Cleveland County herald., 1918-10-31
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 GERMAN KAISER
Wilson's Reply to Last Hun Note
 Says Surrender!
THROUGH WITH AUTOGRAPHS
Tells Berlin Nothing Can Be Gained by Leaving This Essential Thing Unsaid-Chefs of Allied Arm
 ies Must Dictate Any
 Armistice Terms.

Washington, Oct. 24.-"The nations of tho world do not and cannot trust the word os those who have hitherto been the masters of German policy"
 This is the answer of the president of the United States to Germany's latest bid for peace while notifying her that on her acceptance of his terms, the question of an armistice, which Germany seeks, is to be present. ed to the governments of the nations associated with the United States.
 The president goes on to say with ont equivocation that if it (the Unit ed States) must deal with the military masters and the monarchial autocrats of Germany now, or if it is likely to have to deal with them later in regard to the international obligations of the German empire, it must demand not peace negotiations but surrender"
 The president says that nothing can be gained by leaving that essential thing unsaid
 Huns Must Disarn.
 The presidents reply, which was made public at nine o'clock Wednes- day night, serves notice on Germany that on her solemn assurance of nc- ceptance Of the terms laid down by him in his recent addresses, he cannot decline to take up with the govern ments associated with the United States in the war the question of an armistice.
 on Germany that only an armistice which will amount to the practical dis arming of her forces in the field will be considered at all.
 Points Way to Peace.
 The presidents message clearly points the way for Germany to obtain peace and at the same time 1t strips \ the German note of every vestige of hypocrisy that camoufaged it. The president reiterates that there can be no peace with autocracy save the peace that comes on the heels of un. conditional surrender. That point is made perfectly plain.
 Furthermore, the president does, as he said he would, refers the question o1 an armistice to the military advisers of those governments associated with the United States in the war. Theil word will be final on that subject and his very words strengthen the word they will give if the question goes that far.
 The distrust that every one felt al the German note is expressed openly by the president, so openly, in fact that. there can no longer be any ques tion in the minds of the American peo pie as to how the president looks upor the peace reforms which the German government so glibly said it had ac complished
 More Than 2,0oo,o ,ooo Yanks Over There
 He says that "it may be- that future wars have been brought under the con trol of the German people, but he adds that the present war-the one with which the entire world is concerned has not. and he adds that it is evident that the German people today arc without the power of commandina acquiescence of the military authori ties
 In addition to the reply of the presi dent, there was made public by Joseph r. Humility, the presidents secretary a letter from the president to Secre tar Y of War Baker, congratulatine both the war and navy departments on the successful transportation of more than 100000 soldiers overseas.
 Text of Reply.
 President Wilson's reply to the lat est German note follows:
 Department of State, Oct. 23.
 "Sir--I have the honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your note of the 22d, transmitting communication un der date of the 20th from the Ger man government, and to advise yor that the president has instructed me to reply thereto as follows:
 Having received the solemn and ex plicit assurance of the German govern ment that it unreservedly accepts tho terms of peace laid down in his ad dress to the congress of the United States on the Sth of January, 1918 and the principles of settlement enun ciated in his subsequent addresses particularly the address of the 27tl of September, and that it desires t, discuss the details of their application and that this wish and purpose eman ate not from those who have hithert, dictated the policy and conducted tn, present war on Germany's behalf, bu from ministers who speak for the ma jority of the reichstag and for an over whelming majority of the German peo pie, and having received also the ex plicit promise of the present German government that the humane rules O civilized warfare will be observed both on land and sea by the German armed forces, the president of tn, United States feels that he cannot de -1l A-y-z --.sA xp~ 4