The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-14
.FOCH DOWNS HUNS IS,
Crushed by America and Her Allies
the German Murderers Sign
Terms of Surrender.
Terms of Surrender.
Soldier Boys Will Now Proceed to
Clean Augean Stables and Com
pei Huns to Toe Line.

While it was generally believed that
Germany would comply with the de-
mands of Marshal Foch and sign the
armistice, still there was no certainty
until the official declaration was re-
ceived from Washington. Peace ru-
mors had fooled the people so many
times into enthusing that upon this
particular occasion they decided to
await an official report before holding
further celebrations. They took the
unofficial stuff with the proverbial
grain Of salt.
But now the great conflict is over
and has been celebrated throughout the
world
Germany, her armies crushed, signed
the armistice with the allies on Mon
day. The terms of the armistice, as
signed, were read to congress by
President Wilson on Monday at p.
m. These, in synoptic form, were as
follows:
Cessation of hostilities.
Evacuation of invaded territories,
including Alsace-Lorfaine and Luxem-
burg, within IA days.
Surrender of vast amounts of guns
and equipment, evacuation of left bank
of Rhine. Surrender of vast rolling
stock in occupied territories.
Abandonment Of Bucharest and
Brest treaties.
Unconditional surrender of all Ger
man forces in East Africa.
Reparation of damage done.
Concentration of aircraft at stipu-
lated points.
Evacuation of all black sea ports.
Restoration Of all allied and United
States merchant vessels.
Duration of the armistice to be 80
days.
Surrender of 100 submarines, so
destroyers, 6 battlecruisers, 10 bat
tleships, 8 light cruisers and other
miscellaneous ships.
All allied vessels in German hands
are to be surrendered and Germany is
to notify neutrals that they are free to
trade at once on the seas with the
allied countries.
With the granting of the armistice
to the beaten German armies by Mar
shall Foch, the next step will be an
arrangement for a meeting of the
peace conference, which will endeavor
to reach permanent settlement Of the
vast issues arising from the world
war. The armistice made no provision
for this conference That task, it is
safe to say, will be taken up by the
diplomatic agencies at once, leaving
the military agencies to deal with such
questions as rehabilitation, DISPOSE
ton of the vast stores of-war material,
naval stores, warships, closure of mu-
nitions plants and the extension of
relief to distressed civilian inhabitants.
In the great readjustment of affairs
by a peace conference it has been de-
cided that Hun delegates will be per-
mitted to attend but not to enter into
the deliberations other than so far as
offering pleas and arguments are con-
cerned Hence, the decisions of the
delegates of the allies and America
must prevail; the representatives of
the defeated powers may plead and
argue, but they must submit for the
simple reason that the people for
whom they speak are bereft of any
military or naval resources with which
to renew the war or to offer any physi-
cal resistance.
The coming great peace conference
will surpass any in history, not only
because of the tremendous Importance
of the issues with which it must deal,
but also literally in size. Indications
are that the United States government
will be represented by at least half
dozen principals with numerous body
of secretaries, counselors, translators
and clerks, and it is assumed that even
the smallest of nations which will par
ticipate will seek to make show in
point Of numbers Of delegates. This
fact may involve the transaction of
most of the business of the confer
ence by selected committees which
will represent in their composition ev-
cry element, and whose reports will
come before the full conference for
ratification.
Better Play Safe. |
That large shipment of German
made toys that has just arrived from
Holland to be distributed and sold in