Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-11-01
TEXT or GERMAN
NOTE TO WILSON
REPLY PARTLY AGREES TO v. q
TERMS FOR ARMisTlcE.
Berlin Denies Devastation and An
Complete Change In Gov
eminent, Giving People Ballot.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. The German reply 10
President Wilson's note, the text Of
which was received here Monday, oct.
"a. avs Germany hopes the United
States viii approve OF no demand
which would be lrr~econcilable with
the honor OF the German people and
with the opening Of the way to peace
with Justice.
Germany protests against the ref
rences OF President Wilson 10 illegal
and inhumane acts.
Full Text Of Soils Note.
The text OF the German note Is a.
I'm accepting the proposal for an
evacuation OF occupied territorieH, the
German government has started from
the assumption that the procedure OF
this evacuation and OF the conditions
Of an armistice should be left to the
Judgment OF the military advisers and
both sidos In the field has to form the
basis for arrangements safeguarding
and guaranteeing this standard.
Tho German government suggests
should be given for fixing the details.
II trusts that the President OF the
United states Will approve OF no de-
mpnd which would be irreconcilnblo
with the honor OF the German people,
Justice.
against the reproach OF illegal and In
humane actions made against the Ger
man land and sea forces, and thereby
against the German people. Fol In the
covering OF n retreat distinctions will
always be necessary and they are car
flcd out IN SO far az Is permitted by
international law. The German troops
spare private property N TO exercise
care Tor the population to the best OF
their ability. Where transgressioms oo-
cur In spite OF these Instructions the
guilty are being punished.
"rhe German government further de-
niles that the German navy in sinking
nhlps mas ever. purposely destroyed
nfeboats with their passengers, The
German government proposes with re-
gard. to all those charges that the facts
be cleared up by neutral commissions.
In order to avoid anything that
might hamper the work OF peace tho
German government has caused orders
10 be dispatched to all submarine COM
manders precluding tho torpedoing OF
passenger ships, without, however, for
technical reasons. being able to guar.
antee that these orders will reach
every single submarine at SEES before
"As a fundamental condition for
peace the President prescribes the de-
struction OF every arbitrary power that
can separately, secretly and OF It's own
single choice disturb the peace OF the
world.
ITO this the German government re-
Hitherto the representation OF the
people In the German empire has not
been endowed with an Influence on
the formation Of the government.
THE constitution did not provide for
a concurrence OF representation of the
people In decisions of peace and war.
These conditions have Just now under
government has been formed In com
plete accordance with the wishes (prin-
ciple'O Of the representation Of the
people, based on equal, universal, Sc
The leaders OF the great parties Of
the Reichstag are members OF this gov
ernment In the future no government
possessing the confidence OF a majority
OF the ReichstaH.
Chancelior'H Responsibility.
The responsibility OF the chancsllor
Of the empire 20 the representation OF
ana sfp Sdf h,s' ffhirIasiy act SfVS OF Ppss
new government has been 90 lay before
the Reichatag n bill TO alter tho CON
stitutlon. Of the empire so that the CON
eialons on war and peace.
The -permanenoe OF the new system
Is, however, guaranteed not only by
constitutional safeguards, but also by
the unshakeable DEF animation Of the
German people whrse vast maiority
stands behind thes, reforms and de-
mand their energetic continuance.
1.-THE question ~ the President-with
whom he and tho governments aaso-
ciRted against Germany are dealing
IL therefore answered In n clear. un-
e%quivocal manner by tho statement that
the OFFER OF peace and an armistire has
come from n government which IL free
from any arbitrary and irresponsible
Influence and IN supported by the ap-
proval ~ an overwhelming majority OF
the German people.
%CsiRned) "soLF"