The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-18
WILSON'S REPLY
TOCERMANP PLEA
FOR ARmISTICE
western N.-.p.psr U.,o. New. Service.


delivered to the charge Of the Swiss
legation. follows:
In reply to tie communicates
of tho German government dated tn
18th inst. which you handed me today.
l have the honor to request you to
tr.-nsmit the following answer:
The unqualified acceptance by the
pre.ent German government and by
large majority Of the reichstag OF the
terms laid down by the President OF
the United States of America In his adr
dress to the Congress Of the United
States on Jan. 8. 1918, and in his sub
s,qaent addresses 1actifies the Presi-
dent In making 4 frank and direct
statement of his decision with regard
to the communications OF the German
government of Oct 8 and IL. 1919
1T must be clearly understood that
the process Of evacuation and the
conditions Of an armistice are matters
which must be left to the judgment
and advice of the military advisers OF
the government of the United States
and the allied governments, and the
President feels 1t his duty to say that
NO arrangement can b accepted BY
the government Of the United Stat
which does not provide absolutely sat
isfactory safeguards and guarantee
Of the maintenance OF the present mil
itary supremacy of the armies of
United States and the allies in the
field.
He feels confident that he can safe
ly assume that this will also be the
Judgment and decision Of the allied
governments.
The President feels that 1t Is also
his duty to add that neither the gov
srnment of the United States. nor. he
IL quite sure, the governments with
which the government Of the United
States II associated - . balligefent
will consent to consider IN armistios
20 long a. the armed forces Of Ger
many continue the Illegal and inhu-
name practices which thsy stu persist
n.
AT the very time that the German
government approaches the govern
ment Of the United States with propos-
ais of peace its submarines are en-
gagged In sinking passenger ships at sea
and not the ships alone, but the very
boats In which their passengers and
crews seek to make their way to safe
ty; and In their present enforced with
drawal from Flanders and France the
German armies are pursuing course
Of wanton destruction which has al
ways been regarded ~ In direct vio-
lation OF the rules and practices OF
xy{1
II not destroyed. are being stripped Of
all they contain not only. but often OF
| their very inhabitants. The nations
associated against Germany cannot b
expected 20 agree to a cessation OF
arms while acts of inhumanity. spoliar
| ton and desolation are being cont1n'
ued which they Justly look upon with
| horror and with burning hearts.
''It is necessary. also, in order that
there may be no possibility OF misun-
| derstanding, that the President should
very solemnly call the attention of the
government OF Germany to the Ian.
guage and plain intent Of one of the
| terms of peace which the German gov.
ernment has now accepted. 1t is con
tained in the address OF the President
| delivered at Mount Vernon on the
| Fourth Of July last.
| 1T is as follows: The destruction
OF every arbitrary power anywhere
that can separately, secretly and Of its
single choice disturb the peace Of the
| world; or, II 1t cannot be presently de-
| stroyed. at least its reduction to vir
tual impotency.
"The power which has hitherto con
trolled the German nation is OF the
sort here described. 1t is within the
choice of the German nation to alter
II. The Presidents words just quoted
naturally constitute condition prece
dent to peace. II peace IL to come by
the action of the German people them
selves. The President feels bound b
say that the whole process Of poacs
will. in his judgment. depend upon the
definiteness and the satisfactory char
acter of the guarantees which can b
given in this fundamental matter. II
IL indispensable that the governments
associated against Germany should
know beyond q peradventure with
whom they are dealing.
"The President will make . separatl
reply to the royal and imperial gov
ernment of Austria-Hungary.
Accept, sir, the renewed assur
ances Of my high consideration.
(Signed.) ROBERT LANSING.
More Deaths from "FIu" In Denver.
i Denver, Oct. Is. Twenty-sevor
deaths, making a total of seventy
eight. and 1874 new cases, making to
tai Of 1926, is the official record ol
the Spanish influenza in Denver uI
to Monday niRht made to Dr. William