Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-31
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Foch For Moderate Action

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Between October % and 26, the
heads of the European governments
and their ministers of foreign affairs
have all gathered in Paris. On the "a
I Mr.. House joins them SIX weeks ahead
of President Wilson. The meetings
begin at once. They have not yet the
/ Official character they will assume on
the 81 when the supreme council
meets at Versailles. Generally the
! meetings are held in the morning at
Mr.. Houses place in the rue de lunl-
versite; in the afternoon at NJ. Glenn
enceau's office in the ministry of war,
or at Mr. Pichon's at the Quay d'Orsay.
The position on the various fronts (the
armitsice with Austria Hungary is mo-
mentarily expected) and the terms Of
the German armstiee are the subjects
of the discussions in which Marshal
! Foch on several occasions takes part
/ Terms Too Mild
! Some do not find these terms Sc
we're enough. Thus General Tasker H.
Bliss. representing the United States on
the inter allied military council, would
prefer shorter and in some respects
a more rigorous text. In his opinion
two clauses would be sufficient: total
disarmament and complete demobiliza-
ton. This would make it quite certain
that Germany could not resume hos
tilities. This would force her in ad
vance to submit to all peace conditions.
General Bliss, after a remarkable ex-
position Of his views. summarizes them
as follows in a note which he hands to
one of the members of the supreme
council.
For the reasons stated above l sug-
gest:
|. That the associated powers de-
mand the complete disarmament and
rehabilitation of the military and naval
forces of the enemy, leaving him only
such internal force as may be consid-
cred necessary to the maintenance of
order in enemy territory. This implies
the evacuation of all invaded territor
les and their evacuation not by armed
or partially armed men, but by dis
armed men.
The German army thus deprived of
it's arms cannot fight, and being de-
modified, cannot again be called to-
gether for the objects of this war.
II. That the Associated Powers in
form the enemy that there will be no
diminnton of their war aims which will
be submitted to full and reasonable
discussion between the nations associ
ated in the war and that, even If the
enemy himself is given a hearing. he
will have to submit to everything that
the Associated Powers shall finally de-
eide to be necessary to assure, now and
in the future, the peace of the world.
On the other hand. in naval matters
the representatives of Great Britain do
not consider sufficient the delivery Of
15O submarines demanded by Marshal
Foch and think that nearly all the bat
tleships and cruisers ought to be sur
rendered also 1T is in these circum
stances that the final discussion from
October q to 81 begins. | reproduce
its salient passages.
True to the mission entrusted to him
by President Wilson, Mr.. House first
of all asks Marshal Foch the follow
ing questions:
the military point of view and without
regard to any orner consideration.
whether you would rather that the Ger
mans should reject or accept the arm
istice on the lines we have just agreed
upon"
Marshal Foch answers:
Foch For Armistice
'"rhe only aim of war is to obtain
results. If the Germans sign an arm
istice on the general lines we have Just
determined we shall have obtained the
result we seek. Our aims being accom-
plished. no one has the right to shed
another drop of blood.''
In other words, the commander-in |
chief is of opinion that if the Germans
accept the conditions laid down in his |
letter of October 23--and he still has
his doubts upon this point-vit is neces-
sary to conclude the armistice and
cease. 1.-THE war without hesitation. The
comniandes. chief goes even further
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