The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-10-26
|LSON REPLIES
N TO germany
ALLIES and Their Military Ad.
/ Vlsers Must Pass on Plea
|sW ~
|e for Armistlce.

1IColucHJ VAoOH " luC inISo
of the German government asking
Rn armistice, as forwarded las
through the charge d'affaire
witzerland ad interim by th'
Fican state depart:
rom the secretary of state to tn
Ie d'affaires ad interim of Switz
ID, in charge of German Interest,"
e United States:
bpartment of State, Oct. 23, 1913
II: | have the honor to acknowl
the receipt Of your note of thu
transmitting communication
date of the Goth from the Ger
gCvernment and to advise yol
the president has instructed me
BY thereto as fOllows:
Wing received the solemn and
kit assurance of the German
nment that is unreservedly &C
the terms of peace laid down
address to the congress of the
ID States on the eighth Of Jan
1918, and the principles of set
hit enunciated in his subsequent
sses, particularly the address OF
Kenty-seventh of September, and
u desires to discuss the details
Mr. application, and that this wish
kurpose emanate, not from those
have hitherto dictated German
and conducted the present war
ermany's behalf, but from min
who speak for the majority
the reichstag and for an over
hingly majority Of the German
and having received also the
1t promise Of the present Ger
Government that the humane
of civilized warfare will be OBJ
both on land and sea by the
bn armed forces, the president
E United States feels that he
4 decline to take up with the
hments which the government
United States is associated the
on of an armistice.
b deems it his duty to say again,
Ter, that the only armistice he
feel justified in submitting for
{eration would be one which
leave the United States and
bwers associated with her in a
pn to enforce any arrangements
hay be entered into and to make
ewal of hostilities on the part
Frmany impossible. The pres
has, therefore, transmitted his
pondence with the present Ger
authorities to the governments
which the government of the
States is associated as bell
t, with the suggestion that, if
governments are disposed to
peace upon the terms and princi-
ldicated, their military advisers
he military advisers of the
States be asked to submit to
bvernment associated against
ny the necessary terms of
n armistice as will fully protect
terests of the peoples involved
[sure to the associated govern
the unrestricted power to safe
and enforce the details of the
to which the German govern
1as agreed, provided they deem
IN armistice possible from the
y point of view. Should such
of armistice be suggested, their
hnce by Germany will afford the
bncrete evidence of her unequ-
acceptance of the terms and
les of peace from which the
action proceeds.
president would deem himself
/ in candor did he not point out
frankest possible terms the
why extraordinary safeguards |
be demanded. Significant and
ant as the | constitutional
S seem to be which are spoken
he German foreign SECRETARY in
e of the twentytieth of October,
not appear that the principle
overnmen responsible to the
n people has yet been fully
out or that any guarantees
exist or are in contemplation
@ alterations &C principle and of
e now partially agreed upon
permanent. Moreover, it does
pear that the heart of the pres
fi;culty has been reached. It'll
that future wars have been
I Under the control of the
people. but the present war
been; and it is with the pres
II that we are dealing. II is
that the German people have
ans of commanding the &C.
nee of the military authorities
empire in the popular will; that
wer of the king of Prussia to
the policy of the empire is
ired; that the determining in
still remains with those who
therto been the masters of
Iy. Feeling that the whole
Of the world depends now on
speaking and Straightforward
the president deems it his duty
without any attempt to soften,
hay seem harsh words. that he
Of the world do not and can.