The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
GERMANY ACCEPTS
PEACE TERMS LAID
DOWN BY WILSON
Offers to Evacuate Invaded Ter
ritory as Prerequisite to
an Armistice.
Suggests That the President May
occasion the Meeting Of 4 Mixed
Commission for Making the
Necessary Arrangements.

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President Wilson's inquiry. inter-
cepted as 1t was being sent by the
great wireless towers at Nauen and
forwarded here Saturday night, Octo-
Der ~, in an official dispatch from
France, declares Germany is ready to
accent President Wilson's peace
terms, evacuate the invaded territory |
as II prerequisite to an armistice and
that the bid for peace represents the
German people as well as the govern
ment.
Although on it's face the text OF the
German note seems to be complete
acceptance of President WILSON'S
terms, the people Of the United states
and the allied countries should be
cautioned against accepting 1t as SUCH
compliance Of the presidents de-
mands as will mean immediate cessa-
ton of hOstilities.
without any attempt to discount
what appeared to be, ut casual read
ing, an acceptance Of the terms the
president has laid down, officials here
were very positive as not accepting
the German note as document which
means the end Of the war. 1t needs
to be examined and fully considered
before the views of the American gov
eminent can be stated.
should President Wilson finally de-
eide that there is enough sincerity In
Germany's proposition to transmit 1t
to the allies. as the German chancei-
Tor requested, it should be borne IN
mind that Great Britain, France and
the other entente nations must be
taken into consideration for decision
then as to whether an armistice
should be granted or whether discus
siOps should be undertaken to carry
out the details of the application of
President Wilson's peace terms.
Text Of Note.
The text of the note follows:
In reply to the questions Of the
president Of the United States or
America, the German government
hereby declares:
The German government has ac-
cepted the terms laid down by Presi-
, dent Wilson in his address Of Janu-
, airy 9Th and in his subsequent all
, dresses on the foundation of perma'
: pent peace of justice. Consequently
Ms object in entering into discussions
3 would be only to agree upon practical
details Of the application of these
= terms. The German government be
: lieves that the governments OF the
powers associated with the govern
4 ment of the United States also take
n the position taken by President VIII
!. son In his address. The German gov
:. eminent, in accordance with the Aus
O tro- Hungarian government. Tor tn
" purpose of bringing about an armi
O stice. declares itself ready to cOmpl,
. with the propositions of the presiden
IN regard to evacuation. The German
II government suggests that the pres
.. dent may occasion the meeting Of
Il mixed commission for making tn
necessary arrangements concernln
NJ the evacuation. The present Germa
M government, which has undertake
" the responsibility for this step tOwar
n peace, has been formed by conference
n. and in agreement with the gres
z majority Of the reichstag The char
cellor. supported in all his actions b
10 the will of this majority. speaks In TT
n name Of the German government an
RI Of the German people.
t. (Signed) SOLF'
III State Secretary Of Foreign Office.
10 Berlin, October IL, 1918.
~. MAY Lead to Peace.
e- At the first reading the text won
n seem to answer, in manner wifi
he might lead to peace, all the questio
,e- President Wilson asked Of Chancell
er Macmillan in his inquiry. which W
sent as an answer to the Germ
peace note received here October Z.
In this inquiry the president {
nv clared he would not propose an arr
Of stice while troops of the central pc
NJ ers remained on invaded soil;
aa asked whether Prince Macmillan
ra copied the terms Of peace as II
80 down, or merely wanted to disc,
40 them las basis for negotiation
and finally he asked whether
chancellor merely represented the n
itarists who have been conducting
war.
~. The one point which appeared
loom up In the text Of the unOffit
o's copy is whether Chancellor MAXIM
lon ian and Foreign Secretary SOlf can
e"' reality represent the German peol
MS the reply declares they do.
IN -. Greek Troops Did Good Work