Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-10-18
Wilson Refuses to Concede Ger
man Governments Request
for Armistice.
ALLIES ARE MORTIFIED
Cessation Of HostiIities Impossible
While Acts Of Inhumanity, Spoil.
alton and OesoIation Shock
Civilized World.

Washington, Oct. Is. - President
Wilson answered Germanys peace
proffer with a note declaring anew
that there can be no peace with q
German government controlled by a
military autocracy and no thought of
an armistice while German atrocities
continue on land and sea.
This statement was made at the
White House: "The government will
continue to send over 100000 men with
their supplies every month and there
will be no relaxation" ~ ~
President Wilson's Answer.
The text Of the Presidents answer
follows: .-.. q.
THE unqualified acceptance by the
present German government, and by
a large majority of the reichstag. of
the terms laid down by the President
OF the United States of America in
his address to the Congress of the
United States on the Sth of January,
1918, and his subsequent addresses,
justiies then President in making a
frank and direct statement of his de-
cision with regard to the communfca-
tons Of the German government Of
the 9Th and 18th Of October, 1918.
Gle feels confident that he can
safely assume that this will also be
the Judgment and decision of the
Allied governments. "
The President feels that it is also
his duty to add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States nor, he
is quite sure, the governments with
which the government of the United
States is associated as belligerent,
will consent to consider an armistice
so long as the armed forces of Ger
many continue the illegal and inhu-
nan practices which they still per-
sist in. q I%".
at the very tine that the German
governmc1,t ar4srcofhes. the govern
ment Of tie u ed States with pro-
-t-s|'I o. or IS -vbrlarines are en-
cared y 49, ~arsenger ships a.
Sc, ar" a = shtvs alone. but the
vef." &c -ts&' f7ll their passengers
AMI crn-:-s saa' - make their way to
safety; ard N 1.;.-l II present enforced
" tho raull Z 81. 1,ce md Flande g
tNe Cer---.a. -, } are pursuing q
,cc.,rse. IF. w-~tr-1s s'',st-uction which
49, -'"'~--~ .'."~r, "e~-rded as in direct
violation. of tie -u'es and practices
OF civilized warfare. Cities and vii.
aves. ii hot destroyed, are being
stripped not only of all they contain,
but often of their very inhabitants.
j ''The nations associated against
Germany cannot be expected to agree
to a cessation of arms while acts OF
inhumanity. spoliation and desolation
are being continued which they justly
look upon with horror and with burn.
ing hearts. t. 4
1T is necessary, also, In order that
there may be no possibility of misun.
Outstanding, that the President should
very solemnly call the attention of the
government Of Germany to the Ian.
guage and plain intent of one of the
terms Of peace which the German gov.
eminent now has accepted. It is con.
tanned in the address of the President,
delivered at Mount Vernon, on the
Fourth Of July last. It is as follows:
THE destruction of every arbitrary
power everywhere that can separate.
ly. secretly and of it's single choice
disturb the peace of the world; or if
it cannot be presently destroyed, at
lest it's reduction to virtual impo.
tercy.'
THE power which has hitherto con.
trnIled tho German nation is of the
sort here described. 1t is within the
choice of the German nation to alter
it. The Presidents words just quoted
naturally constitute condition prece-
dent to peace, II peace is to come by
the action of the German people them
selves. ra.&
"The President feels bound to say
that the whole process of peace will
in his judgment depend upon the def
initeness and satisfactory character of
the guarantees which can be given in
this fundamental matter. It is indis-
pensable that the governments asso-
ciated against Germany should know
beyond q peradventure with whom
they are dealing ..--.
THE President will make separate
reply to the royal ana imperial gov
eminent of Austria Hungary.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurance
of my high consideration.
~ ROBERT LANSING"
Three Killed In Auto Wreck.
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