The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
KAISER MUST 60
DECLARES WILSON
IN HIS ANSWER
Rejects Germany's Offer of
Peace Without Guarantees
for the Future.
No Armistice Can Ever Be Thought of
While Huns Continue Atrocities on
Land and Sea-War Will Be
Prosecuted to Decision.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
answered Germany's peace proposal
with decision which not only fulfiHs
the expectations of supporters of d.
plomacy, but also dispels the fears OF
those who predicted he would sub
stitute victories at arms with defeats
at diplomacy.
NO peace with kaiserism, autocracy
must go; no armistice can even be
thought Of while Germany continues
her atrocities on land and sea; one
can not be considered unless it fully
is dictated by the allied commanders
In the field in such terms as absolute
ly provide safeguards and guarantees
that Germany's part win not be a scrap
of paper; this, in few words, is the
presidents answer.
Revolt in Germany Expected.
If it does not bring a capitulation
which may be more than an uncon-
ditional surrender, allied diplomats
and American officials believe it may
cause a revolution in Germany.
Beyond question it speaks for the
entente as well as the United States.
The dispatch of the presidents re-
ply was followed by the issue of the
following formal statement by Secre-
tary Tumulty:
1.-THE government will continue to
send over 10000 men with their sup
plies every month and there viii be no
relaxation of any kind"
| Quite outside of the formal phrases
of a diplomatic document that was
President Wilson's word to the world
that he had no thought of stopping the
fighting at this stage.
| The senate chamber rang with APP
plause of senators as the presidents
answer was read few minutes after
it had been announced at the state de-
partment. Senator Lodge, the presi-
dents chief critic in his course, is
sued statement expressing his gratifi-
cation at the presidents decision,
Opinion at the capitol and through
/ out official Washington was unani-
nous in approval.
The official text which will convey
| the presidents decision to the German
government and, more important, to
the German people, was delivered DC
tober IA by Secretary Lansing to the
charge of the Swiss legation who has
been acting as the intermediary. 1t
was given out publicly by Mr.. Lansing
at the state department at 6 p. m.
The text of President Wilson's re
ply follows:
''Sir:
In reply to the communication of
the German government dated the 18th
instant, which you handed me today
have the honor TO request you to
transmit the following answer:
1.-THE unqualified acceptance by the
present German government and by a
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 Sth of January, 1918
| and in his subsequent addresses JUST.
fies the president in making frank
| and direct statement of his decision
with regard to the communications OF
/ the German government of the Sth and
/ 18th of October, 1918.
at must be clearly understood that
the process of evacuation and the con
| ditions of an armiSdce 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 it his duty TO say that
no Arrangement can be accepted by
the government Of the United States
which does not provide absolutely
satisfactory safeguards and guaran
tees of the maintenance of the present
military supremacy of the armies OF
the United States and the allies in the
field.
"FIe feels confident that he car
safely assume that this will also be
the Judgment and decision of the al
lied governments.
"The president feels that it is also
his duty to add that neither the GOV
| eminent of the United States nor, he
! is quite sure. the governments Will
which the government of the United
States is associated as belligerent
will consent to consider an armistict
so long as the armed forces of Ger
many continue the illegal and inhu
man practices which they still per
SiSt in.
EAT the very time that the German
government approaches the govern
ment of the United States With pro
posalS of peace, its submarines art