The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-15
F. MELVIN. Publisher.
ARMsTlcE SIGNED
fSalt Lake Tribunel

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Turkey and Bulgaria has been won.
Never again viii the peace Of the
world be disturbed by these powers, |
for they lie prone In the dust and at
the mercy OF the Christian nations
who kept the faith, fought the good
iight and are in position to claim
the gratitude OF generations yet to
come. Now that the clouds that have
hung low over the world for more
than four years have been dissipat-
ed. volumes will be written concern
ing the cause OF the war. its progress
and conclusion. But In this supreme
hour OF victory all we care to know
In that the right triumphed and that
the twentieth century Hun invaders
we're rolled back by the crusaders of
the present era. Many countries
share In the glory OF the achieve
ment, the United States among the |
number.
The armstice was drafted in ac-
cordance with the views OF President !
Wilson, and the peace treaty will be |
based upon the fourteen points laid
down by the same master mind. So
the people Of this country may be |
well satisfied with the work of the |
chief executive as well as that Of the |
American army In the field. Mr.. VII |
son read the terms of the arms !
tice to congress when II assembled |
on Monday and they are sufficiently |
drastic to please even those who pre-
tended 10 believe that something |
would be lost by reason OF the recent |
exchanges with Germany. There are
eleven specifications In the strictly
military terms of the all.important
document. They include the evacua-
tion OF all invaded territories. the
withdrawal OF the German troops
from the left bank OF the Rhine and
the surrender OF all supplies OF war.
'fha naval terms provide for the sur
reder of 1860 submarines, fifty des-
tioyers. six battle cruisers, ten bat
tleships. eight light cruisers, and
other miscellaneous ships.
The terms also provide for the
by Germany of the
treaties OF Bucharest and Brest-Li-
tovsk. Among the financial terms In.
Guided are restitution for damage
done by the German armies: resti.
luton OF the cash taken from the Ma.
lional bank Of Belgium. and return of
geld taken from Russia and Ruman- ,
a. The immediate repatriation OF
al allied and American prisoners
without reciprocal action by the al
lies also is included. All allied YES /
sels In German hands are to be sur
and Germany is to notify ]
neutrala that they are free to trade I
N once ON the seas with the allied I
German troops are to re- !
Ire mt once from any territory held I
by Russia. Rumania and Turkey be- 4
lore the war. These ara but few of {
The features OF the terms OF the ar {
Distice. but they are sufficient to {
how that nothing but fear of ami. /
filation could have induced the Ger I
mans to sign such document.
The. next great task will be the I
framing Of treaty which will insure I
he future peace OF the world and the Il
orination Of independent govern /
nents by the various races recently
iberated. the map OF Europe. Asia, Il
md Africa being changed to meet 4
he new conditions The terms Of the /
.rmistice will all be carried out and I
hey will be amplifed blythe terms Of T,
he treaty. No one Is qualified to Ia
predict the full amount OF punish /
nent which In TO be melted out to
he bsers. the full extent OF the ter.
-itory that will be taken from them. |,
,r the vast sum OF money to be re-
Iulred as indemnity. All these things
viii be threshold out at the peace :
and the decision will rest !,
lorious nations, Whatever they de. ,
Hide win be ratified without delay by
zach country concerned. unless we
ire very much mistaken.
Among the results OF the great
var which has all but passed into t.
the fall OF the house OF Ko. 4,
is chief. The monarchs OF
his line have been naughty and
from the beginning. The
have also lost all sem.
slancc OF power. and the where
shouts of the Emperor Karl are un.
Known. but he no longer reigns over
millions of his fellow creatures
OF Russia was the last of
he RomanofYs, and he was assinat.
ID after being dethroned. King Fer.
Inland of Bulgaria and King Con-
tanrine OF Greece tiok UP the quar-
'el OF the central powers and both
nave lost their crowns. Some OF the II
German states have likewise depos-
ID their more august" sovereigns II
md will rule themselves hereafter.
Republics are arising upon the ruins
4 these empires and kingdoms and II
he sway OF democracy In being ex.
ended far and wide
According to the latest estimate. |,
100000 lives were sacrificed dur.
ng the titanic struggle. bur the cost Ii
q money cannot be estimated be-
ause the expenditure did not stop
shen the men ceased fightlng. That
/ will run far into the billions goes
Without saying. The value OF proper
y destroyed vii. never be known,
nut IL enormous. of course. The an.
,uish and suffering due to the war
annot be measured But II TIE world
. indeed made safe for democrae,
" the defeat Of the ceatrsl powers II