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Show WILSON ASKS DIRECT REPLY IN HIS NOTE President Wilson's note to the German Ger-man chancellor, which was transmitted transmit-ted to Berlin, October 8, la ns follows : "Sir: I have tho honor to ackuowl-edge, ackuowl-edge, on behalf of tho president, your note of October (J, tucloslug tho com munlcatlon from tho German govern mento the president; and I am Instructed In-structed by tho president to request you to make the following communication communi-cation to tho imperial German chancellor: chan-cellor: "llcforc making reply to the request of the imperial German government and in order that that reply shall bo candid and straightforward, ns tho momentous Interests Involved require, the president of tho United States deems It necessary to assure himself of tlio exact meaning of tho note of tho Imperial chancellor. Docs the Imperial Im-perial chancellor menu that the Imperial Imper-ial German government accepts tho terms laid down by tho president In his address to the congress of tho United States on tho 8th of January last, and In subsequent nddrcsses ami that Its object In ciiterlng'lnto discussions discus-sions would bo only to ngrce upon tho practical details of their application? "Tho president feels bound to say with regard to the suggestion of nn armistice that he would not fed at liberty to propose a cessation of arms to the governments with which tho government of tho United Stntes Is associated against the central powers so'long ns tho armies of thoso powers arc upon their soil. The good faith of any discussion would manifestly depend de-pend upon tho consent of tho central powers immediately to withdraw their forces everywhere from invaded territory. terri-tory. "Tho president also feels that ho Is Justllled In asking whether tho imperial im-perial chancellor Is speaking merely for tho constituted authorities of tho empire who hnvo so far conducted tlio war. Ho deems tho answer to theso questions vital from every point of view." |