Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-25
TO PEACE; SAYS
WILSON, Until.
KAII5SEnISM ENDS
No Arn1istice viii Be Granted
While Atrocities Continue
on Land Or Sea.
Washington.-Uncond!tional surren-

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NaShngton.-Un -Unc0nd!tiona surren-
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This is the substance of President
Wilson's decision cn the first German
peace note and the later reply to his
Inquiry.
Text OF President Wilson's Reply to.
Germany.
Sir:
: LII reply to the communication of
the German government, dated the,
18th instant; which you handed to me,
/ have the honor to request you 10
transmit the following answer:
The unqualified acceptance by the
present German government and by Il
large majority OF the Reichstag of the
terms laid doWn by The President OF
the United States Of America in his
address to the Congress Of the United
States on the 9Th of January, 1918,
and i'll his subsequent addresses, JUS
titles the President in making Il frank
and direct statement Of his decision
with regard to the communication OF
the German government Of the oth ana
18th Of October, 1918.
It must be clearly understood that
the process of evacuation and the con-
ditions of an aIInistice are matters
which must be left TO the Judgment
and "dyice Of the military advisers or
the government OF the United States
and the allied governments, ana llie
President feels it his duty to say that
no arrangement can be accepted by
the government Of the United States
which does not provide absolutely sat
isfactory safeguards and guarantees
Of the maintenance Of the present MILL
tary supremacy of the armies Of the
United States and the allies in the
field. lie feels confident that he can
safely assume that nothing but this
will also be the judgment and decision
Of the allied governments.
Tile President feels that it IS also
his duty to add that neither the gov
urnment of the Uuted States nor, he
is qui.e sure, the governments WIN
which The government OF the United
s Atcs is associated as Il belIigcrent
Will consent TO consider an arlnStice
so long rs the armed forces OF Ger
many continue the illegal and inhu=
name practices which they still per-
sist III.
Al The very time that the German
government approaches the govern
ment uf the Uuitch States with pro-
IoSuls Of peace IL; submarines arc en-
ragged in shaking passenger ships at
sen. and not the ships alone but the
very boats in which their passengers
aud crews seek 10 make their way 10
safety, and in their present enforced
Withdrawal! from Flanders and France
rhe German armies are pursuing
course OF WautOn destruction which
has always been regarded as In direct
Violation Of the rules and practices OF
civilized warfare. Cities and villages,
II nut destroyed, are being stripped OF
ali lhcy contain not only, but often OF
their very inhabitants. The nations
associated against Germany cannot be
c>pected 10 ngree TO cessation Of
ar,us while acts Of irhumanity, spo'ia-
ton and GcsoEation are being continued
which they justly !ool: upon win hor-
rar and with burning hearts.
II is necessary, also, III order that
there may be no possibility Of misun.
G...standing that the President should
yorv s0lemnly call the attention Of III"
r;:rarn;ncnt Of Germany to The Ian
n,,ngp and plain intent Of one of the
.arrns of npace which the German gov.
,,n,ncnt has now accented. 1t Is con
,..ned in tho address of the President.
d,,;xnrcI at Mount Vernon on the 4th
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