Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-02
PRESIDENT WILSON
URGES PATIENCE
Armistice Terms With Ger
many, When Completed, Will
Be Announced in Entirety.
NO LooPHoLE FOR HUN

President Wilson, it was declared
authoritatively today, bespeaks the
patience Of the American public while
the armistice terms are being formu-
lated and until they can be an
nounced in their entirety. This gov
ernment, it was said, is being kept
constantly apprised of the progress of
the deliberations of the supreme coun-
Gil of the allies, at work upon the
terms.
It manifestly would be improper
and possibly might embarrass the
conference, it was said, to make
known the terms piecemeal as they
are agreed upon and communicated to
the several governments. The policy
of the officials Of this government, 1t
was explained, will be to await the
completed action of the council be-
fore intimating the nature of any of
the agreements.
Regard Terms as Satisfactory.
It is said in official quarters that
when the terms are made public they
will satisfy the most insistent de-
mands of the public for the imposition
of strong conditions upon the Ger
mans.
In the unofficial discussions of the
probable terms, the treatment of Bull
garia and of Turkey is cited as
sound forecast of what will be insisted
upon from Germany. The published
text of the Turkish articles of sur
render are said to conform to the Off
out that they are stringent enough to
satisfy the most exacting.
What happened in the case of
Turkey and Bulgaria was that the
allies insisted upon conditions which
put those nations out of the fight
ing, rendered them impotent to
maintain military communication
with Germany and in fact placed
their military resources at the COM
mand of the allies.
to happen to Germany in accept
ance Of the terms to be laid down
by the allied conference.
Drastic for Austria.
An intimation of the drastic nature
Of the armistice terms submitted by
Gen. Diaz to the Austrians is given
in an official dispatch from Rome to-
day, saying: 1.-The Italian victory is
hourly assuming suoh proportions that
any kind OF indulgence toward an en-
emys who up to the last minute of
his .dorniniap has Ipsnltedsgouegb gbreth-
rem, ,e;devastated, our lands and fought
with the utmost barbarity would be
4 crime"
The same message reports that
from the sea. to the mountains three
Am trSQ
that all roads are now open to
Isonzo, the first place where the
probably will attempt to
make q stand. Italian naval detach-
ments have occupied the lagoon be-
tween the mouth of the Tagliamento
and Caorle, which was protected by
monitors and heavy artillery.
In Accord With q. S. Views.
Naval terms of armistice agreed to
yesterday by the supreme war coun-
Gil at Versailles are in substantial ac-
cord with the views on this subject
submitted by the United States gov
ernment through Admiral Benson.
AS to the nature of the naval safe
guards and guarantees to be demand
ed of Germany as the price of a ces-
sation of hostilities. however, it is
stated that the most cautious public
opinion will be satisfied when the
terms are disclosed.
Leave Nothing to Chance.
They are said to leave nothing to
chance. II they are accepted by the
enemy. It Is declared. men may sail
where they will on any sea with the
certainty that there. will be no re-
newal Of the submarine terror.
The views of the United States on
this vital side Of the armistice dis
cussion had been fully formulated
when Admiral Benson left for France
Vice Admiral Sims, American naval
abroad, had reviewed the
situation and found officials of allied
in harmony with American
ideas.