Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-11
TEXT OF THE ARMISTICE TERMS
TOLD CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT

ers, including two mine layers.
fifty destroyers of the most mod
ern type. All other surface war
ships Including river crafD are
to be concentrated in German ma
val 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 supervision of the allies
and the United States of America.
All vessels Of the auxiliary feet
trawlers. motor vessels, etc-) are
to be disarmed.
Twenty -four-The allies and tn,
have the right to sweep up all mine
fields and distractions laid by Ger
many outside German territorial
waters, and the positions Of these
are to be indicated.
Twenty y-five-Freedom Of access
to and from the Baltic to be given
to the naval and mercantile ma
powers. To secure this the allies
and the United States Of America
shall be empowered to occupy all
German forts, Notifications, bat
teries and defense works of all
kinds In all the entrances from tho
Cattegat into the Baltic, and %
sweep UP all mines and obstruc-
territorial waters without any
question of neutrality being raised.
and the positions of all such mines
and Instructions are to be indi-
Gated.
Twenty-six-The existing block
ade condtttcuss sset M sby the allies
and associated powers are to re-
merchant ships found at sea are to
remain liable to caDture~
Twenty-seyen. All naval afr
craft are to be concentrated and
immobilized in German bases to be
specified by the allies and the
United States of America.
Twenty-eight. In evacuating the
Belgian coasts and ports, Germany
shall abandon all merchant ships.
tugs. lighters. cranes and all other
harbor materials, all materials for
inland navigation, all aircraft and
all materials and stores, all arms
and armaments, 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 de-
scriptions seized by Germany. in
the Black sea are to be handed
over to the allies and the United
merchant vessels. seized are to be
released; all warlike and other
materials of all kinds seized in
those ports are to be returned and
German materials as specified in
clause twenty-eight are to be
abandoned
Thirty. Ali merchant vessels in
allied and associated powers are
to be restored in ports to be speci-
fled by the allies and the United
States of America without reci-
procity.
ships or Of materials to be permit
ted before evacuation. surrender
or restoration.
Thirty-two. The German gov
ernment shall formally notify the
neutral governments of the world,
and particularly the government of
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Holland. that all restrictions placed
on the trading of their vessels with
the allied and associated countries,
whether by the German government
or by private German interests, and
whether in return for specific con-
cessfonS such as the export Of ship
building materials or not, are imme-
diately Cancelled.
Thirty-three. No transfers Of Ger
man merchant shipping Of any de-
scription to any neutral nag are to
take place after signature Of the
armistice.
VI Duration Of Armistiee.
Thirty-four. The duration Of tho
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
n rfino Oh
GUS notice
VII Time Limit for Reply.
Thirty-fve. This armistice to be
accepted or refused by Germany
cation.
Proclaims Wars End.
The war thus comes to an end:
for, having accepted these terms Of
the German command to renew it.
1t is not now possible to assess
the consequences Of this great con-
summation. We know only that
this tragtcal war. whose consum-
ing flames swept from one nation
to another until all the world was
on FIRE; is at an end. and that it was
enter, 1t at its most critical junc-
ture, in such fashion and in such
force, as to contribute, in a way Of
which we are all deeply proud, to
the great result We know, too,
that the object Of the war is at
tained-the object upon which all
free men had set their hearts; and
attained with a /, sweeping COM
pleteness which even now we do
not realize. Armed imperialism,
such as the men conceived who
were but yesterday the masters Of
Germany, is at an end. it's Illicit
ambitions ingnlfed in black dis
aster.
Who viii now seek to revive it?
The arbitrary power Of the mill
tary caste OF Germany which once
could secretly and Of its own sin
gle choice disturb the peace Of the
world 10 discredited and destroyed.
And more than that-much more
than that-has been accomplished.
The great nations which associat-
ed themselves to destroy It have
now definitely united In tho COM
mon purpose to set mp such peace
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