The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-25
TEXT OF GERMAN
NOTE TO WILSON
REPLY PARTLY AGREES TO Y. q
TERMS FOR ARMieTIcE.
Berlin Denies Devastation and An
neunees Complete Change in Gov
eminent, Giving People Ballet.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London. The German reply 70
President Wilson's note, the text Of
which was received here Monday, Oct
2l. says Germany hopes the United
States will approve OF NO demand
which would be irreconcilable with
the honor of the German people and
with the opening OF the way to peace
with justice.
Germany protests against the RET
srences of President Wilson to illegal
and inhumane acts.
Full Text Of SOILS Nets.
The tex, OF the German note 10 -
In accepting the proposal for an
evacuation OF occupied territories the
German government has started from
the assumption that the procedure of
this evacuation and of the conditions
of an armistice should be left to the
judgment OF the military advisers and
both sides In the field has to form the
basis for arrangements safeguarding
and guaranteeing this standard
The German government suggests
to the President that an opportunity
should be given for fixing the details.
1t trusts that the President Of the
United states will approve of no de-
mand which would be irreconcilAb BILE
with the honor of the German people.
and with opening a way to a peace Of
Justice.
The German government protests
against the reproach of illegal and In
humane actions made against the Ger
man land and sea force. and thereby
against the German people. For in the
covering Of a retreat distinctions will
always be necessary. and they are car
Iss aut So var r.. p,
are under most strict instructions to
spare private property and to exercise
ther sty ihe es:
cur In spite Of these instructions the
guilty are being punished.
The German government further de-
nies that the German navy in shaking
ships has ever purposely destroyed
lifeboats with their passengers. Ths
German government proposes with re-
be cleared UP by neutral commissions
In order TO avoid anything that
might hamper the work of peace the
to be- @ dispstchsd to ali is submarins % com.
manders preciuding the torpedoing Of
passenger ships. without. however. fer
antee that these orders viii rsaoh
every single submarine At sea before
"As a fundamental condition for
peace the President prescribes the de-
struction OF every arbitrary power that
can separately, secretly and OF it0 own
single choice disturb the peace Of the
world
ITO this the German government re-
Hitherto the representation Of The
been endowed with an influsnce on
the formation OF the government
THE constitution did not provide for
a concurrence of representation of the
people In decisions of peace and war.
These conditions have Just now under
gone fundamental change. A new
plete accordance with the wishes tprin-
ciplec Of the representation Of the
people; based on equal. universal. Sc
The leaders of the great parties of
the Retchstag are members Of this gov
earn tahe or continue ,n offe. withent
possessing the confidence OF a majority
of the Reichstag.
ChancelIorss Responsibility.
The responsibility of the chancslios
Il II. 'ns people, s Is % Being @ iea"iiy deSeopsS q
and safesuarded. The first act OF the
new government has been to lay before
the Reichstag bin to alter the con-
stitution Of the empire 30 that the con-
sent of the people 10 required for de-
eisions on war and peace.
Is. however. guaranteed not only By
constitutional safeguards. but also BY
the unshakeable determination of the
German people whose vast majority
stands behind these reforms and de-
mand their energetic continuance.
The question OF the President-with
whom he and the governments asso-
ciated against Germany are dealing
Is therefore answered in clear un-
equtvocal manner by the statement that
the offer of peace and an armistice has
come from government which Is free
from any arbitrary and irresponsible
influence. and Is supported by the ap-
the German people.
fSigned) "SOLF"