The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-15
Text of Wilson's Reply

Following is the text of President Wilson'S answer to
the German peace proposals as handed to the Swiss min
lister yesterday by Secretary Lansing
In reply to the note from the German government,
dated the 18th instant which you handed me today have
the honor to request you TO transmit the answers
The unqualified acceptance by the present German
government and by large majority of the German rechstag
of the terms laid down by the president of the United States
of America in his address to the of the United
States on the Sh day of January 1918 and in his subsequent
addresses justifies the president in making frank and
direct statement of his decision with regard to the commun
cations of the German of the sth and 18th Of
October. 1918.
1t must be clearly understood that the process of
evacuation and the conditions of armisce matters
which must be left the judgment and advice of the military
advisers of the of the United States and the al
lied governments and the president feels his duty to
that arrangement be accepted by the government Of
the United States which does not provide absolutely sasfac
tory safeguards and of the maintenance of the
present military supremacy of the armies of the United
States and the allies in the field He feels confident that he
safely that this will also be the judgment and
decision of the allied governments
The president feels that it is also his duty to add that
neither the of the United States he quite
sure the governments with which the United States is
sociaed belgerent will consider rmistice
long the armed forces of Germany continue the illegal
and inhuman practices which they still persist in
MUST STOP ALL INHUMAN ACTS
"'At the very time that the German government APP
proaches the United States with proposals OF peace It's sub
marines engaged in sinking ships at sea- and
ships alone but the very boats which their
sengers and seek to make their way 10 safety;
And in their present enforced withdrawal from
Flanders and France the German armies pursuing
course Of destruction which has always been
garded in direct violation of the rules and practices of
civilized warfare;
"'Ctes and villages. If not destroyed, being
stripped of all they contain not only OF materials but often
their very inhabitants.
The nations associated against Germany cannot be
pected TO agree cessation of while acts of nhu-
mainly spoaton and desoation being continued which
they justly look upon with horror and with burning hearts
1T is necessary Also in order that there may be no
possibility of misunderstanding that the president should
soemny call the attention of the Of Germany TO
the language and plain intent of OF the terms of
which the government has accepted II is contained
the address of the president delivered at Mt Vernon
the 18th Of July, last II is as follows:
1.-The destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere
that separately secretly and of its single choice dis
trb the peace of the world it not be presently
destroyed ut least its reduction 10 virtual mpotency
1.-The power which has hitherto controlled the German
nation Is of the sort here described is within the choice
of the German nation TO alter it,"
The presidents words just quoted naturally constitute
condition precedent to is to by the
ton Of the German people themselves.
The president feels bound to say that the whole pro-
Of peace WILL in his judgment, depend upon the def
ntenes and the satisfactory character of the
which be given in this fundamental matter II is in
dspensabe that the associated against
many should know beyond peradventure with whom they
dealing.
1.-The president will make a separate reply the royal
and imperial government of Austria-Hungary.