The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-11

the United states OF America 1oo SeInnn
submarines Including all submarine
cruisers and mine laying submarines) win
their complete armament and equipment
Allies 9f and " the United States Of Amerira.
completely disarmed and placed under the
supervision Of the allied powers and the
United States of America.
Give Up Cruisers.
Twenty -three-The following German
surface warships, which shall li be d designat,,
America shall forthwith be disarmed and
thereafter informed in neutral ports. or, >or
designated by the allies and the United
States OF Ameriea and placed under the
surveillance OF the allies and the UnitcL
ten battIeships, eight light cruisers ssr inclnd.
most mo TN modern type. Ali other surface ws ar
ships Gncludsng river craft are to be
concentrated in German naval bases to pc
States Of America, and are to be paid off
and completely disarned and placed under
the supervision OF the allies and the United
All vessels of the auxiliary fleet crawl
ers), motor vessels. etc, are to be dis
armed.
Remove All Mines.
Twenty -four-.The allies and the United
States OF America shall have the right to
f siMeep up all H. the mine fields and obstrue
territorial waters, and the positions of
these are to be indicated.
Free the Baltic.
Twenty of access to and
from the Baltic to be given to the naval
associated powers. To secure this, the
allies and the United States of America
ha BE- to all German
works of all kinds in all the entrances
from the Categat into the Baltic. and to
ana without tIerman territorial waters
without any question of neutrality being
| raised, and the positions of all such mines
and distractions are to be indicated.
Keep the Blockade.
Twenty six-The existing blockade con-
| ditiOns set up by the allies and the as
| sociated powers are to remain unchanged
sea are to remain liable to capture.
Concentrate Aircraft.
Twenty seven--Afi naval aircraft are to
| man bases to be specified by the allies and
| the United States of America.
Leave AL ships.
Twenty eighth evacuating the Belgian
coasts and ports Germany shall abandon
| all merchant ships, tugs, lighters, cranes
| and all other harbor materials, all ma
and all materials and stores. all arms and
ornaments and all stores and apparatus Of
all kinds.
Leave Black Sen.
| Twenty -nine-All Black sea ports are to
war vessels of all descriptions seized by
Germany in the Black sea are to be handed
America. All neutral merchant vessels
seized are to be released, all war-like and
| other materials of all kinds seized in those
ports are to be returned and German ma
| teriaI as specified in clause twenty eight
are to be abandoned.
| Thirty--Al1 merchant vessels~ln German
hands belonging to the allied and asso-
| ciated powers are to be restored In ports
| to be specified By the allies and the United
| Of without rpcfnrocifv
Destruction Barred. r.
Thirty -one-No destruction of ships or
of materials to be permitted before evacua-
! ton, surrender or restoration.
Must Notify Neutrals.
Thirty-two-The German government
will notify the neutral governments of the
world and particularly the governments
of Norway Sweden. Denmark and Holland,
that all restrictions placed on the trading
of their vessels with the allies and asso-
Of By prrate
and whether in return for specific conces-
sions such as the export Of shipbuilding
materials or not, are Immediately can
celled.
No Skip Transfers.
e Thirty three-No transfers of German
merchant shipping Of any description to
| signature of the armistice.
| VI.-Duration of amistice:
| 80 Days Time.
Thirty four-Tlre duration Of the armis-
tice is to be thirty days with option to
extend. During this period. on failure
of execution of any of the above clauses
the armistice may be denounced by one OF
the contracting parties, on forty-eight
| hours previous notice.
VII-Time limit for reply:
Il Had s2 Hours.
Thirty five-This armistice to be accept.
ed or refused ~ Germany within u hours
Of notification.
The war thus comes TO an end. for hav-
ing accepted these terms of armistice, II
will be Impossible for the German com
1t is not possible yet to assess the con-
sequences Of this great contamination. We
know only that this tragical war, whose
consuming flames swept from one nation
TO another until all the world WIGS on fire
is at an end ana that 1t was the privilege
OF our own people to enter it at its mosi
critical juncture in such a fashion and IL
such force as to contribute in q way
great result.
Object Is Obtained.
We know, too, that the object of the
free men had set their hearts; and at
tanned with sweeping completeness which
even now We do not realize. Armed i'm
perialism such as the men conceived who
were but yesterday the masters of Ger
many is at an end, its Illicit ambitions en-
quilted in black disaster. Who will nov
seek to revive it? The arbitrary power o.
could secretly and of its own single choice
! disturb the peace of the world is dis
credited and destroyed. And, more thar
that. much more than that has been ae
complished.
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