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Show KAISER MUSI GO DECLARES WILSON IN H1SJVNSWER Rejects Germany's Offer of . Peace Without Guarantees for the Future. No Armistice Can Ever Be Thought of VYhlle Huns Continue Atrocities on Land and Sea War Will Be Prosecuted to Decision. Washington. President Wilson hns answered Oermnny's peaco pronosnl with a decision which not only fulfills Iho expectation of supporters of diplomacy, di-plomacy, but also dispels tho fears of thoso who predicted ho would sub-itltuto sub-itltuto victories at arms with defents fit diplomacy. No peaco with kalserlsm, autocracy must boj no nrmlptlco can oven -bo thought of while Germany continues her atrocities on land and sea; ono can not bo considered unless It fully Is dictated by tho allied commanders In tho field In such terms as absolutely absolute-ly provide safeguards and guarantees' Hint Germany's part will not bo n scrap of paper; this, In a few words, Is tho president's answer. Revolt In Germany Expected. If It docs not bring n capitulation which may bo moro than an unconditional uncon-ditional surrender, allied diplomats and American officials' bollcvo It may caiiHo a revolution In Germany. Itcyoud question 11 speaks for tho entente as well as tho United States. The dispatch of tho president's reply re-ply was followed by tho Issue of the following formal statement by Secretary Secre-tary Tumulty: "Tho government will continue to send ovcr 2.10,000 men with their supplies sup-plies every month nnd thorp will bo no .relaxation of any kind." Quito outside of tho formal phrases of a diplomatic document that was President Wilson's word to tho world that ho had no thought of stopping tho lighting at tliln stage.' Tho ficnato chamber rang with applause ap-plause of senators as the president's nnswer was read a few minutes after It had been announced at the statu department. de-partment. Senator Lodge, tho president's presi-dent's chief critic In his course, Issued Is-sued a statement expressing his gratification gratifi-cation at tho president's decision. Opinion nt tho cnpltol and throughout through-out official Washington was unanimous unani-mous In npproval, Tho official text which will convey tho president's decision to the German government and, moro Important, to tho German people, wns delivered October Oc-tober 14 by Secretary Lansing to tho charge of tho Swiss legation who has been acting as tho Intermediary. It was given out publicly by Mr. Lnnslug nt tho stato department at 0 p. m. Tho text of President Wilson's reply re-ply follows: MSlr: "In reply to. tho communication of tho German government dated tho 12th Instant, which you handed mo today, I havo tho honor to request you to transmit tho following answer: "Tho unqualified acceptance by tho present German government and by n largo majority of tho rclchstag of tho terms laid down by tho president of tho United States of America In his address to tho congress of tho United .Slates on tho 8th of January, 1018, and In his subsequent addresses Justifies Justi-fies tho president In making a frank nnd direct statement of his decision with regard to tho communications of tho German government of tho 8th and llllh of October, 1018. "It must bo clearly understood that tho process of evacuation nnd tho conditions con-ditions of nn armistice nro matters' which must, bo left to tho Judgment and advice of tho military advisers of tho government of tho United States and tho allied governments, and tho president feels It his duty to say that no arrangement can bo nccepted by tho government of the United Suites which does not provide absolutely satisfactory safeguards ami guarantees' guaran-tees' of the maintenance of tho present military supremacy of tho armies of the United States and tho allies In the lleld. "Ho foels confident that he can safely nssumo that this will also be tho Judgment and decision of tho allied al-lied governments, "Tho president feels that It Is also his duty to add that neither tho government gov-ernment of tho United States nor, ho Is quite sure, tho governments with which tho government of tho United States Is associated as a belligerent, will consent to consider an armistice so long as tho armed forces of Germany Ger-many continue the Illegal ami Inhuman Inhu-man practices which they still persist per-sist In. "At tho very tlmo that tho German government approaches) tho government govern-ment of tho United States with pro posols of peace, its submarines nre engaged In shilling pnssengcr ships at sea, and not the ships alone, but tho very hoots In which their passengers nnd crews seek to mnko their way to safety; and In their present enforced withdrawal from Flanders and Franco the German armies nro pursuing a course of wanton destruction wldch bus always been regarded as '.In dlVfcf violation of tho rules nnd practices of civilized warfare. Cities and' villages, If not destroyed, arc being Stripped of ait they contain, not only, but often .of their very Inhabitants. Tho nations associated against Germany cannot bo expected to agree to u cessation of nrms wlillo nets of Inhumanity, spoliation spolia-tion and desolation aro being continued which they Justly look upon with horror kind with burning hearts'. "It Is necessary also, In order that there moy bo no possibility of misunderstanding, mis-understanding, that tho president should very solemnly call the attention of tho government of Germany to tho Inngungo and plain Intent of ono of the terms of peaco which tho German government has not accepted. It Is contained In tho nddrcss of tho president presi-dent dollvered nt Mount Vernon on tho Fourth ot July last. "It Is as follows: "Tho destruction of every arbitrary-power arbitrary-power nnywhero that can separntolj, secretly and of Its slnglo choice .ills'; turb tho peaco of tho world; or, If It cannot bo presently destroyed, nt least Its reduction to virtual Impo-tency. Impo-tency. " "The power which has hitherto controlled con-trolled the German nation Is of tho, sort hero described. It Is within tho cholco ot the German nation to niter It. Tho president's words Just quoted naturally constitute n condition precedent prece-dent to pence, If penco Is to comekby tho action of tho German pcoplo themselves. them-selves. The president feels bound to say thnt tho whole process of'peaco will, In his Judgment, depend upon tho deflnltcness and tho satisfactory character char-acter of tho guarantees which can bo given In this fundamental matter. It Is Indispensable that the governments associated against Germany should know beyond a pernilvcnturo with whom they aro dealing, Tho president will ,make n separate reply to tho royal and Imperial government gov-ernment of Austrln-llungnry. "Accept, Sir, tho renewed assurances of my high consideration. "ItOUUUT LANSING.' |