The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-11-08

| from ministers who speak for the ma
jority of the reichstag and for an over
whelming majority of the German PEG
pie, and having received also the ex-
! plicit promise of the present German
1 government that the humane rules OF
civilized warfare will be observed
both on land and sea by the German
armed forces, the president of the
United States feels that he cannot de-
cline to take up with the governments
with which the government of the
United States is associated the ques-
ton of an armistice.
| "He deems it his duty to say again,
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
consideration would be one which
| should leave the United States and the
ton to enforce any arrangements that
may be entered into and to make a
renewal of hostilities on the part of
Germany impossible.
Must Protect Allies.
"The president has, therefore, trans
mitted his correspondence with the
present German authorities to the gov
ernments with which the government
of the United States is associated as
belligerent, with the suggestion that
if those governments are disposed to
effect peace upon the terms and prin-
ciples indicated their military advis-
ers and the military advisers of the
United States be asked to submit to
the governments associated against
Germany the necessary terms of such
an armistice as will fully protect the
interests of the peoples involved and
insure to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to safeguard
and enforce the details of the peace
to which the German government has
agreed. provided they deem such an
armistice possible from the military
point of view.
SHOULD such terms of armistice be
suggested, their acceptance by Ger
many will afford the best concrete evil
dence of her uneQuivocal acceptance
of the terms and principles of peace
PhONNNNN''
1.-The president would deem himself |
lacking in candor did he not point out |
in the frankest possible terms the gea-
son why extraordinary safeguards
must be demanded.
Significant and important as the
constitutional changes seem to be
which are spoken of by the German
foreign secretary in his note of the
Goth of October, it does not appear
that the principle of government re-
sponsible to the German people has
yet been fully worked out, or that any
guarantees either exist or are In con-
that the alterations of prin-
ciple and of practice now partially
agreed upon will be permanent.
Moreover, it does not appear that
the heart of the present difficulty has
been reached.
German People Without Voice.
ut may be that future wars have
been brought under rhe control of the
German people, but the present war
has not been, and 1t is with the pres
mt war that we are dealing.
st is evident that the German peo-
lie have no means OF commanding the
of the military author
ties of the empire-in the popular will
hat the power of the king of Prussia
o control the policy of the empire is
that the determining
still remains with those who
ave hitherto been the masters of Ger S
many. 8
Feeling that the whole peace of the
World depends now on plain speaking S
nd straightforward action, the pres b
dent deems it his duty to say, with r
ut any attempt to soften what may b
eem harsh words, that the nations of V
he world do not and cannot trust the C
,ord Of those. who have hitherto been b
he masters Of German policy, and to v
ONT out once more that in concluding
eace and attempting to undo the in
mite injuries and injustices of this
ar the government of the United b
tates cannot deal with any but verit- Q
BILE representative of the German +
eople who have been assured of a j.
enuine constitutional standing as the v
sal rulers Of Germany. a.
eff 1t must deal with the military 81
asters and the monarchial autocrats "
. Germany, or If it is likely to have al
deal with them later in regard to m
10 international obligations of the Cd
erman empire, 1t must debate not
sace negotiations. but surrender.
Nothing can be gained by leaving
is essential thing unsaid. u
accept. sir, the renewed assurances er
my high consideration. 10
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING. re
lr. Frederick Oederlin, Charge DAT -
flares Of Switzerland, ad interim, In - -
charge OF German interests In the :,
United States"
Must Disarm the Hun. nj
London, Oct 24.-Gen. Sir A. Hunt by
said: "We must compel the sur pr
nder of the kaiser as the Germans izt
mpelled the surrender Of the en-
ror OF France at the end of the wi
war. The armistice ito
a matter for Marshal Foch and Ad- gu
rQJ RpQftV RI decide 1,hn hi