Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-25

/ dcnce of the President emphasized to-
| day Is that the President and the United
| with separate dealings with the Ger
man authorities The whole situation
IL before the cobclligercnt govern
! ments, aud future announcements will
| be of the United States and the allied
governments acting in concert
DISCUSSION CENTERS
on TERMS OF ARNIISTICt.
Discussion conferred here to-day on
! the probable terms Of trmistico which
| may be formulated by the allied and
American military advisers after the
/ aiited governments have considered the
German proposals transmitted by Pres
ident Wilson. it was generally as
idcnt already, has ascertaincd the will
lnEness OF the allied governments to
SUBMIT the matter TO the military men.
MliitarS opinion here is that Mr.. Will
son has expressed the basic idea upon
which an Immediate armisticc can tie
reached. The terms to render the GER
nun military power on land and sea
absolutely impo:cnt must be workc cd
out by tho supreme War Council
IL VIII be the mission of the mill
tary advisers to translate tho general
principles into concrete terms Of for
treSSes to be occupied, submarine bases
70 be placed under guard. munition
plants 10 he dismantied ana strategic
rail lines TO be secured against Ger
man use Since an arnistice on allied
L
tcntion also must be given to demobili-
%ation of the German army. in Itself u
iomS process, since the great force
could not be turned back to civil life
over night.
MACHINERY ALREADY
ENIS1S FOR THE WORK
The machinery for formulation of
tary and naval boards of the Supreme
War Council ut Versailles furnish the
m ,ho Ia. avenue for the assessing of
INC views OF the military leaders and
bringing them into harmony in Il def
mite statement OF the conditions upUn
Which lighting would come to an end
Marshal Foch. as supreme commander
aud Generals Petain. Haig. PcrshinE.
niaz and Gillian. the Belgian chief OF
sal sal, h are sX ,' 0iiicio members of the
!nE the four great navies. British
French, American and Italian. ara OK
o''1 r,i menhers of the naval board,
lfe President proposes that the
terms to he drawn up by these mill
tary and naval agencies are to be sub
mitted to the respective GOVERNMENTS
associated against Germany for ratitjma,
ton before they are given to the Ger
man government The. Supreme War
the, allies and Of President Wilson.
probably would pass upon the procram
since IL is only armistice conditions
considered.
As TO th., terms themselves. the sit
uatIon on land, so far as the western
make certain that the U-boat fleets are
put out OF action. however. by any
terms EXCEPT the surrender OF the sub
marines themselves appears difficult
OCCUPATION or IiEIGOLAND
WOULD Not III: SUFFICIENT
Occupation OF lielgoland might serve
70 bottle up both the submarines and
the German high seas neeI, so far ms
the North Sea outlets are concerned
but there is another gateway via th,.
Me Canal, and the SkaeerRak, pass
lag between neutral waters.
On the western front, which dom;-
mates the situation elsewhere, il is re-
f ih as rShIini%ns tha: oGeupatI1n Of
as Inc t'crminS call that great fortress
would be essential. Speculation in this
connection has an unusual interest
thhl the Germans would in any case
st!ruiatc that American troops take
orer he fortress "ntil final disposition
peace conferences.
Holding. the Metz Thionvillc gate
way, supplemented possibly by occula-
nurS, some officers think. would enable
me allied forces not only to dominate
would give also al open road into Ger
many itself should Il resumption OF
hoStiiitits he threatened.
rms lor the evacuation OF Belgium
anu N"rtntfn France probably would
nreccde the statement of conditions
that must later be enforced along the
i'tiS ltt'l frontier. IL be-
lieved the allied chiefs Will propose
definite plan for the rcarward move
mcnt OF the German forces under which
Tn" enemy's armics would successfully
What fortrosscs on the German
Beisian frontier might later BE re-
CURED Tor occupation is not so clear
since II is thought that in any case
ne reservation of the Rhine road to
'"rtin by The occupation Of Metz and
possibly StrashurE might make pre-
CAUTIONS u the north less essential.
othcr obvious requirements would be
II is thought, surrender by Austria to
the Italians of fortresses i'm the Aims
that Euart' the Austrian border and the
road TO Vienna; probable evacuation OF
we whole east coast Of the Adriatic and
nc occupation of such bases as would
bott' UP Austrian naval power COM
ptets!y IN that sea. POSSIBLY the sur
render OF their naval base OF Trieste
might be demanded
To safeguard Roumania and enforce
peace conditions in Russia IL was
said said the road to the Black Sea mus, he
cleared. which would require the sur
render by the Turks OF the roriresses
Of the Dardancllcs