The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-31
TEXT OF GERMAN
NOTE TO WILSON.
REPLY PARTLY AGREES TO y. Z
TENNIS FOR ARMisTicE.
ssrIln bsniss Devastation and An
nouness Complete Change in Gov
srnmsnt. Giving psople Ballot.
western Newspaper Union New. service.

western Newspaper Union News Service:
London. The German reply to
President Wilson's note. the text of
which was received here Monday. Oct.
81, says Germany hopes the United
States will approve of no demand
which would be irreconcilable with
the honor of the German people and
with the opening OF the way to peace
with justice. z
Germany protests against the ref
erences of President Wilson to illegal
and inhumane acts.
Full Text Of soiFs Note.
The text of the German note IL a.
follows:
! I'm accepting the proposal for an
evacuation of occupied territories the
German government has started from
the assumption that the procedure of
this evacuation and OF the conditions
jud sment Of the miIftary advisers and
that the actual standard of power ON
both sides in the field has to form the
and .uarShteeing this standard.
The German government suggests
to the President that an opportunity
should be given for fixing the details.
United States VIII approve of no de-
mand which womld be irreconcila BILE
with the honor of the German people.
and with opening a way to peace OF
justice.
humane actions made against the Ger
man land and sea forces, and thereby
against the German people. For In the
always be necessary. and they are car
International law. The German troops
,.s~AA AkreA I'M nm N
spare private property and to exercise
care for the population to the best OF
their ability. Where tr.n.Gre.:ions oc.
guilty are being punished. .
The German government further de-
nies that the German navy In sinking
i iif.So.ss % with sset thsis 'ps pss:snser:' % The
gard to ali those charges that the facts
Tn oelGsr to avoid anythin9 that
might hamper the work of peace the
German government has caused orders
mandsrs preciuding the tolpedoinE OF
passenger ships. without, however. for
technical reasons being able to guar
every single submarine at sea before
"As fundamental condition for
peace the President prescrtbes the de-
struction of every arbitrary. power that
can separately, secretly and OF its own
single single choice disturb the peace of the
ITO this the German government re-
"Hitherto the representation of tn.
been endowed. with an influence on
the formation of the government.
coneurTenssi r.pre.ess.sson s ns. Of IL. the
These conditions have Just now under
yOyernment has been formed In COM
plete accordance with the wishes (prin-.
ciple?) of the representation of the
people: based on equal. universal. Sc
''The leaders Of the great parties OF
the ReichseaG are members of this gov.
can take or continue in office Without
possessing the confidence of = majority
OF the .Reichstag.
CAnneellsr's Respsnsl baafty.
The responsibility of the chancellor
s and esas.uard.a essSss fhs fir.s act Of she
new soysrnmsnt has been to lay before
stitution of the empire no that the con-
sent of The people IL required for de-
eisions on war and peace.
Is. however, guaranteed not only by
constitutional safeEuards but also by
the unshakeabie determination of the
German people whose vast majority
stands behind these reforms and de-
mand their energetic continuance.
The question of the President-with
whom he and the governments asso
ciated agaiise4 Germany are dealing
is therefore answered in clear. un-
sSuivsSSai manner by ths statsmens that hn
come from a government which is free
from any arbitrarse and irresponsible
proSs Of an an" s a 81
the German people.
(SIgned) "sOLF."