The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-18
GERMANY ACCEPTS
PEACE TERMS LAID
DOWN BY WILSON
Offers to Evacuate Invaded Ter
ritory as Prerequisite to
an Armistice.
Suggests That the President May
Occasion the Meeting Of Mixed
Commission for Making the
Necessary Arrangements


Washington Gerinany's reply to
President Wilson'S inquiry, inter-
cepfed as II was being sent by the
great wireless towers at Nauen and
forwarded here Saturday night, Octo.
Der ~, IN an official dispatch from
France, declares Germany Is ready to
accept President Wilson'S peace
terms, evacuate the invaded territory
as prerequisite 10 an armIstice and
that the bid for pence represents the
German people as well as the govern
ment.
Although on It's face the text Of the
German note seems TO be complete
acceptance Of President Wilson's
terms, the people OF the United States
and the allied countries should be
cautioned against accepting II MS such
compliance Of the presidents de
mands as Will mean immediate cessa-
tlon Of hostlllties.
without amy attempt 10 discount
what appeared 10 be, at a casual read
ing, an acceptance of the terms the
president has laid down, officials here
were very positive as not accepting
the German note as a document which
mems the end Of the war II needs
to be examined and fully considered
before the Views OF the American gov
eminent can be stated
Should President Wilson finally de-
eide that there Is enough sincerity In
Germany's proposition to transmit 1t
to the allies as the German chancel-
lor requested, II should be borne In
mind that Great Britain, France and
the other entente nations must be
taken Into consideration for decision
then as TO whether an armlstlce
should be granted or whether discus
slons should be undertaken to carry
out the details of the application OF
President Wilson'S peace terms.
Text OF Note.
The text of the note follows:
In reply 20 the questions OF the
president Of the United States OF
America, the German government
hereby declares:
The German government has ac-
.cepted the terms laid down by Prest
dent Wilson IN his address Of Jsinus~
airy Sth and In his subsequent adj
dresses on the foundation Of perina-
nent peace Of Justice. Consequently,
It's object in entering into discussions
would be only to agree upon practical
details OF the application Of these
terms. The German government be-
lleves that the governments OF the
powers associated with the govern
ment Of the United States also take
the position taken by President Will
son In his address. The German gov
eminent, in accordance with the Aus.
tro- Hungarian government for the
purpose Of bringing about an armi-
stlce. declares itself ready to comply
with the propositions OF the president
IN regard 20 evacuation. The German
government suggests that the presi-
dent may occasion the meeting OF u
mixed commission for making the
necessary arrangements concerning
the evacuation, The present German
government, which has undertaken
the responsibility for this step toward
and IN agreement with the great
majority OF the reichstng. The chan
cellor supported Ia all his actions by
the will Of this majority, speaks in the
name of the German government and
| az the German people,
tSlgnedl SOLF,
state Secretary Of Foreign office.
Berlin, October u, 1918,
May Lead 10 Peace.
AT the first reading the text would
seem To answer, in manner which
might lead 10 peace, all the questions
President Wilson asked OF Chancellor
| Maxlmlllan IN his Inquiry, which was
sent as an answer to the German
peace note received here October Z
In this inquiry the president de-
clnred he would not propose an artnl,
stice while troops Of the central pow
ers remained ON Invaded soil he
asked whether Prince Macmillan ne
cepted the terms Of peace as laid
down. or merely wanted 20 discuss
them "as basis for negotiation. .
aud finally he asked whether the
chancellor merely represented the mil.
itarIsts who have been conducting the
war
The one point which appeared 20
loom up IN the text of the unofficial
copy Is whether Chancellor Maximil-
ian and Foreign Secretary Solf can in
reality represent the German people
as the reply declares they do,