Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-12
VICTORY
 AND PEACE Last Moments of Worlds War Are Stirring. FIGHTING CONTINUES UNTIL LAST MOMENT Tanks Fire Parting Salvo at Enemy of Thou
 sand Guns.

Washington. Nov. l1--PreparatiOns
 for final peace negotiations will en- gross American and alled statesmen Marshal Foch and the Naval com manders see to it that the terms of the armistice when ended and the fighting today are carried out Thirty days is the armistice period and since it hardly will be possilHa to assem- ble the greatest peace conference in history within that time. and eXten sion practically is certain to be grant ed by the victors and accepted by the vanqulshed.
 What happens in Germany. in what once was AustroHungary and in Rus sia durng the meantime probably will govern the solution of many of the complex problems awaiting the con ference.
 Absorbed in the celebration of the German surrender, the offical today were unwilling to eve ndiscuss for publication, the next steps to be talk en to secure the fruits of victory and make future wars, at least on so vast a scale, impossible, but in a gen eral way what is to be expected of President Wilson and the premier and public men have been careful ly studded by those who must plan the next step and at one time or an other these spOkesmen have touched upon nearly every idea that might be properly included in the terms. The particular true of President Will sons declarations which represent, not only the ideas of the American govern ment but from their almost unqualifi- ed acceptance by the entente powers may be regarded as already constitut- ing the framework which can be cloth ed with the details necessary to round out complete fabric of peace con ventiOn This frame work in all pro- bably, will be put into final shape by decisions among the chiefs of the powers long before the representa- tives of the vanquished are called in to accept or plead for modification of what is to be dictated to them.
 The preliminary work is expected to be carried on much as the lrmis- tice terms were prepared, the nations which have taken the largest part Fl the war and. whose voices conse- quently are entitled to greatest weight, preparing the outline which spokesmen of the many others with aspirations to be satisfied joining in the decisions when their interests are involved.
 The American government had been forehanding in preparing to deal with the subject. For more than a year past, Colonel House has had a work. a body of men, including his torians, diplOmatists, international lawyers and business men, gather ing material and making special studies of every subject connected with the European nations and races even to the smallest subdivisions that probably would be affected by the political and geographical rear engagements which must be made. Probably the violent changes ill the existing conditions which will result from the enforcement of the terms of the armistice will power fully strengthen the earnest desire o1 final arrangements made at the ear Hest possible moment. The worlds business demands restoration of the old channel of trade, or the crea- tion of new ones, and employment most speedily be found for the troops that are being demobilized, else there may be anarchy and great suffering Therefore it is believed that prob 1 able effort would be made to assem. i ble the formal conference, possibly 1 before the end of January, if the l physical differences can be over. I come.
 i The delegates must be gathered | from the fartherest corners of the world. Representation has been ask ed by such British Colonies as New Zealand, while far distant China, hay.
 ing sent trops into Siberia and thou
 sands of laborer soldiers into Flu rope, has right to participate in tho
 gathering, which must dispose Of tn' l future of one of her best province, :! taking from Germany by Japan. h One of the most weighty problems connected with Geographical rear tangements-uthe future of Alsace
 Loraine--already practically has beer settled by the acceptance of Presi
 Bent Wilon's declaration for rightin. the wrong of 1870, which means un conditional return of the province [.
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