The Yale expositor., 1918-10-31
HAS SUBMITTED GERMAN PLEA
FOR AN ARMlsTIcE AND
PEACE OFFER TO THE
ALLIES.
VIRTUAL SURRENDER ASKED
~ IT, S. Must Deal With Present
Military Masters Or Monarchical
Autocrats Of Germany Full
Surrender Will Be Demanded.

Washington President Wilson
has submitted the German plea for
an arlnistice and peace to the Allies,
and at the same time has informed
Berlin that there can be no, armistice
except on terms that would make it
Impossible for Germany TO renew
hOstilities.
While consenting TO deal further
with present authorities in Germany,
the president has given them this
warming
III it (the United States) must
deal with military masters and mon
archical autocrats Of Germany now.
or IL X is likely TO have TO deal with
them later, in regard to international
obligations of the German empire, il
Inpst demand, not peace negotiations.
but surrender. Nothing can be gain
ed by leaving this essential thing UNI
said
The presidents reply To the last
German note was handed TO the
charge of the Swiss legation for
transmission to the German govern.
ment 1t accedes to the request that
he take up with the Allies proposals
of the new spokesman of the Ger
man people. but does it with notice
that virtual surrender of Teutonic
armies in the field will be the price
demanded for interruption of the
beating now being administered.
Text Of Wilson's Reply to Germany.
The text of the presidents reply
10 the German note follows:
The secretary of state makes pub.
lie the following:
From the secretary of state to the
charge daffaires ad interim in charge
Of German interests in the United
States:
Department of State. October 20,
1918.
"Sir:
Il have the honor To acknowledge
receipt of your note of the 22nd
transmitting a communication under
date OF the Goth. from the German
government and to advise you that
reply thereto as follows
Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance of the German
government that it unreservedly ac-
cepts the terms of peace laid down
in his address TO the congress of the
United States on the 9Th of January,
1918, and the principles OF settlement
enunciated in his subsequent address
ses, particularly the address of the
9th OF September, and that il de-
sires to discuss details of their ap-
plication and that this wish and pur-
pose emanated, not from those who
have hitherto dictated German policy
and conducted the present war on
Germany's behalf but from ministers
who speak for the majority Of the
reichstag and for an overwhelming
majority of the German peoples and
having received also the explicit
promise of the present German gov
eminent 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
decline to take up with the govern
ments with which the United States
is associated, the question of an
armistice.
"He deems IL his duty 10 say again,
however, that the only armistice he
would feel justified in submitting for
Ill,
should leave the United States and
the powers associated with her in q
position to enforce any arrangements
that may be entered into and 10 make
renewal of hostilites on the part
OF Germany impossible.
THE president has. therefore,
transmitted his correspondence with
the present German authorities to
the governments with which the
government OF the United States is
associated as a belligerent, with the
suggestion that, il those governments
are disposed to effect peace on the
terms and principles indicated their
military advisers and the military
advisers OF the United States be ask
ed to submit TO the governments as.
ISOLATED against Germany necessary
, terms OF such an armistice as will
fully protect the interests of the PEG
pies involved and insure to the ass0
ciated governments the unrestricted
power to safeguard and enforce de
tails OF the peace to which the Ger
man government has agreed. provid
I'D they deem such an armistice pos
sible from the military point Of view
should such terms Of armistice be
suggested, their acceptance by Ger
1nany will afford the best concrete
evidence of her unequivocal accept
,ance OF the terms and principles d
peace from which the whole actor
proceeds.
"The president would deem him
self lacking in candor did he mo-
point out in the frsnkest possible