Show all SON HER S OFFER NO PEACE POSSIBLE WHILE THE TEUTONIC ARMIES REMAIN ON ALLIED SOIL president asks who speaks for ger geis many mank the people or war lords and upon reply rests issue of further conflict or treaties washington president wilson ling informed the government of germany that before beffi e tho united states cun can discuss nn an armistice german troops must be withdrawn front from all a 11 invaded territory the presidents answer to tile german chancellors note of october 0 was sent seat by secretary tuesday afternoon october 8 and was us follows sir I 1 have the lionor honor to acknowledge c 1 L on 0 1 behalf of it alio pre president sIlent your note of october 0 inclosing the coin intini cation from froin the lie german government ni e n t to the president and I 1 nm am instructed ted by the president to request you to make the following comin unk cation to tile imperial german chancellor lle Il eforo fore making reply to the request of the imperial germun government und and in order that that reply shall be candid and straightforward as the lie momentous interests involved I tile president of tile united states deems it necessary to assure himself of the exact meaning of the lie note of tile imperial does the imperial chancellor mean that the imperial german government accepts the terms laid down by tile lie wes resident ident in ills his address to the congress con giess of tile united states on the esth of january last and in subsequent addresses addres seii and that its object ln in entering into discussions would bo be only to agree upon the practical details of their application the president feels bound to say with regard to the stig suggestion of on oil armistice that ile he would not feel at liberty to pr propose op 0 se a cessation of arms to the governments with which the government of the united states ts Is assoil abed against the central powers so 8 0 long as agthe the armies of those powers are upon their soil soft the good falth faith of tiny any discussion would manifestly depend upon the consent of the central powers immediately to withdraw their forces everywhere from invaded herrl tory tile president also feels that lie he Is justified in ili asking whether tile imperial chancellor Is speaking spen icIng merely I 1 or the constituted con ted aurli authorities art ties atthe empire who have so far conducted the war lie deenis deems the answer to these questions vital from every point of view |