Show I Text of Peace Note Sent I 1 by Germany to to Her Enemies I I II I I Berlin Dec 12 Following is the text of the note I I addressed by Germany alu and her allies to the hostile hosti I governments t 1 The liThe most terrific war ever er experienced experienced experienced ex ex- in history has hus been raging raging raging rag rag- ing for the last two years and a half over o a largo o part of the world a a catastrophe which thousands d of years ears of common civilization was wasI I unable to pre prevent ent and which in injures in- in 1 1 I jures the most precious achiever achieve achievements r ments meats of humanity Our aims are areto not to shatter n nor r annihilate our ourn n adversaries In spite of our consciousness consciousness con con- ness of our military and eco eco- ec eco economic I strength and our rend readiness I to continuo continue the war which has hns been forced upon us until the bitter bitter bit bit- ter tel end if nC necessary at the same I tune time prompted by hy the desire to avoid further bloodshed and antI make I an end cud to the atrocities s of war the four allied powers propose to enI enter enter en en- I ter forthwith into peace I t lions ions I U The The propositions which they I bring forward for such negotiations negotiations negotiations and which have for their object object ob oh a n guarantee of the existence of the honor and liberty of c Ho tion for or t their i are accord accord- ord- ord in m to their firm belief an appropriate appropriate baSis for the the- th establishment of a n lasting peace The Tho four allied powers have hao been obliged to take up arms to de- de feud justice and the liberty of national national na na- evolution The glorious deeds eeds of our armies have ha in no way my I altered their purpose Wo We Y c always maintained the firm finn belief that our own rights and justified claims in no way n control the rights of these nations nation The Tho spiritual and material progress which were tb the pride of Europe at nt the thc beginning of the twentieth tentie h century are threatened with ruin rum Germany and her allies I Hungary Austria Bulgaria Bugarin and und Turkey rave gave proof of their unconquerable i strength in this struggle They gained g gigantic advantages nd 1 over O adversaries superior in number number num num- ber and war material Our lines I stand unshaken against re ever attempts made marl by armies H The The last attack in th the Balkans I has hns been rapidly an and victoriously o overcome The most recent events c have demonstrated that further I continuance of the war will not nol result result re re- sult in breaking breaking- the resistance of our forces and und the tile whole situation j I with regard to our troops justifies our expectation of further successes sue sue- 1 If in spite of this offer of j 1 pence peace and reconciliation the struggle I j gle should go on the tho four allied powers are resolved to continue to toa toa a f fri ri victorious t bc d p responsibility t for th this f before humanity humanity hu hu- manit manity an and history The imperial imperi tl I government go through l the good offices offices offices of of- of your excellency ask the government of here herc is inserted the name namo of or the neutral power rower addressed addressed ad ad- dressed in each cach instance to bring this communication to the knowledge knowledge knowl know edge of the thc government of hero are inserted the themes names mes of the belligerents belligerents bel bel- t |