The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
 DEFEAT MUST BE CONFESSED BY THE
 K HUNS-TARD|EO Should They Confess It and Accept Conditions, War Win Soon Be Over, Says
 French Commissioner

Washington, November S-In answer ing the terms of armistice to be submit ted F the allies and the United states tht ermans must say whether they o .ss they are beaten" Andre Tardfeu, snch high commissioner to the oniteo tates. declared in statement issued tonight.
 s'should they confess it," said Commis- sioner Tardieu, 'the war will end' ana through the acceptance of our conditions Should they not, we shall enforce that accept ance by means of last effort. the outcome of which cannot be douDtfui.
 The arrnistice now being ft med by the supreme war council at Versailles. M. Tardieu said, will, in his opinion 'in- clude everything 1t ought to include.
 .All questions will be stated with the necessary clearness," he said. "ln order to state them In that way, no better position, in the opinion of our govern ment, could have been found tEan the one created for the allies by the dipio- matic correspondence of the last three weeks'
 American troops said M. Tardieu. who returned this wc,k from France and from a visit to the western front, have brought to the understanding of Ger many. already doomed by our resist anrA. the realization that their downfall was unavoidable and would be speedy one"
 From July IS till November our suc- cesses on every front have been unin- terrupted and decisive" he continued. .'The armistice is signed with the Bu1- garians: Is signed with the Turks. Aus tria Is asking for it, Germany begs for it. From the military and political standpoint our situation is excellent
 STRESSES TWO POINTS
 ..On the military side, you know all about the 100000 prisoners we have taken and the territory we have reconquered. wish, however, to bring out two points that have not been sufficiently empAa- sized as yet.
 Il. We have henceforth and we shall haye-and more and more so-in reserve more divisions than the enemy, and the decision of the battles belongs, as you know, to the reserves.
 .2. The German army, roughly dealt with by Foch every single day Tor three months and half, cannot reorganize It. self, even by shortening it's front, and It is already being steadily weakened oy a deficiency in munitions and in num- bers.
 Thus our diplomatic position has brought to completion the work of our armies by compelling our adversaries to Acknowledge what the President so aptly scalled the military supremacy of the al ltes,'
 "The frame of mind of the allied troops may be expressed in one word: They are ready to fight until victory be complete. They want this victory to be complete. They know it will be.
 But they are pleased, likewise, that every guarantee having been taken against the German ruse and deceit, no chance has been neglected of insuring by a safe peace the victory of right.
 Tn short, everything which statesman ship, crowning the success of our arms could have done in order to hasten the decision has been done. and well done. All that is needed is to go on.
 TWO weeks ago I was with your ar dent and gallant soldiers. By a bond Of perfect brotherhood they are united 10 their French and English comrades, with whom, since March last. they have. night and day, been fighting without respite. One single army on one single front. This has been the secret of our victory,
 "This unity is the most precious oI our possessions. Let us eagerly hold 10 it in view of the conclusion of peace. Let us Mold to 1t for the material and moral reconstruction of bleeding world.