Evening star., 1918-11-05
What will they do with it,

What will they do with it'll
This is what ofhcialdom here is ask
ing today about the schedule Of terms
of armistice submitted to the Germans,
proceeding upon the assumption that
it means in effect unconditional sur
render by the Teuton military COM
manders. That assumption is en-
eouraged in all authoritative quarters,
deduced from analysis of the condi-
tions imposed upon Austria-Hungary.
In the absence of explicit state
ments as to the procedure adopted in
communicating the terms to Germany,
it is thought here that the allied COM
mander-in-chief. Marshal Foch. is
placing the demands drawn up by the
interallied war council directly before
the German high command, avoiding
diplomatic channels.
Will Be Following Precedent.
If that is what is being done it will
he following the precedent first set in
the case of Bulgaria and last in the
Austrian negotiations. 1t is said that
in going directly to the military COM
OF not having to deal with the gov
ernment of Germany. whatever the
present form Of government may be in
control there. The allies are sus-
picious of any form of German gov
ernment just at present.
The main consideration is thought
to be. however. that an armistice is
strictly a military proposition, q
transaction between opponents in the
field. to be settled on the spot. The
general feeling in official quarters
today was that probably the first de-
tailed report Of the terms of the
armistice will be made public coin
cident with announcement that Ger
many has or has not accepted them.
Oticials here found 1t difficult to-
refuse to accept. and determine to
fight on to an end which is inevitable
and would be attended with added
horrors of war. 1t was thought that
the two main points of the problemat-
ic armistice which Germany would
Is; surrender or dismant1inss of her
1.a'v and withdrawal of her armed
to.ces to a line well east of the Ger
1-.-l frontier. If Germany can ac-
c~:f two such terms. it is felt that
thc other stipulations would present
II" bar TO yielding.
Knows Horrors of Invasion.
powerful argument which. it is be-
ceptance is found in the fear, thought
to be entertained along the entire Ger
man frontier, that invasion by land,
and especially by air, with consequent
destruction Of property and loss OF
German lives. is imminent. No German
living anywhere near the frontier Is
likely to be at loss to appreciate
what the horrors Of invasion would
mean, having seen what befell Bel
GUM and northern France. and we'll
able to understand that the invaders
rnld probably be animated by a
t'ur,pinE spirit of revenge.
officials were at loss to under
s';.ad how Germany can hope to con-
,'sue military resistance after what
les befalien her allies, with the
N-'sl!,ening of her military strength
l., the Austrian detection. That
f~",n the Balkans and no gasoline;
that she will have no naval bases in
the Mediterranean: that the naval
strength of her enemies has been ma
te3idlly increased by the actual add
ing of warshipS.
And back Of all stands the dreaded
specter of famine, the cutting on OF
food supplies from Austria and the
Balkans and even from the Ukraine,
slight as that source was, Tor IT Is
certain that with continuation OF hos
tilities the allies will isolate the
1IO1u
Moreover, unless cessation Of hos
tilitieS commences at once, there Is
assurance that strong military opera
t;ons will be commenced against Ger
many from the south. The Danube is
nren. the railways and roads of Aus
tria are free to be used by the allies
and there are no Notifications OF
consequence on Germany's southern
border.
Allies Agreement on Terms.
The State Department had nothing
today to add to Secretary Lansing's s
statement last night that the allied
council at Paris had reached an
agreement on the terms of armistice
to be offered. The announcement Of
Secretary Lansing follows:
According to an official report
received this evening the terms Of
the armistice to be offered to Ger
many have just been agreed to
unanimously and signed by the
representatives Of the allies and
the United States in Paris Tho
report further states that diplo-
matte unity has been completely
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