Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-25
Wilson S
Reply

The text Of President Wilson's
note follows in full:
Prom the Secretary Of State to
the Charge D'Affaires ad interim IN
Charge of German interests in the
United States:
THE secretary Of state makes
public the following:
The statement follows:
Department of State, Oct. %. 1918.
Sir: 1 have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your note
of the 22d transmitting a communi-
cation under date of the Goth from
the German government and to ad-
wise you that the president has in
structed me to reply thereto as fol-
lows:
Having received the solemn and
explicit assurance of the German
government that it unreServedly ac-
cepts the terms of peace laid down
in his address to the congress of
the United States on the Sth of jan
uary, 1918, and the principles of
settlement enunciated in his SubSe-
quent addresses, particularly the
address of the 9th of September
and that 1t desires to discuss the
details of their application, and that
this wish and purpose emanate, not
tated German policy and conducted
the present war on Germany's be-
half, but from ministers who speak
Tor the majority of the reichstag
and for an overwhelming majority
of the German people, and having
received also the explicit promise
of the present German government
that the humane rules of civilized
warfare will be observed both on
land and sea by the German armed
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States feels that he cannot deeline
to take up with the governments
with which the government of the
United States is associated the
question Of an armistfce.
He deems it his. duty to say
again, however, that the only
armistice he would feel justified in
submitting for consideration would
be one which should leave the
United States and the powers as
Sociated with her in a position to
enforce any arrangements they may
be entered into an dto make a re-
newal of hostilities on the part of
Germany impossible. The president
has, therefore, transmitted his cor
reSpondence with the present Ger
man authorities to the governments
with which the government of the
United States is associated as
beIligerent, with the suggestion
that, if those governments are dis
posed to effect peace upon the
terms and principles indicated,
their military advisers and the mil
itary advisers of the United States
be asked to submit to the govern
mentS associated against Germany
the necessary terms OF such an
armistice as will fully protect the
interests of the peoples involved and
ensure to the associated govern
mentS the unrestricted power 20
safeguard and enforce the details
of the peace to which the German
government has agreed, provided
they deem such an armiStice pos
sible fro mthe military point of
view Should such terms of arni-
by Germany will afford the best
concrete evidence OF her unequiv-
ocal acceptance of the terms and
principles of peace from which the
whole action proceeds.
The president would deem him
self lacking in candOr did he not
point out in the frankeSt possible
terms the reason why extraordinary
safeguards must be demanded. Sig
nificant and important as the con-
stitutional changes seem to be
which are spoken of by the Ger
man foreign secretary in his note Of
pear that the principle Of a gov
eminent responsible to the German
people has yet been fully worked
out or that any guarantees either
exist or are in contemplation that
the alterations of principle and of
practice now partially agreed upon
will De permanent. Moreover, 1t
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