The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
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Germany Has Been Referred to
Marshal Foch. to Learn the
Terms Upon Which an
Armistice Will Be
Concluded.


er-in-chicf. for an armistice, Premier
Lloyd- George states i'll the House OF
Commons today.
Whatever Germany's reply might
be, the associated powers awaited tne
issue with perfect confidence, the
premier said. =
Germany must now follow the
usual military usage in asking tor an
armistice, by sending white nag
through the lines to ask the Allied
commander in-chief the terms for an
armisticc. This procedure was toll
lowed by Bulgaria, Turkey and Aus
tria.)
Paris, Nov. 5.-Premier Clemen:.
ceau declared in the chamber OF
deputies today that peace might moi
| be so near as some might think.
The premier said, however, that ne
could assure the house that the tate
of the peoples was henceforth fixed.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Marshal
Foch has been authorized by the
United States and the Allies to re-
ceive representatives of the German
government to communicate to them
the terms OF an armistice. The Ger
man government is so informed in
note handed to the Swiss minister
here today by Secretary Lansing.
The note announces that the Allied
governments have declared their
willingness to make peace with the
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 text of Secretary Lansing S
note follows:
II have the honor to request YOU
to transmit the following communl-
cation to the German government: =,
I'm my note of October 3, 1918, !
advised YOU that the President had
transmitted his correspondence with
the German authorities to the gov
ernments with which the government
OF the United States is associated as
La belligerent, with the suggestion
THAT, if these governments were dls'
Il posed to accept pexce upon the terms
land principles indicated, their mill
ltary advisers and the military ad..
yisers of the United States be asked
to submit to the government asso.
ciated against Germany the neces'
sarv terms of such an armistice as
would fully protect the interests OF
the peoples involved and insure to
the associated governments the unre-
stricted power to safeguard and en-
force the details of peace to whicn
the German government had agreed.
provided they deem such an armistlce.
POSSIBLE from the military point OF
view.
"The President is now in receipt
of a memorandum of observations Dy
the Allied governments on TINS COT
respondence. which is as follows:
:" The Allied governments nave
given careful consideration to the
Correspondence which has passed,
between the President 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 on the terms OF peace
laid down in the Presidents address
to Congress of January, 1918, and the
principles of settlement enunciated III
his subsequent addresses.
!. !" They must point out, however
} that clause two relating to what Is
usually described as the freedom ol
!. the seas. is open to various interpre-
tations. some of which they could not
accept. They must therefore, reserve
, to themselves complete freedom or
this subject when they enter ths
peace conference. ,.
Further, in the conditions o.
peace laid down in his address &C
Congress of January 8, 1918, tn,
. President declared that invaded terri
tories must be restored as well al
, evacuated and freed, the Allied gov
ernments feel that no doubt ought tt
he allowed to exist as to what thi
provision implies. By it they under
stood that compensation will d.
made by Germany for all damag'
done to the civilian population OF tn
4 Allies and their property by the ag
lgression of Germany by land, by sea
and from the air.
II am instructed by the Presioen
h to say that he is in agreement Wit
/. the Interpretation set forth IN Tn
. last paragraph of the MEMORANDUM
!. above quoted. l am further INSTRUCT
il ed by the President to request yo
: 10 notify the German government
r that Marshal Foch has been autnol
d ixed BY the government OF the Uni,
i Ied States and the Allied govern
: ments to receive properly accredite
a representatives of the German gov
: Iernuhent and to communicate to ther
r the terms of an armistiee.
,e Accept, cir, the renewed assul
auces Of my highest consideration.
L fSsUnedl