The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-01-29
KAISER MUST GO.
DECLARES WILSON
IN HIS ANSWER
REJECTS Germany's Offer of
reace Without Guarantees
for the Future.
NO Arm'stIce Can Ever Be Thouoht of
WINE huns Continue Atrocities on
Land and Sea-War Will Be
Prosecuted to Decision.

Prosecuted to Decision. |
Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
answered Germany's peace nrnnosoI |
win decision which not only frlfius /
'ile expectations of supporters Of di.
plohacN, but also dispels the fears of
those who predicted he would e,,t,
su'uie Victories at arms with defeots
at diplomacy.
NO peace with kaiser.sm. autocracv
must 20; no armStice can even no
thought of while Germany confines
her atrocities on land and saa ono
can not be considered unless il fully
Is dictated by the allied commanders
IN the field in such terms as absolute.
~ provide safeguards and guarantees
that Germany's part Will not be a scran
Of paper; this, in a few words is tbe
presidents answer.
Revolt in Germany Expected.
II 1t does not bring a capituation
which may be more than an uncon-
ditiona surrender, allied diplomats
ana American officials believe il may
cause 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:
The government will continue to
send over 10000 men with their sup
plies every month and there Will be no
relaxation of any kind"
Quite outside of the formal phrases
of 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 ap-
plause of senators as the presidents
answer was read a few minutes after
it had been announced at the state de
partment. Senator Lodge, the pres
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, 10
the German people. was delivered Oc-
| tober II 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:
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 justi-
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
10Th of October, 1918.
III must be clearly understood that
the process of evacuation ana the CON
| ditions OF an armiStice are matters
| which must be left to the judgment
md advice of the military advisers OF
| the government of the United States
and the allied governments ana the
presideut feels it his duty 70 say tila'
no ARRANGEMENT can be accepted by
the government of the United States
which does not provide absolutely
satisfactory safeguards ana guarilh-
tees of the maintenance of the present
military supremacy Of the armies OF
the United States and the allies III the
field.
ale feels confident that he can
safely assume that this Will ais" De
the Judgment and decision OF the al
lied governments.
"Thc president feels that 1t Is also
his dirty TO add that neither the gov
ernment of the United States nor he
is quite sure. the governments WIN
which the government of the United
St,tos is associated rs beIilGeren'
will consent to consider an arll'S'i's
ca long rs the armed forces OF ger
many continue the illegal and tniiu
man practices which they sun per
siSt in.
"At the very time that the German
government approaches til" Cover"
mont of the United STATES WIN pr"
nosols of peace. its submarines are
Thousand Perish in Forest FIRE.