South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-08
PRES'T WILSON
To TELL WHEN
PEACE IS HERE
Plans to Prevent Any Further
Premature Celebrations
by Giving Official Word
of Germany'S Action.
international News Service:

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-Pres't
Wilson personally viii tell the peo-
pie OF the country that Germany has
accepted the allied armistice terms
when that action takes place. This
was officially announced from the
white house today.
The president is very much con-
cerned because the people Of the
country were deceived by yesterdays
untrue announcement made by the
United Press Association and has
taken steps TO see that there shall
be no further such proceedings.
Sec'y TO the President Joseph P.
Tumulty said this morning that the
president will not hold anything
back but that the moment he can
do go he will issue statement to
the people telling them officially that
the war is over.
Meanwhile all officials of the gov
ernment today were counselling
patience.
To Agree on Plan.
II is understood here that the al
lied governments will agree upon a
plan for simultaneous announce
nnent OF the action OF the German
armistice delegates who are now
conferring with Field Marshal Foch.
The state department was waiting
today for details Of the conference.
All that It had up TO the middle Of
the morning was the report that the
delegates had entered the lines last
night and spent the night in a house
that had been set aside for them.
This morning they went to Gen.
Foch's headquarters some miles
from their own quarters.
II is assumed here that the meet
ing was held with all possible for
malities and that a report as 20
what transpired can be expected
from Col. House very soon.
CeIebrators are Dazcd.
This was the morning after" in
most Of the Washington depart
ments. Following the premature
celebration the war workers and
clerks were back at their desks
wondering how 1t all happened. The
trouble was that the majority sim
ply wanted an excuse for celebrat-
ing and the fact that the state de-
partment and the reliable press as
sociations had pointed out that the
news was premature had no effect
yesterday or last night. Today all
this was changed.
II is likely that the procedure that
will be followed in making public
the official report OF what transpires
at the conference in France will be
about like this: The state depart
ment VIII make an announcement
that the terms are accepted, If they
are. Then this announcement will
Immediately be followed up with
that which the president will pre-
pare 10 the American people. The
terms OF the armistice will then be
made public by the state depart
ment
This method. officials said today.
will prevent any more misleading re-
ports and the people will be able 70
accept the report with complete
confidence
Expect Short Delay
There was a general belief in Of
fetal quarters today that il might
be another day or two before there
would be a final decision by the Ger
man armistice delegates. The reason
for this belief was that just an ex-
animation OF the armistice terms.
and the guarantees exacted by them
Will take time and il is extremely
unlikely that the delegates Will want
II thought that they acted with any
thing but the most extreme careful
deliberatiOn.
The only thing that Will force an
immediate decision. said officials who
are watching the situation. will be
the internal situation IL Germany.