The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-18
PEACE FARLEY STARTS
To end GREAT WAR
History Making Notes To
Live In Files Of
Nations.

October marks the beginning o
a series of diplomatic correspondence
between the Central Powers and tn
Allies that will live in the archive
of nations as long as history is read
The correspondence opens with
note from Macmillan to Presiden
Wilson. proposing that the American
President take the iniative in thu
matter of bringing about conditions
of peace. The Chancellor's note was il
terms as follows:
1.-THE German Government request:
the President of the United States
to take in hand the restoration oil
peace. acquaint all the belligerent
states of this request and invite them
to send plenipotentiaries for the pur.
pose of opening negotiations.
1T accepts the program set forth
by the President of the United States
in his message to congress on jan
uary s and in his later pronounce
ments, especially his speech of Sep
TENDER %, as a basis for peace ne
gotiations.
with a view to avoiding further
bloodshed the German Government
requests the immediate conclusion of
an armistice on land and water and in
the air"
1t is announced that Turkey will
take similar sep.
The German peace note produced
a profound sensation throughout the
world, but there was a disposition
in many quarters to doubt Hun sin
certify. In order to avoid possible
misunderstanding the President then
dispatched the following pointed
questions to the German government:
Sir: have the honor to acknowl-
edge. on behalf of the President,
your note of October 9th, inclosing
the communication from the German
Government to the President; and |
am instructed by the President to
request you to make the following
communication to the Imperial Ger
man Chancellor:
Before making reply to the request
of the Imperial German Government,
and in order that that reply shall be
as candid and straightforward as
the momentous interests involved re-
quire. the President of the United
States deems it necessary to assure
himself of the exact meaning of the
note of the Imperial Chancellor. Does
the Imperial Chancellor mean that
the Imperial German Government &C
cepts the terms laid down by the
President in his address to the Con-
gress of the United States on the Sth |
OF January last and in subsequent |
addresses. and that it's object in en-
tering into discussions would be only
to agree upon the practical details of |
their application?
The President feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion of an
armistice that he would not feel at
liberty to propose a cessation of arms
to the Governments with which the
of the United States is
associated against the Central Pow
ers so long as the armies of those
powers are upon their own soil. The
good faith of any discussion would
depend upon the consent
of the Central Powers Immediately
to withdraw their forces everywhere
from invaded territory.
The President also feels that he is
justified in asking whether the I'M
perial Chancellor is speaking merely
for the constituted authorities of the
empire who have so far conducted the
war. He deems the answer to these
questions vital from every point of
view.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurances Il
Oi my high consideration.
ROBERT LANSING