Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-07
PRESIDENT WILSON'S.
mote TO GERMANY
STATE DEPARTMENT TO-DAY AN
NouNcES PRESIDENT WILSON'S
LATEST NOTE TO GERMANY.

Washington. Nov. THE state de-
asr.men, this morning announced the
touoyiu. note, sen, by President vii
son to Germany:
prom the Secretary Of State to the
Minister Of Switzerland. in charge Of
German interests in the United
States
Department Of state, Nov. ., u.
sir. / have the honor 10 request
Won to transmit the following CONF
munication to the German govern
ment;
In my note Of Oct. .. 1918, l ad'
yised you that the President had
transmitted his correspondence with
the German authorities TO the govern
ments with which the government Of
the United States is associated with
as a belligerent, with the suggestion
that. ii those governments were dis
posed TO effect peace upon the terms
and principles Indicated, their mill
tary advisers and the military ad-
visers Of the United States be asked
10 submit to The governments asso'
ciated against Germany such terms
of armistice as would fully protect
the interests of the peoples involved
and insure TO the associated govern
ments the unrestricted power TO safe
guard and enforce the details of the
peace to which the German govern
ment had agreed provided they deem
ed such an armistice possible from
the military point of view.
The President is now in receipt of
a memorandum Of observations by the
allied governments on this CORE
spondence, which is as follows:
The allied governments have Civ
en- careful consideration to the CORE
spondeuce which has passed between
the President of the United States
and the German government. Sub
jet to the qualifications which fol
low. they declare their willingness tC
make peace with the government OF
Germany on the terms laid down IN
the Presidents address to congress
of January, 1915, and the principles
Of settlement enunciated in his sub
sequent addresses. They must point
out. however, that clause two, relating
to what is usually designated as free
| dom of the seas. is open TO yariOu:
| interpretations, some of which they
could not accept They must, there
fore, reserve to themselves complete
freedom on this subject when the;
enter the peace conference.
Further in the conditions of peac
laid down in his address to congress
Of January s, 1918. in which the Pres
ident declared that invaded territol
les must be restored. as well as eyaC
uated and freed, the allied govern
ments feel that no doubt ought t
exist as to what this provision in
plies. BY it they understand that CON
pensation will be made by German
for all damage done to the civilian
population OF the allies and their proE
erty by the aggression Of German
by land, by sea and from the air
Il am instructed by the Presiden
to say that he is in agreement wit
the Interpretation set forth in the las
paragraph of the memorandum abov
quoted
Il am further instructed by tn
President to request you to motif
the German government that Marsha
Foch has been authorized by the go,
eminent Of the United and by tn
allied governments to receive prope,
/ ~ accredited representatives Of tn
! German government and to commun
cate to them the terms Of the arms
tice.
Accept sir, the renewed assurance
of my highest consideration.
tSignedl Robert Lansing"