The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-31

Crhe fascinating inside story Of the
arWistice negotiations is carried for
ward today by NJ Tnrdicu with a
relation ~ what happened when the
foreign ministers received the terms
dH laid down by the allied generals.
to,h felt that not another drop OF
blood should bo shedJ
Between October 20. and %, tho
heads ~ the European governments
and their ministers ~ foreign al.
fairs nave all gathered BOO Paria on
the 2ith, Mr.. House Joins them six
weeks. ahead ot president Wilson.
The meetings begin al once. Thoy
have not yet the official character
thoy viii assume ON tho 3lih when
thcs supreme council meets nt Yer
saillos. Generally the meetings are
held In the mornings at Mr. Houses
place In The rue de Itnivorsite. In
the afternoons at NJ. Clemcn,oau'
office In the ministry OF war or at
MI Fiohpn's at the Quay d'Orsay
The position on the various fronts
the armistice with Austria Hungary
iH momontJbB expected and tho
tgrms " the German armis.ite are
the subject OF tho discussions Ia
which Marshal Fooh on several oc-
cusioua takes part. Some do not
find these terms severe enough Thus
General Tnskor ". Bliss. represent
ing the United States on the inter-
allied military council, would pre-
fer q shorter and In some respects
n moro rigorous text. In his opiu-
Ion two clauses would bo sufficient
roruamfu' and complete de-
mobilization. This would make II
quite certain that Germany could
not resume hostilltics. This would
force her In advance 20 submit 10
All peace conditions General Bliss,
after q remarkable exposition OF his
views summarizes them az follows
In n note which nc hands TO one of
the members of tho supreme council,
For the reasons stated above
suggest.
/. THAT tho associated powers de-
mand the complete disarmament
and rehabilitation Of tho military
ana naval forces 81 the enemy. lcav-
ing him only such internal force as
may be considered necessary TO the
maintenance or order In enemy tor
rltorv This implies the evacuation
Of all invaded territories ana their
evacuation not by armed or partial.
~ armed men but by dis1rmcd men.
The German army thus deprived
of i's nrms cannot fight, and being
dem wobilignd cannot again be called
together for the objects OF this war
?. That the associated powers in.
form the enemy that there will he
no dimlnutlon OF their war aims
whivh will be submitted TO n full
and reasonable discussion botwe on
tho nations associated In the war
and that, even II tho enemy himself
10 Given n hearing. he will have to
submit to everything that the assO-
"iated nowers shall finally decide 70
he necessary TO assure now and in
the future the peace Of tho world.
on the other hand. in naval mat
ters the representatives OF Great
Britain do not consider sufficient
the delivery ot ihO submarines de-
mandcd nv Marshal FoCh and think
that nearly all the battle ships and
cruisers ought to be surrendered
also. II Is In these circumstances
that tho final discussion from Octo-
Der 27 10 81 begins. | reproduce its
salient passaee
True to the mission entrusted IA
him by President Wilson. Mr., House
first OF all asks Marshal Foch the
following questions:
"Tell us. NJ le Marshal purelv