The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-29
CHATTER XIII GERMANY'S TERROR OF INVASION

announcing that having received all the undertakings demanded in his preceding messages. he has informed his associates. And once again so that there can be no doubt, he re- peats the Fundamental conditions from which Germany cannot '. es- cape.
 1. The armistice will be concluded only if the military advisers of the allied and associate governments deem it possible from the military point of view.
 2 The only armist;ce which can be suggested to the associated gov ernments will b. an armlstice that will render impossible (where are the German hopes of the beginning of OctoberD any resumption Of hostilities by Germany and leave the associated powers In a position to enforce any arrangements that may be entered into
 8. The people of the world have and can have no confidence Tn the word of those who have hitherto been the masters of Germany Nothing could be gained by not stating these essential conditions.
 On October 21, Germany had ad- mitted her defeat It remained for the allied governments to fix the conditions of their victory and the bases of their security.
 On october 23 President Wilson who. since the fifth. has remained in daily contact with the European governments and has thus given out his correspondence with Germany, day by day. communicates this cor respondence officially to his associ- ates and asks. them two questions;
 1. Regarding the peace. and in view of the assurances given by the chancellor, are the associated gov ernments ready to concllde peace on the terms and according to the prin- cples already made public?
 2. Regarding the armistice and If the reply to the previous ques- tion is in the affirmative, are the associated governments ready to ask their military advisers and the mill, itary advisers of the United States to submit to them the necessary conditions which must be fulfilled by an armistice such as will protect ab- solutely the interests of the 7eoples concerned and to assure to the as- sociated governments unlimited power to safeguard and impose the details of the peace 10 which the German government has consented provided always that t!:e military advisers consider sach ar armistice possible from military point Of view?
 I do not believe that ever problem was more clearly defined.
 l. The question of principle do yhe commanding generals believe that from a military point of view hoc}ilifiaS ha c1,eyl they believe on the contrary that they should be continued"
 2. The qucsticn Of s&ecut. n. If the armisticc s possible aid desir- able, wha'. are the cools'i Il. neces- sary to, prevent Germany from begin ming the war aSain ,aol to permit the ali es t. il. pose '.e'- terms of peace?
 It is to the military antiquities that Mir. Wilson asks that these two questions shall be submitted. It is to them that he entrusts in this matter the soveraiyr rights of the governments M. Ciemenceau is. or this point. in com ola.e agreement with the President O. tn. I'njt ed States. To stop the host:ii-,es othrr- wise than on the expressed advice and in the manner fixed by the chiefs who have had ,he responsibility of the military o9-ra.!ons would ba contrary to all the principle. which have inspired his war policy In the name of the supreme council If the allies, over which he presides, he therefore transmi's the spond- enoc to Mars:.al sc1. the com -chiof, who by virtue of his position ma his resp oEsibiUty Is to answe- the two questions asked.
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