The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-06
MUST CONFESS DEFEAT.
ONLY THEN WILL WAR COME
TO CLOSE.
Ttlrdieu Gives View-Ffench High
Commissioner to United States
Talks of Arnnistice Being Framed.

| Washington, Nov. I'm answer
ing the terms of arn1istice to be sub
mitted by the allies and the Onlteo
States, the Germans must say Wheth-
er they confess that they are beaten.
Andre Tardieu, French hlgh commls-
sioner to the United States declared
in a statement issued tonight.
SHOULD they confess it" said Com
missioner Tardieu, the war will end
and through the acceptance OF our
conditions.
Should they not, we shall ENFORCE
that acceptance by means OF last ef-
fort, the outcome Of which can not
be doubtful"
The armistice being framed by the
supreme war council at Versailles, M
Tardieu said, will in his opinion, IN
|clude everything it ought to include"
"All questions will be stated with
the necessary clearness, he said. In
order to state them in that way, no
better position in the opinion OF. our
government could have been found
than the one created for the allies by
the diplomatic correspondence Of the
last three weeks
American troops, said M. Tardieu,
returned this week from France and
from visit to the Western front.
have brought to the understanding OF
Germany already doomed by our re-
sistance, the realization that their
downfall was unavoidable and would
be a speedy one
"From July 1S till November 1, our
successes on every front have been
uninterrupted and decisive" he con-
tinued. .4The armistice is. signed with
the Bulgarians, is signed with the
Turks. Austria is asking for it, Ger
many begs for it. From the military
and political standpoint our situation
is excellent.
7 "On the military side you know all
about the 100000 prisoners we have
taken and the territory we have re-
conquered. I wish, however, to bring
out two points that. have not been
sufficiently emphasized as yet.
First: We have henceforth and
we shall have-and more and more
so-in reserve more divisions than the
enemy and the decision Of the battles
belongs as you know to the reserves
Second: The German army, rough
1y dealt with by Foch every single
day for three months and a half,
can not reorganize itself even by
shortening its front, and it is already
being steadily weakened by a def
cheney in munitions and in numbers
'"Thus our diplomatic position has
brought to completion the work of
our armies by compelling our adver-
saries to acknowledge what the pres
ident so aptly called the military su-
premacy Of the allies
"The frame Of mind Of the allied
troops may be expressed in one word;
they are ready to fight till victory be
complete. They want this victory to
be complete. They know it will be.
"But they are pleased, likewise
that every guarantee having been tax
en- against the German ruse and de-
ceit, no chance has been neglected Of
insuring by a safe peace the victory
Of right.
"In short everything which states
manship, crowning the success Of our
arms could have done in order to
hasten the decision has been done
and well done. All that is needed IS
to go on.
.sTwo weeks ago I was with your
ardent and gallant soldiers. BY a
bond OF perfect brotherhood they are
united to their French and English
comrades with whom since March
last, they have, night and day, been
fighting without respite. One single
army on one single front. This has
been the secret Of our victory.
.aThis unity is the most precious of
our possession Let us eagerly hold
to it in view of the construction of
peace. Let us hold to it for the ma
terial and moral reconstruction of
bleeding world
~@ ~,0 MA DrrYED