The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-25
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ANSWER
TO GERMANY BLASTS HOPES
FOR ARMlSTICE
FOCH WILL DICTATE TERMS
Announcement Is Made That 25o,00C
American Soldiers and Supplies
Will be Sent Across Each
Month-No Relaxation
Amsterdam, Oct. 19.-The German
reply to President Wilson probably
will be dispatched this afternoon, &C
cording to adviees received here.

cording to advices received here.
| Washington. Oct. II. - President
| Wilson has answered Germanys peace
proposal with Il decision which not
only fulfiIlS the expectations of sup
porters Of his diplomacy, but also dis
pels the fears Of those who predicted
he would substitute victories at arms
with defeats at diplomacy.
No peace with kaiserism aut0cracy
must 20; no armistice can even be
thought Of while Germany continues
her atrocities on land and sea. One
cannot be considered unless il is fully
dictated by the allied commanders in
the field In such terms as absolutely
provide safeguards and guarantees
that Germany's part will not be Il
scrap Of paper This, in few words
is the presidents answer
May Cause Revolution.
II it does not bring Il capltuIation
which may be more than an uncondl-
tional surrender allied diplomats and
American officials believe it may cause
IL revolution in Germany. Beyond
question it speaks for the entente al
lies as well as for the United States
The dispatch of the presidents reply
was followed by the issue of this for
NAL statement at the White house by
Secretary Tumulty:
"The government will continue TO
send over 100000 men with their sup
plies every month and there will be
no relaxation of any kind"
Quite outside of the formal phases
or diplomatic document, that was
President Wilson's word to the world
mat he had no thought of stopping
the fighting at this stage.
The senate chamber rang with an
plause of senators as the presidents
answer was read few minutes after
1t had been announced at the state
department. Senator Lodge, the presi-
dents chief critic until yesterday. is
sued statement explaining his graft
fication at the presidents decision
opinion at the capital and throughout
official Washington was unanimous in
approval.
The official note which will convex
the presidents decision to the German
government and, more important. TO
the German people, was delivered YES
terday by Secretary Lansing to the
charge of the Swiss legation who has
been acting as the intermediary. II
was given out publicly by Mr.. Lansing
at the state department at six o'clock
last evening. In full ii follows:
The Note to Germany.
"slr:
I'm reply to the communication of IN.
German government, dated the twelfth
instant, which you handed me TODAY
nave the honor to request you TO tras.
NIT the following answer:
the unqualified acceptance by the
present German government and by A
large majority Of the reichstao, Of the
terms laid down by the president of the
lonited States OF America In his address
to the congress OF the United States IN
the eighth Of January, 1918, and In hi.
subsequent addresses Iustlfies the pr.sl.
dent In making a frank and direct state.
ment OF his decision with regard TO IN.
communications OF the German oovern.
mont OF the eighth and twelfth Of Or.
tober, 1918.
W muss 10 clearly understood that
the process Of evacuation and the condI-
tons OF an armlstice are matters whicn
must be left to the Judgment and aav,cs
OF the military advisers of the Govern.
"ens OF tne United States and the allied
uONGFnnanfe
MS duty to say that no arranoement car
be accepted by the government az ~.
onlsed states which does not provide ali.
sotuteiy satisfactory safeguards and omar
aheees or the maintenance OF the present
military supremacy OF the armie. ~ ~.
United States and the allies In thu tl.Ia
HE feels confident that he can saf.Iv
assume that this will also be the iua,,
ments. soSe'"'
The president feels that II il ale. ~.
duty to add that neither the povernr.,,
OF the United States nor, he Is ,n,,s
sure the governments with which m.
government OF the United States Is go
etated as beIiieerent, will eo,s.n, =.
consider an armistce so LONG as the arr~
ed forces Of Germany continue the ,tI.,,l
ana inhuman practices which thew sin
persist In. e'
government approaches the ooverrm.n,
OF the United States with proposai. ot
peace ITS submarines are ENGAGED in
SINKING passenger ships at sea. and NO,
tne SHIPS alone, but the very bo,,s -
which their passengers and ersw. 80
10 make their way to safety: ard !,
their present enforced withdrawn tr,,
FLANDERS and France the German ar,,Is.
are pursuing course OF ~anton s-.,r,,c1