The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-11

| Twenty-three- The following Ger
man surface warships which shall be
designated by the Allies and the Unit
ed States OF America shall forthwith
be disarmed and thereafter interned
in neutral ports, or, for the want OF
them, in Allied ports, to be designat-
ed by the Allies and the United States
/ of America and placed under the sur
veillance of the Allies and the United
States of America. only caretakers
being left on board, namely: Six bat
tie cruisers. ten battleships, eight
light cruisers, including two mine
layers. fifty destroyers of the most
modern type. All other surface war
ships Including river craft) are to
bases to be designated by the Allies
and the United States of America,
and are to be paid off and completely
disarmed and placed under the super
vision of the Allies and the United
/ States of America. All vessels of the
auxiliary fleet (trawlers. motor yes
sells. etc.) are to be disarmed.
Twenty-four The Allies and the
United States of America shall have
the right to sweep up all mine fields
and distractions laid by Germany
outside German territorial waters,
and the positions OF these are to be
| indicated
Twenty-Five. Freedom of access to
and from the Baltic to be given to
the naval and mercantile marines Of
the Allied and Associated Powers. To
secure this the Allies and the United
States of America shall be empower
ed to occupy all German forts, forth
fcations, batteries and defense works
of all kinds in all the entrances from
the Cattegat into the Baltic. and to
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within and without German terri
torial waters without any question Of
neutrality being raised, and the po-
sitions of all such mines and obstruc-
lions are to be indicated.
Twenty six. The existing blockade
conditions set up by the Allies and
Associated Powers are to remain un-
changed and all German merchant
ships found at sea are to remain liable
to capture.
Twenty seven. All naval aircraft
are to be concentrated and immobiliZ-
ed in German bases to be specified
by the Allies and the United States
Of America.
Twenty eight. In exacuating the
Belgian coasts and ports. Germany
shall abandon all merchant ships, tugs,
lighters. cranes and all other harbor
materials, all materials for inland nav
igation, all aircraft and all materials
and stores, all arms and ornaments.
and all stores and apparatus OF all
kinds.
Twenty-Five. All Black Sea ports
are to be evacuated by Germany; all
Russian war vessels OF all descrip-
tions seized by Germany in the Black
Sea are to be handed over to the Allies
and the United States of America; all
neutral merchant vessels seized are
to be released; all warlike and other
materials of all kinds seized in these
ports are to be returned and German
materials as specified in clause twenty
eight are to be abandoned.
Thirty. All merchant vessels in
German hands belonging to the Allied
and Associated Powers are to be re-
stored in ports to be specified by the
Allies and the United States of Amer
lea without reciprocity.
Thirty-one. No destruction of ships
or of materials to be permitted before
evacuation, surrender or restoration.
Thirty-two. The German govern
ment shall formally notify the neu-
trail Governments of the world, and
particularly the Governments OF Nor
way. Sweden, Denmark and Holland
that all restrictions placed on the
trading of their vessels with the Al
lied and Associated Countries, whether
by the German government or by pri-
waite German interests, and whether in
return for specific concessions such as
the export OF shipbuildinE materials
or not, are Immediately Cancelled.
Thirty-three. No transfers of Ger
man merchant shipping of any de-
scription to any neutral flag are to
take place after signature OF the
Armistice.
VI DURATION OF ARMISTICE
ThIrty-four. the duration Of the
armistice is to be thirty days, with
option TO extend. During this period.
on failure of execution of any OF the
above clauses, the armistice may be
denounced by one of the contracting
parties. on forty-eight hours previous
notice.
VII. TINE LIMIT FOR REPLY.
Thirty-five. This armistice to be ac-
cepted or refused by Germany within
seventy-two hours of notification.
The war thus comes TO an end; for.
having accepted these terms OF arnis-
tice, it will be impossible for the Ger
man command TO renew it.
1t is not now possible to assess the
consequences Of this great consuming
ton. We know only that this tragical
war, whose consuming flames swept
from one nation to another until AL
the world was on fire, is at an end
and that it was the privilege Of our
own people to enter II at its most criti-
cal juncture in such fashion and in
such force as to contribute in a way
of which we are all deeply proud 10
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 sweep
ing completeness which even now we
do not realize Armed Imperialism
such as the men conceived who were
but yesterday the masters Of Ger
many is at an end, its Illicit ambi-
lions engulfed in black disaster. Who
will now seek to revive IL? The ar
bitrary power OF the military caste Of
Germany which once could secretly |
and Of its own single choice disturb |
the peace of the world is discredited |
and destroyed. And more than that, |
much more than that-has been &C
The great nations which |
associated themselves to destroy II |
have now definitely united in the COM |
mon purpose to set up such a peace |
as will satisfy the longing of the |
whole world for disinterested justice |
embodied in settlements which are |
based upon something much better |
and much mOre lasting than the self