The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-11-12
Terms of Armistice


Wilson addressed special session of the Con
gress the following:
"Gentlemen of the Congress: In these
strenuous times of rapid and stupenduous
changes it will in some degree tighten my
sense of responsibility to perform in person
the duty of communicating to you some of the
larger circumstances of the situation with
which it is necessary to deal. 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 Armstce which he was authorized
and instructed to communicate to them Those
terms are as follows:
MILITARY CLAUSES on WESTERN
FRONT.
/. Cessation of operations by land and
in the air six hours after the signatures of the
Armistice.
.. Immediate evacuation of invaded
countries, Belgium, France, Alsace Lorraine,
Luxembourg, so ordered as 20 be completed
within fourteen days from the signature of
the Armistice. German troops which have
not left the above mentioned territories within
the period fixed will become prisoners of war
forces jointly will keep pace with the evacua
ton in the areas. All movements of evacua
ton and occupation will be regulated in ac-
cOrlance with note annexed to the stated
terms.
3. Repatriation beginning at once and
completed within fourteen days of all inhab-
tants of the countries above mentioned, in
Guiding hostages and persons under trial
convicted.
1. Surrender in good condition by the
German armies of the following equipment:
two thousand five hundred heavy guns, two
thousand five hundred field guns thirty thou
sand machine guns, three thousand "Minnc
wurfers' Mine throwers), two thousand
aeroplancs to be delivered to Allies and United
States troops, evacuation by Germany of coun-
tries left bank of Rhine which shall be
administered by local authorities under con-
troll of Allies and United States. Armies of
occupation of these territories will be de
termined by Allies and United States galri-
sons holding principal crossings of Rhine,
Mayence, Coblenz, Cologne together with
bridgeheads at these points in thirty kilo-
meters radius ON right bank and by garrisons
similarly holding strategic points of the
right bank of Rhine between stream and a
line drawn parallel to it forty kilometers to
east fright bank of Rhine means German
side, evacuation of Rhine lands shall be
completed within nineteen days after signature
of Armistice. No harm or damage shall be
done inhabitants property during the eva
cuatiOn, military establishments of all kinds
shall be delivered intact as well as military
stores, food and munitions. Food stores of
all kinds for civil popuation cattle, etc,
shall be left. There must be no tampering
with anything in evacuated districts During
the period of evacuation of Belgium, Luxem-
burg. Five thousand locomotives, fifty thou
sand wagons, ten thousand motor lorres in
good working order shall be delivered to as
Sociated powers. Germans will reveal under
penalty of repriSalS all destructive measures
taken, such as poisoning or polluting springs
and wells. Allies and United States shall
exercise the right of requisition in occupied
territory, upkeep of occupation troops in
Rhneland, excluding ASace Lorraine shall be
charged to Germany Immediate reparation
without reciprocity to all Allies and United
States prisoners of war. German personnel
with required medical material shall remain
in evacuated territory to care for those who
cannot be removed. Relative to eastern front
ierS of Germany: all German troops in any
territory which before the war belonged to
Russia, R0umana and Turkey shall be with,
drawn within German borders they existed
on August list, l9ll Evacuation begins i'm
meddiately. Germans Immediately cease all