The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-24

Truths Declares Only Armistice EmbOdy.
ing Terms of Unconditional Surrender
Will be Acceptable Not Deal With
Military Masters of MOnarchial Power now
or Hereafter.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 24-Prsdent Wilson has in
formed the German that he has transmitted it's
the the an sa
disposed to effect the principles enuncated their
military advisors and the military advisors of the United
States be empowered to confer the terms Of arms
tce which will protect the interests of the
clated against the central powers.
The secretary Of state last night made public the fol-
lowing correspondence:
From the Secretary of State to the Charge Affairs ad
States: oA''''
Department of State Oct %, 1918
Sir have the honor to acknowledge your note of the
END transmitting communication under the date Of the
2oth from the German and to advise you that
SOLEMN AND ExPLTciT ass ASSURANCES u IGSS
~, Having received the solemn and explicit assurance Of
terms Of laid down his address the congress Of
the United States the 9th of January 918 and the
gepe of in his sd
and that it desires to discuss the details of their application
and that this wish and purpose emanae not from those
who hitherto have dictated German policy and conducted
the present program Germanys behalf, but from
ministers who speak for the eichstag and overwhelming
majority OF the German people;
WILSON CANNOT DECLINE
And having received also the explicit promise Of the
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the United States feels he cannot decline to take with
the with whom the United States
the question of arnste for the purpose OF arranging
the details Of %1fS1 RHassi pRorrcr ORR GAINS
"HE DEEMS 1T HIS DUTY TO SAY AGAIN HOW
FEEf E' Ell IN SUB sgBMTTlSS FSk GoNs!pEkA
THE The, UNITED STATES AND GoVERNMENTs Associs
ATEp WITH HEB IN POSITION TO EEESI EMF0RGE A9 ANY
AND 10 MAKE A RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES ON THE
PART OF GERMANY IMPOSSIBLE.
NOW UP TO ALLIES
"The president has therefore transmitted his
pondence with the present German to the gov
ernnents with which the United States is associated
beigerent with the suggestion that these governments
disposed to effect the terms and principles
indicated their military advisers and the military advisers
the United States be submit the governments
associated against Germany the necessary terms of such
armsce will fully protect the interests of the peoples
involved and to the associated governments the
restricted power to safeguard and enforce the details Of the
peace to which the German has agreed PROVIDED
they deem such anarmstice possible from the military point
acceptance by Germany will afford the best concrete ev
dence of her unequvoca acceptance of the terms and
cples of peace from which the whole action proceeds
WILSON is FRANK
"The president would deem himself lacking in candor
Gay S
Of By TIE fHASE GERMAN ~ N list NOTE
OCTOBER 20, IT DOES NOT APPEAR M THAT HIATT THE d179
I'VE I'VE TO THE PEoPIE HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT, NOR
DOES THERE SEEM TO BE Any GUARAMTEE A THAT
THIS GONERNMENI WILL BE PERMANEN1 VnOIc-
over does not appear that the heart of the present diff
Guilty has been reached 1t be that future wars have
been brought under the control of the German people, but
tn present has not been and with the present war
that dealing. B
H. PEOPLE STILL BOUND
ut is with the present are dealing. 1t IS ev-
dent the German people have means OF commanding the
acquieseenee Of the military Of Germany to the pop
uar WILL that the determining initiative still remains with
those who have hitherto been the masters OF Germany
'sFEELING THAT THE WHOLE PEACE OF THE
WORLD DEPENDS NOW ON PLAIN SPEAKING AND
STRAIGHTFORWARD ACTION THE PRESIDENT
DEEMS IT HIS DUTY TO SAY WITHOUT An ATTEMPI EN- I
TO SOFTEN WHAT MAY SEEM HARSH WORDS THAT
THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD Do NOT AND CANNOT
TRUST THE WORD OF THOSE WHO HITHERTO HAVE
BEEN MASTERS OF GERMAN POLICY, AND TO POINT
OUT ONCE MORE THATIN AN EFFORT TO CONCLUDE
PEACE AND TO UNDO THE INFINITE INJUSTICES OF
THIS WAR, THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT DEAL. WITH
ANY BUT VERTTABLE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
GERMAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ASSURED OF
GENUNINE CONSTITUTIONAL STANDING AS THE
REAL RULERS OF GERMANY.
SURRENDER THE ONE ALTERNATIVE
eff it must deal with military masters and the mon
archia autocrats of Germany if it skely to have
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