Milford chronicle., 1918-10-18
WILSON SLAMS
PEACE DOOR SHUT
End AutOCraCy, Quit Atrocities,
Then Ask Peace, is Reply.
NO PARLEY WITH PRUSSIARISM
UnreIer ting War Till Surrender is
Made-U. S. to Keep on Sending
25o,Ooo Men a Month to France.

THIS is the substance of freSideH
Wilson's decision on the first Germa
peace note and the later reply to d.
inquiry
lie makes plain That no arrang.
menf> win be considered for eithe
I evacuati0n or an arm.s.ice uu' SIS Gen
many gives safeguards and guarantee
Of The maintenance of the presen
military supremacy of the armies o
the United States and the allies il
the field.
The text of the reply follows:
"Sir-In reply to the communica
tion of the German government date
the 18TH inst, which you handed m'
today, l have the honor to request yoi
10 transmit the following answer:
"'The unqualified acceptance by the
present German government and by a
large majority of the German reich
stag of the terms laid down by the
president of the United States OF
America in his address to the con
gress of the United States on the Sth
Of January. 1918, and in his suhse-
quent addresses, iustifies the president
in making frank and direct state.
ment of his decision with regard to
the communication of the German
government of the Sth and 18th Of
October. 1918.
1T must he clearly understood that
the process of evacuation and the con-
ditions of an armistice are matters
which must be left to the judgment
and advice of the military advisers
of the government of the United
States and the allied governments, and
the president feels il his duty TO say
that no arrangement can be accepted
by the government of the United
States which does not provide absO
utely satisfactory safeguards aud
guarantees of the maintenance of the
present military supremacy of the ar
mics of the United States and of all
the allies in the field. He feels con
fdent that he can safely assume that
this will also be the Judgment and
decision of the allied governments.
"Hhe president feels that it is also
his duty TO add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States nor he
is quite sure, the governments with
which the government Of the United |
States is associated as belligerent, |
win consent 10 consider an armiStice |
so long as the armed forces Of Ger |
many continue the Illegal and inhu |
name practices which they still per |
Sst in. At the very time that the |
German government approaches The |
government of the United States with
proposals Of peace, its submarines are
in sinking passenger ships at
sea. and not the ships alone. but the
-ery boats i'm which their passengers
md crews seek to make their way TO
;afety; and in their present mt0rced
from Flanders and France Z
he German armies are pursuing a
curse of wanton destruction which
laS already been regarded as i'm direct
'ioation of the rules and practices of
ivilized warfare Cities and villages
{ not destroyed, are being stripped of
N they contain, not only. but often of
heir very Inhabitants. The nations
Ssociated against Germany cannot be
Xpected to agree to a cessation of
rms while acts Of inhumanity. spoil
tiOn and desolation are being contin-
ed, which they justly look upon with
orror and with burning hearts.
tt is necessary, also in order that
here may be no possibility of misun.
that the president should
cry solemnly call the attention Of
ne government Of Germany to the
lnguase and plain intent of one Of
he terms of peace which the German
Overnment has now accepted. It is
)ntained in the address Of the presi
ant delivered at Mount Vernon on
le Fourth Of July last. 1t is as fol-
.ws:
The destruction Of every arbitrary
over anywhere that can separately.
,cretly and of its single choice dis
Irb the peace of the world: or. if it
innOt be presently destroyed, at least
$ reduction to virtual impotencv.
he power which has hitherto CON
oiled the German nation is Of the
rt here described. It is within the
oice of the German nation to alter
" The presidents words just quot
naturally constitute a condition
ecedent to peace, if peace is to come
the action of the German people
The president feels bound
say that the whole process Of peace
II. in his Judgment depend upon the
and the satisfactory char
ter of the guarantees which can he
ven in this fundamental matter II
indispensable that the governments
sociated against Germany should
ow beyond peradventure with whom
ey are dealing
. THE president win make a separ.
e reply to the royal and imperial
vemment of Austra-Hungary..'
Accept, sir, the renewed assur
ceS of my high consideration.
ROBERT LANSING"