The Pulaskian., 1918-11-15

Washington The terms of the arm
9stice with Germany were read to Con
gress by President Wilson.
Assembled in the hall Of the House
where nineteen months ago senators
and representatives heard the Presi-
dent asked for the declaration of war,
ehey heard him speak the words
which herald the coming of peace.
The President spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of Congress:
'4rhe German representatives who
Gave. at the invitation of the supreme
war council, been in communication
with Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which
ne was authorized and instructed to
communicate to them. Those terms
are as follows:
Il Military clauses on western
'front.'.
Il. Cessation of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sig
nature of the armistice.
%. Immediate evacuation.
The strictly military terms of the
armistice are embraced in eleven spec.
sfications, which include the evacua-
efon of all invaded territories, the
withdrawal Of the German troops from
Che left bank of the Rhine and the sur.
render Of all supplies of war
Abandonment of Treaties.
The terms also provide for the
abandonment by Germany of the treat
aes of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
s'The naval terms provide for the 100
submarines, fifty destroyers, six battle
cruisers ten battleships, eight light
cruisers and other miscellaneous Ships.
@An 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
Among the financial terms included
are restitution for damage done by the
German armies; restitution of the cash
taken from the national bank of Bel
GUM and return of gold taken from
Russia and Roumania.
1.-THE military terms include the sur
render of 5000 guns, half field and
BALI light artillery; 10000 machine
guns, 5000 flame throwers and 1000
airplanes.
The surrender of 5000 locomotives,
10000 wagons. 10000 motorlorries, the
railways of Alsaee-Lorraine for use by
I Eaue5 allies and stores of coal and iron
! also are included
@1m connection with the evacuation
sof the left bank of the Rhine it is pro-
wided that the allies shall hold the
crossing of the river at Coblentz, Co
l7ogne and Mayence, together with
.oridgeheads and thirty kilometer
radius.
1tI'he Immediate repatriation of all
allied and American prisoners without
reciprocal action by the allies also is
zncuded
The right bank of the Rhine and
chat occupied by the alliesl is to be-
come a neutral zone and the bank
held by the Germans is to be evacu-
ated in nineteen days. The armistice
is for thirty days, but the President
spoke of the war as coming to an
end.
German troops are to retire at once
from any territory held by Russia
Roumania and Turkey before the war.
The allied forces are to have access
TO the evacuated territory either
through Dantzig or by the river Wis
aula. The unconditional capitulation
of ali German forces in East Africa
within one month is provided
The repatriation within fourteen
days of the thousands of unfortunate
civilians deported from France and
Belgium also is required.
Freedom of access to the Baltic Sea
with power to occupy German forts in
the Gattegat is another provision. The
Germans also must reveal location Of
mines. poisoned wells and like agen-
ecies of destruction and the allied
BLOCKADE is to remain unchanged dur
ing the period Of armistice,
These are the thigh spots" of the
terms as the President read them to
terms as the President read them to
Congress. Germany's acceptance of
ahem, he said, signalized the end of
s1he war, because it made her power
Tess to renew it.
All ports on the Black Sea occupied
ny Germans are to be surrendered and
Russian naval vessels also are to be
surrendered
The President made it plain that the
nations which have overthrow the
military masters of Germany will. now
Talk Of Furnishing Ex.Kaiser
washington THE possibility of