The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

 France, he desires first to near what General Petain has to say and to give his opinion afterwards. General Pe- tain Is of opinion, that if an armisttce is concluded, it must be real ar mistice, complying fully and com pletely with the definition laid down by President Wilson in his note ot october 23. an armistice making IL impossible for the enemy to resume hostilities and permitting the allies to impose their own terms of peace. For that, two things are essential the first is that the German army should return to Germany without cannon or tank, and with only it's carrying arms To attain this, he makes practical suggestions. The specification of time for withdrawal so short that it will be materially impossible for the enemy to carry away his war material In addition to the evacuation by the Germans or all invaded territory and of Alsace- Lorraine. the occupation by the allied armies not only of the left bank or the Rhine but of zone 50 kilometers wide on the right bank; at the same time the delivery of 5000 locomotives and 100000 cars should be demanded. General Petain adds. however. that, although these conditions are indis- pensable in his opinion, 1t is hardly expected that the Germans will accept them.
 General Pershing. in a few words, says that he agrees with General Petain. Marshal Foch thanks his guests for their suggestions which he will consider. The conference ends. The next day, October 26, Marshal Foch communicates his final conclu- sions to NJ. Clemenceau by letter. Ex- tracts of this letter have been pub lished It is well to quote it here in its entirety as far as the western front is concerned.
 After having consulted the com mander- in- chief of the American, British and French armies, I have the honor to make known to you the military conditions under which can be granted an armistice capable" of protecting absolutely the interests of the nations concerned and assuring to the associated governments un- limited power to safeguard and im- pose the conditions of peace to which the German government has con- scented.
 1. Immediate evacuation of all ter ritory Invaded contrary to law; Bel gium France, Alsace- Lorraine, Lux emburg>
 Immediate reparation of their in habitants.
 Surrender of part of the enemy war material in the evacuated regions.
 This evacuation to be effected with , & degree of speed that will make 1t ! impossible for the enemy to remove 8 | large part of the war material and supplies of all kinds now there; that l is to say in the following delays:
 At the end of four days the Ger ! mans must have withdrawn beyond l the first line on the accompanying map;
 At the end of four more days they must be beyond the second line
 At the end of further period of 1 six days they must be beyond the ! third line
 Belgium, Luxemburg and Alsace- Lorraine will thus be liberated within l fourteen days;
 ! The time limits will run from the day of the signature of the armistice. | In any case the total material left behind by the army must amount to:
 Five thousand cannon Chalf heavy, | half field pieces); about one-third of 1 the German artillery.
 Thirty thousand machine guns. or about one-half of all in the army. Three thousand minnenwe
 To be delivered where they now are in a manner to be later de- termined.
 The allied troops will follow up in these regions the progress of the evacuation which will be carried out lin accordance with regulations to be later determined.
 ?. Evacuation of the ,territory on the left bank of the Rhine by the l enemy armies.
 The territory on the left bank of the Rhine will continue to be aEmin- lstered by the local authorities under the supervision of the allied armies of occupation.
 l The allied forces will assure the occupation of this territory by gar risons holding the principal Rhine crossings (Mayence. Coblenz, Strass- burg), with at these points bridge heads of 30 kilometers radius on the right bank.
 Holding also the strategic points | of the region. A neutral zone will be established on the right bank of the river running parallel to the river and 40 kilometers to the east of if i from the Swiss to the Dutch from 1 tiers.
 The evacuation by the enemy of the Rhine territories must be completed within the following time limits; 1 Up to the Rhine. eight days over l and above the time limits set above l (that is to say. p days in all from 1 the signature of the armistice). | Beyond the neutral zone: three additional days .t25 days in all from | the signature of the armistice) 3. Tn all the territories evacuated 1 by the enemy there must be no de- struction of any kind and no harm must be done to the persons or | property of the inhabitants.
 1. The enemy must deliver under
 conditions to be determined. 5.o0( ! locomotives and 150,oo0 cars in good
 running order
 5. The German high command
 must be bound to reveal the position | of all mines or retarded mines laid | In the evacuated territories and tc assist in their location and destruc-
 tion under penalty of reprisals;
 6. The compliance by the enemy | with these conditions will occupy a total of 25 days. In order 10 guar 1 antee its execution. the blockade ] will be maintained during this pe-
 riod It is only at the expiration oi
 this delay and after these conditions | have been fulfilled that the sending | of food supplies to the enemy car | be authorized on conditions to bt determined by separate agreement. '. Allied prisoners to be returned | Tn the shortest possible time in