Evening star., 1921-11-01
CHAPTER XVI.
THE ARNISTICE SIGNED.


And so the discussion is resumed on
November 4, when the following text
Is adopted:
The German surface warships'
which shall be designated by the
allies and the United States. shall
forthwith be disarmed and thereafter
interned in neutral ports or, falllns
them, allied ports"
There remains a grave question put
forward by the French delegation.
~he question of reparations. AT the
,eeting of November . NJ. Clemen-
,au starts the discussions:
> Il would like to return now TO the
-uestion of reparations and OF dam
ges. 1t would not be understood
.th US in France if we did not
sert clause in the armistice to this
'ect. All I am asking for is the
iition of three words. Preparations
. damages without further COM
- snt."
The following discussion ensues:
Mr.. Hymans: would that be con-
zion of armistice?"
NJ. Sonnino: "It is rather a condition
# peace"
NJ. Bonar Law: at is useless to in
,ert in the conditions of armistice a
'ause that cannot be rapidly full
ed"
Cemenceau Stands Firm.
VI Clemenceau: Il only want to lay
vn the principle. You must not
let that the French people is one
hose which have suffered most.
" would not understand II we did
.ot make some allusion to this mat
,er."
Mr.. Lloyd George: 'Tf you are going
to deal with the reparation of dam
ages on land, you must also mention
the question Of reparations for the
ships sunk"
NJ. clemenceau: '"That is all covered
~ my three words: Preparations for
famages.' 1 beg the council to under
sta7d the feeling Of the French peo-
4. vesnitch: "And of the Ser
N: Humans: "And of the Bel
NJ. sonnino: "And of the Italian
.~ple also"
..n House: "As this is a matter OF
>portance to all. propose the adop-
of NJ. CIemenceau's addition.
-. Bonar Law: ut is already men,
- cd in our letter to President Will
1t Is useless to repeat it."
:. Orlando: II accept 1t in prin-
I. ., although no mention has been
ae of it in the conditions Of the
.rian armistice."
r. Reparations Is Adopted.
VI VI addition of Preparations for
ne dei ges" Is then adopted. NJ Klotz
W. w ssts that the addition be pre-
n,' , by the words with the reser-
Inn IT that any future claims by the
FL and the United States remain
scted." This is decided. The
!, governments. now agreed on
ythfng the armistice is to con-
p. are in a position to reply to
s'resident Wilson's telegram of Octo-
bef 20. They therefore request Mr..
House to communicate to the Presi-
rent the conditions which have been
creed upon with two reservations.
is communication is made in the
lowing terms:
;. The allied governments have
4ven careful consideration to the
correspondence which has passed
between the President Of the
United States and the German
government
Subject to the qualifications
which follow they declare their
willingness to make peace with
the government of Germany on the
terms of peace laid down in the
address Of the President to Con-
gress on January 8, 1913, and the
principles of settlement enund-
ated in his subsequent address.
They must point out, however,
that clause 2. relating to what is
usually described as the freedom
of the seas is open to various in
terpretations, some Of which they
could not accept. They must
complete freedom on this subject
then they enter the peace confer
,nce.
Furthermore in the conditions