Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-06
MUST APPLY TO FOCH

tice Terms Are Ready If She Care
Ia Consider Them-Huns Appoiu
Committee of Conference
Germany may. rave the armistic
, terms agreed upon by representative!
: of the Un;.ed States and the allie
governments by applying to Marsha
Torh.
This :a[Irnia; III 10 the enemy /:
included in A message by President
Wilson, which was sent to Germany
la; algnt ~ the State Department
!;cfare njah:fsil today the world may
krnw whether he war will end before
tie: week is IN.
In addition to the armistlce infor-
nation is The allies announcement, IN
the note, or tl'ir acceptance of The
Presidents pr gram as basis o.
peace. This ac,ion gives the President
in the cpiaicn Gf officials here, hl"
greatest triumph. in spite of opposl-
ton II, th., cHG;i,.! to his peace pro-
yram-oplcsiti,,r which adminlstra-
tioa ot'icl1ls term more noisy than
ccncral"-the co5e lligerents of the
United States have announced they
vii follow the Presidents lead in
making peace.
The complete text of the note to
Germany follows:
From the secretary Of State to the
Minister Of Switzerland, in charge
of Germon interests in the United
States.
Department Of State,
November ), 1918.
| have The ncnor to request you to
,..ansmit the following communications
:, the German government:
in my note of October %, 1918, !,
advised vcu that the President haG
transmitted his correspondence WIFE:
lie German authorities to the govern
r.erts with which the government OF.
the Unitel States is associated as u
,cllipcrent. with tie suggestion that,
if those governments were disposed to
effect peace upon the terms and pl1n-
ciplcs indicated, their military ad-
vscrs and The military advisers of the
United States be asked to submit tc
the governments associated against
Germany he necessary terms OF suc!;
IN arn1istice as would Tully protect the
i4tcrcsts of the peoples involved and
insurc to the associated governments
the unrestricted power to salcgua'"
ard enforce the details of the peace
t, which The German government had
ayreed, , divided they deemed such az
;..,niisticc possible from the military
roint Of view.
The President is now, in .reccint,.o[
, memorandum of observations by the
allied governments on this correspon-
rcncc, which is as follows:
"Phc allied g svernments have given
careful consideration to the CORES
,ondcncc which faS: passed between
The President Of the United States
End the German government. Sub
i,.c, TO the qualifications which follow
trcv declare their willingness to MAKE
pcace with the government of Ger
r.any on the terms of peace laid down
r. the Presidents address to Congress
cf January. 1918, and the principles
of settlement enurciatcd in his subse-
cuent addresses They must point out
Lcwever, that clause 2, relating to
what is usually described as the free,
d,m of the seas, is open to various
INTERPRETATIONS, some of which they
could not accept. They must, therefore
reserve to themselves complete free.
dom on tits subject when they enter
the peace conference.
Further. in the conditions of peace
la;d down in his address to Congress
Of January s, 1918, the President de
cIared that invaded territories musi
!,c restored as well as evacuated and
t,at no doubt ought to be allowed tc
exist as 20 what this provision i'm
ri;es. By it they understand that COM
ucnsation will be made by German!
fer all damage done to the civilian
reputation Of the allies and their prop
city by tie aggression of Germany b!
land, by sea and from the air"
l am instructed by the President t.
sey that he is in agreement with tn,
Interpretation set forth in the las