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People of Germany Speak, Is. Assertion
Seek Commission to Work Out all Details
OF ALL TERRITORIES
LONDON, 0ct.l2--The reply of the German govern
mnt to President Wilson's note was forwarded to Washing
ton at noon today. The text was made public herejhis
jtvening. ; : : - ' 1 1" "' j I : . . ."
In brief Getmany accepts the terms laid down by Pres
ident Wilson for the foundation of a permanent peace of
justice1. It declares itself ready to comply with the presi
dent s proposals for the evacuation of occupied territory.
If suggests that the president may occasion a meeting
of a mixed commission to make arrangements J or the evac
uation, and says that the present government which has the
support of the majority of the reichstag has undertaken re
sponsibility for this step towards peace.
"In reply to the questions of thejresident of the United
States of America the German government hereby declares:
''The German government has accepted the terms laid
down by President Wilson in his address of January the
eighth and in his subsequent addresses on the foundation of
a permanent peace of justice. Consequently, its object in
entering into discussions would be only to agree upon prac
tical details of the application of these terms. The German
government, in accordance with the Austro-Hungarian gov
ernment, for the purpose of bringing about an armistice,
declares itself ready to comply with the propositions of the
president in regard to the evacuation.
"The German government suggests" that the president
may occasion the meeting of a mixed commission for mak
ing the necessary arrangements concerning the evacuation.
The present German government, which has undertaken the
responsibility for this step towards peace, has been formed
by conferences and in agreement with the great majority
of the reichstag. The chancellor, supported in all of his
actions by the wUl of his majority, speaks in the name of
the German government and of the German people.
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"Berlin, October 12, Nineteen Hundred Eighteen.
(Signed) "SoU, State Secretary of Foreign Office."
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mny'n aiumcr to mildent WtlMm'a i'nqairx to CtuutreUor MadmilUa on limnmntfm prfoal. On IU
fat It aeemn a romplMe acrpptan ot Irldfit Wilioa't trm. . ; ,
Hi tt of the note aa received hero Br Cermanjr arrept PrrUit WHmi'i tertaa mm laid tfoamt r
repta evadiatkm of Invaded tenitory aa a necemarjr preiiraiaarjr to an armMWe aal aka for-a aOiai ram.
mlwion to make the arrangement; .declare that the chancel lur apeaka -l the name of the Cerwaaw rfenw
tnent and of the Oermaa petiiile, and thai l( only Wcrt In entering Into iUnwkm Is to agre tm tbo re
tlral detail for carrying ont the tcr m renkletit VHm haa laid down. r i .
The greatest dancer faring the people of the Inlted Mate, rffklaia ald ler tonight, waa that they
might haMlly eolder tprnviny'a proptMltton aa the conditional avrrender hlb the co-he 1 ILgrfrmtM de'
mamL, and rrl tlielr efforta to con tlnae the vktoriea at arm and carry over the foartn liberty loan. - On
every able In official quarters, waa vtated that thla view of the attualloa coald not b pUcrd nefora the pt
lie too aironsiy. . . . 4
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NIGHT THRONG
EXCITED OVER
: GERMAN NOTE
Lack of Organization How
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tion Impossible
PHONE CALLS CONSTANT
Liberty Loan Workers Point
to More Urgent Necessity
of Subscriptions
WILSON'S FOUR PEACE POINTS
(Covered In hi apeerliM of February 11 and ML
July Fourth, referred to In the Ovrman not.)
V"?rnon i"crch of
First That ach part of the final atttlement must be based upon the
rSKential Justice of that particular cauno ana upon uh a Judgement a
are most likely to bring a ieace that will be permanent.
-Second That 'peoples. and provinces a.e not to be bartered about from
sovereignity to eovcrcignity as If they were chattels and pawns in a
game, even the great game, now forever discredited, of the balance of
power but that 1 ,
Third--Kvery territorial Bettlement involved in this war must be made
in the interest and for the benefit tof the populations concerned, and not
as a part any mere adjuatment or compromise of claims amongst rival
Foii'rth That a well-defined national aspirations shall be accorded
the utmost satisfaction that can bo accorded them without Introducing
new or perpetuating old elements of dlacori and antagonism that would
be liki'y In time to break the peace of Europe and consequently t the
world: " ' i. ' - ' ' '
Senator Hitchcock States
Terms May Be Accepted
Under Conditions
REQUIRES GUARANTEE
Mast Be Sufficient to Insure
No Change in Attitude
for Germany
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Iep.to the fact - that I aleni's
etreet.i wero thronged with a large
portion of the nsual Saturday night
crowds lat night and thattword of
.Germany's acceptance of president
Wilson's peace terms spread rapidly,
no organized lwal demohntratlon
took, place. Up until midnight "The
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WILSON'S 14 TERMS OF PEACE
VV'ASlllNOTO.V, Ovt. 13. Prcsl
idcnfa Wilson's j programme of
world peace, stated In It terms la
hi address to congress last Janu
ary 8 and which the German chan
cellor now accepts. ' '
i; Open covenants of peace, open
ly arrived at, after which there shall
bo to private International tinder
standing of any kind, bat diplomacy
hall proceed always frankly and lo
the public view.
(By The AnclnleA Vrrtt)
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2. Alwilate freedom of navigation
iitMin the aoas. outside territorial
.ru alilro in iMiira and in war ex-i
cept as the seas may be closed In
whole or. in part by international
action for the enforcement of inter
national covenants.
3. The removal, so faraapoMible.
of all economic barriers and tne es
tablishment of an equality of trade
(Continued on page 2)
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lieiMbinartem tonight. It wan
not rommiinkated lo the fl&ht
I tng line nnlil much later.
END OF WAR
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GERMAN NOTE
WASHINOTOX. Oct. 12. Ger
many's reply to President Wilson's
Inquiry, Intercepted as It was being
sent by the great wireless towers at
Nauen and forwarded here tonight lo
an official dispatch from France, de
clares Germany Is ready to accept
President Wilson's peace terms, evac
uate the invaded territory as a pre
requisite to an armistice, and that
the bid for peace represents the Ger
man people as well as the govern
ment.
Although on Its face the teit of
the German note seems to he a com
let acceptance of President Wilson s
tcrms.-the people of the United 8lates
and the allied countries should be
cautioned against accepting it as
such a compliance of the president's
demands as will mean an immediate
cessation of hostilities.
Aa President Wilson was In New
York tonight and reserved Comment
on the note, his views cannot be stat
ed now. and none of his official fam
ily here in Washington cared to
rpeak for him.
Without any attempt to ciscoum
what appeared to be at a casual read
ing, an acceptance of the terma the
president has laid down, officials
hire were very positive as aoi ac
cepting the German note as a docu
ment which means xne ma 01 in
war. It needs to be examined and
fully considered before the views or
the American government can. be
stated. "
should Prealdent Wilson unauj
decide that there Is enough slncerltr
In Germany's proposal t transmit.
to the allies, as the German cnancri-
lor reoneated. It snouia iw ooroo i
mind that Great Hrltain. France ana
the other entente niimni mu.i.
taken Into consideration lor aeciaion
thn as to whether an armistice shall
iui .r.ftid or whether discussions
.hnuid he undertaken to carry out
the details of the appurauon
CHICAGO. Oct. 12. The text of
German's reply to President Wilson's
Inquiry wa. .communicated hy The
Associated Press tonight to William
G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
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President Wilson's peace terms.
LONDON. Oct. 12,-r.erinany
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in no wise tnesns in.i Z
will be met toy reai
France. The restoration of -ship for
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