Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-11
ARMlsTlcE DAY

luD guns stopped their deadly spout
~, Of bullets, great armies charging
) the common enemy halted. and. over
the western battle front in France.
there came lull, year ago today for
the white angel of peace had declared
an armistice. It was the beginning of
the end OF the mightiest struggle in the
history Of the world. For four years
the great nations of the world We're
locked In deadly embrace. Millions OF
lives had been sacrificed. vast terri
tories devastated. cities. towns and
villages RACED and destruction was
rampant on all sides. The birth of
.Armistice Day" ended all this, for
Germany. the common enemy, sued for
q cessation Of hostilities and sent her
Delegates across the firing line to learn
the terms upon which she could secure
Deace.
Over the world today "Armistice
Day" is being appropriately celebrated.
This is true in Idaho as in other states.
1t is as true in Boise as in other cities.
Business has been suspended and cit
liens are generally observing the an
niversary. Congress will no doubt give
reorganization to the day and by official
act place 1t on the calendar as one of
the most important future holidays.
A year has passed since the signing
OF the armistice and during that period
many things that we did not know have
come to light. Through high author
ity in Germany, for instance, we have
learned that Germany had been so re-
duced in strength during the last great
drive on the western front that she
could not hold out against the COM
bined attack of the Allies and was
forced to virtually surrender by sign
Ing an armistice. the terms of which
reduced her t, a second-rate power
destroying her army and navy
and completely disarmed her. Ger
many, in other words, was by her own
acts in starting and conducting the
war, broken, dishcartened and defeated.
In bringing Germany to her knees the
Allies worked in cooperation and with
perfect unity. Her fate was sealed
when the United States entered the
war and permitted her man power and
great resources to pour into France.
At this time 1t is appropriate to re-
view what Germany was forced to give
up as the result Of signing the armis-
tice and later the treaty. That coun-
try agreed:
To the reduction of her territory in
Europe from BOSSES square miles to
$4,000 square miles.
To the reduction of the population
under her Jurisdiction from $4,000 900
to $4,000, 900.
To the surrender Of 2.s5o,ooo square
miles of colonial possessions.
To the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine
to France; parts Of Upper Silesia to
Czecho- Slovakia and to Poland; mos,
of Posen and parts of West Prussia to
Poland; Malmedy and adjoining terri
q tory to Belgium.
T. plebiscites in the Saar mining
district, IN unceded parts of Upper 81.
lesia, in parts of East Prussia, In
Schleswig.
To the decentralization OF Dan.
zig.
To the Independence Of Austria.
To the reconciliation of all politica'
and territorial rights outside Europe
To the reduction of her army from
= peace basis of 100000 men to 200.
900 and by March. 1920. to 100000, and
to abolish CONSUMPTION.
To the reduction of her navy from
the II battleships. 50 cruisers Of 1914
to six battleships and six cruisers.
To dismantle all forts so kilometre.
east Of the Rhine.
To stop trade In and nearly all pro-
duction of war material.
To allied occupation of parts Of Ger
many for Is years. or until PREPARATION
IL made.
To demolish the Notifications of Hell
5 goland and to open the Kiel canal Il
Al vessels.
TO possess no military or naval al
forcss.
To accept full responsibility for al
damages caused to the allied govern
ments and nationals.
To reimburse I'll civilian damages. b,
ginning with 100000. 900. the fina
total to be determined by the allie,
reparation commission before May /
1921.
TO the trial Of the kaiser and the sur