The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-15

r through Danzig or by the vistula in
ons of those territories or for any 9th.
by Germany in the Black sea to be
handed over to the allies and the Unit
ed States Of America; all neutral ves-
sells seized are to be released; all kinds
seized in those ports are to be return
ed and German materials as specified
in clause % are to be abandoned.
3O-All merchant vessels in German
hands, belonging to the allied and as
ISOLATED powers are to be restored
in ports to be specified by the allies
and the United States of America
without reciprocity.
31-No destruction of ships or of
materials to be permitted before a
u~ation, surrender or restoration.
32-The German government will
notify the neutral governments of the
world and particularly governments
of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Holland, that all restrictions placed
on the trading of their vessels with
the allied and associated countries,
wether by the German government or
by private German interests and
whether by the German government or
port Of s%hipbuilding materials or not
are Immediately cancelled.
33-No transfers of German mer-
chant shipping Of any description to
any neutral flag are to take place
after the signature of the armistice.
In Force 80 Days.
VI-Duration of armistice.
34-The duration of the armistice
is to be 80 days, with option to ex-
tend. During this period on failure
of execution of any of the above
clauses, the armistice may be denoun-
ced by one Of the contracting parties
on 48 hours previous notice.
V1I.-The limit for reply.
35-The armistice to be accepted
or refused by Germany within Y
hours of notification.
The war thus comes to an end; for,
having accepted these terms of armis-
tice, it will be impossible for the Ger
mand command to renew it.
1t is not possible to assess the con-
sequences of this great consumma-
ton. We know only that this tragi-
cal war whose consuming flames swept
from n nation to another until the
whole world was on fire, is at end,
and that it was the privilege of our
own people to enter it at it's most
critical juncture in such fashion and
in such force as to contribute in a way
of which we r all deeply proud, to
the great result. We know, too, that
the object of the war is attained; the
object upon which all free men had set
their hearts; and attained with a
sweeping completeness which even
now we do not realize. Armed i'm
perialism such as the men conceived
who were but yesterday the masters
of Germany, is at an end, it's illicit
ambitions engulfed in black disaster.
Who will now seek to revive it? The
arbitrary power of the military caste
of Germany which once could secretly
and of it's own single choice disturb
the peace of the world is discredited
and destroyed, and more than that,
much more than that-has been &C.
complished. The great nations which
associated themselves to destroy it
have now definitely united in the
common purpose to set up such a peace
which will satisfy the longing of the
whole world of disinterested justice,
embodied in settlements which are
based upon something much better
and much more lasting than the sell
fish competitive interests of powerful
states. There is no longer conjecture
as to the objects the victors have in
mind. They have a mind in the mat
ner not only but a heart also. Their
avowed and concerted purpose is to
satisfy and to protect the weak as
we'll as to accord just rights to the
strong.
Will Relieve Suffering.
The humane temper and intention
of the victorious governments has al
ready been manifested in a very prac-
tical way. There representatives in
the supreme war council at Versailles
have by unanimous resolution assur-
ed peoples of central empires every
thing that is possible in the circum-
stances will be done to supply them
with food and relieve the distressing
want that is in so many places threat
ening their very lives; and steps are
to be taken Immediately to organize
these efforts of relief in the same
systematic manner that they were or
ganized in the case of Belgium. By
the use of the idle tonnage of the
central powers it ought presently to
be possible to lift the fear of utter
misery from their oppressed popula-
lions and set their minds and ener-
gies free for the great and hazardous