The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
SURRENDER! IS
WILSON'S REPLY
TO THE KAISER
Yield! Is the Edict of the Presi-
dent of the United
States.
WON'T DEAL WITH AUTOcRATs
Declares Nothing Can Be Gained by
Leaving This Essential Thing Un-
said-AIIied Army Chiefs Must
Dictate Terms of Any
Armistice.


Armistice-
Washington, Oct. 24.-"The nations
of the world do not and cannot trust
the word of those who have hitherto
been the masters of German policy
This is the answer of the president
of the United States to Germany's
latest bid for peace, while notifying
her that on her acceptance of his
terms, the question of an armistice,
which Germany seeks, is TO be present.
ed TO the governments of the nations
associated with the United States.
The president goes on to say with
out eQuivocation that If it (the Unit
ed States) must deal with the military
masters and the monarchial autocrats
| of Germany now, or If IL is likely to
have to deal with them later in regard
to the international obligations of the
German empire, 1t must demand not
peace negotiations but surrender"
The president says that nothing can
be gained by leaving this essential
thing unsaid.
Huns Must Disarm.
The presidents reply. which was
made public at nine O'Clock Wednes-
day night. serves notice on Germany
| that on her solemn assurance of ac-
ceptance of the terms laid down by
| him in his recent addresses he cannot
decline to take up with the govern
ments associated with the United
| States in the war the question of an
armistice.
Fl ,wever. he forcefully serves notice
on Germany that only an armistice
| which will amount to the practical dis
armng of her forces in the field will
| be considered at all.
Points Way to Peace.
The presidents message clearly
points the way for Germany to obtain
peace and at the same time it strips
the German note of every vestige of
| hypocrisy that camouflaged it. The
president reiterates that there can be
no peace with autocracy save the
peace that comes on the heels of un-
conditional surrender. That point is
made perfectly plain.
Furthermore, the president does, as
he said he would. refers the question of
an armistice to the military advisers
of those governments associated with
the United States in the war. Their
| word will be final on that subject
and his very words strengthen the,
word they will give If the question goes
that far.
The distrust that every one felt at
the German note Is expressed openly
by the president, so openly, in fact,
that there can no longer be any qucs-
tion in the minds of the American peO-
pie as to how the president looks upon
the peace reforms which the German
government so glibly said it had ac-
cOmplished.
More Than 100000 Yanks Over There
He says that sit msy be" that future
wars have been brought under the con-
troll of the German people, but he adds
that the present war-the one with
which the esItire world is concerned
has not, End he adds that 1t is evident
that th: German people today are
without the power of commanding
acqriescence of the military authori-
| ties.
In addition to the reply of the pres-
dent. there was made public by Joseph
+. Tumulty. the presidents secretary.
a letter from the president to Secre-
tary Of War Baker. congratulating
both the war and navy departments on
the successful transportation of more
than 100000 soldiers overseas.
Text Of Reply.
President Wilson'S reply to the lat
.st German note follows:
Department of State. Oct %.
"Sir-l have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your note of the
I'D, transmitting a communication un.
der date of the Goth from the Ger
man government, and to advise you
that the president has instructed me
to reply thereto as follows:
'Having received the solemn and ex.
plicit assurance of the German govern
nent that II unreservediy accepts the
terms of peace laid down in his al.
dress to the congress of the United
States on the Sth of January, 1918
and the principles of settlement enun.
ciated In his subsequent addresses
particularly the address of the 2Tth
Of September. and that 1t desires to
discuss the details of their application
|