Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
OFFICIAL GERMAN
NOTE.PUbL|SKED
Translation by Teuton Gov
eminent Shows Little
Change From Wireless.

The English. translation Of tho Ger
man reply to President Wilson. pre-
pared in Berlin and forwarded through
the Swiss legation here. was made
public last night by the State De-
partment.; It does not differ materially
from the wireless version sent out
from Germany and fails to clear up
what were regarded as vague phrases
in that part Of the note in which an
armistice is discussed.
The Announcement.
The official document was made
public by the State Department in
this announcement:
Department Of State.
October %, 1918.
1.-THE Secretary of State makes pub
lie the following communication from
the charge daffaires a. l. OF Switzer-
Legation Of Switzerland.
Washington, October %, 1918.
Department of German Interests.
"'Sir:
".By direction Of my government, !
have the honor to transmit sn;n,1 here r1s .
text of a communication dated Octo-
Der 20, 1918, from the German govern
ment, which has today been received
from the Swiss foreign office: I beg
ton of the communication in question
as transmitted to the Swiss foreign
office by the German government with
the request that it be forwarded to
please accept. sir, the renewed
assurances of my highest considera-
ton. (Signed) F., !OEDERLIN.
Charge d'afraires a. II of Swttzer-
..His Excellency Robert Lansing,
Secretary. Of State. Washington
{Inclosure.1.
translation issued by the German
government Oft communication
dated october 20. 1s1s tr.n ism tie t to
'&anadees e / OF Switzerland on oc-
."In accepting the proposal for an
evacuation of the occupied territories
from the assumption that the proce-
dure of this evacuation and Of the
conditions Of an armistfce should be
left to the judgment OF the military
advisers and that the actual standard
OF power on both sides in the field
mente safeguarding and guaranteeing
this standard. The German govern
,, ment suggests to the President to
bring.about an opportunity for fixing
Ine QelallS. ITuSIS LI4I lHc fI0Bl~
dent of the United States will approve
of no demand which would be irrecon.
cilable with the honor OF the German
people and with opening way to a
peace Of justice.
Inhumane actions.
'The German government protests
against tho reproach OF illegal and
inhumane actions made against the
German land and sea forces and there
the covering Of q retreat destruc-
lions will always be necessary. and
are in so far permitted by interna-
tional law. The German troops are
under the strictest instructions to
spare private property and to exer-
| else care for tho population to the
| best of their ability. Where trans
structions the guilty are being pun
| ished.
1.-THE German government further
denies that the German navy in sink.
! ing ships has ever purposely destroyed
lfsboats With their passengers; The
gard to all these cfarges that the
facts be cleared mp BY neutral com.
! missionA In order to avoid anythins
that might hamper tho work Of peacs
sss e 5. 10 ss ass
marine commanders precluding the
! torpedofng Of passenger ships, With.
out, however. for technical reasona
being able to guarantee that theec
orders will reach every single sub.
/ marine at sea before its return.
Arbitrary Power.
"As the fundamental conditions for
peace, the President characteristics the
destruction OF every arbitrary p0vay