses an(
that it's object in entering into discus
sions would be only to agree upon tn
practical details Of their application?
e.The President feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion Of al
armistice that he would not feel a
liberty to propose cessation of arms
to the governments with which TIT
government Of the United States is as
sociated against the Central Powers
so long as the armies Of those power
/ are upon their soil; the good faith o
any discussion would manifestly de
PEND upon the consent Of the Contra
Powers Immediately to withdraw thei
forces everywhere from invaded terri
tory.
1.-THE President also feels that he j
i1astiAed II asking whether the imper
ial ehancellor Is speaking merely TO
the constituted authorities Of th
empire who have 20 Ear conducted tn
war; he deems the answer 70 thes
destions vital from every point 9
view. <s
a. Accept, sir, the renewed assurance
nf my high consid tion.
Robert Lansing
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