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HUNS MUST ASK
FOCH FOR TRUCE
President Wilson Sends Note
to Germany.
MAKES TWO RESERVATIONS
The Allies Reserve Complete Free
dom of Seas Action and Insist Ger
many Must Pay For Damages to
Civilian Property.

Washington, Nov 6. - Marshal
f"rjl has been authorized by the Unit
ed States and the allies TO receive
representatives of the German gov
erhment and to communicate to them
. the 1emS Of an armistice.
The German government is so in
formed ia a note handed to the Swiss
minister by Secretary of State Ian
sing. The note announces that the
allied Governments have declared
helr Willingness to make peace with
lse German government on the terms
laid down in President Wilson's ad-
dress to congress last January, and
on the principles of settlement enun-
ciated in his subsequent addresses.
The allies reserve TO themselves, how
ever, complete freedom of action when
they enter the peace conference on
the subject Of the freedom of the
seas
germany must also make compensa-
ton for all damage she has done to
the allied civilian population and their
property
This latter is an addition to Presi-
dent Wilson's provision that all invad-
ed territories must be restored as
we'll as evacuated and freed.
The text of Secretary Lansing's
note follows:
| have the honor to request You TO
transmit the following communication
TO the German government:
IN my note of October %, 1918.
advised you that the president had
transmitted his correspondence with
the German authorities to the govern
ments with which the government of
the United States is associated as a
belligerent, with the suggestion that.
II theSe governments were disposed TO
accept peace upon the terms and
principles indicated. their military ad-
ylSerS and the military advisers of the
United States be asked to submit TO
the governments associated against
germany the necessary terms of such
an armlstice as would fully protect
the interests of the peoples involved
and insure to the associated govern
mentS the unrestricted power 10 safe
guard and enforce the details of peace
to which the German government had
agreed 10 provided they deem such
an a"'''ist'"" -4esSible from the mill
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allied governments on this correspon-
dence, which is as follows: THE al
lied governments have given careful
consideration to the correspondence
which has passed between the presi-
dent of the United States and the
German government.
Subject to the qualifications which
follow. they declare their willingness
to make peace with the government of
Germany as the terms of peace laid
down in the presidents address to
congress of January, 1918, and the
principles of settlement enunciated in
his subsequent addresses. They must
point out, however, that Clause Two,
relating to what is usually described
as the freedom of the seas, is open
TO various interpretations, some of
which they could not accept. They
must. therefore, reserve to themselves
complete freedom of this subject wien
they enter the peace conference.
Further, in the conditions of peace
laid down in his address to congress
of January s, 1918, the president de-
clared that invaded territories must
be restored as well as evacuated and
freed. the allied governments feel
that no doubt ought to be allowed to
exist as to what that provision i'm
plies. BY it they understand that
Will De maze DE Ter
many for all damages done to the
civilian population of the allies and
their property by the aggression of
Germany by land, by sea and from the
air"
I am instructed by the president to
say that he is in agreement with the
set forth in the last
of the memorandum above
quoted, l am further instructed by the
president to request you to notify the
German government that Marshal
Foch has been authorized by the gov
eminent of the United States and the
allied governments to receive properly
accredited representatives of the Ger
man government and to communicate
to them the terms of an armistice.
Accept. sir, the renewed assurances
of my highest consideration.
ROBERT LANSING.