The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-11-08
DECLARES PEACE
must b: CERTAIN
bRxsicaNr's AUpLy aHcws rHAr
THE IGuToNs CAN NOT o.
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Wsshtsxtca. - presidsnt Wilson hsi
sshmitssd the German Plea tor N arm
issirs and peace To tbs ailisa, and al
The same time has informed Berlin
that there Gxa 10 no nTmistics except
Spoa tsrms thai wo1ld make II impos
sihis tor OsrmAny ~ renew hossiIities
Whiis eonssntiug 10 deal further
with the pSeseas authorities In Ter
msny. the president has given them
sEis wsrninsi
II II 1.-THE United s,a,esl must desi
with the military masters and mon
arehicai aatosrass Of Germany nov.
df R II Vi likely III have 10 deal with
than latter In regard 10 the inteFnA
ttoHal obligations of the German eta.
piss. Il mast demand NOT peace nsso
natlons. but surrender Nothing can
n sainad BY leaving this essential
thing unsaia
Tho ssxt vi President Wilson's reply
TO Germany Ia as toiiows;
Department VI State, Oct. ~.
Hir---f have the honor 10 acknowl
edge the receipt OF your note Of the
twenty second transmitting comm
nication under date VI the twentieth
from the German government and u
advise you that thu president has In
strNrted me 10 rsply thereto 40 fol
Having received hs solemn and Ell
piicis assurance NJ the German govern
raent that n anrsservediy sarcrpts the
tsyyna OF peace laid down In bis al
dress 10 the congress VI the ra'tod
states ~ the siKhth ut January. laIs.
erd the principles OF settlement enus
ciateA In his subsequent addresses.
particularly the address OF the twenty
sxvsnth OF September and that n do.
sifes 10 discuss the drtaih OF their
Application. and that this wish and
purpose emanats not from those who
have hitherto dictated tho policy and
conducted the present war ON Ger
mAnys behalf. but from ministers who
sysAk for the majority Of the reiehstax.
and for IN overwhelming majority Of
the German people; and having re-
e.ivsd ALSO the explicit promise OF the
present German government that tho
humane rules Of civilized warfare Will
he observed. both on land and sea. by
the German armed forces. the presl-
dent Oh the United States feels tina,
10 cannot decline 10 take up with the
governments with which the govern
m1nt of the United States Ia associated
tho uusstion Of an armiH,tce
He deems II his duty to say again.
however. that the oaly armsstice he
would tes, justified In submitting for
consideration would be one which
should leave the United States and the
Powers associated with her In posi-
ton to snfprce any arrangements that
may b. entsred into and 10 make q re-
nswai u kostfiities On THO part If Ger
many impossible,
The president has. therefore, trans
mifs~A his corr~spotdence with the
pi ssent German authorities 10 the gov
~rnmsnta with watch the government
Il the. united States 10 associated "A \
h<lligerent, With tho suggestion tina,
y those governments arc disposed 10
effect peace upon the terms and prin
c,plsS lndicAted. their military advisers
ana tho military advisers OF the United
States ~ asked 10 submit to the gov
49, >.sn.t~e aA ~~atw~t Garsamnv
the necessary terms Of such an arsnts'
tis~ ~ win fuliy protect the Interests
~ the peoples Involved and insure to
tho associated governments the aur~-
strtrted pcSsr 10 safeguard and a.
force the details Of the peace to which
the German government has agreed,
provided they deem such ~ Armmtics
.y.1essAis. srpm. the military point Of
view Should such terms Of &rmsstice
~ suggested their acceptance ~ Ger
rsny viii afford best concrete evi
esnv~ Of Aer ane1uiyocal acceptance cs
'he tcrms and principles Of peace from
which thu whole action proceeds
The president would deem himsea
hacking Ia candot did he not point out
n TIRE rrankest possible twms the rea.
A,n why extraordinary safeguards
raust Ne demanded Significant and
Important as the constitutional changes
seea' 20 be whscs are spoken ~ by the
German fnreIga secretary In his note !
o. the twentieth ~ October Il does
nrs appear tss' he prtncipl. Of gov I
crnsent responsible to the German /,
psorle has vet been 'alty worked out.
tf tAat anV xAArAnteeS either exist OF (
arc In contemplation that the alters /
us ~ ot pr'aelple and ~ practice now I
Partially agreed upor Will hs p.r,ns. I
nvnt Moreover 4, aAaA ne, aaaesr
that the heart Of the present difficulty =
has hecn reached Il mAy w ira, u
trre wars have Snen hrupsAl an,'sr the 4
caatrcl ~ the German people but tne
pr~sen, var has not eseG sai II =
vita THE present was tina; W. ar aesl !
try n r. evident hat tae German