Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-13
ARM|ST|CE TERMS
. CHANGED TOCOVER
IMPORTANT POINTS
Amended Sections Are More
Severe Except Where AZ
fecting Internal Situation.
FOREIGN SECRETARY SOLF
SENDS ESPECIAL APPEAL
Asks President That Steps Be
Taken Soon to Conclude
Negotiaticnsg
SAYS PEOPLE ARE STARVING
Allied Nations Will Likely Adopt
Some Means mt Once to Sup
ply Needed Food.
SAYS PEOPLE ARE STARVING

WASHINGTON, Now bor -
Amendments TO eighteen OF the thirtv.
'ive armisticc terms for GcrmanS
drawn uo by the allies and the United
states. were made public tonight, by
the State Department. They include
many sweeping changes. some of which
make the amended terms more severe
thah those read TO Congress YESTERDAY
by President Wilson. while others are
more lcnient. Lcniency. however, n
extended only in cases where the in-
ternal situation in Germany. as 1t OK.
lists to-day. makes it imperative. s',y
During the day the State Departments
sage from DR.. Solf, the Foreign Secre.
tary of the new German government.
me me message was directed to Presldcna
wilson and made public by Secretary
Lansing late this afternoon Dr. Solf's
message said: - .
The armistice being concluded. Sths
ident Of the United States to arrane.
TOT the opening OF peace negotia tons
,,nn F0r ,ro the ,e purpose OF. their aceelera-
eiIsion slnI Of a preliminary peace, and
ASKS Tor u communGation .as to what
tions might begin.
>, AS AS mere Is a pressing danger o!
famine; the German government is, par.
ticularly anxious for the negotiations
to begin at once" VIZ IS a
The fun text Of the German wireless
eign Secretary Solf TO Secretary az
State Lansing follows: All
CONVINCED of the common aimspanS
ideals of democracy, tho German Eov.
ernment has addressed itself to lths
Pre- estdent of the United States with tina
rrS,duest or re-establishment OF peace.
with the PRINCIPLES the President al.
ways has maintained. The aim was IL
be just solution of all questions IN
conctiation OF all nations.
furthermore. the President declares
ne did not wish to make war on tn,
impede It's peaceful development. Tn,
Herman government has received ms
conditions OF the armlstice.
Aiter the blockade those conditions.
especially tho surrender of means OF
transport and the sustenance OF Tho
troops or occupation. would make Fie
iimpossloie in to provide Germany with
or millions OF men. women and chin.
dreh, all the more as the blockade i.
TO continue. -
THAN ACCEPT TERMS
put- teel II is our duty 10 drtlwiythe
PRESIDENTS attention most solemnjv
ana In all earnestness to the fact. that
enforcement OF the conditions must
produce amongst the German peopie
feelings contrary to those upon rybiih
,nWme, n,0me the reconstruction of the com
ing a Just and durable peace. - t~s3
The German people therefore, IN
tnis fateful hour, address themselves
again to the President with the re-
quest that he use his influence wis
the allied nations in order to mitinato
thenH Ga fearful conditions"
neediessIy mere s,.r6 declare that Or. solf;ia
Dr.. Solf was delivered TO Presi5out
s,,,kst Mhison this afternoon by Minister
2a,Ief' SeaG OF switzerland; After being
States and allied nations have no ;n-
tehtion OF permitting the German pub-
the Prcsidene, siidsne, ;n ana II is possible that
ned powers some plan which wifi give
some assurances to the conquered moo
n.sn';a, p.eS us 10 tne humane purposes of the
nssociated powers. Among other things
IL is understood, that the Man Viii
consider putting the German merchnnt
nt naa,he INTO service as soon as possible
aIler the problem created by the naval
rcNoit is cleared up. and such vessels as
necessary will be employed for send;ng
supplies through German ports.
GERMAN WAR MACHINE sgsy
SHORS OF MORE POWER
In the amendments TO the thirtv-6va
Terms OF the armistice contract., ,ii,hn
nsrihah of ma N war machine is further shorm
posed by the entente governmenfs nn,,
the American nation. ''
This is shown by the action OF tho
German delegates In accedinr to Inc
demand for all the submarines OF the
one time imperial navy. instead OF the
100 asked for In the original artiria
concerning underwater craft s~-
IN addition. all German submari1es
which VIII, ,l, at at the time of the signing oftihe
armistice were ready for sea. Will pro-,
ceea TO ports designated by the allies
ana the United States within fourteeti.
days ot the time the armist leo went
INTO eject They Will receive instruc-.
tions by wireless as to the time tbey
VIII depart from German ports and also
an 10 their destination. The rc,aainsiar
OF ne enemy submarines shall he ado
ready to follow their predeces sors 10 Z
allied or United States ports al tho
earliest possible moment tf7-5
WIN regard to the hattIeShips cruis.
erS, mine layers and destroyers which
we demanded OF Germany MS an avi..
dence OF her good faith, they. too ,must
be ready to have Steam up" vwftbInl &
seven days after the signing ofsatiIe
armiStice. Directions tor the VoyaSU
VIII be given by wireless. ~ s.
GRANTED TWELVE MORE DSYs ~Ss4sSy
IN WHICH TO ESACEATEs,
Presumably because or the phystS,AI II
FEATURES connected with evacuati0fis& a
tba GerWans ara granted ap addftlbn3t 7
twelve days In which 10 Lave ALI ,og-s :,
cnpted terrttorles OFT the left hahfesef
lake them oil out of kyShSe and -
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