Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-18
Text Of Presidents Reply to
Germany's Note on Peace

The text Of the presidents answer follows;
"Sir:
n reply to the Communication Of the German da
18th which yOu handed today have the honor to
nest you to transmit the following answer:
he unqualified acceptance by the present German gov
and by large majority Of the rechsag Of the terms
laid down by the president Of the United States Of America
In his address to the Of the United States on the 9Th
day Of January 1913 and his subsequent address, uses
the president In making frank and direct statement OF his
decision with regard the communications Of the German
government of the 9Th and 18th Of October, 1918.
at be clearly understood that the Of
alton and the conditions Of armsce matters which
be left the judgment and advice Of the military ad
vsers Of the Of the United States and the allied
governments and the president feels his duty 20 that
arrangements be accepted by the Of the
United States which does not provide absolutely satisfactory
safeguards and guarantees of the maintenance OF the present
military supremacy Of the armies Of the United States and
the allies in the field.
he president feels confident that he safely
that this will be the judgment and decision Of the allied
ernments.
e feels that also his duty add that neither the
Of the United States he is quite sue the
with which the government Of the United States
is associated beigeren will to consider
ee long the armed forces Of Germany continue the
illegal and inhuman practices which they still persist in
"At the very time that the German government
prOaches the Government Of the United States with proposals
Of peace It's submarines engaged in sinking passenger
ships at and not the ships alone but the boats in
which their passengers and seek make their 10
safety and in their present enforced withdrawal from Fan
ders and France the German armies pursuing Of
wanOn destruction which has always been regarded in d
violation of the rules and practices Of civilized warfare
Cities and villages if destroyed being stripped Of all
they contain only but often of their inhabitants The
nations associated against Germany he expected to
agree to cessation Of while acts of nhumany, spoil
alton and dcsOaiOn being continued which they justly
look upon with horror and with burning hearts.
ut also in order that there may be no poss
bty Of Misunderstanding that the president should very
solemny call the attention Of the government of Germany to
the language and plain intent of of the terms of
which the German government has accepted II is
tanned in the address Of the president delivered at Mount
Vernon the 9Th Of July last.
ut is as follOws
1.-THE destruction Of every arbitrary power anywhere
that separately seceely and Of its single choice disturb
the peace the word if it be presently destroyed
at least its reduction to virtual impOtency.'
"The power which has hitherto controlled the German
nation is of the very sort here described II within the
choice of the German nation alter it, The presidents words
just quoted naturally constitute condition precedent to
If is to by the action of the German people
themselves The president feels bound to that the whole
process of peace WILL in his judgment depend the def
neness the satisfactory character of the guarantees
which be given in this fundamental matter II is nds-
pensble that the associated against Germany
should know beyond preadventure with whom they are
dealing.
'The president will make separate reply to the royal
and imperial government of Austria Hungary.
"Accept sir, the renewed Of high cOnsid
Grafton.
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING.
frederick 0dern charge daairs ad interim in charge of
German interests in the United States"