The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-02
WILSON'S reply
TOGERMANPLEA
FOR ARMISTICE

Western Newspaper uuioa Nsws Service.
Washington. Oct. 16.-The text OF
President Wilson's rcpl:' 70 Germany.
delivered to the charge Of the Swish
legation. follows:
slr-In reply to tie coumunicatioa
Of tho German government dated the
18th inst. which you handed me today.
have the honor to request you TO
trznomit the following answer:
1.-THE unqualified acceptance By The
pref ont German government and by u
large majority of the reichstag OF the
terms laid down by the Presidsnt OF
the United States Of America In his I'D
dress to the Congrsss Of the United
States ON Jan. 8. 1918. and In his sub
s,qaent addresses jactifies the Presi-
dent in making . frank and direct
statement Of his decision with regard
to the communication Of the German
government Of Oct. and II. 1918.
ut must be clearly understood that
the process Of evacuation and the
conditions Of an srmistice are matters
which must be left to the judgment
and advice OF the military advisers Of
the government Of the United States
and the allied governments. and tAs
President feels It his duty to say that
NO arrangement can bs accepted ~
the government Of the United State
which does not provide absolutely sat
isfactory safeguards and guarantees
of the maintenance Of the present mil
itAry supremacy Of the armies Of IT,
United States and the allies In the
field.
"He feels confident that he can safe
~ assume that this will also be the
Judgment and decision Of the allied
governments.
The President feels that 1t Is also
his duty to add that neither tho gov.
eminent OF the United States. nor. he
IL quite sure. the governments with
which the government Of the United
States IL associated as 4 belligersnt
will consent to consider an armistice
SO long as the armed forces of Ger
many continue the illegal and inhu-
name practices which they still persist
In.
'At the very time that the German
government approaches the govern
ment Of the United States with propos-
ais Of peace It's submarines arc On
gagged in sinking passenger ships At SEA
and not the ships alone. but the very
boats In which their passengers and
crews seek to make their way TO safe
ty; and in their present enforced with
drawal from Flanders and Franco the
German armies are pursuing course
Of wanton destruction which has al
ways been regarded a. In direct vio-
lation of tho rules and practices OF
civilized warfare Cities and villages.
II not destroyed. are being stripped q
all they contain not only. but often OF
their very Inhabitants. The nations
associated against Germany cannot b
expected to agree TO . cessation OF
arms while acts Of inhumanity. spoliar
ton and desolation are being contin.
ued which they Justly look upon with
horror and with burning hearts.
1T 10 necessary. also. in order that
there may be no possibility Of misun.
Outstanding. that the President should
very solemnIy call the attention Of the
government Of Germany TO the Ian.
guage and plain intent Of 0Ee OF the
terms OF peace which the German gov.
eminent has now accepted. It II COZ.
tanned In the address OF the President
delivered at Mount Vernon on the
Fourth OF July last.
1T 10 a. follows: The destruction
Of every arbitrary power anywhere
that can separately. secretly and Of it,
single choice disturb the peace Of the
world: or. II II cannot be presently de-
stroyed. at least It's reduction to viz
tual impotency.'
"The power which has hitherto con
trolled the German nation Is Of the
sort hero described. It ID within the
choice Of the German nation to alter
Il. The Presidents words Just quoted
naturally constitute = condition preee-
dent to peace. II peace 10 to come by
the action Of the German people them.
selves. The President feels bound to
say that the whole process Of peace
will, In his Judgment. depend upon the
dsfiniteness and the satisfactory char.
acter Of the guarantees which can BE-
given In this fundamental matter. II
10 indispensable that the governments
associated against Germany shouA
know beyond . peradventure VIII
whom they are dealing.
1.-THE President will make = separate
reply to the royal and imperial gov.
eminent Of Austria Hungary.
Accept. sir. the renewed assur-
ances Of my high consideration.
(SIgned) ROBERT LANSING
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