El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-18
FOch To Give
Ne10 Terms To
TheGermGnFOe
Provisions OF Terms Be
lieved to Forecast Final
Peace Terms IN Part.

with Weimar. Marshal FOch told the
Germans that he would give them Tn
I'll 8 o'clock sunday evening 70 take
action. and. If the convention was
not signed, the armistice would eX-
uire at s o'clock Monday morning The
terms were agreed to at $50 sunday
night although the disarmament
question was not raised. Matthias Err
berger. one Of the German commits
siouers. volunteered a statement that
the German army consisted Of only
zoo, 900 men, 60 per cent OF whom
were OF doubtful value.
He said that the German army
had been demebiiized too quickly
and that Il was inadequate TO
maintain order in the country.
Apart from the conference. Err
berger made a number Of declara-
tions. saying particularly that the pO-
liticsl future Of Germany was fixed
by president Wilson's IA points He
asserted that Germany would hence
forth De new country, adding that
il would be genuinely democratic and
would Loyalty participate in the
league Of nations of the principle Of
political ana economical equality. He
said that Germany was ready TO agree
TO disarmament on land and sea and
in air.
ErzberEer admitted that Ger
many made a mistake in ISL
when she did not consult the peo-
pie Of AIsnce and Lorraine n to
their fate. He expressed the hope
that France would not make the
same mistake In annexinE Ger
mans without calling Plebis-
cite.
Under the new terms Of the renewal
OF the armisuce. as presented 10 the
Germans by marshal Foch, Germany
must abandon all offensive move
ments against the Poles and also must
prohibit her troops from crossing the
Russian frontier at a certain line.
Il was provided by the terms that
the armistice must be renewed for an
indeterminate period. with fixed de-
lay OF three days for denunciation.
The old terms are 70 be carried out
completely by Germany
German Account Given
Copenhagen, Denmark. Feb. IS
The following dispatch from Weimar
gives the German account OF the sign
ing OF the armistice renewal;
The government instructed herr
ErzberEer to sign the armistice. but
before doing so 10 hand TO marshal
that the German government was
aware Of the serious consequences In
volved in either signing or rejecting
the agreement.
sInstruetinE Its delegates to
sign, ia does 50 with the cOnyic-
TO crush her.
The German government Is obliged
to define its standpoint toward three
articles First. the agreement ignores
the German government. which has
arisen in an orderly manner from the
viii OF the people.
1T imposes. in the form OF curt or
ders, provisions for the evacuation in
favor Of the insurgent Poles. a num-
Der OF important places. Including
Birnbaum and Bentscheu- Although
we are ready to cease all military aE-
gressive action in Posen and other re-
gions. we must expect the Poles TO
respect the line Of demarcafion.
otherwise. We must be authorized TO
defend ourselves by force.
Second. Germany promises TO
carry out these armisfice terms.
which she hitherto had not Euc-
ceeded in doing. hut she ventures
10 assume that her obligations
VIII not be interpreted IN = man
ner incompatible with president
Wilson's principles We must wait
and see whether we nre In a posi-
ti0n fully to follow the confirm
plated Instructions OF the allied
supreme command.
Third. objection is raised 10 the
point in the agreement giving oniy
three days notice for its denuncia-
ton"