The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24
MANY pENIALs ARE MADE AND
FURTHER TALK ASKED
DENIES CHARGES OF CRUELTY
The Hun Butchers Have Suddenly
Become Models of Uprightness
and DecenGy According to Their
Own Hypoeritieal Evidence.

on a basis for peace negotiations ap
peared to officials this afternoon to be
merely "a declaration of intention
and the good faith of which can only
be ascertained by waiting.
Text of the Reply.
Berlin, via Wireless, London, 1901
p. m, Oct. 21.-Germany reply to
President Wilson announced that she
had issued orders to all submarine
commanders TO stop their torpedoing
of passenger ships. The text on this
point follows:
In order to avoid anything that
might hamper the work of peace, the
Imperial German government has
caused to be issued orders which will
be sent to all submarine commanders
precluding the torpedoing of all pas
senger ships, without, however, for
technical reasons, being able to
guarantee that they will be re-
ceiyed by all of the submarine COM
manders at sea before they return"
hCPiJ ncdOy Last NlSHl
The German reply was handed by
the German government last night TO
the Swiss legation in Berlin for trans
mission TO the United States. The
note began with the following:
''In accepting the proposals for the
evacuation of occupied territory the
German Imperial government stands
assured that the procedure of an
evacuation and the continuance of an
armistice should be left to the mill
tary fighters and the activities stand
ing back of both sides in the fields
should form a basis for the arrange
ment of the safeguarding and the
guarantees of the standard"
Kaiser Shorn of Power.
THE responsibility of the Chancel-
Tor of the Empire to the representa-
tiyes Of the people is being locally de-
yeloped and safe guarded. And the
first act of the new government has
been to lay before the Reichstag a
bill to alter the constitution of the
empire so that the consent of the rep
resentatives of the people will be re-
quired for a decision as to war and
peace.
Hitherto the representatives of the
people and of the German empire have
not been endowed with the influence
of the formation of a government.
The constitution did not provide
for a concurrence of the representa-
tives of the people in the decision as
10 war and peace.
Great Change Of Heart.
However the conditions have just
now undergone fundamental change.
A new government has been formed
and in accordane with the wishes of
the Representative of the people
based upon equal. universal secret and
direct franchise"
Denies All Atrocities.
With regard to charges Of illegal
and inhuman atrocities the note says:
fFor the government a repeal Of
instructions viii always be necessary
and in so far as il is necessary il will
be permitted by international law.
1.-THE German troops under the in
structions issued spare the property
and the lives of the people in as far
as it is possible in their ability.
Guilty Are Punished.
when the transgression occurs in
spite Of these instructions the guilty
are being punished but the German
government further denies that the
German navy is guilty and further says
that it did not destroy life boats with
passengers in them.
Wants Way Open To Talk.
The German government suggests
to the President of the United States
that an opportunity be brought about
for the fixing in details of an armis-
tice.
1.-The German government trusts
that the President will approve with
no demands which will interfere with
the honor of the German people and
open the way further to a peace of
justice"
Protests Charges Of Cruelty
London, Oct. 21.-According to I'M
official reports reaching Amsterdam
the German reply to President Wilson
has been delivered to the Swiss min
lister in Berlin.
In the note Germany consents to the
evacuation of Belgium, but considers
that such withdrawal will take sew.
oral rnoufhs' time
Germany protests against the charg-
es of cruelty in tie presidents note
and says she was forced into submar.
inc warfare by the allied blockade.
Not Responsible for Murder
The German government, it is add.
ed. denies responsibility for the loss
of women and children on torpedoed
passenger ships. but to advance peace,
Germany is prepared Professionally TO
stop unrestricted submarine warfare.
Finally. the note disputes the right
OF foreign powers to NEEDLE with Ger
man internal affairs and declares Ger