The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-12

COLDLY TAKEN
Echo de Paris Gives What Pur-
ports to Be True Report of
Wilson's Reception.
RESERVATIONS DEMANDED
France, Belgium and England
Had Clauses Which They
Wished Protected.

Paris, Feb. follow the allies ac-
cepted President Wilson's fourteen
points in connection with armistice ne
gotiationS was revealed for the first
time by the Echo de Paris today 1t
was at a meeting in the office of
stephen Pinchon, foreign minister on
November 3, 1913. Previous meetings
at Versailles had fixed the military
conditions of an eventual armistice, and
the government chiefs had met for
! final deliberation.
David Lloyd George, the British
premier, the Echo de Paris says, turned
to Colonel House and declared 1T we
have thoroughly understood President
Wilson's thought the armistice negO-
tiations which the American govern
ment is disposed to open with Ger
many in concert with the allied pow
crs are subordinated by the acceptance
by the said powers of the principles
and conditions of peace designed by the
president on January and in his sub
sequent speeches. In word we must
give our assent to the fourteen points,
Colonel House is reported to have
answered that was so. Premier Glenn
enceau broke in las for the fourteen
points have not read them yet Let
me know what they are"
Colonel House began, but after he
had read the first point (relatiVe to
open covenants Of peace openly ar
rived att NJ Clemenceau exclaimed ::
"That cannot be accepted You can
not negotiate in the middle of a public
street.
A. ]. Balfour, British secretary OF
foreign affairs, explained this point
meant only publication of result ana
not the steps by which they were
reached, and the French premier an
swered: ''In that case my objections
fall to the ground"
Reading of the second point, in which
Mr.. Wilson declared in favor OF the
freedom of the seas brought reserVa-
tiOn from Premier Lloyd George, but
the important third point regarding
the removal of economic barriers ana
others went through quickly. Only
when the seventh Regarding the eVac-
uation and restoration Of BelGium) the
eighth declaring all French territory
must be freed and restored and that
the wrong done France by Prussia in
1871 relative to Alsace Lorranie) and
the eleventh lin which the future sta
tus Of Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro
was cOnsidered) We're read, We're their
furttlec feSefNdIlOIS. dS IfIc IldtttI vi
reparations entered into the situation.
After all the points had been head,
Mr.. Clemenceau turnej to Colonel
HOUSE, saying lin case we reject the
fourteen points what would happen?"
president Wilson would consider
conversations he has engaged in with
the allies on the subject of the armis-
tice as ended" was Colonel Houses re-
ply.
Would he also consider as ended
the conversations he began with the
Germans in October?" asked the French
premier.
II can give you no assurance of that"
replied Colonel House.
At this decisive moment Premier
CIemenceau pronounced the sacramen-
tai adopted Premier Lloyd George
fastened the rapid decision by saying
I'VE reserve to ourselves the right to
formulate reservations as regards free
dom of the seas and reparations."