Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
THE GERMAN REPLY
LONDON, OCT. 21-The text of the German note as

LONDON OCT 2-The text of the German note as ed by wireless is folIows.
 Section One-"In accepting the proposal evacuation of occupied territories the German government has started from assumption that the procedure of this evacuation and of this condition of an armsic should be left to the military advisers and that the actual standard of power on both sides the has to form the basis safeguard ing and guaranteeing this standard"
 Section TWo-"The German government suggests to the President that opportunity should be brought about for fix ing details trusts that the President of the United States will approve demand which would be irreconcabe with the honor of the German people and with opening way to peace of justce.'
 Section Three-"The government protests against the reproac of illegal and nhumane action made against the German land forces and thereby against the German people, For the covering of retreat desucons will always be and necessary far permitted by law.
 The troops under Ve most strict instructions private property and to exercise care for the popua ton to the best of their ability Where rangressons occur n spite of these instructions the guilty being punished
 Section Four-"The German government further denies that the German sinking ships have purposey de- sroyed life boats with their passengers The German ment proposes with regard those charges that the facts be cleared up by neutral commissions"
 Section Five"In order to avoid anything that might hamper the peace the German government has dispatched to all submarine commanders pre- cung the torpedong of passenger ships without however for technical being able to guarantee that these orders will reach every single submarine at before it's return
 Section SiX-"As a fundamental condition for peace president prescrbes the destruction of every arbitrary power that separately secretly and of its own single choice dis urb the peace of the world To this the German government replies:
 "Hihero the representation of the people in the German Empire endowed with influence the forma ton of the government
 Section Seven-"The constitution did not provide for of representation of the people in decisions of and These conditions have just undergone unda mental change government has been formed in pete accordance with the wishes prnces of the represent aton of the people based equa universal secret direct fran 'hse."
 Section Eigh-The leaders of the great parties the Rechag members of this government In the future government take continue in office without possessing the confidence of a majority of the Reichstag"
 Section NineThe responsibility of the chancellor of the Empire to the representation of the people being legally veoped afeguarded The first act of the govern ment has been to lay before the Reichstag bill to alter the constitution of the Empire that the consent of the aion of the people required for decisions peace"
 Section Ten-The permanence of the system how guaranteed not only by constitution safeguards by the unshakeab determination of the German people whose vast majority stands behind these reforms demand their energetic continuance" whom he and the associated Germany dealngs therefore answered in clear unequivoca man. by the statement that the offer of peace amstce has from government which is any arbitrary and irresponsible nuence supported approval of an overwhelming majority of the German people," "SOLF" INTERNATIONALLY AsH@MwAnmn Mn wuA