The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-13

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL
President Wilson in his address tc
h congress on the truce terms spoke as
follows:
.Gentlemen of the Congress: In
these anxious times of rapid and stu
pendous change it will in some degree
tighten my sense Of responsibility to
perform in person the duty Of COM
Inunicating to you some of the larg
er circumstances in connection with
Which it is necessary to deal.
1.-THE German authorities, who have
at the invitation of the supreme war
council been in communication with
Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms OF armistice which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate to them. Those terms
+. are as follows: a. ,a.1. 4
Military Clauses
Military clauses on western front:
I. Cessation Of operations by land
and in the air six hours after the sig
nature OF the armistice.
g. Immediate evacuation of invad-
ed countries: Belgium, France. Al
sace-Lorraine, Gutenberg, so ordered
as to be completed within fourteen
days from the signature Of the armis-
tlce German troops which have not
left the above mentioned territories
within the period fixed will become
prisoners of war. Occupation by the
allied and United States forces joint;
" will keep pace with evacuation in
these areas. All movements Of evac.
uatiOn and occupation will be regulat-
ed in accordance with "a note annex.
ed to the stated terms. ,
49, Repatriation beginning at once
to be completed within fourteen days
Of all inhabitants OF all the countries
above mentioned including hostages,
and persons under trial Or convicted.
Arms to be Given Up
Surrender in good condition by
the. German armies of the following
equipment: Five thousand guns $500
heavy, $500 field, 10000 machine
guns, 5000 Minnenwerfer 1000 air.
planes (lighters, members-firstly D.
73s and night bombing machines).
The above to be delivered to the al
lies in stu and United States troops
ii accordance with the detailed con-.
ditiOns laid down in the annexed note.
Is. Evacuation by the German ar
mics Of the countries on the left bank
OF the Rhine. These countries on the
left bank of the Rhine shall be admin
istered by the local authorities under
the control of the allied and the Unit
ed States armies OF occupation. The
occupation of these territories will be
determined by allied and United
States garrsons holding the princi-
pal crossings OF the Rhine at, May
elce, Coblenz, Cologne, together with
bridgeheads at these points in thirty
kilometer radius on the right. bank
and by garrisons similarly holding the
strategic points Of the regions. A
neutral zone shall be reserved on the
right OF the Rhine, between the stream
and line drawn parallel to it forty
ktlOmeters to the east from the from.
tier Of Holland to the parallel, of
Gernsheim and as far as practicable
al distance of thirty kil0meters from
the east Of the stream from this par
allel upon Swiss frontier. Evacuation
by the enemy OF the Rhinelands shall
be so ordered as to be completed
within q further period of eleven days;
in all, nineteen days after the signing
Of the armistice.
Here the president interrupted his
reading to remark that there evident
" had been an errorsin transmission,
ali the arithmetic was very bad. The
further period OF eleven days is in
addition to the fourteen days allow
ed for evacuation OF invaded coun-
tries, making twenty-five days given
the Germans to get entirely clear of
the Rhinelands.
All movements of evacuation and
occupation will be regulated accord
ing to the note annexed.
80. In all territory evacuated by
the enemy there Shall be MO evacua-
ton of inhabitants; no damage or
harm shall be done to the persons or
property Of the inhabitants. No de-
structiOn of any kind to be committed.
Military establishments of all
kinds shall be delivered intact, as
we'll as military stores of food, mu-
nitiOns and equipment not removed
dtiring the periods fixed by evacua-
ton. Stores of food of all kinds for
civilian population, cattle etc. shall
be left In stu Industrial establish
ments shall not be impaired in any
way, and their personnel shall not be !
moved. Roads and means of commun-
ication Of every kind, railroads, water
ways, main roads, bridges, telegraphs, |
telephones, shall in no manner be inn
paired.
Take Over Railroads
.ggss All civil and military personnel
at present employed on them shall
remain. Five thousand locomotives,
$4,000 wagons and 10000 motor lor- /,
ries In good working order with all
necessary spare parts and fittings
shall be delivered to the associated
powers within the period fixed for the
evacuation of Belgium and Luxem-
berg The railways of AlsacetLor
raitle shall be handed over within the
same period, together with all pre-
war personnel and material, Further
material necessary for the working,
at railways in the country on the left
bank OF the Rhine shall be left in stu.
All stores of coal and material.for
the upkeep of permanent ways. sig
nails and repair shops left entire in
situa and, kept in an efficient state by
Eerfnany during the whole period of