The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-06
GERMANS MUST
ASK FOCH
For Terms. They Will Not Be
Sent to the Germans
Who
MUST PAY DAMAGE


Foch has been authorized by the
United States and the allies to re
ceive representatives of the German
government and to communicate to
them the terms of an armistice.
The German government is so in
formed in a note handed to the
Swiss Minister here yesterday "
secretary Lansing.
The note announces that the al
lied governments have declared
their willingness to make peace with
the German government on the
terms terms laid down in President
/ Wilson's address to Congress last
January and on the principles OF SET
tlement enunciated in his subse-
quent addresses. The allies reserve
to themselves, however, complete
freedom of action when they enter
the Peace Conference on the subject
of the freedom of the seas
I It was further stated with refer
ence to restoration of invaded terri
tories that the allied governments
understand that compensation will
be made by Germany for all dam
age to the civilian population
of the allies and their property as
theresult of the aggression of Ger
many "by land, by sea and from the
air"
The text of Secretary Lansing's
mote follows
II have the honor to request you
cation to the German government:
) In my note of Oct. 23, 1918, ad
: Vised you that the President had
transmitted his correspondence with
The German authorities to the gov
ernments with whicn the govern
ment of the United States is associ-
: ated as belligerent with the sug
gestions that if those governments
were disposed TO accept peace upon
the terms and principles indicated
thei" military advisers and the mil
itary advisers of the United States
be asked to submit to tho govern
ments associated against Germany
the necessary terms of such an arm
istice as would fully protect the In
terests of the peoples involved and
I insure 10 the associated govern
u ments the unrestricted power to
+ safeguard and enforce the details of
1 the peace to which the German gov
: ernment had agfed, provided they
. doom such an armistice possible
y from the military point of view.
D THE President is now in receipt
OF memorandum of observation by
y the allied governments on this cor
respondence which is as tollows;:
l " The allied governments have
given careful consideration to the
correspondence which has passed be-
+, tween the President of the United
States and the German government
Subject TO the qualifications which
follow, they declare their willing
: ness to make peace with the govern
ment Of Germany on the terms of
, peace laid down in the Presidents
address 10 Congress of January,
, 1918, and the principles of settle
ment enunciated in his subsequent
: addresses. They must point out,
however, that clause two, to what is
, usually decribed as the freedom of
the seas is open to various interpret
T. ations. some OF which they could not
accept. They must, therefore, re-
, serve TO themselves complete free
dom on this subject when they enter
:, the peace conference.
Further, in the conditions OF
b, peace laid down in his address to
Congress Of January s, 1913, the
,. President declared that invaded ter
!, rtores must b. be restored as well
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