The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-10-15
Washington, Oct. IA

WdSHlHBlOH, OCl. 4.
Sir
In reply to the communication
of the German government dated
the 18th instant, which you handed
me today, have the honor to re-
quest you to transmit the following
answer:
The unqualified acceptance by
the present German government ana
by a large majority of the Reichstag
of the terms laid down by the Pres
ident of the United States Of Amer
lea in his address to the Congress OF
the United States On the Sth of Jan
uary, 1918, and in his subsequent
addresses justifies the President in
making frank and direct statement
OF his decision with regard to the
communication of the German gov
ernment of the Sth and 18th of Oc-
tober, 1918.
Antocracy Must Go
It must be clearly understood that
the process Of evacuation and the
conditions Of an armistice are mat
ters which must be left to the judg-
ment and advice of the military ad-
visers of the government of the
United States and the Allied govern
ments, and the President feels il his
duty to say that no arrangement can
De accepted by the government of
the United States which does not
provide absolutely satisfactory safe
guards and guarantees of the main
tenance of the present supremacy OF
the armies or the United States and
OF the Allies in the field He feels
conhdent that he can safely assume
that this will also be the Judgment
and decision of the Allied govern
ments
Must First Stop Inhumne Practices
The President feels that it is his
duty to add that neither the govern
ment of the United States nor. he is
quite sure, the governments with
which the government of the Unit
ed States is associated as a belliger-
ent, will consent to consider an ar
mlstlce SO long as the armed forces
or Germany continue the illegal and
practices which they still
persist in.
Justly Regarded With Horror and
Burning Hearts
AT the very time that the Ger
man government approached the
government of the United States
with proposals of peace its subma- !
rines are engaged in sinking passen-
ger ships at sea, and not the ships
alone, but the very boats in which
their passengers and crews seek to
make their way to safety; and
from Flanders and France the Ger
man armies are pursuing a course of
wanton destruction which has al
ways been regarded as in direct vio-
lation of the rules and practices OF
civilized warfare. Cities and yillag
es' If not destroyed are being STRIP
ped of all they contain-not only
that, but often of their very inhabi-
lants. The nations associated
against Germany cannot be expected
TO agree to cessation of arms while
acts of inhumanity spoliation and
aesolatlon are being continued
which they justly look upon with
borrow and with Earning hearts.
Must BE Destroyed or Made Impo.
tent
10 heceSSdfv, also, IN order
that there may be no possibility of
misunderstanding that the Presiden,
should very solemnly call the atten-
tlon OF the government of GERMANY
TO the language and plain intent OF
one Of the 'e.ms o. peace which the
Germ. n government has now accept
ed. 1t is cDntained in the address Of
the President delivered et Mcun.
vernon on The Fourth Of Ju J last
1T is as followe. 'Th, d.m.rur-
tio# of eve y arbitrary pow r aDy-
where that can serarately. secrecy
and of II single choice dipt,r, ,to
peace 'ne ~ wor.d: or. II II cannot
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