Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-05

being handled through diplomatic channels The present Berlin civil over the army.
 The Versailles conference evidently did not reach final cra-t Of the armis- tice terms until late today. Just before D. m., it was stated at the state de- partment the work had not been con- pleted. An hour later word went out from the department that an import ant statement would be forthcoming ct g D. m.
 Terms Are Forecast
 An attempt to apply the lessons of the Austrian armistice to Germany's situations bring out several points upon which military men based their forecast of the German terms. For one thing, it is regarded as certain that complete evacuation of Alsace-LOr- raine will be insisted upon as we'll as the occupation of the Rhine fortresses by allied garrisons. Surrender of the German submarines and substantial part of the high seas fleet and the occupation of land defenses that pro tect German naval bases also is i'm piled.
 So far as the German army is con cerned. it must go back into Germany probably without the whole vast mech anism of war which it carried into France and Belgium. All the big guns. tanks and aircraft under the Austrian precedent, would be concentrated and left under the direct control of the allied and American armies.
 It was pointed out, however that since Germany is the last of the cen tral powers, when she surrenders, there will be no need to provide for the employment of her military equip ment by Marshal Foch. There will be no one left against whom to turn the guns. The terms for Germany, there fore, probably will show that varia- tion from the Austrian conditions
 Foch to Apply Them
 One feature of the Austrian surren- der conditions which is thought here to have been duplicated in the Ger man terms. is the entrustng to Mar shal Foch of the carryng out of the program of demoboliZation and dis armament.
 Attention already is being given here to the next phase after Germany ceases fighting. Officials have not lost sight of the fact that armistices are only stepping stones to the ,perma- nent settlement of all the issues of the war Political questions, boundaries, even commercial rights and privileges all remain to be defined.
 Industry Must Start
 Both in the United States and in the allied countries is said the neces- sity is recognized of setting in mo- tion the wheels of peace-time industry at the earliest possible moment in or der to afford employment and support to the millions of discharged soldiers. This is expected to hasten the peace conference once the Germans surren- der. It is recalled that whereas the armistice or protocol which stopped the Spanish-American war was signed on August 12. 1898, it provided in it's terms for a meeting of the peace pleni- potentiaries in Paris before October l, following The purpose was to assem- ble the conferees at the earliest prac- tical moment
 Probably the same purpose will gov ern in the present instance, allowing only sufficient time to elapse to carry out the conditions looking to the de- mobolization at the centrad powers armies, assemble and control of mill tary supplies and establishments of garrisons.
 Must Have Understanding
 The entente allies and America ex- pect to go into the conference only after they have reached a perfect un- derstanding among themselves. They will lay down these terms and while they may choose to permit the latter to make arguments and pleas in abatement" the result in the end must be what the victors choose to make it.
 Deprived of any power of resistance. it is pointed out. the Teutons will be obliged tO submit. even though they might refuse to sign treaties. in which case the military occupation of their