Show GERMANYS GERMANY'S ANSWER SWEn i i. i f Germany has replied to President Wilsons Wilson's last note Hundreds Hundreds of f statesmen tat and newspapers pers a all l o. o over er erthe the Allied world beli believe ve it lacks the he right ring The ot of opi opinion ion seems tobe to be that no answer should bo be returned and that further discussion discus discus- Zion sion be In fact a resolution to that effect has been introduced In tte th the U. U S. S i The following editorial paragraph I in m the Chicago Chicago Tribune Tribune- is a a fair I sample of the comment i in hundreds I of leading dailies From the tho German response Itis it itIs Is apparent that the ruling powers powers powers pow pow- ers at Berlin now look look- complete defeat In the face i There is but one mind In 4 America on i this war that It shall go gp on oil on to victory to the Utter uttel ut utter ut- ut ter tel destruction of Prussian militarism mill mili and and to the establishment of founded on its I ashes c The Germ German n reply reply to President r 1 Wilson is bel v. v I The I German g government r n protests I against the tile reproach of Illegal and nd inhuman actions ns rm made de' de against the German Jand and 1 and aha sea sea forces and the thereby eby against the U G German inin p pO people pl For the of a a retreat t dewill de de- will wilt always alway be ine necessary nc Ss siy ry and they are re carr carried ed out In s' s so f r ts t's as asis s' s sis is l d by nf r f law Iii The he German i tro troops troop ps are are under most strict Instructions to 10 spare private riv te property and ap ai d to t exercise c care care re for the population to to the best of r- r their abili ty ly Where transgressions transgressions' occur occur in I spite of these t ese instructions ti the g guilty d. d are being punished re t The German government further government further denies d u es that the I av in hi sinking sink sink- i ing ships ships h has s' s sev ev ever r purposely destro destroy destroyed ad ed lifeboats lifeboats' ts with v t their ass rigers Tile The German g government ver nt- nt proposes pr i ses with regard to all l those thos charges harges that the Pl facts f c s. s be be fea 1 up p b by rie neutra fral t r I rIn commissions In order ordez to avoid anything that might hamper hamp thie i e work irk o ce the he caused sed ord ord- ord German government has government has hasca ca r i be be be sprit lo to alt ts t's riu commanders precluding the the torpedoing torpedo torpedo- ing of or passenger 1 ip ut t hI hever h- h however how hb I ever for Cor technical reasons eIng able lE to guarantee that these orders orde will reach every single submarine e a at t. t se sea Its before re return r turI j-ic j u As a fu fundamental d condition i i lo for p peace the President prescribes the thed d destruction of every ev ovary ry arbitrary power p r that c ca can se separately secretly and nd of cf f flis lis Its ow own single i l choice disturb b t the We re peace of ot the world To this the German German Grman Ger Gr- man government replies Hitherto the tle representation of the people in the the Ge German cerman mah empire ireTh hid has not been endowed wI with h an n. n influence on the formation of The COl constitution did not provide for a concurrence ce o of representation p of the people of decisions decisions' in peace and war These conditi conditiOns ns h have ve just now undergone 3 f change A new government gover e. 11 t has h been n formed in complete accordance with the wishes principle of f fh th h the representation representation of the people based on equal universal sec secret direct ir ct fran fran- I I i f chis chise chis The rue leaders of the great parties of the tile reichstag are members m bes' bes of this government In In the future f e no rio iI g gov government i go v- v can t take ke J 01 or continue ue in In of office of- of fice lice without possessing t e i copl dence of a majority of the reichstag The responsibility of ti Iti the dh chancel chancellor h l el lor br of the empire to the representation tion Uon of the people is s b being ing leg legally Y developed and safeguarded The first act of the new government gove line has lIas been to lay u before r r u the tho r reichstag ig a abill abill bill to alter alte the the constitution constitution of the the empire so that the c consent nse t of the representation of bf of tl the e peo people ie Is re required required re- re for decisions on war r and nd peace J The permanence of v system tern tem is however not only by Y constitutional nat f sa safeguards s- s b but t ta a also ats so by U thie e Unshakable ble determination tion Lion of tile the German people peo l f Jw whose vast ast majority stands behind the e reforms and demand their energetic i U j i uThe u. u continuance The question of f the President President- with whom y ton he and the g ts ss ted ag against re are ie is therefore answered answered d. d in g r d P Ti f 1 f f all ahI by clear clear unequivocal manner statement st. that the offer of or peace and ind conic from a govern govern- a armistice haa I ment is free from a n ry y y and nd Irresponsible Influence Is S sup supported ported by the approval of an over- over wh mi g i J rm i ip Y p people iMi ff i L 1 I |