The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-06

Paris, Nov. 6.-Premier Clemenceau
announced in the chamber of deputies
that Marshal Foch has laid down con-
d1t1Ons for an armistice with Germany,
and that the terms are based upon
those of the armistice with Turkey,
Bulgaria and Austria. The premier
gave this outline of the conditions
transmitted to Germany through Pres
ident Wilson:
1. The security of the allies troops
must be assured by military guaran-
tees.
z. Allied supremacy must be main
ta1ned and guaranteed for the event
host1litieS are resumed.
=. The enemy must be disarmed to a
degree that he cannot renew hOstili-
ties.
Premier Clemenceau's announce
ment was greeted with thunderous
cheers. He concluded his speech by
saying:
"We have won the war, though we
may have to watt,
Foch Is Spokesman.
Washington, March 6.-Marshal
Foch has been authorized by the Uni
ted States and it's allies to receive rep
resentatives Of the German govern
ment 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 today by Secretary Ian
sing. The note announces that the
allies have declared their willingness
to make peace with the German gov
ernment on the terms laid down in
President Wilson's address to con-
gress last January and on the princi-
pies of settlement enunciated in his
subsequent addresses.
The allies reserve to themselves,
however, complete freedom of action
when they enter the peace conference
on the subject Of freedom of the seas.
1t was further stated with reference
TO restoration Of invaded territory
that the allied governments under
stand that compensation will be made
by Germany for all damage to the
civilian population Of the allies and
their property as the result of the ag-
gression of Germany "by land, by sea
and from air.
Text of Reply.
The text of Secretary LansingS note
in reply to Germanys request for arm
istice terms follows:
II have the honor to request YOU to
emit hn
to the German government:
In my note of October %, 1918. I
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, if
those governments were disposed to
accept peace upon the terms and prin-
ciples indicated, their military advis-
ers and the military advisers of the
United States be asked to submit to
the government associated against
Germany the necessary terms of such
an armistice as would fully protect
the interests of the peoples involved
and insure to the associated govern
ments the unrestricted power to safe
guard and enforce the details of the
peace to which the German govern
ment had agreed, provided they deem
such an armistice possible from the
military point of view.
Quoted Reply of Allies.
1.-The president is now in receipt of
memorandum of observations by the
allied governments on this correspond
ence, which is as follows:
1.-THE allied governments have
given careful consideration to the cor
resDondeGce which has passed be-
tween the president of the Unified
States and the German government
Subject to the qualifications which fol-
low they declare their willingness to
make peace with the government of
Germany on the terms of peace laid
down in the presidents address to con-
gress of January, 1918, and the Drin-
ciples of settlement enunciated in his
subsequent address.
"@They must point out, however.
that clause 2 relating to what is usu-
ally described as the freedom of tbe
seas, is open to various interpreta-
tons. some OF which. they could not