The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-10-25
Efforts Towards Peace Now
in Hands of u. S.

the German reply TO President Will
cons note as received here by wireless
IL as follows:
I'm accepting the proposal for an
evacuation af occupied territories.
the German government has started
from the assumption that the proce-
dure Of this evacuation and on condi-
tiOn an armistice should be let 10
military advisers and tnat the actual
STANDARD OF power OF both sides n
the field has to form a basis Of ar
rangemsnts safeguarding and guar
anteeing this standard.
"The German government suggests
to the president that an opportunity
should be brought about for the Tx
ing of details. 1t trusts the president
OF the United States will approve OF
no demand which would be irreconcA,
able with the honor Of the German
people and with the opening Of way
20 peace and justice
THE German government protests
against reproach Of illegal and inhu-
name actions made against German
land and sea forces and thereby
against German people. For covering
of retreat distinctions will always
be necessary and they are carried out
insofar as Is permitted by information
al law
"The German troops are under most
strict Instructions 10 spare private
property and 10 exercise care for the
population 10 the best Of their ability.
Where transgressions occur in sipte
Of these instructions the guilty are
being punished
The German government further
denies the German navy in sinking
ships has ever purposely destroyed
life boats with their passengers.
The German government proposes
with regard to those charges that the
facts be cleared by enutral commits.
slons
In order to avoid anything that
might hamper the work of peace, the
German government has caused or
Gers TO be dispatched TO all submarine
commanders precluding torpedoing
of passenger ships, without, however,
for technical reasons being able to
guarantee that those orders VIII
reach every single submarine at sea
before its return.
las a fundamental condition for
peace the president prescribed the de-
struCtion OF every arbitrary power
which can separately or secretely and
Of It's own single choice disturb the
peace OF the world To this the Ger
man government replies:
Hitherto the representation OF the
people in the German empire has not
been endowed with an influence on
the formation OF the government. The
constitution did not provide for CON
currence OF representation of the peo-
pie In the decision OF peace or war.
These conditions have Just undergone
a fundamental change new gov
eminent has been formed in complete
accordance with the wishes (princi-
ple) OF the representation OF the peo-
pie based on equal. universal and Sc
cret direct franchise.
THE leaders Of the great parties
Of the reichstag are members of this
government 10 future no govern.
ment can continue in office without a
ma 'orty Of the reichstag. the re-
sponsitlty Of the chancellor of the
empire 20 representation Of the PEG
pie being legally developed and safe
guarde The first act Of the new
government has been to lay before
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stitwoa 81 tnr. empire 50 that the
con eHt II repre- atat.ou Of the PEG
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