Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-18
GERMANY ACCEPTS
ALL OF WILSON'S
PEACE PRINCIPLES
Huns Offer to Quit Every Invaded
Country.
PEOPLE ARE AGAIN WARNED
Propaganda Plot to Trick World Seen
in Way Wilson Is Answered
Washington Asks Nation to
Suspend Judgment.

Washington Asks Nation to
Suspend Judgment.
Washington, Oct IA wireless dis
patch sent out from Nauen, the great
German wireless StatiGh, picked up
and forwarded to official diplomatic
sources here purports to give the text
of Germany's answer to President Will
sons inquiry to Chancellor MaXimilian
on Germany's peace proposal. On its
face it seems complete acceptance
Of President Wilson's terms. The text
as received by wireless follows:
"In reply to the question of the pres
ident of the United States of America
the German government hereby de-
clares:
"The German government has ac-
cepted the terms laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson in his address of January
the eighth and in his subsequent ad-
dresses on the foundation of a perma-
nent peace of justice. Consequently,
its object in entering into discussions
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
ment of the United States also take
the position taken by President Wilson
In his address.
THE German government, in accord
with the Austro-Hungarian govern
ment for the purpose of bringing about
an armistice, declares itself ready to
comply with the propositions of the
president in regard to evacuation.
''The German government suggests
that the president may occasion the
meeting of a mixed commission for
making the necessary arrangements
| concerning the evacuation.
'The present German government.
which has undertaken the response
| bility for this step toward peace, has
been formed by conferences and in
agreement with the great majority of
| the reichstag. The chancellor, support
ed in all of his actions by the will of
This majority, speaks in the name OF
the German government and of the
German people.
Berlin, October II, 1918.
"SOLF,
Estate Secretary of Foreign Office"
People Are Warned.
Washington, Oct 1.-THE American
public is again warned to suspend
Judgment on the German peace nott
until the official reply is received b!
the state department and Presiden
Wilson has reached a decision on it.
The warning, which comes direc
from the state department, is one t.
be needed by every one and the impor
tance of which cannot be overempha
sized.
A translation Of the text of the not
was received by Frederick Oederlein
Swiss charge d'affaires, from Berne.
This comedies with the text as givel
from Nauen, but in the absence of tn
receipt of the official documen,, Nj
Oederlein would not comment on II
except to say it would not be delivere
to Secretary of State Lansing.
He, as matter of course, will re
ce4ve only the official note.
Diplomats Suspicious.
The official reply, which would com
through the Swiss charge daffaire,
has not yet arrived in the capital. A
O result, both officials and diplomat
point out the need of extreme caution
With only the text of the note, q
transmitted by the German wireles
station at Nauen, before them they ar
deeply suspicious of the note, and atS
what they believe may be yelled a
tempts on the part of Germany to pr
long the discussion of peace
They also see the hand Of the Ge
man propagandist in the present not
which was spread all over the worl
and reached the peoples of all the a
lied nations before the official text we
even received in the United States.
See Ulterior Motive.
This action, 1t is said, is contrary
every rule of diplomatic etiquette, an
therefore should be considered as an n
tempt at soms Interior motive on Il
part Of Germany.
Every one in the capital admits tn;
the German reply, at first glance, is 6
extremely clever bit of writing or
cne calculated to make people belle,
peace Is near.
, This without doubt, 1t was pointt
: out, is the belief Germany would |
most anxious to foist upon the peop
Of the United States and the enten
nations, and for this reason, and wi
. redoubled force, should the admo1
;, tion to wait for the presidents actit
i be needed by every American.
t Much conjecture also was raised
8 the capital because of Germany
emission of any mention of Turkey
the unofficial reply. Consideration
this point, taken with regard to t
!. many reports which have pictured Tt
@ key as sending a plea for peace dire
/, TO the president. caused officials
n wonder whether or not Turkey h
l. followed Bulgaria's lead and aba
doned the alliance.
If this Is the case, and it has re